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The Speeches (In Full) of the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and William O'Brien, M.P., on Home Rule, Delivered in Parliament, Feb. 16 and 17, 1888.

Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898; O'Brien, William, 1852-1928· 5 chapters· 18,606 words

MR. GLADSTONE. In following the right honorable gentleman, I shall only touch those portions of his speech which go the heart of the question. In my opinion, they constituted a very small part of his address (_cheers_), the rest being criminatory and incriminatory matter, whic...

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1. Part 1

MR. GLADSTONE. In following the right honorable gentleman, I shall only touch those portions of his speech which go the heart of the question. In my opinion, they constituted a...

2. Part 2

Now, I have given the right honorable gentlemen my views about Mitchelstown. (_Opposition cheers and derisive Ministerial cheers._) It was time that I should say, "Remember Mitc...

3. Part 3

Mr. GLADSTONE. That is just the matter I am going to argue, and we will see how it stands. The statement of the member for Cork was to this effect, that Lord Salisbury in one of...

4. Part 4

What was the result? That those poor tenants, who but for our action--but for the action of John Mandeville and myself--would have been beggared and homeless men, were able to t...

5. Part 5

I admit that there are two classes of victims at the mercy of the Chief Secretary,--public speakers and public newspapers Public speeches are the merest appendages of our organi...