The New York herald., 1873-11-03


pen OF history narYltes what has been done with
regard 10 this ton, 1t Will say that that treaty
aud that arbitration, and
THE CONDUCT of/EARL GRANVILLE AND Mr. GLAD
SrOER
and their colleagues added nobler chapter to the
history OF Eugnlnd than II they had nled II with
the records ~ bloody battles. Qoud cheers.l
have asked YOU TO look hack little over the time
worth whit. now ia hook forward a little TO the
general eRcfon which, in all probability, VII, oe
When I seston ss er sSs took place. I'VE
ago, there was An enormous majority IN iaFor Oh
the liberal party, Whyi presume Il was because cause
They required Il 20 be done. The national MIND
had risen TO the height Of disposlng OF certain tam
work in the main has not peen done:
ana well done, toos have found Iaait
pnblr-I speak OF the liberal public-haye
found ault with only one measure Vi course our
daughter aud cheers and voice-"They have
nothing else TO don But having come TO TINS
Tor was member oft, which in five years in the
main has done what you asked IL and expected IL
apd sq do ssy v YOU mad better dcharse the
tnat nave been doing SO well for you during tue
last ye years ana cheers t, ItSae ore
for hvc years done nothing but opstruct ana resist
those workmeD. tRenewed laughter.) II may
thing more 10 be done. Even II you did not
II would be. advisable TO retain the servants
that have done so well: but II you want
more to be done ii would seem TO me to be very
necessary 10 retain those who are willing TO do
something rather than those who, Tor five years
past, have done nothing but obstruct. .Cheers)
Bv great e1erts we were enabled 10 Tree the prod
nss % o. a6s sas
that the freedom OF the land would be great
boon to the country, as Ras the freedom oi proc.
nee TO the soil. IL is q question OF the lntensest
interest TO the working classes OF the country.
am delighted, as hope thousands and thousands
are-I am delighted to see some movement and
STIR among the ciass OF agricultural laborers.
loud cheers.) But bear IN mind that II is not IN
the power OF organization, especially ola scattered
class as they are, permanently and greatly TO raise
the rate OF wages what
THE AGRICULTURAL CLASS
In this country requires is that the land shall pe
made absolutely free, that there should be steps oy
which the best the cleverest the NEST industrious,
the most frugal OF the agricultural aborers should
gradually make their way TO better and higher
social level. (Cneers.) That can never be with
land laws such as We have-and laws which extend
everywhere 10 great estates and greai farms alto
gether beyond the reach, the expectation or the
dream of the agricultural laborer. That IS aues-
ton which will have to be dealt with very soon.
Last session a bin was introduced by the present
Lord Chancellor with view to making more easy
and more cheap the transfer OF and-oi course
mean mean py purchase. Other oiiis ni, muss oe marc
not sleep, and IL is as necessary Tor the land-
owners themselves that II should be dealt with
1t is for the agricultural laborers IN their poor
and abject condition tCheers There are other
laws which affect land-tne laws OF landlord and
which VIII have to be dealt with, and with some
degree OF lorce before long. tCheers.) IL seems
occupy land paying rent Tor IT, and that they
should not have absolute property in all that lives
Questions which interest people-when they speak
about the Budget and rhe surplus and the dimi-
mutton oi the taxation. Some ieei very sore aDoul
the question OF the income tax-thear, hear d
don't wonder at 1t. IL is most unequal and II
tempts men to great dishonesty. Hear, hear and
cheers.) Then there is the question OF
A FREE BREAKFAST
table-tea, sugar and coffee. lCheers) Wel
there is abundant here for the most enter
prisiDg Chancellor OF the Exchequer, II he had
surplus, TO crafty the people OF the United King
the hands, am not now speaking of the present
movement or OF Mr. Gladstone-Dut In the hands
OF the liberal party ana OF liberal administration
have not touched upon certain questions some
men are interesting themselves about. agree with
one OF the greatest men England pr the world has
produced, when he said, 40 know that which
before us lies In daily lie is the prime wisdom"-
(hear, hear D-and therefore prefer TO deal
with the questions which are IN front, which are
coming near us, which the public mind Is thinking
OF and discussing setting, because the pnblc
mind often settles these questions before they are
discussed and settled by Parliament; and prefer
10 deal VITA
that are before US rather than to run into specua
tons and into some grave questions which must
certainly the present. Hear heard said, then,
looking at the past, whom should we trustt ain
not about TO compare rival Ministers. | shall not
certainly compare the First Minister, the leader OF
the present administration, with the writer OF the
Bath letter. Great cheeringl J would rather
compare parties than nyal Ministries. suppose
now next year, when we nave q general election,
tnst the result throughout the United Kingdom
should be TO continue large majority OF the lD-
erai party, what viii be the result-should be9
Why, during the currency OF the coming Parlia-
ment another chapter OF great and noble measures
Will be added TO the Parliamentary history OF the
time. Our pocg IS known. Not every particular
measure not every particular clause, but mean
that the policy OF the liberal party is known 1t is
before the public, 1t is not concealed, IT Is no mys
terry. But what Is the
POLICY OF TILE oPPoSITIoSf
Cheers and laughter.l Why, we were told the
other day that the leader OF the opposition was
IN furA nf rfaF fAnt IN nrhf fArl
And but Tor that strange and unfortunate epis
tolary outburst-(renewcd laughserl-we should
have had no idea oil the desperate state o mind in
which ne has been. much laughterJ But still n
We ask for the policy OF the opposition, all IL dark
dark, impenatraDly dark and all that we know is
that nothing can be known. d.aughterl | beg
pardon, though am wrong Ia tnat. We know
tnat according 10 the opposition all the work Of the
past five and, II Jon ike, OF the past orty years
Is e'il but 10 the future you Will see II when 1t
comes. naughterl Now, let me tell you this
that that great statesmanship which consists IN
silence and secrecy Is not original; IL j. mere
copy OF thirty or forty years ago. reco!ect the
time very wen; there was great fever and mama
OF speculation and everybody went into every
thing They generally came out with nothing.
t-aughter.) l recolect quite well tae advertise
GREAT sUNFIowER COMPANY
tlauahterl-and il anybody had proposed so I'M
substantial speculation as the equnoctial line
people would have taken shares IN that. laugh
teri Now, at that time there was very ingenious
fellow; II could remember his name would I'M
mortsizc him. lie was very ingenious fellow, |
and he put out prospectus. He was wnat they
Vail bhc proHlOttI VI q bIcdL company, WHICH was |
10 have great capital ana great number OF shares
and great profits All this was 70 work great in
yentlon-eyerTthing was great about it-blt what !
IL was was great secret; indeed, 1t was 80 pro-
found secret that until all the money was paid Ia
NOBODY was to know what II was dLadghterl /
Now, that IL the conservative policy al tnis mo- I
ment. tLaughter.i Tney have policy which /
they orer for the coming elections but II 4 pro
found secret when you have ali given Jour votes /
and returned CONSERVATIVE majority perhaps \
they will tell you what IL - daughter /
and cheers.l mentioned forty years Lord sans
bury referred to those forty years 10 MS speech. I
1t is difficult matter for one Of our conservative
friends TO get over such forty years have had
in this country and during the whole of tha, tine
the liberal party has been In power, lof when y
not In Offce IL was Ia power. fCGeers.l Sir Il
Robert Peel came into o1Ice IN the rear Issi and
left ONCE in the year 1873 and his rsnO~n and the
reverence which we pay his rnemOfy-sA that
which has family now hold dear-be pnrcnssed by
wisely doing Whfcn Auti-(0ru 10