Evening star., 1886-11-04
I'd EDITION.
Latest qHleglams to The Stal.
FOR GLADSTONE AND IRELAND.
The Leeds Conference Gives Renewed
Pledges for Home Rule.

The Leeds Conference Gives Renewed
Pledges for Home Rule.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON, Nov. 4.-The liberal conference ana
meeting at Leeds yesterday, as regards the
number of delegates and the enthusiasm ex-
pressed, was an enormous success. As CORE
spondent writes: "The enthusiasm has been at
the boiling point here to-day. but the speeches,
except to the audience who heard them, were
rather disappointing" The nome rule resoia-
ton declared that the only plan which Will
satisfy either the justice or policy of the case Is
that of an Irish legislative body for the man.
agement OF what parliament shall de-
eide to be distinctiveiy Irish affairs.
Upon this subject at the afternoon conference
John Morley said: 1--WE are yet open, all OF Us,
10 any suggestions, propositions or modihca.
tiOns which may be urged upon US In good
or arg gument. That IS tne temper III when
believe We are going into the new episodes OF
THIS HISTORIC STRIFE.
We may say that the upshot of this meeting
to-day is q deliberate affirmation by the great
bulk Of the liberal party of our proposal. Con-
,ained in 1t is the germ OF durable settlement.
Upon no other lines can durable settle
ment be arrived at" At the evening meet
Ing he said: ''There is combination to-day
OF men who agree in nothing else than that her
majesty would be graciousIy pleased to remove
from her councils a minister as great as Sir
Robert WaIpole. Gentlemen, we are all Tor
mind we cannot consent 10 argue. We can
make no terms with them. We are not here to
choose a leader. There is no vacancy" AT
these words most extraordinary enthusiasm
Was manifested. Morley himself, says the cor
respondent. was surprised at the lightning-like
rapidfty aud thunder-lfke echo with whicn the
sentiment was taken up. The audience rose
and cheered for several minutes. Then some
one started the political song,
"CALL THE GRAND OLD MAN"
The organist struck up on his powerful instru.
Ga rnI hut fl.oO
dience before Morley could proceed. Then he
added, "He is chosen our leader for his long
years devoted to the service of his country and
the great cause OF justice and freedom not only
In bis own country but all over the world.
Those are GladStones titles 10 fame; those are
the titles to our allegiance, which as tO-day's
events nave written up in great letters which
no man can pretend to mistake, Is all over the
Kingdom, not in Yorkshire Only-an allegiance
Oh unbroken loyalty, unquenched gratitude that
time will not dim" On other points of the rad
1cal program the speaker generally showed o
distinct advance upon the sO-caled authorized
program Of last year. Throughout the day The
tone adopted was Ireland first. The Chief char
acteristic OF the whole business was that
NO RECONCILIATION WITH THE DISSENTENT
LIBERALS
will be entertained on the line of the surrender
OF the principle OF home rule or Gladstone.
THE JOURNALISTIC VIEW.
The Times says: 1--WE believe in thus conf1n.
ing itself to a narrow sterile program, con-
demned by the country, the Gladstonian party
sentences itself to a long exclusion from power.
The conference does not afford the slightest
ground tor apprehension to those who ann at
preserving the union and enforcing law and
order throughout the empire" The Daily NeWs
says: THE meeting is likely to prove the turn
Ing point in the fortunes OF the liberal party
NO part OF the proceedings N::s more significant
than the passing q. resolutions expressing con-
tlnued confidence in Giadstone's leadership"
Ihe Ndnddrd says the political situation aud
relations OF the parties to each other remain
totally uualtereu.