The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-20
BALF0UR ON THE STUMP.
CONSERVATIVE PAPERS FULL OF
COMBINATION.

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Seven Thousand People at the Grinsby
Meeting-The Secretary Expresses
the Pleasure He Takes in Answering
the Calumnies of His Foes-A Rap as
Gladstone.
LONDON, Nov. 19.-Secretary Balfour's
speech at Gr.msby last night is given a
prominent place in all the Conservative
newspapers, and is 5 ron sly clmmen led by
them. The Irish secretary met with an az
thusiastic reception from 1000 persons
present at the NEE ting. After speaking at
the regular meeting Mr.. Balfour addressed
an overflow meeting. He said that he had
been Gssailed with a degree and
kind of calumny unexampled in
English history in any political
controversy not recently connected with
Ireland. He continued: 81 have never
shrunk from meeting those calumnies face
to face, and | count them my happiest
moments when, instead of saying these
things behind my back they say them to
my face in the House of Commons. where /
can contradict them. But whether they
say them in the commons or through the
mouths OF lllustrious politicians like Messrs.
Morley and Gladstone, or whether through
the obscure channel Of a paid lecturer, or
the itlnerant commoner, l am prepared to
meet them.
HIS OBJECT THE GOOD OF ALL.
both in and out of the House of Com
mons have acted with the single-minded
view OF benefiting not only the empire, bur
the population before which am habitual-
ly held up as an object of common contempt
and execration. Irish politicians have too
long been in the habit Of regarding every
misfortune and weakness of ireland as an
other weapon to use against the govern
ment. Irish distress does not present itseIf
TO them as affording an occa-
consider the best method OF dealing with
the condition of the people, but as a new
means OF setting class against class and
a newl occasion for the issuing Of mani
festo. Any man who suggests that the
diific ulty TO be dealt with is rent difficulty
shows either ignorance or bad faith. II
every shilling Of rent in the oongested dis
tricts were abolished, the problem would
not be the less menacing."
MEETING AT SOUTHPORT.
Mr.. Balfour addressed an enthusiastic
meeting at Southport this morn
ing and received cordial well
come. He said that he wasa becom-
ing tired Of the dreary and melancholy task
or tracking the calumnles and misstate-
ments OF his opponents Since he left Ire
la nd IL had been his painful duty to plough
through the Midlothian rhetorical cam
paign. He found the Mitchellstown process
sion and other ancient features
more decrepit and wrinklei, and
with more false teeth than ever. but they
still had their old recognizable shapes He
would not make any further reference to
Mitchellstown. but would let Mr.. Gladstone
go on remembering as long as he pleased an
incident which had been argued and re-
argued even to nausea.
GLADsToNE's NOVELTIES
Coming to Mr.. Gadstone's few novelties.
Mr.. Bafour said he regretted to find him
even more careless of accuracy than he was
two years ago. He characterized Mr.. Glad
stones reference to the police, land cuitiya-
ton and landlordlsm in Ireland as extraor-
binary fallacies and amazing fictions Aud
while Mr.. Gladstone was pursuing bis wild
career Of Improvisation here, Messrs Dillon
and O'Brien were following n no less wild
career OF misstatement in America. Mr..
O'Brien declared that 50,e90 persons had
been imprisoned under the crimes act. and
that man had been sent to Jail for merely
touching his hat to him.
TOLD TO EXTRACT DOLLARS.
These short stories were concocted for the
American market, and they were not ex-
cluded by the Mckinley tarifR bill.
Their purpose was TO extract dollars from
creiulous audiences, aud in this they sue
ceeded. The course of events In Ireland,
could the American people but know 1t,
afforded a most striking commentary on
the tales with which these two distinguished
fugitiyes from justice were regaling them.
Mr.. O'Brien had called him an
unmitigated liar, but he must repeat that
all the play acting on the yacht in which
Mr.. O'Brien fled was unnecessary. He
might have sailed away in comfort, because
the crown was absolutely powerless TO
arrest a man until he had broken his bail
by not appearing in court. Mr.. Balfour
concluded with a general denunciation Of
the tactics of the National League and
justification OF the policy Of the govern
ment.