Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-27
LORD RANDOLPH,S SPEECH.
He Ridicules Gladstone. but Advances
No New PrOnOSifiOnS.

No New Propositions.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Oct. 21.-Lord Randolph Churchills
speech last night was on the WHOLE disap-
pointing. Indeed, he frankly admitted that he
had fred all his guns at Dartford. He had
nothing to add, neither had he anything to
take away. He began with gibe at Gladstone.
who, he said, was apparently occupied in IL
reckless, ruthless devastation of his paterpal
acres, and while studying closely the history of
the union was unable to decide positively which
was the greater scoundrel and blackgEard, Pitt
or Castlereagh. No doubt, said Churchill, he
will make to the public. from time to time. an
nouncements on that question. HE then made
fun of the Daily Nens' home rule scare by pre-
tending to explain that Lucy, the editor OF the
Daily Ne,cs, also writes comic politics for
Punch, and had by pure inadvertence inserted
as an editorial in the Daily Neus a composition
intended for the comic paper.
THE SERIOUS PART OF HIS SPEECH
falls under three heads-irst, foreign policy.
Beaconsfield, he said, would have been the first
to change his policy in accordance with the
changed conditions of Europe. Europe at the
present moment is in a state of transition, nor
are Englands interests critically menaced.
The proper course, therefore, Is To watch very
closely and carefully the condition OF things
and abstain from committing the country 10
any positive line. The second question was al
lOtments. Jesse CollingS he saiC, was no longer
opponent of the government; therefore IL
was perfectly natural that the government
should look with kindly and favorable eye
his proposals, with q view to discover what was
in them which they could consistently adopt.
THE THIRD POINT WAS CLOSURE,
upon which Churchill even advanced upon his
Dartford utterance. Il have changed my mind
on this question:" he admitted. without
closure all hope OF legislative progress was vain
Without it your parliamentary institutions
will gradually become weakened, impaired,
sapped and ultimately destroyed. Ii you are
not courageous enough to take these measures
You are not courageous enough TO sustain sue
ceSSfully the fight against the liberals. That
means a repeal Of the union" He assured his
audience that tory conversion to liberal iegis-
lation was really not a siIaln. He declared the
great hope OF the future OF England lies in the
tories; that is in democracies. In conclusion
he said: 1--WE have placed before the country
practical, genuine, honest program Of policy,
both for domestic and foreign affairs We have
indicated to you clearly, frankly and faithfully
preliminary measures consider absolutely
Indispensable il that program Is To be hopefully
taken In hand or successfully carried out
There Is nothing in the program which could
ALLEVIATE oreven alarm any reasonable moderate
man."
Mr. Chaplin, who followed him, amid the
usual compliments,
STRUCK A DISTINCT NOTE OF PROTEST
against some points, particularly closure by q
bare majority, reminding Churchill that within
three months three OF his colleagues had re-
corded their votes against it.
On the character OF the program the Daily
Ne,ps says: 'Churchill is purely mistaken II Le
supposes the liberals have any objection to his
stealing the radical program. There is no
property in ideas. Ii the present government
brings in good liberal measures we trust they
will be supported by the opposition and passed
into law. II certainly eXcites q smile when
Lord Randolph describes his program as a
generally conservative one. Practically il was
u repetition OF Salisbury's speech at Newport
last year, which was itself borrowed, by the
way, from Giadstone's address To nis con-
stiLuents."
The iXdnddrd says: 'If the radicals or Glad
stonian liberals were enamored of the measures
which Churchill announced in his speech at
hartford, why did they make no attempt to
carry them during their five years OF officer"
The Times says: His emphatic reputation
on the part OF the cabinet and himself OF any
intention to propose home rule or any thing
tending TO home rule In Gladstone's scope will be
received with general satisfaction. Ii Is perhaps
q pity it was immediately followed by u vindi-
cation OF his right to modify his views with a
change OF circumstances cOuched IN language
somewhat too loose and unguarded."