Other speakers pointed out that we ought not to let ourselves be lured into driving the Southern Unionists and the Ulstermen together against us.
Mr.Clancy said in his downright manner that he would not as yet express his view publicly: but that he was not going to reject this offer for the sake of fixing taxes on tea and tobacco, and that when the right time came, he would say so.

The strongest arguments used against this view were that in surrendering control of customs we lost our management of the taxes which pressed upon the poor; and further, that even if we agreed, no one knew what would result.

We had no guarantee that the compact would be expressed in legislation.

But on the whole the tone showed a disposition to accept, and especially to support Redmond--who had spoken of his political career as a thing ended.

Next day the debate in Convention continued.