The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-07
GLADSTONE IN MIDLOTHIAN.

~ La LII O4NL AN I4lDLS' 11lAlN.
THE Ex-PREMIER's CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE
CONSERVATIVE aovERNMENT-AN ENGLISH
aULLIvER BOUND BY LILIpUTIANs.
LONDON. Nov. %. 1879.
Political warfare is raging all the United
Kingdom. Dukes are at loggerheads with mar
quises; Mr.. Gladstone has entered upon his cam
paign in Scotland and been presented with black
cloth enough to make coat and vest and shepherds.
PLAID tweed sufficient for pair Of pantaloons. Phese
gifts he held lovingly in his hands while he ad.
dressed the crowd, and no doubt, he will shortly
display them. properly fashioned. on his own per-
son. In the halls Of Lord Roseberry. at Dalmeny.
where he is honored guest. So at last,
Gladstone has matched presents with his great poit
ical rival II Beaconsfeld can point to his wreath.
Gladstone can produce his ,nts. The wreath.
it is true, never graced the brows OF the Premier
while the shepherds plaid certainly will adorn tho
legs of Mr. Gladstone but in all human probability
they will some day both find resting place side by
side where the wreath now is-at Nine.
Tussauds, In the Chamber Of Horrors Prob
ably most of Mr.. Gladstone's speeches in Scot
land, or at least the pith of them. has been
cabled to you, but for such readers
IS may like to glance at specimens of the style
Of the great political orators speeches. quote
few extracts. He made his chief assault. of course
upon the foreign policy of the tory government,
and in his happiest vein. he compared the effect of
their policy upon the country to the machinations
practlsed upon Gulliver by the Liliputians.
GULIIvER AND THE LILIPUTIANs
''The conduct of the government" Mr.. Gladstone
said. 'in making many Imperial engagements and
acquisitions all over the world reminded him OF
little incident i'll q book which IL ut once great
ornament work OF literature, of fancy, and is
full OF profound good sense-I mean the travels
of 'Gulllver. Under the form OF allegcry
is here conveyed. with infinite fun and
humor, lesson OF profound political wisdom.
When tiulliyer lands among the Liliputans lie "a a
man OF six feet he lands among men OF six inches
He goes to sleep. and the Liputians. you would
say, would have no chance in dealing with such
man; but they tied him down with their greatest
cables. which about the thickness of pack
thread, and by using an enormous number Of these
cables, which packthreads in our point OF view
and by fastening them in the ground by
the most powerful rivets they could get, which
nearly as large as our pins in a ladys toilet.
they contrved to hasten him down to the ground SO
that it only with the utmost effort that he could
liberate one OF his arms. and as to the other
leg he thought the best thing was not to try to
liberate them at all. That is the way in which we
are being tied down."
ENGLAND's LATE WARS
Regarding war in general Mr.. Gladstone said:-"I
am not here OF those who has ever professed
to believe that the state our society has reached
permits us to make vow of universal peace, and to
renounce in all cases the alternative of war; but
here to say that long experience of life
leads me to deeper and deeper conviction
OF the enormous mischief of war, even under
the best and most favorable circumstances, and Of
the mischief Understandable and unredeemed of
less and unnecessary Look back over the pages
of history and consider the feelings with which
now regard wars that our torefathers in their time
supported with the most tenacious enthusiasm, of
which WE have had some development in this
country within the last three years. Can
war WAR, now deemed foolish by 900 men in
every 1000 in this country. was a which
tor long years was supported and for some years
was enthusiastically supported, by the mass of the
people? how powerful and deadly are the fasc
nations OF passion and OF pride. and II it be true
struction. in order that may avoid their repet-
ton, then beg and entreat you to be your
sussa asnss this ns asaay r ~ i Do not
to the dictates OF justice Remember that the
rights OF those savages. as we may call them.
and the happiness of their humble homes amid the
winter SHOWS OF Afghanistan. sacred in the
eyes of Almighty God as are your own. Remember
that He who has united you together az human
beings of the same flesh ana blood. and has bound
you in mutual love; that such love is not limited by
the shores Of this country nor limited by the boun
daries of Christian civilizations; that it passes
the wide surface of the earth and embraces the
meanest well as the greatest in its wide scope"
A SPEECH THE LADIES
Later on Mrs. Gladstone having been presented
congratulated upon her domestic virtues and the
possession of such husband, Mr.. Gladstone
marked You. Mr.. Provost. have referred to the
domestic relations in which l have had the happi-
to stand. and the inestimable blessing. not
from my own deserving. that has been permitted
me through long life. These family relations
have been q source OF unequaed and
varying consolation without break, without q
shadow without doubt without o change 1 look
at the inscription which faces yonder gal
lery. 1 see the words. Peace Retrenchment and
Reform. All these words connected with
the promotion of human happiness in what some
would call the desert OF this world and the political
world would be arid desert indeed IL could
hope that our labors would tend to increase human
happiness, to diminish the sin, the sorrow Of the
world, to do something to reduce its grievous aud
overwhelming misery: to alleviate little the burden
Cling excellence those impediments ut least which
the folly the greater offence OF man has offered
obstacles to its progress These the hopes that
cheer and ought to cheer the human heart amid
the iabors aud the struggles of political lite.
But of the three words, peace 'retrenchment aud
reforms the one word upon which wou ld say a
few more special words to you on this occasion IL
the word peace Is this. ladies. . time OF peace?
Cast your eyes abroad over the world. think what
has place in the last three four years. think
of the events which have flooded many hill. many
and pain. of the share which you, not in.
dvidually. but which your country collec-
lively has had In that grievous operation ion:
the nation whom term savages have in defence of
their land offered their naked bodies to the ter
ribly improved artillery and arms OF modern mill
tary science and have been moved down by hun
dreds and by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF shame !)-having
committed no offence, but having with rude, ignor
ant courage done, and done faithfully and bravcly.
what were for them the duties oil, PATRIOTISM You
may talk OF glory, you may offer rewards--and you
do right to give rewards for the galantry OF your
soldiers. who. think are entitled not only to our
admiration OF their courage. but to our compassion
for the nature OF the duties they have been called
upon to perform"
eIApsroSR's pERoRATIoN.
Lord Beaconsheld in his latest public speech, sar-
castcaly inveighed against perorations and called
Mr.. Gladstones beloved ancient Greeks to witness
against the practice TO his speech to the ladies of
Mid Lothian. however. Mr.. Gladstone added pero-
ration curious and beautiful not to DO quoted
wherever the English language Is spoken :-"Do not
suffer appeals to national Pride to blind you to the
dictates OF justice Remember that the rights of the
savage. call him. remember that the happiness
of his hu mble home remember that the sanctity OF
TIA In Inn triha of Afph ono
winter sacred IN the eyes OF
Almighty God rs your own. Remember, again, that
He who has united you together as human beings
in the same flesh and blood has bound you
by the law OF mutual love, that that
mutual love is not limited by the shores of
these islands, not limited by the boun-
daries OF Christian civilization. but passes
over the whole surface OF the earth, and embraces
the meanest along with tho greatest In its wide
scope. l think that in appealing to you ungrudg-
ingy to open your own feelings and bear your own
part in a political crisis like tins we making
no inappropriate demand, but are besceching