New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-26
Mr. DEPEW ON HOME RULE.
vcr7rR1NG IN AID OF THE GRANT MoNU.
MENT
.u n,scussEs THE POSITION OF PARNELL AND
GLADSTONE AND TOUCHES UPON
OTHER SUBJECTS.


OTHER SUBJECTS.
chauncey NJ. Depew lectured last night IN the
,..,.r, PRESBYTERIAN Church. at One hundred-and-
ns ST. and Madison-ave., for the benefit Of
~, n,.nt Monument Fund. 81 lecture" by Mr.. De
~, q Of course not the cut and dried, stereoVpeu
H.. which is too often inflicted on long suffering
u-aners by platform speakers. Mr. Depew talked
- large. attentive and appreciative audience about
w ,ravels in Europe, and about some of the great
\. had met across the herring pond, and some
:, ~. great sights he had seen. 1t is needless 10
- that Mr. Depew was not accompanied by
y,. descriptions were graphic beyond the aid OF
..onncon pictures; and they were ntcrspersed with
~ MANY pointed and original comments ana apt
sayiugs Is are always 10 DC eApeocu "e ~
nepew speaks in public
n.oew got atalking about some OF the party
,..a.rs whom he had mot in Great Britain. Having
rr.d to some OF the characteristics of Mr. Gladstone
d the Marquis of Harrington, he came to MI faFhe'
and Of him he said
aue Is the most remarkable the strongest party
,.aer In our time. No but him could have con-
ntraed the antagonistic elements OF the irish party
W one but him could have welded and held them
...tb,r. saw Mr. Parnell perform feat of power
90 leadcr which certainly surpassed everything
hoe. witnessed was present one night In the House
~ Commons when every leader of the irish part! as
called the Land bill and did IL with wonderful hfc
riror eloQucnce and force Late in the night came
IN this mysterious leader He consulted with no one
With an absolute confidence in himself and In his power
). arose and stated his views upon that measure and
mon what he and his party would do, when were the
direct opposite of every speech made on his side
ns,ghter and one after another the leaders got up
and .ald thew entirely agreed with Mr. Parnen Oheers
and laughter That never was accomplished ucloIc
think 1t never could be accomplished again
AS a pronounced Home Ruler myself, and having
made hundreds of speeches that side, ana my views
having been thoroughly known and made public on
that side 1 was somewhat in the confidence OF that
marty The problem that presents itself is one which
never met great party the eve of triumph before.
There never a Conservative leader with whom
talked that did agree with the Liberal and Radical
leaders that the dissolution which VIII come III inc
prsept session or must come the statutory close of
the present Parliament would result In an election
which would give an overwhelming triumph Tor Mr.
Gladstone and the principle which he has made the
cornerstone Of his political faith Home Rule Or Ire
land Cheers The Tories would. of course, explain
IL not by Home Rule but as one of the peculiarteS
of the British people, that they get tired OF the party
in power in four years. In this country they some
times Get tired Of it in two years. (Laughtcr)
am always glad when they do get tired in two years,
because they apt 10 get over it in two years more
loud cheers and laughtcrD
Tho position in which the Home Rule party Is
placed at present is just this On the eve OF triumph
II meets this sudden disaster 10 the Irish leader Under
ordinary conditions that would not amount 10 20 much
II it was the Tory party with whom the alliance
was il would not amount to much. But there
is the great Liberal party behind Mr.. Gladstone.
The backbone Of which what axe known over there
as the NonconfOrmsts the PresbyteranS, the Method
ists the Baptis,s the Congrcgationalists the Uni
tarlans But the real strength and principal element
q the party are the Presbyteians the Baptiss and
the Methodists.7
Mr. Depcw then gave a vivid description OF the
cona1 eg.tions If such men as Mr.. SpurgeOn and Dr.
Parker describing those Who compose them as tho
] climate descendants Of thc men who fought at
Naseby and Mar>ton Moor: the IurianS Of $50 YEAR
ago men who h~ added. to-day would 20 to the
stake and suffer the fires Of martyrdOm as cheerfuhy
as their ancestors did (Applausc.)
Now ne went to say, there comes TO us by
cable tonight the news that Mr. Parnell, by the
unanimous the Irish party is still the hader
his power And upon that rests the question Of
accepts this situation as would have accepted re
his belief in the old lines
"IIc either fears hi, fate too much
OF his deserts too small.
Who fears 20 put IT 20 the touch.
And win or lose it all" (Cheers)
Having glanced at Paris and defined humorously
some of his impressions of Partisan cookery. Mr..
from gay 10 grave. and closed his lecture with an
ANALYTICAL and eloquent and brilliant description OF
the characters. the players and the play OF The Passion
at Oberammergau.