The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-04
A MEETING OF LIBERALS.
GLADSTONE MAKES A SPEECH Ex-
PLANNING THEIR POLICY.

Resolutions Adopted Urging Prompt
Settlement OF the Questions of Free
Education and the Disestablishment
OF the Church in wales-Land Pur-
chase in Ireland Condemned.
LONDON. Dec. Sat a meeting of the
Liberal Federation at Manchester to-day.
a resolution was adopted, urging the neces-
sity for prompt settlement Of the aues-
tions of the disestablishment Of the church
In Wales, and free education. Resolutions
were also adopted condemning any land
purchase bill for Ireland which would en-
tail burden on the British taxpayers,
protesting against the use of British funds
to endow sectarian colleges in Ireland, and
approving international arbitration. 1t
was also declared as the sense Of the meet
ing that the British policy ought to be to
avoid any ENHANCEMENT in continental
quarrels.
CONVICTED OF INTIMIDATION.
The editor Of the Waterford News has
been sentenced to two months imprison-
ment for printing in his paper opinions
contrary to the views of the
government, which is called intimidation.
INSPIRED ENTHUSIASM.
MIR. Gladstone inspired great enthusiasm
into his hearers by his definite exposition
or the liberal policy. He said Ireland is
the leading question of the day. and that
the tories would have been converted to the
liberal view of the subject by this time but
for the dissident liberals. The split in the
Liberal party, he said, would not have
occurred except for the personal ambitions
Of some tories and their allies, who de-
sired more to form national
party than to do political Justice
He severely .arraigned the unionist
leaders on this point, and said that the pla
of campaign was a necessary consequence
Of the governments refusal to grant proper
relief to Ireland. There was, he said. less
crime in Ireland than in England He was
OF the opinion that the country had clearly
expressed a desire that there should be a
change in the administration of Ireland,
and the liberals might look to the future
with confidence. He was cheered with great
spirit.
PREPARING FOR DEFEAT
Mr.. Gladstone quoted recent speeches of
Lord Salisbury and the Marquis of Hart
ington as evidence that the Unionist party
IS now forming plans in anticipation of a
decisive deIeaG Wne1 the Time shall come FOR
a general appeal to the nation. The only
reason for the existence of the dissidents as
a party is an anti-Irish feeling. 1t was the
curse Of their destiny that they were
chained to the wheel. They must revolve
or stop with it, and could not determine
things for themselves. They had done much
harm, which was perhaps unintentonal {;
and in addition to the unintentional harm
they had done some unintentional
good. They had promoted the aspiration
of Scotland and Wales to definite national
recognition. Furthermore, they had caused
an enormous increase in the radicaliSm OF
the Liberal party. They had advanced its
political position, and it behoov ed them
to consider we'll their position in the light
Of the knowledge that with a settlement Of
the Irish question they will be extinct as a
party. He concluded by giving his warm
est thanks to the comrades who had stood
by him in time of adversely amounting TO
discontinue; batting no jot of their conf
dence in the noble effort on behalf Of q
noble and generous people.
A TENANTS DEFENSE LEAGUE MEETING.
DUBLIN, Dec. 3.-Mr. Redmond presided
at a meeting to-day of 100 branches Of the
Limerick Tenants Defense League. He
said the societies had brought the landlords
to their knees, and would deal the final
blow that should crush the Smith-Barry
syndicate and cripple the action of the gov
ernment