New-York tribune., 1877-06-14
ENGLAND AND TURKEY.
MIR. GLADSTONE AT BIRMINGHAM.

MIR. GLADSTONE AT BIRMINGHAM.
A GREETING BY QUARTER OF A MILLION PkoPLF-
MR.. GLApsioNE's PEACE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
THE LIBERAL PARTY OF THE FUTURE STARTED
MR. GLADSTONE LEADER IN sPITE OF HIM
SELF.
frRoN rHR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIDUNEl
LONDON, June l." Through living lane Of
a quarter of n milhon people, and with BODY
guard of fifty thousand men. Mr. Glad
stone made his entry into Birmingham amid
scene of popular enthusiasm which beggars DO
scrption"-but which is, nevertheless, exceedingly
well described by the clever writer from whom
/ borrow this we-packed sentence. All the way
from the station to Mr.. Chamberlain's residence IN
the suburbs the streets were crowded with cheering
lnultitudes Thirty thousand people heard him
speak in She evening at Bingley Hail. Some NIL
lions have read his speech this morning. which Is
telegraphed TO every paper in Great Britain and Ire
land Yet he spoke on the Eastern question, OF
which people affect sometimes TO be tired ana on
which he had already made two long speeches
within the past month in Parliament; which also
everybody had read. The phenomenon is sufficiently
considerable 10 invite explanation from the po-
ltical Ioungcrs in London who are never weary OF
declaring that Mr. Gladstone has lost his hold on the
country Only yesterday the most violent OF the
Mohammedan organs asserted with characteristic
cfirontery that the great majority OF his country
mon were against Mr. Gladstone on this question.
How happens it then that the announcement OF MS
presence at birmingham proves the signal for one OF
the most splendid political demonstrations ever
scent
II is moi Birmingham alone which does honor TO
Mr. Giadstoue's character and aims. The great
throng Of yesterday poured in from AL the midland
counties and indeed. from all over England Mr..
Chamberlain who knows, declared that there was
hardly club or Liberal association throughout the
ceuntry which had not sent its delegate In the
words of Il most significant article IN the Leading
journal 4" All that has the true ring ot Liberalism
in the country all that may be counted upon to en-
dnrc and 81 have its strength and weight in any
future contest between the two great parties of the
State. now attaches itself 20 the of Mr Glad
stone" AEd this meeting was held, first and foremost
think may say, to make that manifest. Beaten
in the House of Commons. deserted by his former
colleagues and 10y more than half the sO-cGlled
Liberal members Of the House of Commons, Mr
Gladstone has made his appeal to the makers OF
members of the House. They have responded IN
such way as to exOrt from the great journal wnch
is seldom guilty Of enthusiasm, and which seldom
bestows ANYTHING hut chastenug criticism on Mr..
Gladstone the astonishing admission have quoted
above Never says the same authority, never
in orr remembrance has public man been
so gcnCfalN ChtiWiNth by ihO i'iV'' i''''
and confident part Of English society; never las 1t
been more generally agreed that a statcsmans
career is At an end" If bitter hatred and unre-
lepting caluinny could destroy strong man, Mr.
Gladstone's enemies would have fulfilled ther
own prophecies long since. Bur whatever they
NAV saw or whatever he himself may say. he
is to-day once more, by force of his own genius,
in spite Of his own wish, and in obedience TO cir
cumsiarccs which no sagacity could iorsee, INC
leader of the Liberal party of the future. After all
nothing is 20 powerful as character As MIR. Dale,
the famous Nonc0nforuiSt Divine OF Birmingham,
we'll said yesterday: "Forsaken OF but fecbly sup-
ported by many Of those with whom he had shared
many glorious conflicts and who owed to him their
place and fame his courage remained undaun;ed
and his enthusiasm for righteousness and freedom
unqueuchcd."
do not mean to imply that Mr.. Gladstone has
nufp0sely or even consciously resumed the leader
ship of the party He doubt would still speak OF
himself % an Independent member, and VIII stll
refer IN the House to Lord Harrington rs the official
chief OF the Liberals Nor can his sincerity in the
matter De questioned. Bnt tie men with whor no
isnow acting are men who iitto or nothing for
the pe1petnaton of the Liberal Party with Wing
chiefs and dead Wing principles-if principle be iho
frue name for that strange compound OF political
tEnidity and personal indifference which guides the
deliberations Of the Front 'nch. They are men
who know what they want, and want it with viii.
Mr Chamberlain is their most radical and porhars
most capable lcades 1t is he, at any rate, who has
assumed direction of their councils lately j Is 10
him that their resolve TO follow Mr. Gladstone Is
mainly due. 1T is he with his singular Genius Tor
organization, who has brought together This meet
ing: and whatever may be Mr.. GlSdstone'S iiteliiy
TO past traditions Mr.. Chamberlain Is FREQ to think
Of the future only don't doubt that the one pur-
,,,se ,nnerronst with Mr. Chamberlain was 10 put
beyond cavi the fact that the great mass of voters
who call themselves Liberal are loyal to Mir. Glad
stone and to Mr. Gladstone alone
Nor Is Nh Chamberlain man to content himself
with getting together thirty Thousand men 10 listen
toa speech and letting them go hcnc again. hven
more important than the great assembly IN Bnelcy
Hall was the quiet conference Of a few hundred
earnest men who gathered earlier IN the day, and
established Federation Of the Liberal Associations
of AL England That also is for the party Of The Fu-
tnrc They laid down no political programme 10
definition of principles The time is not come for
that But they reorglnizcd the party on this theory
"nanely the direct participation of all i'a members
In the direction Of its policy, and IN the seiccuoh O
those particular of reform and Of progress
70 which priority shoald be given" That IL not-
fcation to the Jinta which has its headquarters in
Westminster-or. If You like in DcvOnshirc House
that the Radicals do not intend any longer TO submit
70 dictation; that there is liberal England outside
Of London. larger than London. which will not
longer be ruled by London They announce that
the basis OF party government is henceforih 10 he
renrescntalve basis TO consist of popularity elected
committees Of local associations and the union Of
sYch local associations Ivy means ot Their freely
chosen representatives in a general Federation. II
this looks pcrlously like the setting u2 of King
Caucus can only say that the rule OF caucus IS