Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-27
RANDOLPH TAKES A TURN.
sord Churchill Relieves Himself Of n
Sarcastic Speech.
MAKING FUN OF sRAoLAuoH.
rhe Member From Northampton Sc
verely Handled in the Presence
of Crowded Galleries-Prin-
cess Louise's Presents.
A Different Scene.

house when II met this afternoon. Seats
were plentiful except in the parts allotted to
Strangers which were all crowded. The
peers did not care to come down to hear Mr..
Bradlaugh although they hocked in in such
numbers as 10 overflow their limited space.
The eladies'galleries were filled, among the fair
visitors being the duchess of Marlborough,
who was anxious to hear her brother-in-law,
Lord Randolph Churchill, for the first time.
The duke OF Marlborough, in the opposite
gallery, was also one of the early arrivals.
While Mr. Bradlaugh was speaking the
house filed very slowly. Tho junior mem
Der from Northampton has long made a
study OF the cost of monarchy in this coun-
try. He came this afternoon to impart in
formation, but before the dinner hour it was
his lot to receive good deal more than he
gave or bargained for. Mr.. Bradlaugh is so
clever u man that it might well have been
supposed that he would take warning by the
lessons afforded by the examples of MIR.
Labouchere ana MIR. Storey last
night. Those Two worthy gentlemen over
loaded their speeches with masses of
matter which no ordinary audience could be
expected to digest. Bradaugh fell into the
same pit. He had got up great case, but
some Of it rested on doubtful law, and the re-
suit was that he had the pleasure of seeing
goo6 deal Of it knocked to pieces altogether.
He labored heavily this afternoon and came
very near losing the attention of his au-
dience altogether
1t was bruited about that Randolph was
going to speak and the house became sely
packed, as usual when this Is the case The
members were compelled to take refuge in
side the galleries provided for them. There
begins to attach TO Lord Randolph some sort
of the interest which used to hang around
MIR. Disraeli. He stimulates curiosity and
compels attention. Some may dislike him
good many do-for he is too brilliant and
too successful to please the medic
critics, but like him or dislike
him, you must listen to him.
He always has an original way of putting
things, and is sure to strike some fire out Of
the dulest discussion. So it was to day.
There was at first silence when he rose,
followed after moments hesitation by
cheers from his own side. They have be-
come an unwonted sound in his ears He
loosely intimated that 1t was so long since
he had addressed the house that he was
almost entitled to ask for the lndul-
gence which is invariably extended to
new members. This brought ont IL
warmer cheer. Thus lightly and cheerfully
etilTuiuB oll, ut WhS SOO.l III Iululllt Ul us
subject, the whole house following him with
the deepest interest. Lord Randolph was
very soon launching some playful but trench
ent sarcasms in the direction of MIR. Brad
laugh. Undoubtedly Bradlaugh has been in
good many lawsuits, but it does not make q
man a first ratio lawyer. Lord Randolph
gently intimated that even the study Of the
most ''mischievous book in the world"
"every man his own lawyer"
would not do; that he pleaded for little
moro merciful treatment for the tory party.
"Do not lecture us quite so much; give us
the credit of knowing at least enough to
understand you" All this was received by
the house with much chucking and gloatiug,
and 1t will do MIR. Brallaugh no harm if it
cures him of the pedagogtc manner of which
Lord Randolph justly complained, With the
banter which played like summer lightning
around tho stalwart form of Mr.. Brad
laugh was mixed good deal of solid
fact and argument. Presently came little
Mr.. Picton's turn. Hethad talked darkly of
o terrible catastrophe. He had even limited
like MIR. Toots, of blood. This, from n
gentleman under five feet in height cer-
tninly has somewhat ludicrous sound
Lord Randolph convulsud the house by
knocking Mr.. Picton down with words
longer than himself. He had delivered a
necromantic, geomantic, thoumaturgic
speech, and as these heavy missiles
flew arouned the bewildered Mr.
Pctons head, Lord Randolph drew a
fearful picture OF the good little man leading
the mob of Leicester cut TO resolution and
catastrophes, amid the laughter of his
friends as well rs of the tories. a few min.
utes more and Labouchere came up for gem
nrnl Inrsinn a m bay
for cheap jack republcanism and u general
attempt to bring the throne and all who were
near or around it into disrepute." Scarcely
anybody who had spoken yesterday escaped.
Mr.. Story came in for heavy punish
nent Altogether, more dashing and
slashing speech was never delivered in the
house Of commons, even by Lord Randolph.
And how the tories cheered. They always
do when their preiudices or tastes are skill.
fully appealed to. Anybody might have
thought that Lord Randolph had at hs back
, the entire tory party. 1t included men whom
he has helped to office and who bear an un-
dying grudge against him.
As far as the solid part OF the speech, it
will no doubt be well weighed by the coun-
try. Some very remarkable figures were pro-
duced as to the amount spent at Sandrigham
by the Prince of Wales in building dwellings
ipt bho pooV anu improving the state or the
people all around him. Also some still moro
remarkable igures as to the cost OF u mon.
arch in this country. Distributed over the
whole population 1t amounts to 8 farthings
per head. "Will you shed rivers of blood
for thatW asked Lord Randolph of Mr.. Pic
ton, who WIS still too confused by the bur
fctlng he had received 10 make any reply.
Undoubtedly the speech was a great parlia-
Inentary hit.
Among the very first men who ran up to
Lord Randolph in the lobby aud poured over
him a torrent of howery and gush-
-ing congratulations was Sir John Puleston:
"Splendid, delightful, beautiful" so the
torrent rushed ON. But what Sir John said
In private may be another and very different
matter.
Lord Randolph walked on regardless Of
both styles of comment A tremendous ex-
odus followed the conclusion of this speech.
Atso'clock there were not ten persons in
the house, when somebody suggested count
by way OF bringing back the hungry men who
had rushed of for dinner. For two hours the
small fry and radicals had the field To them
selves, but they did not CLEAN much from IT,
Mr. Lawson, son of tho proprietor of the
DAILY Telegraph, then made an Onslaught.