The Irish standard., 1893-09-02
DAY.
The ego. NJ. Made an Eloquent
Speech in the Commons
Last Wednesday.
ON THE IRISH HOME RULE BILL
He Moves the Third Reading of
the Bill and Speaks Over
an Hour.

u.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-Mr. Gladstone, &C.
companied by his wife,. reached the
House of Commons shortly before noon.
A small crowd lined the footpath leading
to the entrance, and the House itself was
full but not crowdad. Gladstone's Irish
members were mustered in strong force,
but many Conservatives were absent
The peers gallery was almost empty, but
the strangers and ladies' galleries were
we'll patronized. The Premier met with
an enthusiastic reception from his sup
porters upon his entrance into the House,
and was loudly cheered when he rose to
move for third reading OF the Home
Rule bill. He spoke for more than an
hour in a firm voice, the time Of his
speech being marked by courteous ST.
lence.
Before Mr.. Gladstone rose TO move the
third reading, few amendments were
added to the bill at the instance of Mr..
Morley, chief secretary for Ireland. A.
ter they had been disposed of without
debate. Mr.. Gladstone arose amid
storm of cheers.
He began his speech with reference to
the criticisms made by Unionist leaders
on the historical precedenta he had cited
on former occasions for Home Rule in
Ireland. The opposition, he said, had
contended that in no other countries
could analogies be found for changing
the union between Great Britain and
Ireland. Their contention could not be
supported by historical facts. In Aus
tria- Hungary, in Norway and Sweden, in
the United States and in the British COL
onies we're to be found the abundant
proofs that it was altogether desirable to
separate local from imperial affairs.
Throughout European and American
literature it was not possible to tind
| writer entitled to consideration who ap.
proved of the conduct of England to-
wards ireland or attempted to apologize
for the grieyous and shameful history
which, since the union, they had felt
compelled to deplore.
Mr.. Gladstone, in continuing, SAID that
the debate on the Home Rule bill had
been distinguished by the great develop
| ment of small qualities by many men,
bers. He had regarded the closure as
an evil that ought to be tolerated only
! for the avoidance of a much greater evil.
The pluck of the opposition he had con-
sidered admirable in many respects, but
it certainly was worthy of better cause.
| The government had obtained substan-
| tial results in the matter of the Home
Rule bill only at a very heavy price. By
next Friday they would have expended
eighty-two days on the discussion OF the
bill. This far exceeded any precedent,
owing to the determination of the oppo-
| sition to defeat the bill by obstruction.
Those opposed to the bill had adopted a
course never before alphabetically to
attempt deliberately to destroy the mea-
sure by mass Of amendments; partly to
try to take back in morsels the boon
conferred in principle. The records Of
the second reading showed that in COM
mittee 459 speeches had been made for
the bill and 936 against it. The former
had occupied about 81 houre and the
latter about l52.
ut must be borne in mind that the
Irish never admitted the moral author
ity of the union. If, therefore, the re-
sistance to this measure were to be bit
ter, obstinate and prolonged, the ques-
ton of repeal might finally become an
international one. say now to those
who complain of the completely OF the
bill, as if this were capital ofense, 1t is
but the natural consequence of the
adoption by the Irish members of those
counsels of moderation to which they ad-
hered throughout the interminable dis
cusslon in committee. (Cheers).
I'VE have faith in national liberty,
faith in it's efficacy as an instrument Of
national education. We believe that the
experience, widespread over the whole
vast field, encourages us to our work at
every point. Finally we feel that the
passing of this great measure, after
more than eighty days. debate, does, will
and must constitute the greatest among
all steps hitherto provided towards the
attainment of certain and early
triumph"
Prolonged cheers followed from the
Irish and ministerial benches.
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