MR. HERBERT GLADSTONE, M.P., ON THE FRANCHISE QUESTION.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 42, 15 February 1884, Page 18

MR. HERBERT GLADSTONE, M.P., ON THE FRANCHISE QUESTION.

(Daily News, Dec. 10.) af3i^ eTal^ emh T ?01? 01 Leedß ~Mr. Barren and Mr. -Herbert Mi 'BeZ7t & rtff d S ! ? rge meeti ?g at Eramle y °» Saturday night S,™? Gladstone, in supporting a resolution urging organisathe late X£ 6i6 i T? m tbe , Liberal P art * d that the results of their DSbad gg } Yen S ? me C ° loUr to the bo P cs ° f SSsurKv hIV \ tho f ! e . «sults might be explained in some the KU fL'? great i ac ? IT l^ of their oPP^ents, due no doubt to ftheHd nfw e f le + ?1? 10 M! aS at hand ' He believed nothing or tne Kind. The heart of the Liberal paity was Derfectlv snn-nci-heS m TlTsuft fr r t ? S TV"! 1 W ? th taem^dSyt su O pptt rWssi J L♦! ° u he Y °- <k election clearly demonstrated the necessity for thorough organisation. It has also eiven them an tae result of which had been that never in the history of York had there been so pure an election. Eefeiring to Ireland he said he for Coloin laWS to Ireland theSSd be no need muchocc ?Lf S ' bUt w^ ileine q^lity existed there was only too S^ThTJ^l^T^^T-^T- With re^ ard toth e county of a Eefnvm tt^T 6 - a dlssolutioQ ™>uld follow the passing or a .Ketoim Bill. He admitted tbat the Tory party could force a dissolution by throwing out all the measures in the Lords whfch ?ot: PP t a hfc O 7 n S c Coi T OnS ' bUt " - they did the would Lords who Kid" D i°\ any P arti^lar measure, but against the ow throats Thl ? i « Dk WCT ! PP r in way to cut their Bil? hi? t£ r y th i'? W outthe Compensation for Disturbance had b££ theG overnment did not resign, because they felt that they in officf until th,?° CG \ U W °/ kl ""U* WaS their dufc y t0 remai ° throw out that nr7 0I f T^™' £*> the OTds ™uld Ireland If tfc/ °v the Couilt y Franchise Bill which related to irejand. If they did, it was equivalent to rejecting the whole Bill whVn ? he Thaddn; gO n li:Wa S - Vltholher im Pol>taP 01>tan t measures, and «-v v, lv y done all ln - tben> Power to pa*s those measures to pasf the'rrTn^ l6^ 1 *? a^ n take Choose wWh fv & 81ll \ aad send it to the Lords, who conld then the Hn,S f n they WOuld P ass tbe Bill or accept the challenge of onL ?he £ hS mCUS + t0 meet tbem before country (cheer!), ft Lords™ ?» n f- Party came into collision with the House of for tL T rr q Ue j 3t i° n h s ke tbat - ifc would be aQ awkward circumstance tor the Lore s (cheers). Until that time came, Government would TJZYfnr^VS 1 confide P% the woVk XcHvas yel fo^S and?f fhPiM 7 P r ? mised afc tbe last general election toperandTsv^nitw^P lbei ' al P art J continued to give them their support c^ZZ^^Z e^t~ ihe7 migbt dePeDd UP ° nit - aC -