Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-20
ACROSS THE BELLOWS.
GLADSTONE SPEAKS AT EDINBURGH.
Welcomed by n Great Throng Sets Forth
his Views on Disestablishment, the
49, Afghan and other Questions
other Foreign News.

EDINBrRGH, Nov 17.-Wcst Calder was
to-day handsomely decorated with flags
and evergreens in honor of the visit of
Gladstone. Great enthusiasm prevailed.
Gladstone arrived at $3.50 p. m. When he
entered the hail to deliver his second
speech in the parliamentary campaign it
was packed with people who had been
there for two hours. Among other things
Mr. Gladstone said: 81 have already
pointed out in myfOrner address that it is
very possible that by the overwhelming
| majority of her members, the Irish nation
may present some demand. | expressed
confidence, however, that Ireland would
never forget her duty to the union and
empire though she might present a de-
mand for large change in the manage
ment of local affairs. Any demand of this
character declared, ought to receive the
attention of parliament. Since that dec
| laratlon Mr. parnell has conveyed to me
through the confidential medium of news
| papers, the suggestion that | had better
| form plan for the local government of
Ireland. ! propose now to reply to Mr..
! Parnell. My reasons for not complying
with Mr.. ParnelpS request are that,
| though Ireland deserves respectful and
| favorable attention yet until the elections,
| Irish wishes are COnstitutionally unknown.
There is nothing easier than presenting Il
| number of reforms but the sitting Of
| twelve parliaments reveal the extent of
parliamentary work | know well that
disestabishment is the back bone of
the liberal party. SO the Scotch people
made disestabllshment the test question.
supporters of the English church would
take the other side, the Scotch suffering
| severely from the contest.
| Inrnintr n aft ~
said; The SOudan question was the most
| difficult of recent years. We fell into
| error, but our opponents fOstered the er-
rOr. Then the Afghan frontier question
arose. We adopted the frontier lines APP
| proved by the ameer The new govern
ment adopted the lines already laid out,
and therefore credit him with agreeing to
their lines, but the treatment our Oppon-
| entS received was very different
from ours. We announced that we had
| offered certain moderate terms to Russia.
| The present government saw that carry
| ing ON our policy was the only alter
native adopted it, and obtained ON
best support. After referring to the great
| benefits conferred on the Afghans by the
| liberal administration, Gladstone Contin-
ued, II am unable to complain of tory pol.
| icy regarding the situation in the Balkans
1t Is regulated on sound principles which
| deserve support 1t i Il deplOrable fact
that Serva has been free from European
intervention in carrying bloodshed among
people united by centuries of common
suffering. 1t .he most mournful spec
tacle my eyes have ever met"
| Coming to home affairs, he said no
| graver error was ever committed than
| that of the condemnation OF EaTl Spencer
| by two leading members of the govern
ment. Referring to the depression OF
trade he said, there is no more plausible
proceeding when difficulties arise than