The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-20
written for the Sunday Republic.

cred In the principal cities OF tue uniteu
States by MIR. John u. Redmond, NJ. f..
who has Just arrived in New York.
MIR. Redmond will deal with subject
with which he Is thoroughly familiar. He
has been a member OF the English par
lament for the period mentioned; he and
his brother, William. being two OF the
youngest men who were elected to the
house in their time. When William was
returned. indeed, no had hardly reached
his majority. While John Redmond vas
not much heard of until tho unfortunate
split In the ranks OF the Irish party over
the dethroning Of the late MIR. Parnell.
he has displayed in and out OF the house
Of commons as much ability as any mem
her Of the party. and. in his earliest days,
was intrusted by his leader with the intro
ducton OF some OF the most important
amendments aud bills with reference 10
Irish aifairs, and on all occasions he ac-
quilted himself In a manner which fully
justified the confidence reposed in HIN.
MIR Redmond did not enter the house OF
commons without considerable prestige.
His father. William Redmond, represented
Wexford In the days when irelands IRAN
chise was limited. He held aloft the BAN
PROSTATE under the th,aidom of whggery.
The marriage of his brother William. 10
the daughter OF DR.. kevm l1od O pauga-
crty one of the men cxilod after the ilasco
OF 1918, helped to unite him tn good deal
o: the national spirit of the past With the
methods employed by Mi. Farncll TO again
obtain what the band OF patriot littcrati
Sno~n Us the Young Irclandcrs' failed TO
accomplish.
Mr.. Roimond's lecture should prove as
interesting one as has ever been deliyer,d
from a public platform The simplest
narrative of the salient features of those
fifteen years of parliamentary life by one
who night after night not only watched
the various struggles. but who was himself
participant in them would form story
before which the effort OF brilliant iip-
aginatlun must pnlc In these fifteen
years MIR. Redmond has taken part in
scenes which have been marked lay an
archie passion The handful of Irish mcm-
hurs constituted the party against which
the passion was displayed, For more than
Ave years--from 1881 to 1856 they were
compelled. not only 10 face tho onslauEhts
OF the combined parties of the house, pu'
the tempcsts OF storm passion outside vi
the house TO which their refusal TO tame'S
submit to the destruction of the constitu-
,ional liberties of their country gave rise
Engllsh liberals when seeking clccuoi
honeyed words for ireland, When they
had gained their seats thoy were ready 't
| Join the tories In the passage OF the mos
drastic coercion measures English radi'
Gals when out of office, were ready 10 bay
| the moon on behalf of ireland. In ofiio'
they were dumb dogs all.
| Contcnding against such odds, facing oi
| every side OF them mon whose every re-
mark was as insolont and provocative AZ
| the rules of the house would permit. deal
| inn with speaker whose every decision
was against them. the little phalnnX @
| Irish members maintained hght WIN
| whose results the student OF present ID,
| Irish history is acquainted, but the despcr
| atonoss cnn only be reallHed ny those %.
| when II war witnessed
To enter into anything like detaile
| account of some OF the scenes OF passion
| and violence which marked the greater por
tion Of the struggle would be impossible i
| the limits of a newspaper article. pass
| ing reference 10 some OF them, with whlc
/ Il Is reasonable to presume Mr.. Redmon
| will deal. mus, suffice.
| II was shortly after Mr.. Redmond entere
| the house that the first all-night sittin
was held. 1t took place during the famou
coercion struggles which began on Januar
6. 1881. The Liberal government had JUS
| been returned TO power. Mr.. Forster ha
! been selected Ds chief secretary for irelant
The coercion bill was naturally reierre
| to In the Queen's speech. The Irish mem
bers determined TO adopt the only tactic
which. with their small aumbers, the
could pursue. Each was instructed by M
| parnel to propose as mary amendments d
| possible 20 the speech. and to speak to eac
ns long as his physical and mental endut
ance and the rules OF the house woul
allow. The debate on the amendments wa
continued TO January 90 In the meantin
the Irish party had been deserted by SON
of those who had been returned as Home
rulors-Mr. Law and others, who sat o
the liberal side OF the house ana VINO ma n,
greater regard for good opinion of tn
government OF the day than for the righ
of their country.
On the night OF January 20 Mr.. GLAD
stone moved that the coercion bill shou
have precedence OF all other measures FL
three nights the debate on the motion ha
been carried on; and on the third nigt
MIR. Gladstone spoke. His words were fu
OF passion, full OF fire. Every trick OF Il
orator, every device OF the old parliamer
tary hand, was made use of To arouse Il
passions OF the house against the Iris
members. especially against Mr.. Parhel
to whom he rightly attributed the troub
TO which he knew his party was to be sui
jected before the coercion bill was passe
He accused the member for Cork Of Il
use OF certain words In connection Wi
boycotting. Mr.. Parnell Immediately ro
and denied that he had ever used the wor'
put into his mouth. The temper of II
assembly and the difficulties of the Iri'
members may be Judged of by the ia
that Mr.. Gladstone departed from eve
custom of the house and refused to aoce
the denial, and the house yelled with d
light at an insult offered TO one OF
. members by its leader
. The incident was unfortunate for
Gladstone. for the Irish members gave We
! to their wrath by IN expressed determin
ton to delay the carrying OF his motion
long as possible. For five days the deba
was carried on. the intense passion of I
members increasing as the days went by.
At o'clock on the night OF January
the storm which had long been gatheril
! broke forth in all its fury. One OF Il
: Irish members moved the Adjournment
: the debate.
\ II beg to say that we propose TO resi-
I the notion" replied Mr.. Gladstone, In
a tone which plainly indicated his irrltab
: lily.
To continue the debate all night was
easy matter for the liberals or tories,
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