The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-11
Tho London Banauet-Premier Gladstone

Speech.
The inaugural banquet Of the Lord Mayor
OF London took place on Tuesday night AS is
customary on such occasions the Premier's
speech was the event Of the evening. Mr..
Gladstone made speech, the most important
portion OF which appeared in the HERALD of
yesterday; and no one who has read the
speech will refuse to admit that It was worthy
OF the occasion and worthy of the right honor
able gentleman himself Mr.. Gladstone is one
OF the finest scholars of the day he is, by
general consent, one of the greatest of living.
statesmen; he is unquestionably one of the
men of the period; and 1t must on all hands
be admitted that his words on Tuesday night
were words of wisdom.
Mr.. Gladstone touched upon the main ques-
lions of the old themes-home and foreign
policy. With the home policy of England
foreigners have but little sympathy. 1t is not
their affair. Mr.. Gladstone is not ignorant of
the fact. With great discretion, therefore, he
rested his case on Ireland. He knew his
speech would be telegraphed to all lands, but
particularly to New York, and he knew that
the New YORK HERALD had its eyes upon
him; and it must be admitted that he made
good speech from our American standpoint.
It is Mr.. Gladstone's mission to take away
from Ireland every cause of complaint against
England. He has gone into his work
heartily. He has largely, by individual
force of character, abolished the grievance
vvh iohc tho Io{o M
the late Chevalier Bunsen pronounced the only
grievance of Ireland. This great work done,
he finds that disaffection remains and brings
forth deadly fruit. With true bravery he
seeks out another reason for this disafection,
and he finds it in the land tenure system of
Ireland. AS he devoted the last session of
Parliament to Ireland, so does he intend to
devote this one We have no doubt that as
he was successful last year in abolishing the
ecclesiastical grievance, so will he be sue
cessful this year in abolishing the land tenure
grievance. When Mr.. Gladstone is done with
Ireland 1t will be bad for Tammany. Tam
many ought to know that he means to play
her out. 1t is our belief that Gladstone is
Peter Bismarck Sweenys greatest rival. It
is for Tammany and Peter B. to make up their
minds as to what they will do in the premises
Ireland, however, was not the only theme on
which Gladstone dwelt. The foreign depart
ment had to be touched upon, and the foreign
department had but one cloud on it's horizon,
and that cloud was not wholly separated from
the Stars and Stripes Mr.. Gladstone has
some faith in races and some faith in facts.
He does not mention the Alabama claims, but
he mentions George Peabody; and somehow
he sees fit to set George Peabody and West
minister Abbey against the Alabama claims
War between England and the United States
he deprecates above all things, and such war
he thinks lis next to impossible. Mr.. Glad
stone would be nearer the point if he proposed
to pay down at once.
Altogether, however, we are disposed to
regard Mr.. Gladstones speech at Guildhal as
one Of the sensations of the day. We are not
likely to have anything like it until the Goth of
November, when we expect the Emperor Napo-
Icons speech. Gladstone means we'll, and
unless the tories, who have shown dispos-
ton, if we are to judge from the London
Quarterly, to adopt new tactics, dethrone
Dsraeli, it is reasonable to conclude that he
will once more come off victorious.