. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. e the debate and call the vote. This proposal wasresisted to the bitter end. When the 2d of March came there was an up-roarious opposition to the speakers effort to close the discussion. TheHouse was for a time a scene of the greatest confusion, and the cry of Privilege! Privilege ! was heard on every hand; but the majority
. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. e the debate and call the vote. This proposal wasresisted to the bitter end. When the 2d of March came there was an up-roarious opposition to the speakers effort to close the discussion. TheHouse was for a time a scene of the greatest confusion, and the cry of Privilege! Privilege ! was heard on every hand; but the majority, underthe lead of the speaker, had its way, and the Home Rulers were vote was taken, and the Coercion Bill was carried. This was only the beginning of war. On the day following the passageof the Coercion Act the leaders of the Irish party were forcibly expelled36 562 LIFE AXD TIMES OF WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE. from tlie House of Commons. Charles Stewart Parnell and WilliamOBrien were arrested and thrown into prison, where they remained untilthe following year. It was believed, for the time, that this method of pur-ijation and suppression would end the Land League and silence its leaders;ijut not so. No sooner had the hand of force been applied than a strong. WILLIAM OBRIEN. sympathy was created for the oppressed and their cause. A reaction came onin their favor. The triumph of the government was seen to be no triumph,and the imprisoned leaders of the Land League got as much sympathy fromthe public as the ministry itself. The composition of the Liberal party waspeculiar. It was graded all the way up from conservatism to radicals of the party were in so close sympathy with the Home Rulersthat party discipline was necessary in order to restrain their insurgent dis-position. Aye, more than this; Mr. Gladstone himself inclined from the FIRST BATTLE FOR HOME RULE. 563 perpendicular in the direction of Ireland. His tendencies were towardreform. A prudent conser
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