The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-18
Strong Presentation of the Claims of the Lib
eral Leaders to the Confidence and
Support of the People.
Progress Of the War Between the Serv-
iansand Bulgarians.
The Servians Occupy All the Points of DragO-
man Pass-The Bulgarians Disheartened
and Offering but Slight Resistance.
THE GRAND OLD MAN.


Address at West Calder.
EDrNBURG. Nov. 17.--West Calder is to-day
handsomely decorated in honor of the visit of
Mr. Gladstone. Great enthusiasm prevails, and
crowds of people line the streets. Mr.. Gladstone
arrived at $3.50 P. NJ, and a delegation of the
newly enfranchised electors presented him with
address, which was received with cheers and
unbounded enthusiasm. When he entered the
hall to deliver his second speech of the parlia-
mentary campaign, it was packed with people,
who had been there for two hours.
When order was finally restored,
Mr. Gladstone began his speech. He said II
have heard complaints since the passage of the
redistribution act that in Scotland the increase
in the representation in Parliament is made
quate. This is not my fault The whole Tory
party opposed the proposal, but was still able
to secure a resemblance to what, in my opinion
should be the Scotch proportion. Dealing now
with local administration, I can say that if the
Scotch people in the future make demand for
extended measures for the local government. the
demand will be duly considered.
THE Liberals of Scotland are remarkable for
their soldity. l nave already pointed out in my
former address that it is very possible that by
an overwhelming majority CT her members the
Irish nation might present some demand. l ex-
pressed confidence however, that Ireland would
never forget her duty to the Union and the en-
pire, though she might present demand for a
large change in the management of local affairs.
Any demand of this character, l declared, ought
to receive the attention and respect of Parlia
ment. Since that declaration Mr.. Parnell has
conveyed to me. through the confidential
medium of the newspapers. that had better
frame plan for the local government of Ire
land. propose now to reply to Mr. Parnel in
an equally confidential manner. Doubtless you,
gentlemen, won't mention it. But my reasons
for not complying with Mr.. Parnels request are
that though Ireland wishes and deserves
spectful and favorable attention, yet, until the
elections the Irish wishes are constitutionally
unknown. | believe Mr.. Parnell has taken me
for person wanting in experience In public life,
or one who has not profited by experience, if he
!! imagines me rash enough to make myself vol
untary physician for the people OF ireland. = e
would seriously damage any proposal hatched
in my mind if Irish constitutional question
| should arise. If proposal be made, it can only
be effectively made by the government although
the government are rather silent on the sub
| ject, and appear disinclined to language cal
culated to render less easy their relations to
| the party to whom they owe much. II the
| present government continue, every minister
of the opposition will require to hear their views
| before expressing their own. Thus it is impossi-
BILE to accede to Mr.. Parnell's kind invitation.
when | spoke in Edinburg. | presumed to
! recommend course to be pursued in regard to
disestablishment, consclentously appealing for
+ the best interests of the party, though my re-
marks were painful and disappointing to some.
| Tremendous cheering There is nothing easier
| than presenting an enormous number of reforms,
but the sitting Of twelve Parliaments reveals the
extent cf the work of Parliament. Therefore |
| limited myself to imperative legislation. To re-
form the House of Commons was great public
measure. Let US come now to the subject-the
| amt onr,f 1oh RI
plainly, but uninfuenced by blind party spirit,
l should wish their conduct to be much like
ours as possible. l should wish the treatment
| they receive to be unlike possible
Nothing is more injurious than incessant ques-
| tionngs in Parliament. Nothing is more un-
| justifable or mischevous than questions in
| tended to annoy political opponents"
| Turning to foreign affairs, Mr.. Gladstone said:
1.-The Soudan question was the most difficult
| matter of recent years. We fell into error, but
| our opponents fostered the error. Their com.
| plaint to this was that we did not commit more
| or greater errors We held that it was impolitic
| to remain in the Soudan. Would you think it
| wise to remain in the Soudan in spite of our po-
lticai relations and the bad climate of that
country with the purpose of establishing insti-
| tutions forcibly?
Then the Afghan frontier trouble came We
| adopted frontier lines approved by the Ameer
The government adopted the lines already laid
| ouu and we therefore credit them with agreeing
with our lines. We announced that we had of
| fered certain moderate terms to Russia. Lord
| Randolph Churchill instantly declared that he
| heard with pain and shame the declarations of
| the Premier, showing that the interests and
| honor of the country were being trampled under
| foot. That is the kind of assistance we obtained
| The present government saw that carrying out
| our policy was the only alternative, and they
| adopted it. They obtained our best support"
Coming TO home affairs, Mr. Gladstone said
| mo graver error was ever committed than that
| of the condemnation of Earl Spencer by two
laad m of
aware of no previous instance wherein a party
was so swayed by the conduct of its leaders.
Earl Spencer, man of the highest character
and experience labored to the best of his ability
but not, infallibly, to administer justice in Ire
land. / gravely lament and condemn the Ian
guage used by those ministers"
Referring to the depression in trade he said:
'"There is no more plausible proceeding. when
difficulties arise, than to appoint Royal Com
mission to consider such questions. 1t shifts
responsible load to ire esponsible shoulders do
not deny that there is distress, though it is GER
tany less than prior to the revision of the re-
form and corn laws The commissioners of trade
depression do not suggest remedies or rather
tney suggest remedies worse than the disease
Lord John Manners is ready to impose duty on
foreign WanpfactIres' Mm and Lord Salisbury like,
wise ~, We'll What what remedies are proposed
John Manners and Lord Salisbury do
not suggest any. If the Commissions
| devices are countenanced, we shall soon
hear OF tax on corn. IL Is melancholy and re-
voting that such topics should be discussed now
The whole country fought the subject for TWEEN
ty-fve years. Everything was arrested to solve
the great problem. Suppose mining implements
were taxed-the prices of bread and coal would
certainly rise. These are woeful delusions. The
people do not believe in them When the re-
| form began trade increased to degree unexam-
pied in the history of the world. Periods of dis
tress, except in the case of the operatives in the
Lancaster cotton district, have been due to
gDecial causos which were bAyOnd human apency
to deal with. Such times of hardship have
become almost, Iif mot absolutely, unknown
owing to the benefcent and blessed effects Of