St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-26
GLADSTONE Ar MANCHESTER.
The Premier Makes Another Ring.
ing Home-Rule Appeal.

MANCHESTER, Eng, June 35.-Mr.
Gladstone addressed the electors of Man
chester this afternoon in Free Trade hall.
He spoke for an hour and twenty minutes.
For while during his speech his voice was
hoarse and somewhat difficult to manage.
This was because ON the way from Hawar-
den to Manchester the premier met with
continuous ovation, to which he9reSponded
by speeches in the open air at some of the
places where the train stopped.
Mr.. Gladstone was received at Man
chester with Understandable enthusi-
asm, thousands being assembled at the
railway station to welcome him. and the
streets being literally packed with people
all the way from the depot to Free Trade
hall Strong men made themselves hoarse
in shouting welcome. Some that hooted
were unable to attract any attention what
soever. When the train which carried Mr..
Gladstone reached Warrington he found a
large crowd assembled there to see him,
and, if possible. to hear him speak. This
crowd was led by the Gladstone candidate
of the district. This gentleman made his
way to the window of the premiers car
rage. MI. Gladstone opened the window.
and the gentleman said: ''GOd bless you,
sir, our people wish You we'll" Mr. Glad
stone could not resist this, so he arose and
ADDRESSED THE CROWD.
He said:
Throughout this entire discussion ] have
imbibed a strong conviction, Judging from the
enthusiasm manifested in London and else
where. that the people Of Great Britain favor
the government in their proposed Irish policy.
There are arrayed against us strong powers,
the powers of the great classes, but if the
people are with us, and il they hold shoulder
to shoulder like one man in this business, it
will not matter who else may be against us.
for the people can carry the government
through. Cheers.] Once before I spoke at
Warrington. 1t was in favor of Mr.. Peter
Rylands, then q Liberal candidate. 1 am
sorry that our old friend Peter has gone to
the bad. Loud laughter.] (Mr. Rylands
is now opposing the government.)
When the carriage reached the hall in
Manchester the building was surrounded on
all sides by an enormous assemblage,
which started lusty fresh cheer at sight
Of the premier. 1t was soon evident that
the only person outside Free Trade hall
who could possibly get in at this hour, was
the orator of the day. The apparent mir
acle of making way for him seemed to
incommode no one and he passed in with
out nudge.
THE BUILDING WAS TANNED.
The people were so closely packed that
at every surge it looked as if they must
burst the walls. 1t is known that 1000
were seated to hear the speech. When Mr.
Gladstone appeared upon the stage the scene
beggared description. The whole house rose
in one outburst of enthusiasm. The audi
ence then quit without having quite vented
their feelings, so they sang '.Auld Lang
Syne." At its conclusion Mr.. Gladstone
arose and stepped forward. That provoked
renewal of the enthusiasm, which then
burst up anew in a fresh round of cheers
that rose and fell with thrilling effect for a
couple of minutes more. When the audi
ence got their Threats all sore with this loud
and violent form of welcoming the grand
thusiasm they had left by singing in cho-
rus, "Oh, He's Jolly Good Fellow
Then Mr.. Gladstone waved his hand and
silence came. The premier at last
BEGAN HIS SPEECH.
He began by saying that he lamented that
the Irish question had been so much associated
with doubt in the present controversy. He
admitted the difficulty Of all fully embracing
quickly the many aspects of such large
question. But on the other hand there had
been much unnecessary and pretended
difficulty imported into the controversy, as
well as much honest difficulty attending it.
From the latter the government had suffered
some heavy losses. OF all these losses none
gave him acuter pain than the loss of John
Bright. Although Mr.. Bright's conscience
had led him to place himself in opposition to
the sentiments of the nation on
this question, he had shown no eager
ness to be first in the ranks of
tie dissentients. [Cheers OF course the
government opponents would not now let
Mr. Bright alone. He was too valuable a
man. Hence people had seen Mr.. Bright Civ
ing Mr.. Caine a testimonial of character, and
Mr. Caine had already deplorably misrepre-
sented this testimonial, just as he had the
Liberal party which elected him but recently
&c the house of commons. This testimonial
made it appear that Mr.. Gladstone had once
condemned the principle of home rule Mr..
Bright knew that Mr.. Gladstone had never
condemned the principle of home rule.
However, the audience would hear no criti-
cism of John Bright from Mr.. Gladstone 81
nave taken resolution" said the speaker.
''never to be Mr.. Brght's critic. GCheersl. /
will never utter word to disparage the man
WHOSE INTEGRITY REVERE.
whose character love and who has conferred
upon his country services which cannot be
forgotten" Cheers. ''rhey had lost" he
continued, ''many of the Liberal upper ten
thousand, but were the minority, he asked,
like the juryman dissenting from his eleven
fellow jurymen, calling them obstinate?
lLaughtar.l The seceders were the eleven in