The sun., 1894-03-15

be admission. because your LoEdships weu
know that the majority Of Eneilsh members
elected in England proper are hostile TO
home rule" The Prime Minister was good
enough to add Il believe the conversion
Of England will not be slow OF difficult.
what is IL as tn which this man. who. as the
outcome Of . successful intrigue, has been
suffered to succeed Mr.. GLADSTONE. and
assume the leadership Of British Radicals
ami Irish Nationalists. avows himself in
entire accord with Lord SALISBURY II Is
the absurd Unionist proposition that what
was created by the Acts Of Union was not q
fusion. but partnership. and not an equal
partnership at that seeing that. as regards
certain questions. two Of the partners.
ireland and Scotland. are to Be bound by
derision Of the majority Of the House OF
Commons. whereas England. the third
partner. is not to be thus bound. unless
the majority Of the House OF Commons
happens 10 include also a majority OF the
members returned from England proper.
Il is obvious that no Irish or Scotch patriot
could. for an instant. acquiesce In such
construction Of the Acts Of Union. What
would the smaller and weaker States OF the
American Cnion cay II . great State like
New York should refuse TO be bound by an
act Of Congress, unless IL had obtained the
votes O; a majority Of the New York mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives
BY publicly svowing his agreement with
Lord SALISBURY on the fundamental point
that no Home Rule bill should become law
until IL had been ratified by q majority OF
the members Of the House Of Commons
from England proper. Lord RoSEBERr not
only abandoned Mr.. GLADsToSEs constitu-
tional position. but exposed to contempt
and ridicule the agitation OF the Liberals
against the Lords. For. IL the new Prime
Minister is right, the Lords were entirely
justified not only iu throwing out the Home
Rule bill. but also in loading with amend
ments the Local Government bill and the
Parish Councils bill. seeing that not one OF
those measures was sanctioned in the House
OF Commons by q majority Of the members
from England proper. II is. therefore. evil
dent that the British Radicals who are re-
solved that the veto power now exercised
by the Lords shall be e1tinsuishcd or limit
ed. would have stultified themselves II they
had permitted Lord RosEBEET's desertion
OF their fundamental principle to pass unre-
buked. As for the NcCarthyites. we repeat
tnAt. II any one OF tleIn nau suOultIci
meekly TO such q reputation 9: their equal
rights in the Parliament Of the Cnited
Kingdom. he would soon have found him
self elected from mis- seat By an ou.burst OF
wrath and indignation on the part OF his
countrymen.
One thing is certain: that the time has
come to put an end to the trivial differences
which have existed Letween McCarthyltes
and Parnellites. Henceforth. the whole
Irish party ought to act together. for they
are. once more. confronted with betrayal in
high places. and with the hopeless inca
pacity OF certain EDglishmen to recognize
the equal rights Of 1rishmen. II. as 1t Is
reported. Mr.. T. HEALT is urging the Nc
Carthyites TO refuse 10 sustain Premier
who has publicly abandoned Mr.. GLAD
STONES fundamental position. he can de-
pend upon the hearty sympathy OF all clear
headed Irish-Americans. 1t is not the busi-
ness Of Irish patriots to support Minister
who declares that the vote Of an Irish men,
Der OF Parliament has not the same legal
and moral weight which belongs TO the vote
OF member from England proper.