New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-28
SCENES IN MIDLOTHIAN.
MR.. GLADSTONE. LORD ROSEBERY AND THE
EVENING or TIE FIRST DAY.

49, tbi,,,. oc,urred Tie newspapers m these cir
cuInstauces always tell you Chat the night non 'r@'e
gentleman resumed his seat amid loud and pro-
ion-ed cheering: which IS perfectly true The ap-
plause was of less frantic kind ON saturday than
have known 1t 10 be ON more exciting occasions.
Int il lasted for n minute two and there was a
ring of cordalitv about 1t due IN part to the hiking
OF the people for Mr.. Gladstone himself IN part no
doubt. TO the fact that they really do care more
about the Franchise bill, to which he had devoted
his whole address. than about any other question
but one The strength and suddeuucss OF the cheers
which broke out all over the hail Whenever during
this hour aud forty minutes Mr. Gladstone uttered
n word of remembrance warning to the LORDS
showed that their anger with the Tory majority OK
the Peers was mt least hot their enthusiasm for
Tho Franchise bill. OF this, let us nope Mt NldI-
stone took note. but it mover. or hardly ever IN
ducel him to depart from the limit of strict reserve
he had imposed GA himself with reference to tuIs
side of the agitation pcryading the country. Had
Ie chosen to put himself At tLo head OF that great
majority of his followers who are keen for contest
with Lord Salisbury forces the story should have
had to tell would be very different one. As s't
and looked into the faces of tine I'VE th'u9ih' Oh
Saturday and saw the reelection of the orator
words in this nulttulnous mirror. Thought "e-
tcctcd at many moments an un@tlstcd expectation
of something that did not come Mr.. Gladstone
had only 10 utter q word that should have sounded
like q word of doom 30 the Upper House ana ih'
audience would have risen At ham. very carry j."
his speech he chilled those heated hopes and WIN
gravity that came near % being stcrnnc.i told h7
constituents that me- did not conceive 10 To- Zoe lho
duty of Minister of the Crown % lead am agitation
having for is object am organic change bon thc Con-
stiturion of tine realm. Yet. whenever "a sentence
was heard that seemed TO embody a menace" or to
hint at the possibility of peril 10 the Lords 7ho"ld
thcy pcrsevcre beyond certain point the house
welcomed 1t warmly As to leave one lh donOI
whether after all. they ere not convinced that
Mr. Gladstone forcsaw the duty that would ulti-
mately be laid on him. They gave him. at any rate
the benefit Of the doubt and If they were chagTned
by what they thought his too great caution they
smothered il in cheers.
The second incident was the contest between the
audience and Lord Rosebery. The cheering for Mr..
Gladstone never quite came 10 natural end, but
while the hall still resounded with applause the
cheers were mingled with many cries ana presently
hundreds of men were their feet and shouting
Rosebery with such euergy-aud 1t was much-as
they had left, But Lord Roscbery sat still. harden
ing his heart to the appeals that poured III on him.
Not line in hi, face betokened a spirit OF con-
cession: he looked exactly as If he We're the only
man in the Corn Exchange who had missed the
meaning of the audience or had resolved they should
be baked The chairman and then two other gen
temen ON whom devOlved certain routine duties
went through them with brevity. resolution of
thanks to the speaker-with out which no meeting
in this country Is ever dsS olved-was duly adopted
or declared adop ed, for by this time the tumut was
such that these proceedings passed IN something
very like dumb show. Then the roar grew louder,
tha cries Icdoublcd. il was obvious 20 everybody
that the audience would not be denied aud Lord
Roscbcry still with an expression on his face OF
anything but delight with this demand. rose. The
whole house lose with him. You men every
where fairly spring To- their feet aud blended with
their joy in greeting Lord Rosebery was q note of
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