Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-06-18
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Gladstone on a Triumphal
Tour.
HE STARTS FOR SCOTLAND
Enthusiastic Crowds Greet him
Along the Iine-French
Princes Safe.

special 10 theHerald bvthe associated Press.
LONDON, June l7.-Gladstone started
this moroing on his Scotch campaign.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone.
Thousands of people congregated at the
railway station to witness his departure.
The people appeared to be DESTROYS of
having the Premier address them with
some parting words before going away
on his arduous Grand He arose and
spoke from the coach window. He
thanked the people for the honor of
their extraordinary demonstration
He adjured them to allow nothing to
hide from them the question OF the
hour. Attempts have been made"
the venerable orator exclaimed. land
will be made to divert your attention
from the real question at issue. This
question is solely whether Ireland shall
be trusted to manage her own affairs.
Those who deny Ireland this right ad.
nit that Canada and other British col
onies enjoy such rights. Are we to trust
our fellow subjects in Ireland, and gov
ern by love, or are we to adopt the pol
icy Of the governments enemies and
introduce into Ireland government by
force I" Gladstone then babe his hear.
ers goodbye and the train moved away.
Enthusiastic and prolonged cheering
accompanied its departure and hundreds
Of people waving handkerchiefs and
hats and Godspeeding the Premier ran
along the platform beside his coach until
the train outsped them.
At Luton and Bedford the crowds at
the station cheered Gladstone as the
train sped by. No stop was made until
Leicester was reached. Here there was
an enormous crowd gathered. which
gave the Premier an enthusiastic greet.
ing. A few groans from the outside
crowd were soon discontinued. The
committee presented Gladstone with an
address, expressing confidence in him
aud his Irish scheme. The Premier
made brief reply. After thanking the
people for his reception he said: thine
is not allowed me to speak upon the
great question before the country,
namely, will you give ireland what you
give the colonies with the greatest ad-
vantage-the power to manage not i'm.
perial but Irish affairs During my
fifty-fonr years Of public life / never
saw enthusiasm everywhere equal that
which has been shown in this grea,
cause. The eyes OF the world are
DOW upon us in a degree never
equalled before. Not only the whole Brit.
ism race, but the whole Of civilized man
kind testify the liveliest interest in the
question. / place before you this no.
Bile object. Humansympathy combined
with justice commends 1t to your deep,
deliberate consideration, for you never
had an issue TO determine more charged
with good or evil to the future advance
ment of this great empire" The speech
was received with wild enthusiasm.
The train arrived at Trent ten min
utes after o'clock, aud another halt
was made. Here, as at other places,
there were huge crowds, composed not
only OF the inhabitants OF Trent, but of
people from Nottingham. Ilkestone, and
every other place near by. A crowd OF
immense proportions awaited the train
at Gallashiels. There is great excite
ment at Gala hiels over the approach.
ing election. The opinion of the peo-
pie on the Irish question is about equal
ly divided.
Gladstone will speak in Glasgow on
Tuesday at meeting to be held in Hen.
gler's house. which will hold 5000 per-
sons.
Enormous crowds greeted Mr.. Glad
stone at all of the towns on the route
from Carlisle to Skipton. At Edinburg
40, 900 persons lined the route from the
railway station to the hotel, and the po-
lice had great difficulty in making a
,assageway for the Premier's carriage.
Mr.. Gladstone says he feels no i'll effects
from his journey and that he is ex-
tremely gratitied at the reception he has
met with at every place he has spoken.