A DRUNKEN MINISTERIAL SPEECH.

Mataura Ensign, Volume V, Issue 243, 3 April 1883, Page 2

A DRUNKEN MINISTERIAL SPEECH.

I lwg ; 'HaVe%li'ea3y < Heard b; 'cabmhat 5 «•» ati the aflhUal' ■ dinner in !!^du^'iit'^ [hdnqr-rftf S^.iPfttriok'arDa^i.^OOT^i il^; p %ister , fpr,,%ks , % ?i ipF m^> South' Wales, made a very lnjudicipua i speech while- temporarily obfuscated. Jfe has since resigned his portfolio. Replying to the toast 1 of i<fl The Ministry," Mr Oopeland thanked his Irish friends > for 1 ' their vbte'sfottft^e: last. v elec-1? tion, and expressedvhimsglf in perfect sympathy with thatjdayls proceedings. ?He continued : I am"free to admit that (difficulties have '.a^isei? during the last , few r days^betwepn^4ustraljan .cojpnisfe*"" y and o'ur^friend -Mr' Eeamoha,"wHo sits \ 1 / on my leffc, ((3tt&es,hi& cries ofy ,f<l)on'tj r. doa'ti') I. am,.quitc(lfcefei|t<y/ admit that those difficulties have arisen, tative .of the Works~*Department---{cheers)— and It nasV generally 'Been . ■ 'considered thKtl vMiffitii " tile general mmon (^§j^^g mh ; . £rcise ma .own opinion- ma mXtferW a gijre you since I have^ejn^rfei^Hft Department, jsly;a^^w^el(%^d, anct l iwish you to bear that in jM&'WM :'W--gentlemen, I say t^at,in/mypoMtmf^ r is Minister of Works and Minister of

Railways, I have found it my duty and my absolute necessity! IpLref use a pass to M> Bedmond.' .-(Ones of ' Oh, hush Coming to that questionjLtßhould like, to say -a few words on the subject. (A. voice ?*wwM9fflwp'rmsmi you like it or nots'-i.ipljallj^say a few words. (Cheers, and cries of 'Go on, Copeland.') I have uneven /seen the multitude that could scout me down or prevent Jfiael ffrotii giving f*e«presßi6nMoV jny opinions. (Cheers.) My opinion is fixed very much. (Cheers.) The question arjs^in^eierence ( to^Jjj,Redmond, who sits on my left, tnat the question^ arises,,! and I take this pro- ; ceeding^ $n.d am ..particularly desirous > that. t|g Press $hqu^d report . have to say, because they have previpusly{ iiepariW sbmcHvnafri'diflbront r f ronvjmhfct* I« -a'dtuaHy <did«doV' p (»InW- ! rupti©?to) Ifi<ssow .iheo tjoramuntty^ nor" the GovernmenrttcquUi «ri6t>%u'ffer/- by< havlig'thtfiirm stated!' 3*'' ; I caiiftW«^a}n% J^ml)%Vof- h toQ<s- f M the d«v!ftw#Eu|Hi?df?) Weijrthtf fa'ctf . are these. Mr Coonan, the^ffieftstfef for Orange [interruption, and a voice : What has that to do *vith the banquet ?] Well, I don't "Show whether j you gentlemen desire to— (interrup- j tion). Well, it has' been suggested that I should ijM^m^fsMM&t v l don't really see why I should not, becausrf mR -giivqßa^gpftdie^pJanatiQn^i (Orifs? erf sA/Eime^M»rMr:}'ißeamond : • Give others a dunce/] Under tho. advicg t ,p^.my i g9,pdf ) fKk n .4-{^R fytwk to mm™ iMmmmhuhmnmi say this much,, that, although I do deBire to explairi^Mfw'ayfa^nfmf f rieaaf w? &ms&^'m<&\?phsn)^ of C%tflWtJn#l«!ou!i» f (^bieei^ Shtft> upy I saw this fact when I came to cnqttiris 1 into the matter. I found that the rules were hard and fast laid down that where gentlemen were lecturing for monetary considerations they should not receive .a pass. . What. I, .want to wy is thia^(i?TOdi? '"Why theman is drunk'] — I want to say a word to Irishmen. [A Voice j *We know you we aft^p^inj,,! !^»t-,whonj»l ; lodk.--r;oilnd. on tl^s?pc9asipPff'liPee.:9P;o'm^n.y gentle^, men.n^o; ftrßip.Qrspnal,frien.ds oimine, I wan|ii4Qi mE«dh%vl m jperSPQally] free f^^pajt^ha.l •aA ) my,.,.eleptfpA~[a. — I appealed to Irish sympathy, and^t r was .extended tp, me .at. the last.electhat«Mofee#oWe?fsfc |y«- f . and by the Boraati 'eMicV'l^noiiTd 1 liave begn^aelelt'^% a considerable number. (MfcFrtfgUon.) I m/ titojffl want to say»&flfe%«>¥ords. (H'e f *e 1 «th& band struck up, Shiftlan att^mpt'^wa^ made to, induoe^fMFQopeland^'torgifcl. . :: .;4Q3inL}\ l Mro]nf^awii and geatlfem«n\ :^ daVi^-As far as X,am concerned. L ' &m extremely thanKful to tne . gentaav men. (Inte»u?W ThegenmK who voted for MWfrke last g8lf« This is what Fwlfi« ( to say [A^^ic^? •And the lwfW&Wl hope.'f 'l^S^ifof the last of it.*^«l d Uftv*e had arfgspp'dr^ tunity" of speakin'g*to> the Irishmeri^of New South Waleßirrt[Gries of time.'} Gentlemen, Ift/prt to you ..tpj^gayi whether the cljassi%n t is in or^er^inj saying I should cu|.n>at I have been living in these colpn^es^jfor.^he last 27 or 28 years, and" have some idea of w (^i'fe^oaiJf6r.VErfgMshnieii; Irishmen, and Scotchmen. I think I m&y^af a-fefo* wordsfof 'frienaiy ' advice [Cries of 'Oh!'] I^dpi.nptif.care a d — . I do not care if 50 people want to speak. I say I want to say .a, few words of friendly advice." r I .'saiiiEnffhshmen. Mr r Chairuaan-— mterruption] — I stand Jiere as a Yorkshireman and IFlff^n'giisfihian. I say I have a rights a* Wmber of the Ministry, to make a few rfcmaita) JjiSflfortp were made to induce the 4 sneakejr .tp sit down and a voice. ""He Iyill fl make things worso.]^^.»«^ tWWW. [Interruption.]!^#« { w|)uMijfee) in the interest of this country, and all other countries i&Mrßnf ish Parliament should be heldrißl^otJdpQ^pngryeai!, the/: second year in Dublin, and the third year in Edinburgh... [Cries pf ; 'Titoe '' ; md' -fl^mijf^m^^^ proposal I lmvei «tiof mab'e'jWydu as a substantial mot^nj.. {Ren§w;e|[ cries of •Sit" down,' and interruption! during