The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-04-28
IRISH HOME RULE.

IRISH HOME RULE.
Debate in the British Parliament Over
the Irish Home Rule Bill - The Blu
Passes the Commons By Vote Of SA'
to 304.
LONDON, April 22.-The members OF
the house of commons flocked to the
house early yesterday to secure seats
for the final contest over the second
reading of the Irish home rule bill. DIR.
Tanner. national member of parliament
for Middle Cork, was the first to arrive,
being present as early as 6 o'clock.
Several other nationalists and several
representatives of the Ulster uuionists
followed closely, and many others were
in their seats much more promptly than
usual.
Mr.. Balfour rose shortly before II
o'clock. A longer period had never
been occupied with the second reading
of a bill, he said, than had been allowed
for the present debate. No man, how.
ever, had dared contend that, within
the narrow limits Of the two islands,
four assemblies, with four executives,
could be operative in harmony with
one imperial parliament. He himself
could not believe that this child
ish imitation of the United States
constitution would ever commend itself
to the judgment of the British people:
He, therefore, would put the federation
aside as not immediate to the discus
sion. Mr.. Balfour described the bill as
decisive step toward separation, al
though not final one. To make it
law, he said, would lead ultimately to
the disintegration of the empire. He
next discussed in considerable detail
the financial aspect of the home rule
bill. The bill, if passed, would entail
losses and hardship upon all classes in
Ireland. Irish ambition would center
in the new Dublin parliament. Irish
men would regard the imperial parlia-
ment as a foreign and defeated body.
The Irish people would drink from the
bitter and polluted stream of Irish his
tory instead of the pure stream of
English history.
eff you commit this great political
crime" said Mr.. Balfour, in closing his
speech, '.you make yourselves respon-
ter and all hopes of peaceful and
united Ireland will vanish forever"
Prolonged cheers and counter-cheers
followed this peroration. Prince Chris
tan Joined the prince of Wales in the
peers gallery and Sir William Harcourt
took his place on the treasury bench.
AS Mr.. Gladstone rose to address the
house the cheering was renewed. Like
Mr.. Balfouf, lie was in splendid form.
His voice was clearer and fuller than
before during the session and his move
ments gave evidence of unusual energy
and earnestness.
The principal weapons of opposition,
he said, were bold assertion, persistent
exaggeration, constant misconstruction
and copious, arbitrary and baseless
prophecies True, there were conflict
ing financial arrangements to be dealt
with, but, among the difficulties, moth.
ing existed which ought to abash OF
terrify men DESTROYS to accomplish a
great object. The opposition had
evaded steadfastly the real ques
| ton of the second reading-how
must Ireland be governed, if thi.
bill be rejected? Lord Salisbury
had asked for twenty years coercion.
but, as the policy of converting ireland
to Professionalism, inaugurated unde1
| Queen Elizabeth, had failed down te
| the present time, what ground wal
there for hope that in but twenty year,
it would succeed? The late govern
ment had started with a majority Of
/ 100. Neither the children nor the
grandchildren of this generation would
see such a majority again. Yet the
whole fabric of their policy had failed
and what guarantee was there that il
would not fail again? The present bill
sought to close controversy that
had lasted for centuries. Ireland''
loyal acceptance of the present
bill should cause distrust and disbe
lief to vanish. There had been no dis
affection of the Irish mind since tn,
door OF hope had been opened. TIL,
continued distrust of the Irish people
despite all they could do, came simpl,
to this-that they We're to be pressed
below the level of civilized mankind
When the boon of self-government wa
given to the British colonies, was Ire
land alone to be. excepted from it
blessings? To deny Ireland home rul
was to say that she lacked the ordinar,
a.ulties of humanity. Mr.. Gladstone
closing words were:
"You can not be surprised that W.
undertake the solution of this grea
question, and as on the one hand it i
not the least of the arduous efforts O
the liberal party: so, on the other hand
it will have its place in history-aye
and not remote, but early history-a
not the least durable, fruitful an
blessed among its accomplished acts.
i. Before the cheering ceased, Georg
, Burnley, conservative for North Isling
ton, rose to continue the debate. MI
. Morley, chief secretary for Ireland
m owed the closure and it was adopted
William Saunders, radical for the Wal
worth division, who threatened to boil
to the opposition, changed his mind a
the last moment and went into tn
lobby with the ministerialists. AS MI
Gladstone returned from the lobby
liberals and nationalists rose, cheere
and waved their hats. John Red
mond shouted: ''Three cheers fo
Pencil" but the only respons
was laughter. The announcement tina
the bill had passed the second reading
, by a vote of 347 to 3O4 was the sigma
for more cheers and hat-waving. Their
was another demonstration when MI
Gladstone left the house. Crowds ha
. gathered outside the building, and a
the prime minister rode away he wa
followed by their cheers.
An Erie strike Succeeds.
) MUNCIE, Ind, April 22.-Two week
| ago the freight trainmen on the For
! Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville divisio
of the axe Erie & Wasfar1, ,.n il,ua