New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-06


have been allowed TO interfere with the great agitation
for extension of the Suffrage had 1t required an i'm
peu it was furnished by the letter addressed by Mr.
Gladstone to Mr. Crawford. Of the members Tor the
City OF London in which he declines any longer 10 eau
the opposition to the sham bin of the Government De
he cannot depend upon the support OF hs parry
This letter has doomed the tricky Liberals AT me
election, wheneverit comes ana II mas aue it'l
determined than to have House OF C3mn8ns
which will Support the statesmen OF the people OF III
gland, w. T. Gladstone, and John Bright:
The following is the correspondence Ieeiieq To-
mo. 20 EATON SQUARE, \. w" April IL, 1901
DEAR Mr. GLADSTONE: i find that many members OF
the House, who supported You on fndy eNens, ,so
TO take with regard TO the remaining amendments 10 inc
Reform bill standing in your name , ,,,..
1t would be very useful am sure, u yon colu et me
have a line from y0u on the subject before You leave
town for the recess Believe me yo@rE iy
"Tle Right Hon. W f. Gladstone, NJ. r. - ,s,,
"My DEAR MR.. CRAWFORD: thank you for giving me
an opportunity which enables me to make known TO YOU
and TO others the course propose to ake WIN regaW 10
in my name the notice paper III the House OF Iom-
need not state what must in the minds of all the
nature of amendment which the House rejected on
body Of Nays by which it was so rejected.
" The country hardly fail now 10 he aware mat
those gentlemen Of Liberal opinions whose convictions
allow them 10 act untedly upon this question arc not
majority but minority, Of the existing House OF Com
mons and that they have not the power they were sup
pOsed TO possess Of limiting directing the action OF the
Administration of shaping the provisions OF me re
form bill Sti having regard 10 the support Wne my
proposal respect personal rating received from so
large number of Liberal members, am not less Wiling
than heretofore remain the of the parry 10
which they belong aud when any suitable occasion sl'
arise if il shall be their wish shall he prepared again 10
attempt concerted action upon TINS OF any o'ner su'Je0
for the public good . =,
try and friends feel that prudence requires me 10
withdraw from my attempts assume the Initiative IN
oSn,t Nv. q rnverSaj either formal or virtual
of the vote of Friday, the l2th Tor such attempts,
men not be the most IEey means Of advancing their
own purpose. .o. ,.,o,, ,it, ,to orord,ronts
now on the paper my name, nor give notice OF Othcr
amendments such as / had contemplated; hut shall
from whatever quarter TO limit yet further the scany
modcum Of Acknowledgement proposed by inc Govern I'm,
provisions of the bill remain my dear MT Crawford
most faithfully yours, Nv. f. GLADSTONE.
"R. W. Crawford, esq, VI. Pr
IMMENSE Reform MEETING AT BIRMINGLLAM-
SPEECH OF MR. BRIGHT.
