Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-06-24
GLADSTONE AT GLASGOW.
y Grand Public Demonstration in
Behalf of the Grand CID Man.

\ Grand Public Demonstration in
Behalf Of the Grand oid Man.
Glasgow, June 22-The arriva! of MIR.
and Mrs. Gladstone here to-day was the
signal for great demonstration.
Thousands of people had waited at the
station to greet them, and when they
alighted from the train and entered
their carriage they were cheered and
cheered again by the enthusiastic
multitude. Eengler's circus, in which
Gladstone was announced to speak, was
packed from floor to ceiling. Gladstone,
upon rising, said he was confident that
Glasgow would do true and solid liberal
work at the coming elections. He
would to-day deal with that portion of
the great Irish question which had
hitherto been touohed--namely, that
portion which particularly affected
Scotland. He would take his text from
the famous DR.. Chalmers, who, in 1918,
referred to the "imposaibility of crush
ing tho Irish people," and
added that tho almighty
arm of kindness would be irresistible
IOheersl. Those words, the speaker said,
were werds of high christian wisdom.
He asked his auditors to APP
proaoh the question inspired with suoh
sentiments. He wanted to deal with
three points-tha security of protestants
in Ulster, the arguments deduced from
the union of Scotland, and the question
of home rule for Scotland. CheersI. He
denied that under the home rule bill
Ireland would be an Independent coun-
try. There were clauses that forbads
Ireland to legislate for the establishment
or endowment of any religion. The
Parnellites had now fully accepted the
clauses, and they had always proved that
| they were in favor of religious freedom.
| Besides, the royal veto wonld remain,
therefore all aiarmE were groundless and
| frivolous. The union of England and
Scotland was essentially different from
| that of England and Ireland. The
fundamental difference was that Scot
land was always able to hold her own.
Scotland met England on footing of
equality, and the union with the lapse
of time commended itself 10 the minds
and hearts of Scotchmen, whilst the
entire Irish nation was against the union
of that country with England. Now he
had said that Scotland had become
gradually satisfied with union, but if the
great majority OF the people of Scotland
WisHCl w u1huaSS ISI iOC&l ahdllS WltuiD
her own borders, did they think, if they
arrived at a clear conclusion to that
effect that If the ssventy-two Scotch
members of the house of commons six ty
united in a demand for the change that
England dare or would wish to refuse
them? Ories OF no. He ridiculed the
proposal of the national union to leave
undealt with the question OF Irish local
elf-geyernment-a subject which was
ripe for discussion-whiie the country
dealt with local government for England
and Scotiand-a question which was not
ripe for discussion. Gladstone thought
that this proposed east-irop uniformity
of institution for England, Scotland
Ireland and Wales was bad, false anG
vulgar principle. La conclusion, Glad
stone appealed to his auditors to give
their voice in favor of peace and justice
His closing words were hailed witt
loud and prolonged cheers.