New-York tribune., 1884-10-26
,p GLADsTONES POLITICS.
TIE DEALT IN SCOTLAND WITH FOR
bV" ,r.,Rs AND ESPECIALLY EGYPT.

- ,rcrIAp CORRESPONDENT OF THE TkibUkh
,son TIE h''' DEEsIDE, October !.
nh, d,d Mr. Gladstone come to Scotland VIVA.
WY ,be result of his visit. and what Will be us
bss been "esc, ON the course of public afiars'
P'o'I imagine are two among many qnes'io"'
sncn, or;cans who have followed his journeyings |
when ,h.mselyes Those of us who have heard |
ere have witnessed the wonderful series Oh |
h"' ,a,ions in his honor, some OF winch ha'o
0en =. a,scrbe more eager Tor an answer 'H''"
teo n, .nectators can be. 1t Is impossible not
more u'' IT. opcstons: impossible not to frame some
10 -ones self The opinion have about 'he
ICY. not. fear. in all points orthodox iro'i %
m"'' ;heral point of view. bave strong SYM
pure ,h English Liberalism, ana an admiration
paw gladstone which have expressed III terms
iof ~. ,oo fervent But my point OF view Is aiter
ra, Of an interested outsider fore :gner owes
.nssance to English parties OF to hnglish icao-
no Tto only thing he is bound TO be loyal TO IS his
e'' ,;ction. and that will try to make pam.
". Nv Gladstone is the first OF living Iariia-
-. ,acticians has long been agreed. lie mas
IN shown that lie can manage Nation no' ''''
.S,o,tIv than he manages the Honse Oh |o'n"'""'
rh. rbol, efect-I doubt not the cher ann "''"-o'
h;s sneeches here in Scotland has been 10 oo"' nv
ne .lo, the Franchise bill is the one tang no"
III tbi,t,no abnut or speaking about, Oh "oIA-
;o for The whole Of his first long slecoh "' ','o
rorn Exchange in Edinburgh was ucNo'o" " wy
r,o,ch,se hill When he spoke to the "orh''' gun"
!, Wayerlcy Market he reverted u the sa"', wy,
II was only IN his intermediate auuresS "'"' ~
bondled other matters. and he d'u IL "'""'"'
.'',ronnd that il was his duty to render an ac-
count To- his constituents me way ~ "o,,,od
honaled them. the degree of Importance ne So,"eu
,..o,,ocb n each separate subject are sihg"'"'S
.tarac,.ristic of the man. and sngulariy iiiUs""-
,; ,f hie un,ouaIled gift of making the peopie ste
things as he wants them TO be seen
Iuring the four years OF Mr "laoS'ohe ''un'""
.,Ion , 0,o oucstions have been paramount. Ireland
and Ecypt Other questions there nave oefh' "i"
ON these he has much to say which is most lorcl"N
sa,d lie rs;ly claims credit for the measure ol JUS
,ice done TO Montenegro and to Greece' lie HIS
-, ease in Afghanistan. He has at least
nlausible one in South Africa. Every WORD aoou'
Ireland is apt and admirable and his arrangement
:, ,L ,,.ot conspiracy in Ireland a-ainst social
order lacked nothing but explicit assertion o MI
parrells personal responsibility for the crimes DIV
which that conspiracy was carried on Bnt even OH
Ireland MI Gladstone IS brief. In the panphl't re-
rriut Of his speeches before me- the seconu HIS
twenty ..onr pages. Ireland occupies less than tiec
Of the twenty. four. Egypt occupies less tha 'A'Ve'
Tin, two greatest topics Of tie foui years are "S-
missed IN not quite oncfOurth OF the whoie speech
Ireland. however at the moment Is not burning
e.fI II,
,o,ea ,.ss than one-eighth of his whole discourse
lie has since delivered over the length ana pr'a'tn
Of scotland some OF speeches; many oi wl'cn
ILcard all of which have read cannot recoliec'
that hr SO much as allndel again to Egypt am
certain lie nowhere dwclt on II. lie mas ue
lberatey beltted this enormous 1Iect. AiiHo ny
specch and by silence he has done what he co"i"
conscientiously 10 obscure its real sighihcahcc !,
extenuatc its importance to persuade t"e Pe'P'o "
Scotland and the people of England 10 whom TX
addresses himself Just closely. that EgyPt "ici
all is not subject that deserves more thah c"sua
and occasional attention. The suppression 10 NV
more surprising bcause during all the a'ter mont
of the scssion he never made a complete statement
ON rcv,t lie answered many questions and dis
clos.l nothiug He promised to find time for % iui
oelot, an Egypt and unavoidable circuins tancef
continually DELAYED and finally prevented the luIh'
mon. of his promise 70 this hour the country
knows not the secret springs OF the perpieAhs p"i
noses which have prcvailed-each IN IT'S turn AM
each conflicting with the other-in The Napihc' owe
which Mr. Gladstone presldes 10 not oo"o| '''
in his present silence as i'll other Things MI u''
.tous !. sincere Before he seeks to convince other
he convinces himself 1t is not his sincerity VIM
:. in ouestion Apart from the brllllancy OF Ill
- rbiob xe all admire il Is his statesmanshI
in great affairs abroad which is Ill question. LID
ve all hopel to hear yndication o. MS pro
cc.1,ups il, Egvpt from his own point oi view ii
d.tiberately suppressed IT. am sure lie 'h'hNs "
could vndicate them. If he did no. choose 10 us
II was for the above gwen. lie put t''e i"'
.h,se above Egypt, and he was Determined 10 WIZ
franchise 50 large all ever the land that no Eel
an hieroglyphcs should anywhere he Visiole. IL
-nows that as TO Egypt there is case against hih
al a tremendous case. ] admit he coud hol arEu
Could NOT yindcate his policy Oh the Nile. eA
in N
~ with reference to his immediate purpos
Jbavinc regard solely to the politics OF TO-DAY
acted prl emily in slurring the subject bu'
iads,one knows as we'll rs anybody that histor
i'll not deal with il in that way
IL Won look nj what he actually said, you VIII HI
IA, s,me shrewduess OF treatment. lie ap?roHo"
.cypt from totally unexpected side' WI"
irresistible air Of taking his hearers lh'o HIS COZ
6deuce and in q tone OF delightful mummy
SAID: Il pass now, gentlemen, to the question
Fgvnt and think there is an inquiry that you III"
arirht TO nut TO me: What TOOK you W HsNP ~
Yon have a right to ask that lhat Is "a'''
niece in its way 1t shifts the debate from ero'n
where every step would be dangerous To groni
where lac can walk with sure tread only u
o,,d whore nobody now cares to follow liini. l
n,eferred the safe past. which has but an acadeli
interest to the pcrilOus present with riliail
every pace. Nobody wants To know wha' TOOK Ii
10 Egypt, or doubts that he went there because
could not help it, The question OF to-day-the qD
tion pat by Engllshmen and to EngliShmen-s
what took you 10 Egypt, but, how came you
make such a muddle of it when yQu got ther
Upon that Mr.. Gladstone is dlscreetly silent
vain will you search for one word OF explanation
spv of the acts omissions by winch Egypt
been brought TO its present condition. lherc ia
declaration of principles. The prlnclpe Oh Wn'
4. ngpa
mysterious as ever.
We'll in this matter too. Scotland has follow
Mr. Gladstoue's lead followed il with childil
...L...-..an.a. ,Qnnld he tnnchng II 10 We