Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-08
BRITISH POLITICS.
Gladstone Speaks For His Party and
POlicy-Severe Criticism of Parne,l and
HIS COurse-Miscellaneou
GREAT BRITAIN,
GIADSTONE

GLADSTONE.
LONDON, Oct 7.-Gladstone received
great ovation at Leeds today. Eeighty-six
addresses were presented him. He replied
briefly acknowledging the value of protec-
ton. Gladstone explained the liberal foreign
policy to consist of two main principles-that
every foreign country should be credited with
the same good natures as ourselves until 1t
should be proven to the contary, and that ev
cry power was entitled to the same rights and
privileges. He concluded by saying it was
not for him whose life was drawing to its in
evitablc close, to anticipate the long future
they desired for him, but he would leave the
affairs of the country in the hands of men
IN whom it had confidence.
Referring to the unity of the Liberal party,
he said he saw no sign of any such divisions
as led to its defeat in 1874. Everywhere there
were signs of union, and he looked forward
with satisfaction. There was much to be
done, he said, in altering and modifying the
land laws OF England and Scotland,
not those of Ireland. He argued
that depression of trade produced
from the decreased purchasing power. He
calculated that between 1878 and 1880 the
country had lost 9A 100000 on her export
trade, but as much as 91O0,000,00O from
bad harvests. Referring to the Fair Trade
League, he SAID, some persons complained
about the American tariff. America sent us
se5 ,00O, 900 worth of manufactures, while we
sent America from 950, 900 to $4,000, 900
worth. The Fair Traders want America to
cease to be our customer to this amount
More unfair leaguers he never knew Of
sSSir Stafford Northcote disapproved of Mr..
Lowther's suggestion of corn duty. 1t was
time to speak intelligently on the subject. Sir
Stafford Northcote had other speeches to make
soon He DerhaDs would snu hot f;oo llx,
whether he favored protection and a corn du-
ty He declared himself he would be no party
to retrogade movement.
Gladstone spoke for an hour and forty
minutes. At the banquet given Gladstone to-
night there were 400 persons present. Glad
stone said "Justice to Ireland is a sacred
duty, but it can never be performed without
equal justice to England and Scotland. The
state of Ireland might not be a party question.
Ireland is IN crisis, and on the working of the
land act may depend the greatest issues with
regard to her prosperity. There are powerful
agencies working which will yet influence
her fate in spite of the action of certain per-
sons. do not believe there are laborers in
any country that have made more progress
than the Irish laborers. Glandstone con-
trasted O'Connel's fidelity to the crown of
England with Parnell's hostility to everything
English. O'Connell, he said, on every occa.
sion declared his respect for prop
erty, but Parnel has now
new gospel, that of plunder to proclaim.
He sees now that whereas the rental of Ireland
is EFT 900, 600 the landlord is entitled to moth
ing but the original valuation of the land,
amounting to e3,00O,000. O'Connell's respect
for human life was consistent. Parnell, dur
ing the last session, made every effort to de-
strOy the effect of the land bill, but he did
not dare to vote against it like man, but when
the life of the bill was at stake, Parnell end
thirty OF his followers withdrew from the
house of commons and tried to destroy the
work which the government had begun,
The test cases, which Parnell intends to
take into the land court, are cases of rents
which are fair and moderate. If he takes these
cases into court it will reject them, and when
the court has rejected them Parnell and his
train will tell the people they have bean be,
trayed, that the court is worthless, and that
the land act ought to meet their uneauiyocal
reputation, and so he will play his game and
gain his obeject if the people listen
to these fatal doctrines.
Alluding to agrarian crime, Gladstone said,
what would happen in England if crime
proved beyond the exertions OF officers of the
law! Vast multitudes of loyal citizens would
array themselves in support of the law, but no
such thing is heard of in Ireland. Universal
cowardlce seems to prevail among all classes
who possess property, and the government is
force behind them. That is the great
scandal and evil for ireland, and until the evil
is removed the condition of Ireland will.not
be thoroughly healthy. We are convinced the
Irish nation desires to take full advantage of
the land act, but Parnell says no government
will rely on the good sense of the people be-
cause it is determined that no force or fear of
ruin through force shall prevent the people
from having full and free benefit of the land
act call upon all orders and degrees of men
IN the three kingdoms to support the govern
ment. At the conclusion of the speech there
was prolonged cheers.
Three thousand torch bearers were in line
on the route along which Glads tone drove
from the banquet home. There was an enor-
nous crowd along the route and great enthu-
siasm.
EXAMPLE OF AMERICA.
DUBLIN, Oct. PROF. Goldwin Smith ad-
dressing the social science congress to-day
pointed out the example of America, relative
to the settlement of the land question. There
was, he said, very little socialism. Therefore
property had guard, consisting of freehold
Farmers and liberty with the love of which
people were thoroughly imbued was opposed
as much as property to communion, in no
community was wealth held to greater ex-
tent for the public benefit than in Amerca
LABOR LEAGUE.
By special invitation Parnell and the execu-
tive committee of the Land League Labor con-
vention will assemble in Dublin and act for
the purpose of forming a national organiza-
tiOn of farm laborers, to act with and under
direction of the League. A separate Labor
Executive committee will be formed, which
will direct and control the organization
Delegates from England will attend A few of
the prominent leaders of the labor movement
will be selected at the convention as candidates
for parliament.
RIOT INVESTIGATION.
LONDON, OCr. THE Mayor of Limerick
commenting on the refusal of the government
to grant a sworn inquiry into the recent riots,
said he would wait on the Irish members of
parliament and insist on the inquiry. He
would call a monster meeting to condemn the
refusal, and added he dared the government al
their peril to procl.rim this meeting.
FUNDS
DUBLIN, Get. The land league received
e2, 16O the past week, Including el ,63S from