Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-17
TOOK HIM TO TASK
0Iadstone's Home Rule Meas
ure Criticised.
IS A BETRAYAL OF UNION
The irish hsnbsn insiss That the Times
Apoios,ss for iss Accusations Of
Corruption.

Loxpos, Feb. l6.--in the house Of
commons today Thomas Esmonde oh.
iected to statement made by Nlscount
wolmer In recent speech that iran
members Of parliament subslsted On
contributions msde by the Gladstonian
caucus Mr.. Sexton also denounced
The statement. Acting on suggestion
OF the speaker, Nisconnt @olmer
curtiy expressed regret for making the
statement and rendered al apology
therefor. A motion by Mr.. Sexton thai
the sdlto Of the Times. which paper
had used the statements of yseonnt
Wolmer ss facts and based on them
charges Of corruption, be made To
spologize for the publication OF the
article, Was approved. The debate oa
Lord Randolph Churchill opposing the
measure.
"Cloak the propossl IN what guise
you may" exclaimed Lord Randolph.
''this bill 10 gong to destroy the union.
which was . union OF psrllamene- IL
10 = matter OF life or death botn 10
union means one parllsment, eae gov
ernment. one executive. During the
forty years of the present premiere
political career, the sacredness OF the
act Of union found np stronger sup
porter. The reasons Tor the right
honorable gentleman's change OF policy
cannot he inspired by the purity OF
principle.
Giaassone's Besray 4.
81 don't wish to describe the motives
leading the right honorable gentleman
10 abandon the union. but | am cer-
tain that If tho present policy 10 sue
cetsful, il will be described a. his great
betrayal Of the unionistic cause. The
bill gives Ireland . separate and inde-
pendent legislature. 1t abounds in
nonsensical proposals. Not content
with bringing into power two govern
ments and txo parliaments, II proposes
to establish two ma]orities In the inn
perial parliament. That sort IL thing
might do for Japan. but Great Britain
10 not trained 10 such kaleidoscope
maneuvers."
Lord Randolph took up the financial
features OF the bill and the question of
the protection TO the minority IN Ire
land. The bill gave no security against
one special religious denomination De-
ing literally treated. while others were
starved. The Irish parliament, M
splred by Archbishop Walsh. would
control the catholic majority, yet no
definite protection had been guar
anteed for the free education OF
protestant children. The catholic
hierarchy already cast vofacious eyes
upon the endowmsnts Of Trinity COL
lege. How was that to be protectedy
The Thunderer Mast Rsfract.
He desired to know. too. what au-
thority would control the troops and
militia in Ireland. The fate OF and
lords in Ireland was easily predicted.
Mr.. Gladstone would give them three
years sin which to clear out.
The bill also ignored completely the
claims of Ulster. Should the program
proposed in II be earned out. Ulster
would have to make her own arrange
ments TO protect herself, and
perhaps this would be the best
solution OF the problem. Lord
Randolph Churchill closed his
speech with the prediction that II the
home rule were passed the Engl:sh
people would support the lords III re-
jectlng Il. After a few indifferent
speecnes from Irish members Henry
Labourche spoke briefly to express his
opinion that the bill Was fairy satlsiac-
tory. After Campbell Bannermsn.
secretary of war. had spoken the house
adjourned.
The IRISH members, however, decided
not 10 persist IN their demand that the
editor of the Times appear at the bar
OF the house to apology for accusing
them OF corrupt practices. They will
he satisfied with the publishing Of the
ApologY in the Tines.