0 a political arrangement in which a part of a country governs itself independently of the central government of the country
Finally, we considered whether home rule improved the situation for urban legislation.
For those who recalled the 1912-14 home rule crisis, the scene was all too familiar.
In one extract he had shown his contempt for the political pragmatism espoused by the home rule party.
The instrument of legislative action, however, became blunter with the adoption of home rule.
Home rule effectively eliminated state access to the awarding of franchises and to the form of local government, both central issues in turnof-the-centur y politics.
These patterns of legislative deference to local representatives and of continued state involvement in local issues did not end with home rule.
Home rule broadened, rather than constricted, the scope of conflict on urban issues.
Indeed, these home rule resolutions enjoyed the unique distinction of being the only ones unanimously passed at the notoriously fractious conference.
