The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09

but an eminent physician. exposed thess
and othe. errors. The Irish wer. silent. Tn.
debate was or5Ush 10 make any EiaSiist-
man proud Of his country.
sir Henry Gaining GrOund.
Three remarkable speeches Were delivered
"Wednesday evening. The leader OF the "p
position WIS entertained AT the NatiunaI
LihoEa! Club. Ills .lcc,ss was brilliant.
Neither Al the National Liberal nor any
where Fssc are all men agreed about TIE
Hsr. Doctor F~a-qUhars0u. for INSTANCE.
v hu proposed -: Henry Campb,li-EsGTer-
mans health. has hitherto been rcokon.d an
irEresiallst. but Sir ti.nry's sterling cout-
ag- ard quick psrs,StsnC:. together with
the general feeling that Lee has not had iuir
play. have increased mis- influence III the
country, and are increasing II every week.
Win he shr-wdnrss and common sense
which distinguishes him. he pointed out
that CRITICISMS OF Queens speeches eight or
nine years old We're Irrelevant TO the pres
eEt situation.
a speech from IL, throne Is drawn up by
The Government and not by the opposition.
Fcr ii LIBERAL leader At this moment to pub
lish a list of the measures he would pro-
pose when he became Minister OF the Crown
would he worse than premature. IL wnuli
he fatUous and excite universal ridIcu.e.
The Newcastle programme. wise or IN
wise. was composed when Ihe general cleo
zion was certain within 4 year and when 4
As4t'E al I'ltJJ-lEs NSs regarded Ck tOtl SIDE
as Inevitable.
Home Rule Principle Lives.
To say that the hon:.-rule bills Of 1856 and
1876 are dead IL 10 utter the merest truism.
They are dead az the respective alnanacs
for those years are dead. but the principle
OF home rule. Of a statutory Parliament for
ireland. Is quite another thing. That is
alive Sir Henry declared his mistaken
fidelity to IL.
At the same time. Lord Spencer. address,
ing a Liberal meeting al Esstb0Crne with
an ImpsrlsiisJ chairman. said In so many
words that II the Liberal party abandoned
Rome rule he would leave the L:b@-ei
party That statement was Of the piainasr
ana most refreshing directness. Lord Spen-
Ger. acting a. leader OF the opposition in
the Lords. * the highest living authority
OIL irish affairs among men Of Elxlish
birth.
He has been Tw.ce Lard Lieutenant OF
Ireland. and WAS by far the .bIest admin
istrator Of the old rcpres>ive system which
the Liberal party abandoned In 1856.
Mr. Redmond's Speech.
me difficu:liies and dangers which he and
Sir George Trevelyan, two perfect typps or
the English gentleman. surmounted from
lssZ 70 1874 had not been equaied since l7yg.
ihey have not been approached since,
though coercion Is now IL fuIl SWING once
more.
Yet Lord Spencer was a convert to home
rule before Mr. Gladstone. and had. indeed.
much to do with the conversion of hi.
chief He would no more give up home
RUE now than he would cheat at cards
The third speech was made at EInxb,-x
by Mr.. Redmond. the accomplished lea Ter
OF the Irish parliamentary party. when
mas restored unity to Its ranks for the frs:
time since the fall Of Mr.. ParnelI.
he emphat!caliy reafdrm.c the eonsrf,u-
uonai demand OF the Irish people. ana az
eMpnafically denied that ,ha- -.
their terms.
Nir- Redmond. like Ir. Chamberlain. yno
entered public life as a home ruler. know.
his own mind. ~