New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-26
GLADSTONE on HRIfISH CONQUEST
From hfs speech at Wigan.

Froya Ms speech at Wigan.
think tina. TIE tOg-y atmosphere III Whlch
we arc involved on ,Ts very sp figure of tire poEti-
cal siui.iou for IN tuls m0sphere me view even u
the safpest sighted i Int dn ana falni reaS ~
Nairs,ys GoVernmeni--l must do them this justice
hav, d9 ev I, thiug In their power make IL clear.
II cannot he said thai they have not amply Supplied
the nation with means az Judgment. IT you 40
not feel yourselves IN possession OF the materials
saw whether the, ought 10 be Ministers 81
matei ~. Is siT insufH,icnt-aiI can say IS
that they are most unreasonable. and that, III my
rfac doom before they find themselves IN possess on
OF the OF forming an opinion Look at the state
Of the az home and LOOK at the state OF ne word
abroad You know mat ~ hne S9Hn n nc ZONE tye
the product OF ~ariike materials not Tor
ess a. tue cOuntrt. nut for the purpose of enabling
those who rue TO carry ON hectoring pol ey.
ac 10 ID, dscrediI aud the injury of this great En-
pire. A. fs0m tnis island you direct your atien-
non 20 the furihest quarters OF tue globe. you
Will nnd u difficult refer TO any former period al
which many elements OF trouble baVe been called
into norton and have assumed menacng aspect. The
rca diirJty not 90 DOnt ont stroug iaes and con
eusisc Ecnts hut 10 20 tnrongA tLe hoie OF them
nlthou,n have been very busy during the last fort
pe1f nnc portions OF tins case. hnd there - plenty
more }sf 90 aughterl ana am obged 10 20 back
WIN ai eziausird budget Whatever deficits there may
o., Ina f coautryand deficits very much Ia fashion
with tits Government for they have established them IN
Eng lnda. ana see also IN the httle colony OF
Natal-tu &c j. no deficit IN these materials would
ike touch upon ons Single point they say 'hat VIC
bring heavy charges against the Government. Ny an
sWel st IL is true But ~ Is also true that tney bring
heavier charges against themselves Ia my opnlon The
thin they constitute, wnen uuy examined heavier
sccusailoDs than We can IN axe do YOU thnk on VIII
be able listen for two minutes while give you an
exaiDllei Lord salisbury Is IA some degree Ianca
shire man, and will give you n reference to late
spsech OF HE. lie discussing the selzure-for must
call IL sclzure-Of Cyprus and he laid down this doc
trine he went back upon the ground II history and
hvc i,yeys mad pocy in tins Empire ana that policy
has ben that whenever there has been great
LaT1ps we ws SSp caf centre Of Interest
in the AZ one period. at the early part OF the
asf century the chief interest of the in SPAN.
Then took Gibraltar. AT the end OF the century the
chief interest OF the war was IA Italy Then we took
Malta At the present time the chief interest OF the
Turkish question Is 10 Asia Mnor-it 10 not so. but that
has nothing TODD with II am stating his ar sinen.the
minor, W. ~ % ~ Iorf salisbnfy but ssy read
!hose @ ra ,pav re ,nors =, he :, sem, nts
OF political bandit than the statements OF British
great happens il the business and policy OF Eng
land and appropriate piece OF territory by wat
rignt DO we do tbsf Have other nations the same
rlghti II other nations have the same right,
the consequence innst be general and bloody
scramble and chaos in CbrstendOm. IL other M
tioLs have not the same right, II we are entitled
10 assert Law for ourselves that which In others We
this rgut. Where did we obtain our right To go "a
pharisce into the Iempe-,or, my ifieuos tn's is inc
Temple OF Tie Almighty, ia which lie ~ admin sting
and VIII administer tu>tlce-wny say, do We go IKE
Pharsee into the Temple aud thank God thar We arr
not a. other men are anu claim ior ourselves TIC 20
appropriate what we please whenever there Is great
L
doctrines have laid down. Ia my oplnion, although
have said things, OF endeavored To cay things,
that were "a themselves severe. never wishing
an unnecessary violence. but the other nand
shrinking from attaching To- actions the epiIhets
they dsserye-aihongh have done that say there Is
nothing I can say which Is half dlscrediaDie to
tue policy OF the Government the announcement OF
Lord salisbury that whsnrver and wherever there has
been great CONFUSION Ia Europe the business OF Eng
lana Il TO look 70 OF that CONFUSION.
LOOK "a near that can, and take por
tion OF the Territory which belongs 20 else.
Gentlemen. honesyis tie best policy, and .obbery Is
no credtabie among States than IL when it Is
the act OF private man. Public policy should he con-
Quoted OH those principles which constitute virtue In
private life. DO not listen 10 those who set up doe
trtnes which dangerous The peace of the world
be sure that no man can rely upon any permanent
security for hs rights uDless DO respects
the rights az his neighbcis; aud no nation
be safe IA the position IL holds among nations. how
ever great however imposing unless II recognizes
those principles OF justice and equality which bind
0ether naons OF world have done what little
could 10 an illustration OF how the case stands
have addressed tho men Of Wigan before Then
won the Rational battle and what hope now 10 that
al the election shall win both the National
the local battle and that xil sepd Mr. Lancaster
ana Mr.. M'Corquodale 10 represent tho borough Of
WigaB and 10 MAINTAIN SOUND honest, National princt
Dles In the next Parliament