ANTI-HOME RULE OPINION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2203, 21 August 1886, Page 2

ANTI-HOME RULE OPINION.

Thk following extracts are taken from Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper of the 4th July : —

Mr John Kkkjht. In a letter to Mr Kylands M.P., the Unionist Liberal candidate for Burnley, Mr Bright «ays -" My dear Kylands,— I * c c that home of your old friends are at war with yon, and am unrry to «cc it. They make no allowance for what they think nn error, even when viewed in connection with many year.-, of honest Kervice ; and when the future may chow that what to them in error will turn out to have been I'atkiotism and WisiiOM. It !« firipvoui t<> ««« with what bitterness Liberals can treat Liberal*, whoHe fault i« that thpy have consistently supported principle» which all Liberals acceptod less than a year ago. Honesty and capacity in a member are with Home of .small value in cotnp.ui*on with the tmppleness which permits and enables him to turn his back upon himself when a great political leader changes his mind and his course."

Mil Chamhkklain. In his addre*« to his constituents Mr j Chamberlain has said :—": — " I disapprove of the proposed Irish legislation because I be- [ lieve that the kxistknvk of a hfparatb AN'l) FR\rriC\l.LY )NJ>K1 > KNI»FXT PaRLIAMKNT IN DIBLIN WILL UK I)AN<iKHOUS TO THK I'NITT, AND KVKN* TO THK KAKKFT, OK thk Unukd Kingdom ; and that, by the complication* to which it will give rise, its establishment will indefinitely postpone the great measures of domestic reform which \ti» all earntMtly desire to forward. I oppo.se this legislation ulko because it U unacceptable Ut all th« i most intelligent, the most enterprising, and the ino^t loyal portion of the lri-th people. I am convinced that it will injuriously affect the proi|>erity of tho country, and 1 fear that it will lead to disorder and civil strife. I object, lastly, to these projHwals iwcauße they will l.iy an unprecedented liability on the British taxpayer.'

Loiii) H\rtin(;tox. Addressing the elector-* of Ros^ndale recently Lord Hartinsrton, after condemning tho " unprincipled Parliamentary ]»><Mtinn ' taken up by Mr Gladstone, asked, :—: — " Were they going to be xati-'fied with making a ban en protect against the policy, or won* they going to try to defeat a policy which they belies ed to ba wrong? They would all, he belie ye/i, j>refer t<t drfeat this policy if thoj; could by the independent action of the LMmt.il party. They would prefer to defeat it by the appeal* which they were making, and were going to make, to the good ften.se and the patriotism of the great majority of the Liberal party.'*

Sik John Lihhock. In his address to the graduates of London University, Sir John Lubbock analyses the strength of the Parnellites, and «»hows that "out of the 103 Iri«h seats 83 were contested ; the Parnellites received 290,000 votes againat 1 ."50, 000 ghen to Liberal and Conservative candidates, or les* than two to one; yet they secured 68 members against 10. It is important to bear in mind that by the accidental distribution of the Irish vote* the Parnellites ha\e many more members than they are justly entitled to, •md thatTHK IItHH KI.KCTOKS ARK BY NO MKVNrf SO OVKIt\VHKr.MIN<;r.\ IN* FAVOUR OT A skpakvtk luihh Pakuamkxt as the proportion of members returned would indicate/ Sir John, after expressing a fear that Home Rule will aggravate the distress and d i<«content prevalent in Ireland ; and referring to the proposal to buy out the Irish landlords an an "inseparable" part of Mr Gladstone* scheme, which would impo>r OX THE Bl<iri»>H I'WPAYKK ARKM'OXMBILITT ok mimk £150,000,000, goes on to .say :— " We cannot, howerer, conceal from ourselves that the very fact of Mr Gladstone's proposals having been made renders the maintenance of the existing Union far more difficult than would otherwise have been the case, but I am not prepared to admit that the only alternative to them is a policy of 'coercion.' The only provisions of the prevention of Crimes Act which were practically put in foree — namely, the change of venue of trials and the separate examination of accused persons — are already, I understand, part of the law of Scotland. While they are powerful aids in the detection and conwction of crime, they cannot lnjuifi .my innocent per>ons." "In my opinion the true alternative policy if, while pro\ idinp for Ireland the same powers of self-government for purely internal aff.tirs as for England and Scotland, to VAINTUX LWV AM) OHDKK, AND TO CMYK M'XTIUn ro I. IKK AND I'ltOl'KltTY. TllM NOl'U) UK I'HK )M->r KNCOI I'.AUKMKXT TO lltlSH INDL^rUY; AND IT I-, I OK-MKYK, BY A HUM, ("ONM^rKXr, AND UUKH VI, POI.ICT ALONK THVI <V V C\N HOIT TO SKK lUKI.AND oxci: mokk PKosi*;:KorN and coxtkxtkd."'

