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Show INSURES SUCCESS OE HOME RUEEJEJSURE Acceptance of Bill by Irish-National Irish-National Convention Step Towards Goal. CHEERS FOR REDMOND l eader Is Lion of Hour; Congratulations Con-gratulations From Alt Parts of World. BT AUSTIN F. MAGTJTHB. Special Cable to The Tribune. DUBLIN. April C7.-The most important im-portant political gathering held in Ireland Ire-land for many years was assembled in this city last Tuesday. It was the national na-tional convention called by Mr. Redmond Red-mond leader of the Irish party, to consider the home rule bill, which passed ds firsl reading in parliament the other night by a msjoritv of nearly one hundred votes. On the day of the introduction of the bill bv Premier Asqnith, who per formed his great tatk in a speech of remarkable force and eiloquence, Mr. RedmoDd following the prime minister made the greatest oratorical effort of his long career. The leader of the Trish party accepted the bill in whole-hearted style, declaring declar-ing it was superior in some respeets to either of the homo rule bills, submitted submit-ted to parliament by Mr Gladstone, and taken as a whole, was a comprehensive, com-prehensive, generous and just measure, lie reeommendod its acceptance at the national convention in Dublin last Tuesday. Tues-day. Irish People Back Redmond. From the veritable flood of cable dispatches, dis-patches, telegrams and letters which nave come to Mr. Redmond since his formal acceptance of the measure In parliament, all warmly Indorsing his attitude toward the bill, it is quite evident evi-dent that he has behind him the great bulk of Irish publlo opinion not only in Ireland but also beyond the seae. Hundreds of cable messages have eomo to Rodmond from almost every stale in the American Union, from (.'anada, from Australia and the South African commonwelth, all approving his policy and expressing satisfaction with the "bill, as it has been presented to the country by Mr. Asquitb. The belief is gaining ground both In London and in this city that the lords will bow to the inevitable, and accept the bill without entering ou a two years' battle the end of which would be another humiliating defeat for the upper chamber. Tndeed, tho peers have been compelled com-pelled to eat humble pie so many times in recent years that prestige of any kind will be absent from their political politi-cal action, if they ride to another fall on this home rule measure. Lords Lose Prestige. The fact is patent to every parliamentary parlia-mentary observer that the Tory party is practically lenderless. The brilliant days of Beaconsf leld and of Salisbury are only memories. In the upper house tho once great conservative party is limping its way under the admittedly inefficient leadership of Lord Lans-downe. Lans-downe. Lord Hosebenr la there, to be sure, but, as he has been on all sides of overy question since ho broke awav from' Mr. Gladstone in 1886, his leadership lead-ership is neither inspiring nor reassuring reassur-ing to those who sit on the Tory benches. Koseberys son. Nell Primrose, Prim-rose, one of the members of the house of commons for Cambridgeshire, is a stroDg supporter of the Asqnith home ' rule policy and voted for the homo rule bill with his party. Bnt his father fa-ther is bitterly opposed to home rule and occasionally makes strong and brilliant, speeches against it. These 1 speches are of little account, however, his influence as a leader being a thing, of the past. Success Is Assured. Tuesday's convention m this city indorsed in-dorsed Redmond's acceptance of the ABquith bill, as everybody expected and the position of the Liberal-Nationalist coalition will be strong enough to force the bill through against anv opposition opposi-tion from Lord Lausdowne and the Tory majority in the upper house. So many other measures of reform are pressing to the front in England, Wales and Scotland, upon all of which the temper of the masses is at a heat which admits of no trifling, the strong probability is that Lansdowne and his followers already beaten on the budget, on the insurance bill, and on the minimum mini-mum wage bill, will pauso well and sob erlv before entering on another losing battle with the house of commons. Redmond got the reception of his life at tho convention in this city on Tuesday. Tues-day. His opening address as presiding presid-ing officer was a masterly exposition of the epoch-making measures now before be-fore the country. |