New-York tribune., 1881-10-08
THE PRElHER At LEEDS.
A GREAT PUBLIC nEcFrrrov-THE LIBERAL polio

GREAT PUBLIC RECFpTION-TIIE LIBERAL POLICY
OUTLINED.
LONDON, Oct. 7.-AIr. Gladstone received a great
ovation at Leeds to-day. Eighty-six addresses were
presented 10 him. The purport Of his principal
speech was az follows:
lie explained the Liberal foreign policy TO consist Of
tWo main uru, ples that every foreign country sOmd
De crehlcd with the same good motives as ourselves
cniet 10 the same ght5 and privileges, irrespective OF
SIC. lie SAID thnt it was not for him whose c was
drawing Co as inevitable close, to anticipate the long
future they desired for him; but ne would leave the
nars ot hc country in the hands OF men III WhOmlC had
Referring to the unity ofthe Liberal party, he said he
lS1i. LvtrJUAcre there were signs of union, ana ue
looked forward with satisfaction. There was much I"
De uone he said In altering and modifying the ldnd laws
OF ENGLAND gnd scotland but the circumstances IN these
parts are not those OF Ireland. lie argued that lhe de-
Icesou 81 -lac proceeded from decreased purchasing
power. IL calculated thar between 1873 aud 1880 tIe
country h~d losl 4-i0o0O0O on her export trade but
as much as lJOUJOOOJ from bad aarycsts Referring
g. the Far irade League, said some persons com
planned about tue American tariffs. Atuerlcd seut Us
AJVO0OoO worth of manufactures. while we sent to
America moia &jO.OOO,OOO tu tOOOO,OJO worth. Far
Traders wanted America to cta5r to he our customers 10
knew. II sir Stafford Northco,e disapproyed of
Mr.. IoWthers suE4,-uon OF "a corn duty, II was
Stafford Norncote had otuer speeches TO make soon, ne
perhaps WUuil say cmphaucilly whether No favored
sell would Dee uO party 20 rotrosrade movement
Mr.. Gladstone spoAe for an hour and forty
minutes.
Al a lanquct given to Mr.. Gladstone tonight
there were fourteen hundred persons present Mr..
Gladstone said: Justice to Ireland is a sacred duty,
BAT a. can never be performed without equal justice
10 England aud Scotland. The stale OF Ireland
migLt NOT be party question. Ireland l. IN great
crisis, anu the wur>ng of the Land Act may
Uepcnd the greatest issues with regard tO her
prosperity. lnurc are powerful agencies work
ING which VIII YET influence ner tJtc IN spite
OF the action OF certain persons. 40
not believe that there are lab rrrs in any
H. UaVp pTuIe imam lTIsl
lgDOIcts.
The remainder of his speech was in effect as fol-
lows:
Nj Gladstone warmly oulogizcd Sir Charles Govan
OF tine Land Act. Mr. Gladston" claimed Mr. Dlion 40
Gn opponent nlt an opponcut %1om ne VI Wa E,ad 10
dealing with very different class oi opponents small
body of men has arisen who not ashamed 10 preach
To- ireland lhe d3crine OF punic pnd,f. She slate OF
thing 90 ir,laud Is coming to the question OF Jaw on me
one hand and oi tacr iawlc-sucSa on The other mr.
Gladstone contrastod uniayorauy OConueVs tdety 70
l"e Li""h oi LuSAhl WIN pr IdIH'na uuSlul,yi,o
cNerythnc English O'COuucll, he said, ON every occl-
I. nov. a. new ,snI fbat oI bluptlcr-io proclaim lie
uow that, whereas thc rental 81 ireland is sl1OOO
600, the LANDLORD is entitled 20 nothing put ic pr~ihdl
O',ouncIr. respect for human life was consistent.
10 Aes Slu bl IN S' n fS" tSa. rerncr ' he has never
found time utter word OF disapproyal about the as-
American literature. Americans -corn. rpuru ana
loathc IT, loud cncrrsl Mr. Purncl, during the last
elect of t.r Land hin. but hc lid not dare TO yotc
against DO like man. But when the life of 10" bil was
stake ME Iurur.l and thirty Uf his followers Win
urcs from the House oi Commons aud tried TO destroy
the work which the Government had begun
The test cases which Nr "auol Mr.. Gladstone said,
intends take into the Land Court are cu-tS o rents,
which are fair and moicrutr. II hc takes those cases
into the court, % viii reject them, and when the
court has rejected them Mr. Pnrnell and
bis train will tell The people they have been betrayed,
Hit The &. worthless. and that the Land Act o1gAt
tu meet repuGIaon, aud so hc VIII play
his game and gain his object u the people listen To these
fatal doctrines Parliament il not going 10 Oyeturn the
principle of public n Eht uud puuhc order 10 please hr
Harutl
Aludnc TO agrarau crime, Mr.. Gladstone sad
"W.l' would happen u England II crime proved
beyond tho c,DTtioa4 Of the officers of the
law Vast uu.tIiul,s Of loyal citizens would
array tLcufrlyts iu support ~ the Law. Bat no such
thing - c4rd OF Ire Ireland General c'Wariicc seems 10
prevail among a c--,, who possess property, uud the
Government ted 90 preserve peace with 10 moral
ftrcs ItUTi iUI