The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-08
IRISH HOME RULE.
The Growing Measure NJ Mr.. Gladstone's
Political Career PAssed tn the britssh
House Of Commons Amid scenes u Tu-
muItuous Enthusiasm The Vote stood
sOI 10 .6,-The Bill Passes the first
Reading stage In the House Of Lords.


sOi 10 s6s-The Blll Passes the First
Reading stage Ia the House of Lords.
LoNpov, sept THE house of com
mons agreed this evening To suspend
the discussion NJ IL o'clock tonight In
order that the third reading Of the
homerule bill might be concluded be-
fore adjournment.
Justin Mccarthy. leader of the anti
Parncllites. was the speaker. lie said
that although the bill did not have the
character OF tinality which itsopponents
contended any home-rulc measure must
have. il contained iinality in principle.
When Ireland should gather in ma
tional parliament il would include
finality in the true sense OF the term.
Irishmen accepted the measure as
final adjustment Of their leading griev-
ance against Great Britain.
Joseph Chamberlain, leader of the
liberal unionists. while disclaiming all
intention Of questioning Mr.. McCar-
thy's sincerity said that he could not
forget how that another Irish leader,
after accepting bill as complete set
Element of the demands of Ireland, had
recanted and had said il was only a
partial instalment
If this bill ever he passed. continued
Mr.. Chamberlain. you will have Vie
Irish coming To parliament demanding
more and more aid: putting pressure
on ministry after ministry. until at
last some ministry will be found weak
enough or base enough to buy the
Irish vote by granting final separa-
ton. Hear.
The mischief that the government
had done by adopting this policy is ir-
reparable. 1t has made enormously
difficult the government of Ireland; 1t
has postponed indefinitely the hope of
the completion of better settlement.
THE bill is about to go now to an
other place. We probably never shall
see il again. Or whether we see or
not. am convinced that the British
people well knew the policy embodied
in it, and will deal it a deathblow at
the first opportunity offered them.
This bill will vanish. but the weakness
of the liberal party, its lack Of indie
pendcnce. its treatment of vital inter-
ests of the country as mere incidents
of the New Castle progra mme will not
be forgotten nor forgiven by the Brit
ish democracy. Prolonged unionist
cheers followed this peroration.
Mr.. Balfour. conservative leader.
said that the house had not discussed
three-fourths of the home rule bill
either in the committee or in the re-
port stage. The length of de bate on
the reform act of 1882 had been quoted
to show that the discussion of the pres
ent bill had been exceedingly
long But the reform bill involved
only two principles-th substitution of
genuine constituencies for rotten ones
and the settlement of the franchise
whereon the electorate should vote.
The present bill was an absolute re-
versal Of the constitution. 1t involved
q change Of every fundamental princi-
Pile Of the constitution. What was the
prospect of gain in Ireland? The Irish
members Of parliament had INDUCED.
in much destructive criticism of the
landlords. and their government had
never yet produced "A practical pro-
posal likely to be Of permanent value
and to relieve troubles. They aspircd
to rule. The present bill was mock
cry of legislation. Everyone voting for
it knew something of It's worthlessness.
and to pass il was like trying 10 put'life
into dead carcass.
John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland. held that the opposition Ia
the bill under discussion had been con-
dlctcd in bad faith. If obstruction
was patriotism. he said. closure was
I patriotism. In regard 70 the argu-
ment that there was no finality about
the bill he had never claimed "A final
ity for any solution of any deep-rooted
4 political question. There was no such
thing
In concluding, Mr.. Morley said that
after seven and half years of contro-
versy this popular assembly,, which was
virtually supreme was about to pass
the homc-rule bill for ireland. What
ever might he done elscw here to delay,
resist or obstruct the bill. this solemn
declaration could never he Cancelled or
recalled. Cries of Gag. gag.
Wherever Englishmcn toiled. hoped,
yearned. and wherever there was
y EIgll>HIltn anu sNtplcDiHtI weary VI
the invctcra.e stain on the fame and
honor IT their country. they would
presently know that this house had
taken the final steps toward the true
incorporation Of ireland into united
people
At the close of his speech enthusias
tic cheers were given for Mr.. Morley
The time having arrived for the
third reading Of the bill the speaker
formally put the motion and ordered n
division Of the house. Mr.. Gladstone
was the first to record his vote. and
Mr. Morley was the last. Each was
accorded an ovation, as was also Mr..
Balfour.
The division resulted: For the mo
ton. sol; against IL, aG7
When the figures were announced the
lr4h members sprang to their feet and
cheered wildly. while the opposition
members raised counter cheers and
cries of Resign, resign
The house then adjourned, and i'm
mediaiely after the sitting OF the house
Of lords was resumed. and five minutes
later the home-rule bill passed the frs