The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-22
NEWS BY CABLE FROM ABROAD.
Gladstone Speaks to- a Large
Crowd at Edinburgh
And Then Goes With His WIS to Hear
PAfti sins-He Discusses sap Irish
Question and Strongly Attznsts the
Conservative Government % Very
FreDehy Duel-Thc Gar Shot ss-

LONDON, Oct. 21.-[Special]- @Ad-
stone addressed an audience of 5000
persons In the corn exchange at Easn-
burg this evening. Ireland, he said
continued to- eclipse all other subjects
The country now fully recognized that
the Irish question must be settled before
others. The opponents of Home Rule.
had hoodwinked and deluded their con-
stituencies by pledging themselves
Reconsideration promising local govern
ment and expressing themselves against
granting large advances of British
money to buy out landlords. Yet their
first favorite measure after gaining
power was coercion. Local government
was vanishing in thin air and there was
a proposal before the Parliament grant
ing forty million pounds to buy out the
landlords.
The Conservatives took credit for set
ting Ireland right by firm and resolute
government. Their administration OF
law was worse than the law itself
The state of things was such TINT the
irish ought to hate law, though he would
not say they ought to break it. The
government itself was u perfect pattern
woke the people.
MIR. Gladstone then, referred to the
Tipperary affair. 1t was grossly Illegal,
he said, to close the doors of the court
house against the people. The appoint
ment of Shannon to try the case was a
gross scandal, not merely because he was
an executive officer, bnt Iso because he
had been involved in u serious pers onnl
alteration with Dillon. If such tricks
were played in England by wantonness
of power, very short way would be-
found to remedy such abuse.
After examples of police misconduct
at Mitchellstown and Tipperary, it was
impossible to respect the police OF tho
administration Of the law by the police
Their brutality and harshness eonstitu-
ted the browning insult of absenteeism,
the grossest that could be inflicted on
the people at such time.
Iialfour appeared to feel that 1t was
not part of the business Of the minis
ter for Ireland to reside there. Besides,
how many of those present knew wheth-
err there was a lord lieutenant of Ire
land or not? (Laughter.) Nobody heard
OF him. Absenteeism, which was among
the lowest signs of degradation I'm the
last century, seemed now constant
| habit, with the Irish minister Haunting
his absence in the face of tho people.
The government vaunted itself on tho
peace in ireland, yet kept six times
more policemen there than in England
and Scotland. British tax payers paid
1,600,0 600 pounds yearly to the Irish
police simply to assist in collecting
rents for landlords. English and Scotch
landlords met their tenants fairly and
had not found it necessary to appeal for.
the help of policemen to collect their
rents, yet British landlords had lost
moro on cents than Irish landlords, and
If the government would granta general
election the state of public opinion
would prove that the country was won
over to home rule.
On this great question of Ireland, Mr.
Gladstone concluded the last Of the for
trcsses of bigotry and oppression would
go down before the Liberal attack. JUS
tice to Ireland would rid them of an in
tolerablc nuisance and deep disgrace,
and would gid with gold brighter than
that of any former period tho clos
ing years of Victoria's glorious reign
The speech was received with onthusi-
astic cheers.
EDINBURG, Oct. Especial Shortly
after the conclusion of his speech, MIR.
and Mrs. Gladstone attended u concert
at which Patti sang. Donso crowds
were assembled outside the concert hall
as Mr.. Gladstonc's carriage drove up,
and he was heartily chcercd. Ho was
also checred by tho concert audience.
| After the concert Gladstone had q long.
and pleasant interview with Patti.