New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-25
MR. pgpEw,s rrEws ON cLADS7oNE
HE EXPLAINS WHY he WAS KISSED wHH REPLY

ING TO GOODWIN SMITH.
Chauncey NJ. Depcw seen last night a his house
by tribune reporter with reference te inc PUB
Ilshd statements Of the alleged dlscord a the st.
psorees Society dinner at Demonco's On Monday
evening. IN which it was reported that MI Dcpew's
snpport OF Mr Cadstone's Irish policy ws received
with Kisses
al had no ideas said Mr.. Depew, tat such a
little incident would be accounted of so much i'm
portancc but the newspapers always OF the alert
However the report published in one ofthe papers
4 somewhat exaggerated Mr. Goodwin Smith Is and
always has been LIBERAL Unionst Of the most pro-
nounced typo, and the principal speaker against
Home Rule the last political camtagni In England,
IN which Mr. Gladstone was defeated IN bis Irish
polIcy. which was the main question 1t ISSUE
knew from the applause with whkh Mr.. Smiths
speech was received that eighteenth OF tho meeting
were in accord with him and in orpoition to Mr..
rIadstone's policy rapidly reviewed the situation
IN my mind and TO the conclusion tint had only
ope Of three courses TO follow, namely, to remain
Silent and SO facility assent 30 Mr. SMITHS assertions
with regard TO lfeeng against Englishnen by Amer
icaus on the Irish question, to take the course did
I'm accordance with my wellknOwn anc widely
ported views upon Mr. Cadstone's policy to leave
the room The expressions of dissent repoed and tho
Kissing of MI Gladstone's namc did take pae but tool
no notice OF them and went rapidly % the last
part Of my speech. I knew that Professor Smiths
sreecb would be published all over the cuntry and
had therefore, alternative but to say That l did
relating to the Irish question and Mr.. Gladstone
unless wanted to be msreprescnted or. lnisintcr-
preted which should have been had passed it over
without reply.
"Tne first and last portions of my srech were
received with much cordially and applause as I
ever received at any public dinner, and ms otertain
ers took particular pains clearly TO define hat tho
of dissent were not dlrectet to me
personally, but to political opinions. Their IS no
IL feeling toward Englishmen, as stated
BY Mr. Smith, whose speech wa one
suitable for public banquet in honor
OF Lords Salisbury, Harrington Randolph ChrchilL
ar. smith stated In England during the pOliticl
pagn II he Is correctly reported, that 10 oily the
politicians Ia this country who supported HON Rue
Tor the purpose of catering to the Irish vot and
represented 10 the English people that the bettc class
Of Americans did not favor that movement not
think this correct; the only feeling is agains the
manner 10 which Ireland Is governed and not aainst
he English people" Mr.. Depew then related luch
ot bis experience in England, and expressed ahgh
opinion OF Tho middle classes of that country
President Edward II. Beddan denied that therewas
any great amount of hostility shown at the diner,
and SAID that Kissing reached his although here
might have been some slight demons tratlon of hat
Kind. He referred TO the report in The Times
being much exaggerated He further stated thatthe
dinner was one OF the most enjoyable gatherings in
the history of the society and that discOrd
TO the extent which might be supposed from some of
the reports published