The morning call., 1893-09-28
NO USE FOR THEM.
Gladstone Making War
on the Lords.
THEIR DOOr1 Is SEALED.
An Irresponsible Body That Is
Blocking Progress.
THIS Is NOT TO BE ENDURED.
Let Them Stand in the Way of
Home Rule at Their Own
Peril.
THIS IS NOT TO BE ENDURED.

EDINBURGH, sept. Zf-GlaQSLOl6 ar
rived here at 4:30 p. NJ. having come direct
from Black Crag, and was met at the rail
way station by the reception committee.
He was escorted to Albert Hall, the place
where he was to deliver his great home
rule speech. 1t was expected that In this
speech also he would score the House of
Lords and lay down the programme of the
Liberal campaign for the abolition of the
hereditary legislature.
The hall in which the great cOmmoner
was to speak is close TO the railroad sta
tion, and the neighbOrbood of those two
points. as well as the road between, was
jammed with people. So thickly was the
crowd packed that several tainted while
the cheering and rushing were going on.
Albert Hall has a seating capacity of
only 1900, and it was filled long before the
train bearing Gladstone pulled into the
station. BY the time he reached the hall
5000 people had packed themselves into il,
and when he entered with his wife and
daughter he received rapturous welcome.
The moment the great crowd caught sight
of the Premier every person in it rose to
his feet. waved hats and handkerchiefs in
the air and burst singing, He's jolly
Good Fellow"
When Gladstone had been introduced as
the representative Of Midlothian and was
able to commence his speech, the cheering
lasting some minutes after he had bowed
to the assemblage, he began his remarks
in q loud, firm voice that was heard in
every part of the hall, in which perfect
stiffness reigned. In the early part of the
speech he gave no indication of his inten-
ii n to make the long-eXpected attack upon
the upper house He began by SAYING that
be hoped for some Scotch legislation be-
fore the end OF the year which would be
of benefit to Scotland at large and the poor
cottagers in particular.
''The Irish question:" continued Glad
stone, ''earred progress in that direction,
and it was only just to say that the Lords
were RESPONSIBLE for the fact that this bar
rier was still remaining" Continuing
Gladstone said that the question OF home
rule for ireland was coming rapidly upon
them, and be hoped, should any time the
occasion arise for soliciting their votes.
they would be given in way not to undo
or dishonOr the commanding strength of
Liberalism in Midlothian. Loud cheersl
Gladstone expressed the hope that
home-rule bill of some description might
become a law within the near future.
| [Cheers. Home rule for Ireland" said
the Premier, Lis form seeming to grow
taller and more powerful as be touched
upon his favorite subject, might by some
be regarded as a failure. But" cried the
veteran statesman, raising his hand alnft.
his eyes flashing with the fire of intense
feeling. depend upon il, home rule is not
failure" Loud and prolonged cheers. !
When Gladstone was again able to pro-
ceed he continued, saying: weeks,
months. even years have been expended
upon the details OF the home-rule bill and
in counteracting the tactics Of the opposl-
tion, and it is now recorded in history as
fact that the peoples House deliberately
and advisedly passed this bill, which was
in itself most important step" ZAP
plause.
The aged Premier then read an extract
from a speech made by Hon. Joseph
| Chamberlain nine years ago denouncing
the House of Lords. Gladstone said: /:
"Chamberlain's description of the Upper
House. although greatly exaggerated. was
largely true"
THE Irish question taxed, burdened
and mortgaged the time of Parliament to
such an extent that it crippled the whole
!
for this state of things rests with the
Lords" [Cheers.
A voice in the hall-"LeJ them have il,
Gladstone"
This remark. which was followed by
| laughter, interrupted Gladstone for few
moments.
Continuing, the Liberal orator instanced
the repeal of the corn laws of 1876 and
other measures, saying that sometimes
the Lords, either from their own prudence
or by wise counsels, had declined to
accept the challenge of the peoples
House and had passed the bills.
If they had not done so, Mr.. Gladstone as
serted, there would be no House of Lords
to-day. Loud and continued applause. I
In the present case the Lords had been
again emboldened or misled into the rejec-
| tion of bill which had been necessarily
discussed since 1886. There could be no
more frivolous pretext than that the peO-
! pie did not know the provisions of the bill
ut was the business of sef-governiDg
nations to understand great ideas, and
when understood to stick to them. The
people having debated the bill for four
years. the Lords came like schooma ster
upon rebellious pupils and said: "You.
with your eighty-two days, have not given
| the bill sufficient discussion"
When Gladstone again was able, after
the cheering that followed. to resume his
speech he SAID sit was urged after the
vote of the House of Lords that we should
appeal to the people. That is not the doc
trine of the constitution. 1t is not only a
monstrous innovation and an odi0us, new
tangled doctrine, butit is nothing less than
! high treason to this great nations title to
being self-governed country" [Tremen-
dous applause.
II cannot produce a cut-and-dried solu-
tion of the present dilemma, yet l cling to
the hope that wiser counsels may prevail
among the Lords. and induce them to grant
the Irish some just satisfaction for their
aspirations; but. if not, your case is not a
new one. If on the one sid there is q
determined nation. the latter will not be
baffied by phalanx of 500 PEERS" Loud
cheering. 1--WE cannot give way to the
Lords. although they bear hIgh-sounding