Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-28
In MIDLOTHIAN.
ENGLAND'S LIBERAL LEADER DIS
CUSSeS POLITICS.
Seven Test Questions for Ireland-Russia'
Armenia, and the Porte's Misruie-
General Foreign Notes.

rBy Angio-Amorican cable to tho Dispssch.l
EDINBURGH, ScoL, October 27.-A
meeting OF Liberals was held here TO-
day at which Mr.. Gladstone delivered an
address. In the course Of his speech he
said that the Liberal party was prepared
TO wait for an expression of the coun-
try's opinion regarding Home rule be-
fore announcing premature scheme.
He urged the people to closely watchthe
naval and military expenditures of the
Government, which he declared have
gone beyond the bounds of prudence
and propriety.
Speaking OF the press OF business be-
fore the House OF Commons Mr.. Glad
stone said that the Liberal idea to re-
lieye this pressure was large plan OF
revolution. Their scheme vas to give
TO subordinate bodies large proportion
of the work with which Parliament is
now encumbered.
LORD SALISBURY BLAMED,
Referring to the foreign policy OF the
Government, Mr.. Gladstone blamed
Lord Salisbury for sending an accredited
envoy to the Vatican. Similar action,
he said, had never been taken since the
Pope lost temporal power. The sending
of General Simmons TO consult with the
Pope regarding the rights of the Catholic
Church in Malta came dangerously near
TO supporting the Papal claims to cleri-
cal dominion over part OF Italy.
Mr.. Gladstone said that the accounts
of interna. oppression in Russia raised
feelings akin 10 adherence, and he trust
cd that the world would soon be favored
with better reports.
ARMENIA AND THE PoRTE's MIsRULE.
Regarding Armenia and the misrule
Of the Porte, he said that the long series
of outrages committed by the Turks on
Christians might eventually zeal the
doom of the once great Turkish empire.
Armenia WAS in striking contrast with
Bulgaria. The latter country afforded a
promising and pleasing prospect OF what
would happen under the gift Of local
government. What wa good for the
West would be equally good for the
East.
HOME POLITICS.
Referring to home politics Mr.. Glad
stone said that there were seven test
questions apart from that OF home rule
for Ireland-namely, the questions Of
temperance, q working-day of eight
hours, disestablishment of the Church
of Scotland. disestablishment OF the
Church in Wales, woman's suffrage,
home rule for Scotland and allotments.
But he cautioned the Liberal party
against dividing one large army into
seven small ones by declining to support
q candidate who does not accept partlcu-
lar tests lie defended the opposition
against the charge of obstruction and in
dicted the Governments work in Parlla-
ment which ended in the withdrawal
OF the bill for the compensation OF pub
licans in order to avert defeat.
LORD SALISBURY PRAISED.
Mr.. Gladstone praised Lord Sails
bnry's South-African arrangement as the
best that the circumstances permitted.
Referring to the oppression OF jews IN
Russia, he said he was convinced that
such cruelty WAS abhorrent to Russian
ministers and to the Gar, and added,
al earnestly hope that we will be able to
bring some knowledge of these things to
the authorities in Russia.
Mr.. Gladstone made no reference TO
the now United States tariff law.