Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-14
Chamberlain and the Premier.

The FceRiag POSTS correspondent in London
sent the following cable dispatch Saturday
describing the scene between Mr.. Gladstone
ana MIR. Cham berlain IN tho House Of Com
mons on Friday night:
Mr.. Chamberlaln's speech was the sensa-
ton OF the evening. 1t passed into personal
quarrel between him and Mr.. Gladstone. He
began by explaining his reasons for Joining
and quitting the Cabinet IL was at Mr..
Gadstones strong request The letter he had
written to Mr.. Gladstone he read to the House
He then proceeded TO explain further that
when he learned of the government scheme It
contained, he said with delicate information, a
very startling proposal involving the issue of
fl2O 900 cOnsols.
The last word had hardly passed his lips be-
tore Ar. Gladstone sprang TO his feet. That,
he SAID, in effect, was an explanation the
right honorable gentleman had no right to
make. A painful scene followed. out OF which
1t was impossible for the spectators to separ-
ate the right and wrong. Mr.. Chamberlain
claimed that he held from Mr.. G adstone per-
mission to read certain letters, especially one
of Mar ii Is. This one Mr.. Gladstone could
not recOllect. Mr.. Chamberlain. however
insisted that permission had been given and
repeated, because given the first time 10
equVOcal terms. Matters were evidently at
deadlock. Mr.. Chamberlain, pointing his
finger at the Prime Minister, said i'm low
voice, but with perfect dIstinctncss: / beg to
ask my honorable friend whether he wishes to
withdraw that permission now But Glad
stone could not reCOllect what letter IL was
and the Tories sneered aloud The quarrel
was serious enough by this time Passion
was steadily rising IN Mr.. Chamberlaln's
voice.
How can | explain" he cried. with nv
hands tied behind mep His speech was a
weighty indictment OF the Government
scheme. II he had only stopped before pass-
ing on to his own alternative proposals. 1t
would have LETT rent in the measure. The
climax Of his speech. however. wa a blow az
the Prime Minister'S position in 1851,
sir said he, Il remember that time when
in It's greatest crisis, when II was in most
terrible moment of It's fate, my right honora-
be friend cpunseled the dislntegratlon of the
United states"
Mr.. Gladstone said: ~ did not counsel it"
Mr.. Chamberlain said: "My right honora-
bile friend says ne did not counsel It, but he
gave the weight OF his great name 10 the
statement that they had become separate ma
tions. dare say" continued Chamberlain
"my right honorable friend himself would All
NIT that IN that view OF the situation he made
a mistake"
Hear. hear" SAID Gladstone.
"Ah,' said Chamberlain, syllable by syla-
bic, his finger levelled no the Prime Minister'S
bowed head. "are you certain he ia NOT
making mistake AGAIN."
10 was a tremendous blow. The Tories of
course, yelled like madmen. From the Libe-
raj benches arose several cries OF "shame, -
directed at Mr.. Chamberlain. The latter
however, had one more shot to deliver. Level.
ling his finger again toward the front bench
almost inartculate with passion, he demanded
what should have been said OF him n like
some serve partisans who Disgrace political
life he had remained on that bench pretend
ing TO serve his country with "A lie IN hls
mouth. This was aimed directly at Sir Will
liam llarcourt, and produced tremendous
sensation.
De BAGGs-"Did you get fooled on the
hrstf'
De Kaggs-"Not much, / didn't.I came pref
" near picking up pocketbpok on the Gus
tom house steps,but / remembered in time and
passed on
"Wasitarod morocco with aniokle claspgn
yes. did you pick 10 up and get fOolodYh
mo; picked Il mp and found Sla in it,
Great Scott "-Philqdelphtd cat.