In the latter part of his speech, Mr. Morley argued
at some length for the position that to give Ireland a separate Legis- lature, and yet not to give her a separate Executive dependent on that Legislature, would be to mock her with the hope of reforms which need never be carried out. He was very eloquent in his promises that Ireland would be politically transformed by Home-rule, and that instead of sending to the new Legislature the sort of patriot to whom we have recently been accustomed, she would turn over a new leaf, and send to it the men of whom she is really proud. Unfortunately, Mr. Morley failed to ask himself what policy she would send representatives to the Irish Legislature to carry out. If she sends representatives to the Irish Legislature to do justice to all classes, and to disappoint nine-tenths of the hopes which the National League has raised, we do not doubt that the men of whom Ireland is really proud will gladly accept the task. But if she sends representatives to the Legislature to carry out the policy of the National League,—as we must, of course, expect,—does Mr. Morley really think that the men of whom Ireland is really proud would accept the office P
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