The Irish standard., 1901-06-22
His Denunciation of the Tory Policy Was
Vehemently Cheered by the
Irish Members.
The Liberals and Radicals in Parliament
Were Highly Delighted With
His Philippic

Reynolds Newspaper says that John
Morley recently made one Of the best
speeches that have been heard in the
House of Commons for some years.
He was speaking upon the govern
ment's budget proposals and the Lib
eral party, particularly the Radical
section, were obviously delighted in a
degree they have seldom experienced
for a number of sessions past, and the
roll of their cheers was as stirring
music sounding once again in the ears
of earnest and strenuous politicians.
Mr.. Morley first treated the budget
as "a landmark in our fiscal history"
and said:
Economy, no doubt, is what we all
desire, but which, believe, none Of us,
so long as the present maxims Of policy
are accepted, will be able to obtain.
(Cheers.) do not believe, for my part,
that there is going to be any great
economy. do not see in the present
temper of the people Of this country
where the steam, the generative force
of economy in this House is to come
from.''
Mr.. Morley denied that he sought to
penalze the voters because of their
support of the war:
81 will never deny that this country
has adopted the policy of his majesty's
ministers. 1t would be childish to talk
of ,penalizing any body Of men because
they hold opinions which we do not
happen to hold.
"Blood has been shed, thousands Of
women have been made widows, thous-
ands Of children have been made IA
itherless, millions of wealth accumu
lated by the toll and skill of men have
been flung down in the abyss in pur-
suit of a policy which I must call a
policy Of stupendous folly. (Cheers.)
You have sown broadcast with both
hands the seeds Of enmity between two
races ("No, no." and cheers), and if
that is wrong, as think it is, retribu-
tion will follow in a thousand shapes.
(Cheers.) I do not mean, by retribu-
tion, twopenny income tax, and do
not think that halfpenny pound on
sugar is the full nemesis Of this policy.
cat the same time, though should
be most sorry to advocate any scheme
of taxation which would look vindic-
tive, 1 do rather rejoice at scheme
of taxation that is instructive. (Laugh-
ter and cheers.) 1t. is rather humiliat-
ing at this time Of day, in our new
century; but declare what think is
true, that after all, in spite of free
press, in spite Of the pulpit (National+
list cheers the taxgatherer is the real
schoolmaster. cannot conceive of any
great empire existing under much more
dangerous conditions than ours is like
ly to exist in, if great army of, elec-
tors is to decide on questions Of peace
and war-decide on these great issues
Of policy-without it's being brought
home to them closely, directly, and, as
Mr.. Gladstone said in the passage
quoted by the chancellor of the ex-
chequer, 'intelligibly and palpably,'
what the effects of their acts ana de-
cisions will be-" (Nationalist cheers.)
"But there is another element Of
danger We are told by those organs
of the press which worked before the
raid and after the raid for this war
(Nationalist cheers)-that the opinions
of the colonies must be taken upon the
terms of any settlement which is ulti-
mately arrived at. (Hear, hear) 1 al
most think that my right honorable
friend the colonial secretary has on
one occasion used language which
pointed in that direction. Well, if YOU
are going tc have war and peace-the
launching Of war and the settlement
of the terms Of peace, dependent upon
an electorate who are not to be made
:. personally, palpably and intelligibly
responsible, and upon colonists who,
moreover, contribute nothing to the
cost of the war-all who are willing
and capable of looking at these aues-