The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-12
LORD R0SEBERY'S SPEECH
He Denounces the House of
Lords as ali Anomaly.
DECLARES FOR IRISH HOME RULE.
He Makes Many Fair rPromises-Praises
Gladstone and John Morley-No
Change Of Measures, Only of Men
Home Rule Not Dead Issue.
Bu The Associated Pres.

~ Ihc Ass0cidtcd fTcS.
LONDON, March ia large crowd OF
people gathered in the vicinity of the
foreign Office this morning to witness the
arrival of the celebrities who were TO at
tend the great meeting of the Liberals,
which had convened for noon.
The Prime Minister, Lord Rosebery, In
addressing the party, alluded with con-
siderable feeling TO The retirement of Mr..
Gladstone, saying that they would
Greatly miss that sublime and pathetic
figure which enriched and ennobled, not
merely the treasury bench, but the House
ITSELF"
Continuing, Lord Rosebery said: at
was thought that in the high office to
which have been called there should he
declaration OF policy. That is not neces-
sary as we stand where we did. Cheers }
"fherc will be no change OF measures, and
although there has been a disastrous
change OF men, they are all pledged ia the
same policy. (Cheers). The same
measures remain, as they are the program
OF the Liberal party and it is not.
intended to recede from any one of them.
The honor OF England and the peace of
Europe are safe in the hands of the pres
ent government.
1.-The Welsh church question will be
pressed to definite and successful con-
clusion. (Cheers).
"ln regard to the Irish question, we are
bound TO II by ties of honor and affection.
My speech in the House OF Lords, in 1893,
seems to have raised some doubt as
to my own position in regard to
home rule. Those who have these
doubts can only have read the speech in a
cursory manner. The policy of home rule
will not be less definitely pursued.
IL there Is any doubt en- the subjet l.,
one pledge which the Government has
rtxtS... H. ~ ~.st l.
ance In his present office OF right Hon.
John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland.
Mr.. Morley has been offered higher
office, but he thought IL his duty not
to sever his career from. the cause
OF Ireland (Cheers). Our late
illustrious leader, In his last speech
delivered In the House OF Commons, made
declaration with which the present
Government have entirely identified them
selves. (Cheers). The conviction has long
been forcing itself upon me that with the
democratic suffrage, which we now en-
Joy, second chamber, constituted
like the House of Lords, is an anomaly.
This conviction has been strength
ened by the unhappy chapter of acci-
dents which has turned the House of Lore 8
from body of hereditary law givers,
more or less equally divided, into lone
great Tory organization entirely at the
beck and call OF single party leader.
(Cheers).
"When the tories were in office, the
power OF veto was not exercised; but
veto is exercised at thes dictates of
the tory leader. That is danger
TO the constitution to which the liberal
government is not blind and they will
not lose sight of any measure which is con-
stitutionally presented to the country in
this great anomaly peril to which it is ex-
posed. (Cheers.)
friends. i do not think that the peers
should be treated as pariahs. / don't
think that the fact that man
was born in particular posi-
tion should debar him from the higher
opportunities Of serving the State, and
do not sympathize with the views of a
certain deputation which recently visited
the Right Hon. Edward Majoribank. +,
(Baron Tweedmouth), though agree ths
there is great Inconvenience when tie
Premier is not in the House OF Commons.
81 am not one of those who think that
the peerage should be considered astigma
and a bar. But while remain premier, YOU
may be assured that no liberal in the
ranks will endeavor more steadfastly to
do his duty to the party" cloud cheers.)
Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor
OF the Exchequer, followed. He said that
the enemy fiattered themselves that the
Libral party was going to drop home
rule. But the language of the Premier
and the presence of the Right Hon. John
Morley, as Chief Secretary for Ireland, was
the best answer they could give to this
supposition.
Continuing, Sir William remarked that
Mr.. Gladstone's last speech in regard to
the House of Lords was an inheritance of
the party, and asserted that this question
would prove TO be the greatest subject of
the future.