Mk Caint. Mr Caino says :— " Mr Gladstone contends that there is no choice between his bills «nul twenty years of coercion. I demur entirely to his contention. I believe it to be easy to dt\ift an alternate c scheme, giving to I'vl.md a wide and comprehensive mea.snre of .se]f-(io\i>rninent which shall i.i:\vi: run Pauliamknt ok thr Umii:!) Kin'<;ik)M i\T\cr, and at the *amo timpsnpreinf 1 over the acts of a subordinate legislative assembly in Ireland, and supremo also over the administration of law and order."

Mr .Tr.ssK CoM.isns. Mr Je**e Colling-., in his address to the electors of the Bordesley division of Birmingham, say-. ' — " Every evidence tend* to prove th.it the Government's scheme would be the beginning of new and greater Irish trouble*. To the IrUh WIN, or to the principles containod in them, he would, if returned, offer the *tronge».t oppo«ition, an bi'in^,' f.it.il to the peftce and well-being of Irehwid. a cowardly betrayal of the loyal minontv of Ireland, and rK.vniNG finally TO AH>OI.I TK .NKI'AKVriON."

Mr SIM'HUKO.V. Mr Spurjjeon has said :— " We cannot see wlj.it our UKter brethren ha\e done th.it they should be c.i«.t otf. They are in grunt dismay at the prospect of legislative sepir.itinn fn>m Kngl.md, and we do not wonder. They have been ever our loy t »l friend-*, and ought not to be sacrin'ced. SIKKLY SOMKrHIN'«. C\N HK DONK FOR IRKI,\NI) LV>S HI I NOUS I'H\N ni\r WHICH 18 l'ROPOKI) 1 TUKMKTHOUOr I'VCIFK' VTION* NOW I'UP KOKWMII) SEKM.n TO U* TO UK iTU. ok nin in i.riKs, Ar.sußoiriKs, anij rsUOKKAKMC I'nOrOsAl.s."

PrOFKSnOH SkkT.KT. Writing in support of Mr Hall, tha Liberal Unionist ctndidate for the Eastern division of Cambridgeshire, Professor See'ey says: — "Heartily wishing -.ucc^s to this and all other efforts in defence of tho Union. Why should not people bo allowed to manage their own affairs ? we are asked, and forthwith a scheme is deviled by which the inhabitants of Ulster are to be put under an alien government which they detect. Another principle laid down is that coercion i> a barbarous, obsolete instrument of government, and that civilisation hus introduced a different and better method. Well, here certainly is a principle; as I have always been taught and have taught other*, it is a fal*e pnnciple, ba.sed upon a confusion of ideas. But false or true, it i> violated ai soon as stated by the system of Home R'lle. For coercion is necessary to this system, only the coercion falls upon Ulster— the Protestant minority. Now as this minority has been innocent of rebellion and violence, it seems strange that they should become the objects of special coercion. At any rate let me remark that the Ent.lish rvoi'i k AKK NOT NOW (HLLK!) UPON' TO CHOOsf IJVTWEEN COERCION ANl> A HoMK Rl I.X J'OMO, IJUT Hi:r\\EFN TWO KINI>s. or COKUCION. I\ SHOUT, I'OU COKRCIOX Or' PHK IHD WE VRF .VsKFH TO SUUNriTI IE COKIU lO.S OF THE OOOn."

See Stewart Dawson and Co. 'a new adveitisement in this issue. Footballers arc recommended to try Mr ]). Salmon, bootmaker. His make is unrivalled. The first general meeting of the ci editors in the bankrupt estate of A. (J. C. L. Thomas will be held at the Deputy Assignee's office, on the 2.*>th inst., al noon. Tenders invited for ploughing at Fencouit. Me^rs A. Bucklnnd and Co, ha\e been histiuctod by the W.tikato Land Association, who ha\e disposed of the Newstead estate, to sell at Newstead early in October, 300 steers, bulls, horses, machinery, &c, &c. The Hamilton Koad Board invite tendeis for ,i sixty-feet concrete and buck cuheit at Stokfg' crowing, Whatawhata lo.id. AKo for forming road near I{.«ynes'. Wiikv tht> British barque Endora was passing the Island of Tristan d'Acunh.i in April last, a boat catno alongside and reported that on November 18th, ISSo, a lifeboat with fifteen men put oil from the island to speak a British iron sailing >hip, am! hid not since been heard of. The mvn weie all married, and some of them have left families of twelve children.