Project Gutenberg 2012-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 137 Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart) 1809 1898 Gladstone, William Ewart Gladstone, William E. (William Ewart) O'Brien, William 1852 1928 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. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Eleni Christofaki, Paul Murray and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "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," is a collection of political speeches published in the late 19th century. This work captures a significant moment in British-Irish relations, focusing on the contentious issue of Home Rule for Ireland as articulated by two prominent figures of the time. The speeches highlight the deep political divide regarding governance in Ireland, underscoring themes of national identity, rights, and the complexities of colonial rule. The opening portion of this collection introduces the arguments presented by W. E. Gladstone, who critiques the government's handling of the Home Rule question and aims to address the complexities involved in the relationship between Britain and Ireland. He emphasizes the need for honest discussion surrounding pivotal issues such as public meetings, landlord-tenant relations, and the treatment of political prisoners, framing these matters as rooted in the broader aspirations for Irish self-governance. Gladstone stresses the importance of recognizing the legitimate national aspirations of Ireland while defending his stance against accusations and misrepresentations from opposing members of Parliament. His remarks pave the way for the evolving political landscape of Ireland, setting the stage for the subsequent speech by William O'Brien, who focuses on the failures of the government to suppress the Irish response to the coercive measures enacted against them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Home rule -- Ireland Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 147117 2025-06-16T16:54:29.588774 text/html 143362 2012-10-27T16:12:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 183715 2025-06-16T16:54:32.412721 application/epub+zip 183847 2025-06-16T16:54:30.135759 application/epub+zip 116770 2025-06-16T16:54:29.841733 application/epub+zip 236831 2025-06-16T16:54:34.321788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220579 2025-06-16T16:54:32.119760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153461 2022-09-18T19:19:20.159354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131212 2023-09-18T05:22:28.818676 text/plain 16984 2025-06-16T16:54:34.463709 application/rdf+xml 11978 2025-06-16T16:54:29.930755 image/jpeg 2510 2025-06-16T16:54:29.884746 image/jpeg 177737 2025-06-16T16:54:29.605769 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia