Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-26

on all sides by an enormous assemolagc
which started luety fresh cheers AZ signt
OF the premier. 10 was soon evident tna1
about the only person outside the Free
Trade hall who could not possibly get In
at this hour was the orator OF the day,
but the apparent miracle OF making a
wav for him seemed TO lncommode no
one. and he passed in without trouble.
The building was jsmmed, and people
were SO closely packed that at every
surge IL looked as II they must burst the
walls. II Is known that 1000 were seated
TO hear the speech.
When Gladstone appeared on the stage
the scene beggared description. The
whole house arose In one outburst OF en-.
thusIasm, the cheering lasting exactly
thirty minutes. The audience then quit
without having quite vented their feeling,
so they sang Aud Lang Syne.
At its conclusion Mr.. Gladstone
arose and stepped forward and
that provoked renewed enthusiasm
which then burst anew, and fresh rounds
Of cheers arose and fell with thrilling ef-
feet for a couple OF minutes more When
the audience got their threats all sore
with the loud and violent form OF well
coming the grand old man, they
vented good deal OF enthusiasm
they had left by singing in chorus, ooh,
He's Jolly Good Fellow Then Glad
stone waved his hand and silence came
and the premier at last began his speech
He began by saying he lamented that
the Irish had been so much associated
with doubt in the present controversy.
lie admitted the difficulty of fully en-
bracing, and quickly, the many aspects of
such q 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, but Of all these losses none |
gave him more acute pain than the loss OF
Jno. Bright. Although Mr.. Brighps |
conscience had led him to place himself
In opposition to the sentiments OF the
nation on this question, he had shown
no eagerness to he first In the ranks
of dissedents TCheers. OF course
the government would not now let Mr.
Bright alone, he was too valuable Il man,
hence the people had seen MIR. Bright
giving Mr.. Game a testimonial OF charac
ter, and Mr.. Game had already deplora-
bly, misrepresented this testimonial,
just as he had the Liberal
party which elected him but re.
Gently to the house OF commons.
This testimonial made 1t appear that
Gladstone had once condemned the prin-
Jple Of home rule. Mr.. Bright knew
that Gladstone had never con-
iemned the principle of home
rule. However, the audience
would hear no criticism of John
Bright by G adstone. | have taken
l resolution said the speaker
never to be Mr.. Bright's crit G.
never will utter word to disparage the
nan whose integrity revere whose
character love, and who has conferred
lpon his country services which cannot
De forgotten, Cheers They had not
ost, he continued, many of the Liberal
lpper-ten thousand, and Notwithstanding
.he seceders he had no reason TO be
of the present cabinet, but his
main reliance was on the nation, and the
igns crowding upon each other daily
convinced him that his reliance
would not be In vain. Cheers.
me Parnellites showed great
ielf-denial in displaying such
confidence in the working OF the British |
parliament as to be content to leave all
imperial interest in the hands of parlla-
'ANhbf ASuN NhOAt was nv hDuDL budI EN- |
land and Scotland had shown |
he strongest desire that Ireland
hond not be severed from imperial
concerns. He then went over much the
anne ground he has covered In other
peeches, and in conclusion said
hat the Irish demands were reason
bile and moderate and that their
opponents had been ungenerous.
utter the Irish bin had been fettered with
afeguards to satisfy the opponents the
after tainted the government with mis-.
rusting the legislature they were
alling Into existence. 1t was not
nistrust on the part of the gov
rnment but mistrust on the part OF
he opponents that caused the safeguards
o be introduced. The history of the !
'ast as we'll as the hopes for the future
we're during this great controversy
Wholly on the side OF the gov
The examples of other
Countries In Europe showed the {
wisdom OF the governments policy. /
le appealed to the men OF Manchester. {
Who are ever In the forefront Of progress
i've movements, to keep true to ,
heir tradition. Loud cheers, Not
ven the opponents believed that |
hey could prevent the granting
i nome rule TO Ireland, all they could do I
vas to cause delay until home rule was !
xtorted from them.
Gladstone resumed his seat amid pro- '
onged applause. 9
WILL TRY TO COMPROMISE.
LONDON, June 25-The libel case of !
Iyrus w Field against Henry Labouchere,
proprietor OF he London Truth, was up |
or hearing before Justice Denman to- |,
lay, Ex-Attorney. General James ap- /,
eared for Field. The lawyers speech
vas mild and devoted mainly TO a recital !
4 the history Of the case. The Judge Q
uggested that before proceeding further
he parties to the suit attempt to settle
he case by compromise, and the counsel i
or both sides said they were afraid n
you'd be impossible TO carry out the
curtis suggestion. The case was then
diourned until next Monday. II
RRIGHT's LETTER, C
LONDON, June 20. John Bright has c
iritten letter for publication TO Peter o
iylands, Liberal Unionist, to aid him N
securing reelection Bright saws he h
nnnH RvlaNfu mill 81.