The demonstration of Good Friday in Hyde Park was
followed up by a tremendous gathering at Birmingham
on Easter Monday and by another at Leeds on Easter
Tuesday, the inauguration of the Golden statue az Man
chester the day also partoOk to some extent OF
the same character Robertson Gladstone, the brother
Of W E. and Jacob Bright, the brother Of john repre-
sented the two leaders that occasion. At Blming
ham, John Bright made one Of his powerful oratOns and
at Leeds Mr. Forster, Mr. Baine, and Mr.. stansfeld-
three abest and best members Of the House OF
Commons-addressed the multitude
IN concluding his speech John Bright said In reference
TO the split in the camp, &c:
am sure you will wonder how il can be that such a
thing could happen among the Liberal party; viii tel
you This House Of Commons, VIII undertake 10 say -
y far the most corrupt that has been elected ana assem-
bled since the Reform bill am not able to say what u
has cost 10 seat these 90 nclhpss III at 11usc ouo ~
said IL had cost them and their friends million OF money
l should be long way under the mark: believe u
has cost more 10 seat these C5O men there than II
has cost TO seat all me members OF az me Otnfr
representative aud legislative assemblies in the world
that are now IN eXistenee IN utct W " ,I n
state Of things makes him inevitably corrupt MT schoe
field and are in position 10 take what some would
call too favorable or too severe view OF TINS matter
We come here, and do MT meet with contest and are
who pay always from 900 10 $4,000 for thor election
and although there men In the House of Commons
sderaon, st there great numbers, am SATISFIED,
who willing 10 take almost any kind OF measure on
any subject from any Government rather Than 90 back
to their constituents with the chance first Of ALL Of not
coming back to the House az all and with the certainty
that if they stand contest they must lessen the balance
al their bankers by several thousand pounds Ana 80
Tory Reform h TO break up the Liberal party, to do
anything Whatever as they say 70 settle the question IN
and during the present session. and not as the great
ready 10 bear an this rather than have dissolution OF
Parliament. There many honest men among those
who met in the tearO0m but there were some oil whom
should not exactly Ike 10 say that There were some
who were ignorant Of party tactics and who anced that
if the bill could be got into committee we might somehow
other manage 10 amend II better than IN the whole
House. and the who met there are responsible Tor Inc
division which took place subsequently For If the in
structiou OF Mr. COeridgc had been put, believe 1t
would have been carried and II it had been carried the
question of Reform would have been IN the hands on Mr.
in the hands Of Mr. Dsrae and his reluctant followers
shall say the efronery TO taunt Mr. Gladstone with
being the leader Of portion OF party. There are
little difficulties the Government side to which need
not now refer MI Disrael the other night spoke Of
Mr. Gladstone as the one person in the House Win whom
he would not deal on this question Cries OF shame
and bsses lie treated nm as the representative OF
faction and OF party strife The rest OF the House ne
would discuss the matter with bat with him he would
deal IN different manner and on different terms These
renegades from the Liberal party some OF the men who
Saturday with the government heaId TINS taut OF NJ
Hardy they heard the insulting observations OF Mr. Dis
country to be thus insuited, without having the
selfTespect or the manliness to resent It, what
know my practice speak Of the official politicians
and the statesmen of this country with exaggerated
and there is in either House who undertakes to
deny IT. that since IS2 there has been no man nan
impaired into this question Of reform much Of cOnyc
ton much Of earnesness and much Of zeal az has
been impaired during the last two years by the present
leader OF the Liberal party Cheers Who Is there IN the
political questonsi Who equals him in earnestness 7
Who equals him in elOqueucei Who equals him IN cour-
age and fidelity TO his cOnvictonsl Cheersl II these
Gentlemen who say they will not follow him have any
one who is his equal let them show him II they can
point any statesman who add dgny and grandeur
10 the stature of Mr. Gladstone let them produce him.
lCheers 1t Is deporabe thing that last year small
section Of 40 thereabouts OF protesting Liberals
destroyed the honest and acceptable speak OF the pe0
plete acceptable bill Of the late Government and with
IL they also destroyed the Government when proposed ~
About equal number have this year. TO great extent
destroyed the power OF the Opposition and may assist an
antRefomng Government pass avery bad measure on
the greatest question OF time cheers-and having
done all the mischief which they cOnldhey begin TO write
silly letters to their constituents. What he done in
Parliamentary parties every man 10 pursue his own
little gamei costermonger and donkey, although IT
would uke week TO travel from here TO London, yet
running athwart the London and North Western Railway
line, might bring 10 total destruction great express
train; and very small menIl0ud cheers very small
men, who during their whole political lives have not adj
vanced the question Of Reform by one hairs breadth
by moment In time, can at critical hour like this
throw themselves ahwart the objects OF grcatparty and
mar il may be- great that ought 10 affect the
interests Of the country benefciay for all time cheers
Now, believe that when men leave their party IN
this way not when the party is going contrary 10 its
acknowledged principles but not going with them that
lnllch ~ nrlIclnle and InIch of