Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-04
LIBERALISM STILL LIVES.
SIR JOHN MORLEY STARTS Al
SENSATION AT LEEDS.


Chamberlain and his followers. the asses
citation had Increased by 100 branches. Al
resolution declaring the confidence or the
meeting in Mr.. Gladstone was carried
amid enthusiasm by acclamation.
MoRLEY's STIRRING SPEECH.
John Morley, speaking on the resolution
| to reathrm Mr.. GladslOne's home ruls
| policy, SAID that the party was on the eyd
| or great battle. The Liberals remained
staunoh. Something had been said about
Cancellation OF the dissentients. All he
could say was that it would be better for
the present to leave them alone. The
Liberals could stand by their old policy
and their old leader. ICheers.l They felt
now more than ever that the views oG
the irish electors must be met or thei
| Irish question would never he settled III
union OF sections OF Liberals could not bd
obtained without the surrender OF tho
| principles OF an enormous majority to a
| small minority the only recourse was to
fight out the battle. The majority, he
| said, did not wish to prescribe individuals
| or excommunicate sections, but it would
! be most contemplate if men who had
launched protest In favor of Ireland OF
such magnitude and moment were to-
| agree that II all be forgotten they would
| pursue the old course.
| READY TO AGREE.
Still, Mr.. Gladstone ana the other mem.
| bers OF the late government were ready to
receive a modified policy if it were sup4
| ported by SOLID reasons. Despite recent
| defeats, the Speaker said, he believed Mr..
| Gladstone was on the eve of trium oh :.
and the Liberal policy was now rooted IN
the minds and cOnsciences OF the Liberals
throughout the country. Enthusiasts
! cheers.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
! that tree elementary schools should be es-
! tablished and be placed under control OF
the peoples representatives; that reform
! of the reg istratiOn laws is necessary. and
that the land laws should be amended In
the direction of the creation Of peasant
land owners.
FRESH ARTICLE.
At the evening session Mr.. Morley said
that this afternoons meeting had added a
| fresh article to the Liberal programme.
| namely: An early settlement of the Irisfa
| question upon an enduring basis, which
was only securabe by granting Ireland
Legislative Assembly of her own. Mr..
Gladstone was still leader OF the party
| in spite of the combination against him
He Mr.. Morley doubted very much tho
genuineness of the radical proposals
which Lord Randolph Churchill dangled
| before the Bradford electors. That spring
Of Tory reform would soon dry uD.
| Though the government was receiving
kindly help from his Radical friend
of Birmingham, he would say noth-
| ing harsh of the dissdent Liberals.
but ne thought 1t their duty to insist upon
| the present government dealing with the
Irish question without delay. the Tory
| Statesmen and newspapers now paraded
Ireland as free from crime. Ii free from
| crime, why did they not hasten remedial
legislation instead of, as Lord Randolph
| Churchill had announced, dealing with
other questions first. The real
meaning Of the programme was to
shelve the Irish question. This was
misery, and the pity of 1t was that Ireland
would have to learn again the cruel and
| desperate lesson she had been taught a
! thousand times, that she Is to be treated
with IN time of outrage and agitation
while nothing will be conceded to her on
the ground OF justice and tranquility.
| Cheers.
ERIN's QUIETUDE.
Sir William Vernon HarcOurt ascribed
the quietude In Ireland not to firm, con-
| seryative administration, but to remedial
! legislation persistently applied to Ireland
| by Mr.. Gladstone, aud TO reasonable ex-
| pectalion that with the assistance Of the
| Liberals Ireland would get government
! in accordance with her wishes. he said
| there was no cause for dismay regarding
the position OF the Liberal party. AS to
| ChurobilPs boast that he was often true
| Judge on political questions, a man who
| called botn 'heads and tails" was likely
| to win. The government had turned their
backs on themselves, not only on ques-
! tiOns Of franchise, government in Ireland,
| cloture and land laws, but even on the
| question of their foreign policy.
! The Berlin treaty was now poitelvI
shown the door and Lord Churchill had
entered into heavy recognizances to keep
| the peace. In the whole situation therei
was no cause for the Liberals TO despond,
| They were masters Of the situation, be-
cause the necessities Of the Tory party
! con. PEELED the Tories TO be instruments Of
| Liberal policy, which was still In the as
cendant, although the Conservative party
| was in 0f1ce. {
Resolutions expressing continued con-
| fdence in Dir. Gladstone and approval of
| the decisions OF the conference were carr
ried by acclamation, as we're also votes OF
thanks to Mr.. Morley aud Lord Harcourt.
EFFEcT OF THE DECLARATION.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-Mr. Morley's en-
phatic declaration AZ Leeds that there
would be no surrender of the leadl ng prin-
ciples Of Mr.. Giadstone's Irish bill has
suficed TO suppress the threatened mo-
tion by small minority In favor concil-
iaJing the Untonists, and the conference
results in widen ing the breach between %
Liberals and Uni0nists. The policy OF the
Gladstonian leaders is largely influenced
by their knowledge OF the closer alliance
between Lord Salisbury and Lord Hart
iDgton, rendering all overtures for con-
Citation OF toe latter futile. Since the
Cabinet councils were resumed Lord
Salisbury, Lord Harrington and Sir
Michael Hicks Beach have daily had long
| interviews at Devonshlre House on the
Irish policy.
| To-day Lord Harrington called a meet.
I ing OF the UniOnist leaders to confer with
the Executive Committee of the Liberal
Unionist Association. IL was decided to
hold general conference at London of
ali the branches OF the provinces TO
demonstrate that true Liberalism contin-
ues opposed to Mr. Gladstone's home
rule scheme.
Mr.. Biggsr, in a speech at Bath today,
denied that Ireland wanted separation.
HUNTING 70 BE PREVENTED.
DUBLIN, Nov. 3.--The Limerick League
will prevent hunting unless the evicted
tenants are reinstated and evlcti0ns
cease TIE Earl OF Dunraven has granted
his tenants an abatement OF from 10 10 %
per cent. Tue tenantry on Tully tn
GlsnTy, Michelst0wn, held q meeting TO.
day and decided not 10 pay their rents
unless granted "A reduction OF 80 per cent.
LORD Massey has offered his tenants n 10
per cent. reduct on.
RfOTING AT BELFAST.