The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-18
LORD ROSEBERY EXPLAINS.
His Remarks CD Home Rule 10 The Lords
Were hiSinttrp tled.
no UNCERTAIN SOUlD IN his WORDS.
He Faces The Issue squareiy to Great Lib
ersl Meeting at Edinburgh-Cham-
berlaine to Rsply.

EDINBURGH. March E.-Lord Rose
berry, the new Premier. arrived here in
order to make his expected address tc
the delegations from the Liberals asso-
Citations from all parts Of Scotland. The
Corn Exchange. which has capacity of
5000 people, was packed an hour before
the arrival OF Lord Rosebery.
The essential part Of his address was
that devoted to his famous House 81
Lords speech. Lord Rosebery said that
on the first night of the session, mo
man in my position could have avoided
the subject OF Home Rule. | thought
had dealt with IL In absolute franknass
and absolute perspicuity. My critics ad-
nit that but unfortunately the inter-
pretation they place upon my words Is
not that which | put on them myself.
tCheers) What ] said was that II we
wanted TO carry Home Rule. we must
carry conviction 70 the heart OF England
and by those words ! stand. They were
a truelsm. a plattude in the sense l
uttered them. But in the sense in which
they have been interpreted, they pear a
meaning which. as a Scotchman. ! should
be the first to repudiate.' (Cheers)
No Reasons for waiting.
Later on he asked II they were ready
10 believe that in all great measures ar
fecting the United Kingdom they must
wait for the predominate vote OF Eng
land Why. they would never carry any
thing. daughter. I'VE do not propose
to sit on the banks Of the stream OF
time and watch the stream pass by until
il runs dry. For the English majority I'm
the cause we espoused. we shall try, as
we have been trying since 1885 TO bring
conviction TO the mind OF the partner
having the greatest popuarity-the most
votes. That does not seem entirely an
unnatural proceeding
lie quoted election figures as showing
the increase OF the English minority fav-
oring Home Rule since 1856 This CONVEX
sion was shown by the reduction OF the
anti-Home Rule majority from 2lS In 1856
to 50 IN 1892 They proposed to continue
this reduction. He went further than the
timid critics. for he believed that II they
asked for an English majority they would
get it He must. however. point out that
IL he had meant that an English majority
was necessary to the passing OF Home
Rule he would have been uttering an alb
surdty. for he supposed his opponents
would concede that II the next Parliament
brought a majority Of one hundred In
favor Of Home Rule that this majority
would also bring conviction 70 the minds
OF the House of Lords itself.
Yet as he had proved by figures such
a majority OF one hundred might be con
comitant with an English majority OF
g. against Home Rule.
An Enen,'- Misinterpreiation.
Although it was not necessary TO demand
an English majority IL was Of ini'nlte
Importance 10 convince the heart mind'
and conscience of England
Ulster and tho Peers opposition to Home
Rule was entirely due TO the knowledge
that English opinion upheld them. Other-
wise the country would have risen as one
man against the Lords rejection OF the
bill Therefore. he was determined TO re-
duce the English majority against the
bill
There was one curious circumstance III
connection with this incident. He did not
for a moment believe that the irish OF
Liberal parties misinterpreted his re-
marks therefore. he sagaciously con-
tlnued. that the misInterpretation ema-
mated from the Unionist party. laugh