Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-18

ter Justice in Ireland. gravely lament and
listers.
Referring to the depression In trade, Mr..
Gladstone said:
There is no more plausible proceeding when
olneultles arise than to appoint a royal COM
mission 10 consider such questions. 1t shifts
irresponsible load to irresponsible shoulders.
AN IMPROVEMENT.
. do not deny that there is distress, though
~ Is certainly less than prior to the passing of
the reform ana corn laws. There is distress
now IN the agricultural and coal industries,
Dut II cannot be denied that food and clothing
are cheaper than ever before. The commls-
sloneTs on trade depression do
not suggest remedies, or rather they
SuggeSt . remedies worse than the disease.
Loru John Manners is ready to impose duty
on foreign manufactures. and Lord Salisbury
likewise. Well. what remedies are proposed
Iorthe agricultural depression? Lord John
manners ana Lord Salisbury do not suggest
any. IL the commissions devices are counte-
nanced we shall soon hear Of a tax on corn.
Mr.. chaplin advocates a duty on corn. 1t is
Melahchoy ana revolving that such topics
shOulu be discussed now.
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED.
The whole country fought the subject for
twenty-five years. Everything was arrested
10 solve the great problem. Suppose mining
implements were taxed, the prices Of bread
ana coal would certainly rise. These are
people
In them. When reform began trateincreased
TO degree uneXampled in the history OF the
world. The periods OF distress, except IN the
case OF the operatives In the Lancashire cot
ton district, have been due to special
causes which were beyond human agency TO
deal with. Such times of hardship have he
! come almost, II not absolutely unknown
owing to the benehcent and blessed effects Of
! lfee trade. The country has made great
step forward and will not 20 back. l cannot
| believe that there is serious Liberal support
| OF this quackery. The commission might as
well attempt to root the Pentlands from their
base and pitch them into the Firth.
RECORD OF THE LIBERALS.
1t is asserted that both parties have merely
struggled to obtain power. Look at the good
which the Liberals have ACCOMPLISHED.
Slavery has been abolished, trade has been
liberated, newspapers are free, suffrage has
been extended, the voter is protected. My
memory does not serve to recall more. The
Tories brought household suffrage. The Lib
erals made mock reform real. Peel eman-
cipated the Catholics and abolished che corn
laws. and his party turned him out. There
stands uushaken the legislation of centuries
effected by the Liberals. Look at each ps rty
closely, and ask yourselves which has done
the better work. If the verdict be in favor
OF the Liberals, reply that they will perse-
we're in the application of their principles for
the benefit of The people.
A large Liberal meeting was held here
! today, at which resolution was adopted
in favor of disestabliskment of the Church
Of Scotland.
ABLE TO SUPPORT ITSELF.
LONDON, Nov. Is, 3 A. M.-John Bright,
in a speech at Birmingham last night, in
stanced the condition of the Episcopal
| Church in America as proof that the
Church Of England could maintain its
rights without a state alliance.
THE TINES CRITICISM.
LONDON, Nov. Is, 4 A. M.--The Times,
commenting on Mr.. Gladstone's speech
yesterday, says: ''It is the most effective
| speech of the campaign. But in view of
the difficulties still fronting US abroad we
could have wished that he would show a
more correct appreciation of past errors
and give a better guarantee that they
would not be repeated if he should be re-
turned to power"