New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-10
WELCOMING MIR. GLADSTONE.
eprEcu AT EDINBURGH ON IRELAND.
. ,,nprAL LEADER ENTHUSIASTICALLY RE
III" crIvrD on HIS JOURNEY.

A crIvrD on HIS JOURNEY,
,,,-o,.rcu Nov. 9.-Mr. Gl@;3stOn earrived
o,clock t,ie afternoon from Uawardcn He
ao,torai long anu unexpected specch I'D RESPONSE ~
.naa,od calls Of the immense crowd which h"o
ot '"o 70 welcome him. The enthusiasm displayed O9
,ro neonlo was unexampledt In the pOhteai h>'oIS VI
croat Britain. Mr.. Gladstone SAID
tho Irish question is about to assume new position
,.oso II IS not now question of cruel grievances
rnapks to the patience, ZEAL energy and good sense o
/, ,,r,i,mcut tho grievances have one Dy one peeh IT,
ove5 But know very we'll that my feliow-coun'i!
men in Ireland still feel aud believe that one grievance
oo,ns concerning the management OF their own couh
~. as onnoscd to imperial concerns. Formerly the
iotor,e of Ireland was limited that 1T was almost
,oibe TO reco nze its uterances as the voice Oh inc
Nation The members were split INTO hrce p'r"cS-
Parpellites Tories and Liberals. Now lreianus ecc
torate Is as broad extended as well quaeu TO speak
Of tho wants and wishes of tue people as are the cleo
torates of Scotland and England. am confident tnat
ENGLAND will never repent giving perfect equality TO
Ireland We must look step further ior-
ward and expect the party whlch is PI""
ably in q vast majority in Ireland 10 demahu
large powers Of selfgOvernment Sach VIII DC grave
contingency But let it no: MI US with alarm because
as long as VIC give bcraly, equably ana prudehtly 1t
will he needless to fear tho results, assuming Away.
t,t nothing Will BE- demanded that would icopardze OF
coripramse tho unity of the Empire ii sucH demand
be- made We Will how to deal with it, Is unjust
for the people Ireland to suppose that any other oasis
is isc,nten,olatel Whatever demand Ireland may de-
lberately and consttutionay make. unless mIruses
Oh the principles INJECTED with the honorable MAIN
tenancc of the unity OF the Eupirc, we are bound AT
any rate TO treat with careful attention Loud cheers
To stint ireland in powers necessary or desirable 0I inc
m.uascment of purely IRISH matters is great error
lav this matter before yOu because 1t has close ana III
mediate bearing on the circumstances connected WIN
the present elections.
Taking part IN Parliament in the handling of this
au, son is not for great difficulty to contemplate
hcradsc in years past have repeatedly declared tAd'
such a discussion would 30 not only allowable bat also
benccia the wishes Of Ireland have been consti
tutonally enunciated l confident that the Liberal
vote the next Parliament will exceed that OF the
Tories and Pdrnellites combined. II it does not The
Empire will be endang red \ fair consideration Of
probable Irish demands is new and commanding rca-
son why, standing shoulder TO shoulder, uniting heart
with heart and mind with mind, should adhere to Tie
great commission, liberal policy received from two
generations of statesmen"
The ex Premier started FROM Hawarlcn good health
and spirits In replying address at Cac stcr h.
said: am going to Midlothian, ms e.tc
ton but teach and preach the necessity for united
Liberal action" Great enthusiasm was displayed by the
larse crowd present Large crowds assembled Gt
the various stations the line of the railway to vel
come Mr.. Gladstone, his special train stopped for
few moments at the different points. He had enthusiastic
receptions at Warrington, Preston and Carlisle,
and in short addresses said that he believed that
tie country was still faithful 20 Liberal principles
AT Wl-an a PHOTOGRAPHER was present aut secured a
likeness of Mr.. GLADSTONE the latter leaning ont
Of LIS railway carriage window. In speech there Tie
ex-Premler that the assertions Of the Tories
that they had assisted in carrying the Franchise Act
through Parliament not truc, though they loya!y
assisted in passing he Redistribution OF Seats bill At
Carlisle Lockerly and other places the tie
crowds Of people great as to impede the resar
ing of the Liberal leaders train.