Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-06-19
THE GRAND OLD MAN
Gladstone Solid with the
Midlothian Voters.
THE TORY VIEWS.
The Great Gladiators in the Po-
IItical Arena of Irish
Politics.

Special 10 meHerdtd 0Dt the dssocfdtedPress. !
EDINBuRG, June Is. Gladstone spoke
in Music Hall here tonight. Tickets oil
admission had been issued, and the hall,
which is capable OF holding 1000 per.
sons, was filled to its utmost capacity.
The audience cheered for Gladstone and
Lord Roseberry and groaned for Lord
Harrington and Chamberlain aud other
unionists, but John Owen, chairman Of
Gladstone's election committee, who
presided over the meeting, called for 81.
lence. When he began his speech
Glsdstone's voice seemed less powerful
than formerly. Referring to the seced-
ing Liberals Gladstone said 1.-The ques-
ton was whether the country would re-
solve, with a strong sense Of justice and
sympathy for Ireland, to compensate for
these defections. l am strongly con.
WINGED" said he. "that the people have
resolved to carry the day Notwithstanding
detection of prominent leaders Of the
Liberal party. 1t is important that the
elector should realize the true issue,
which is much disputed. It is q choice
between opposite policies regarding Ire.
land, between opposite principles Of
action, not choice upon the details of O
large and complicated bill. The ques-
ton you are asked to decide is q propo-
sition to establish Legislative body in
Ireland to manage exclusively Irish
affairs. II is a principle upon which
you are called to vote and not the de-
tails and particulars Of even a bill. 1t Is
now idle to say that the country
will be asked to vote on the
details OF bill. The bill is dead
in Parliament (cheers). The .princi.
pie Of the bill survives (cheersl. Inever
will be guilty of dishonesty in promising
to you without reflection new plan to
give effect to the principle. ! never
will accept new plan unless l believe
il to be better than the old one. read
in London that Scotland was doubtful
or adverse to home rule. l answered
that | did not believe it lcheers). !
hoped for an opportunity to test il and
saw enough in my progress yesterday To
show me that the heart of Scotland Is
most deeply and profoundly touched,
and that Scotland was never more
earnestly bent on any work OF pol
icy and justice than it is to accomplish
the present enterprise. Loud cheers
Referring to Lord Harrington. his for.
mer colleague, Gladstone said: Lord
Harrington three years ago opposed all
concessions to ireland in the matter OF
local government until fundamental
change and penitential reformation in
the conduct OF the Irish members should
have coma about. The Irish have moved
in . wrong direction, but Lord Harting-
ton has moved towards them. He no
longer talks gradual progress, but in his
addresses certain powers mentioned are
to be delegated TO certain bodies. the
members Of which are unknown. Cham
berlain proposed year ago the estab-
lishmeDt OF Irish central councils
with large administrative power. At
the beginning Of 1886 Chamber.
lain welt still further and advocated
a large scheme Of federation. He next
propounded during the same session an
extremely small scheme for provincial
Irish Councils, cutting the national aspi-
rations into quarters, like o man used to
be hanged, drawn and quartered lcheers
and lsughter). Chamberlain flies high
like the lark or low like the swallow be-
fore Q shower to the suggestions of bis
teeming brain.
Lord Salisbury may deny that he ad-
vocated coercion, but his own words and
acts prove be did. He vainly endeavors
to escape, but he is caught in q net
wherein he is inextricably foiled. His
other alternatives are simply quick
sands, ever slipping, ever vanishing.
Don't, gentlemen, don't stand upon those
quicksands. however imposingly named.
There are only two policies before the
country, and it remsins with you
| to decide between them. Reflect
each one of you in the name of Almighty
God, each In his sanctuary. his chamber.
In the sanctuary of his heart, his soul,
what it is In this year 1886 after nearly
q century OF continued coercion, becom-
| ing weaker, more and more odious, and
less and less effective as we 60 along,
repudisted by . large majority Of Irish
members 1t Is to propose eoer-
cion as an alternative to local govern.
msat. [Cheersl.
At the end Of his speech vote OF con
fidence in Gladstone was carried unani-
mously amid great enthusiasm.