The Portland daily press., 1886-06-19
FOREIGN.
An Immense Audience Listens to
Ciadstone's Speech at Edinburg.
The Great Premier Clearly Defines
the Issues Which They Are
to Act Upon.
His Eloquent Words in Favor of Home
Rule Greeted with Great Applause.

EDINBURGH. June IS. - Mr. Gladstone
spoke in Music Hall tonight. The hall,
which has a capacity for only 1000 persons,
was crowded to its ost!limits. The au-
dience cheered for Gladstone and Lord Rose
berry, and groaned for Chamberlain and
Lord Harrington and other Unionists. When
Gladstone arose to speak he was tumultuous-
ly greeted, the enthusiasm being almost
without precedent. When he began his
speech his voice seemed to be less powerful
than usual. He said the present contest
was contest of the people. Referring to
seeding Liberals, Gladstone said the ques-
ton was whether the country would resolve
with strong sense of justice and sympathy
for Ireland, to compensate for those defec-
tions. He expressed himself as strongly con-
yinced that the people had resolved to carry
the day notwithstanding the detection of
prominent. leaders of the Liberal party. The
battle against them was led by officers OF
their own army.
The Conservatives call themselves Union
lists, and the Liberals Disintegrators. They
wish to preserve the paper union unaltered.
We feel that it should be specially conserved
so far as it is valuable. We seek union of
heart and mind which we are struggling to
restore. 1t is desirable to speedily close this
great for every interest," e I IL ths
will be deplorable, public business will be
interrupted and public confidence shaken.
Social order in Ireland will not be restored
unless the people speak clearly, manfully
and decsively, such as the question merits.
Cheers. Do not let it be said that the ma
tion is unequal to the task of dealing with
the question. Rest assured that If the ma
tion's voice be given in defence Of our cause,
when the contest is settled and the excite
1,.,, ri mill
old questions of religious disability, parlia-
mentary reform and free trade. The people
will, wonder why opposition was raised. As
before they forgot the opposition to the re-
peal of the corn laws and the removal OF re-
ligious disability, so will they now forget the
opposition to the change we are striving to
attain. The Irish claims were defeated by
Irish agency, the Conservatives having OBJ
tanned 40 seats through the support OF Par,
nellites. Do not praise or blame Mt. Parnell
for his action. Suppose the 40 had been de-
Quoted from our opponents in the home rule
division, it would have made their number
301 instead of 341 suppose the 40 had been
added to our 81, it would have made us 35l
instead of 81.
1t is important that electors should realize
the true issue, which is so much in disputed.
The question you are asked to decide is the
proposition to establish a legislative body. in
Ireland to manage exclusively irish affalrs;
1t is the principle upon which you are called
even the bill. Ipropose to reduce the issue
to the point wherefrom there. can be no
escape. Among great and painful defec-
tions from honest and honor whereof we are
convinced, and which we deeply lament, is
that of our former powerful ally the Scot
man newspaper (Hisses and -groans), which
has rendered great and valuable services to
the liberal policy. The Scotsman now goes
to the root of the matter and puts the issues
in a way in which it can be met more meritor-
onsly, just as our opponents in Parliament
put the issues in a way at one time fayoring
Home Rule and the principle of the bill and
yet voted against it, because they objected
to the details of the measures. The Scots
man puts the question fairly and clearly. 1t
says:
Any general professions by materialists Of 81
desire for self-government in Ireland VIII
serve them"
One question will test the value or mean
ing of these professions. Let the candidate
be asked if he would in no Parliament sup
port Gladstone's bill if reintroduced with
alterations and explained at the foreign OIL
fee meeting If he will he is for disunion
and ought to be rejected. No play upon
words will help him out of this position.
Now mark the coming words: Safe self