New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-28
THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME.
IT'S CHIEF FEATURES INDICATED BY MR.
GLADSTONE.
SEVEN TEST QUESTIONS BESIDES HOME RULE
~oR IRELAND FOREIGN MATTERS
TOUCHED UPON, BUT THE AMER'
CAN TARIFF AVOIDED.

CAN TARIFF AVOIDED
Edinburgh, Oct. 27.-A meeting Of Liberals was
held here to-day, at which Mr.. Gladstone dea'e'..
an address In the course OF his speech nc Saiu
that the Liberal party prepared 10 "ai' iol
an expression of the countrys opinion fes"'une
Home Rule before announcing pe"s"'
scheme. He urged the people to watch CLOSELY ue
naval and military expenditures OF 'ne "o' -.
ment, which, he declared, have gone oeyoIu vi.
bounds of prudence and proprety. Spe"n'"s "
tho nrcss of business before the House OF Oom-
mons Mr.. Gladstone said that the Liberal loea 10
relieve this pressure was q large plan OF deVoiu-
tion Their scheme was TO give 10 suooioina@
bodies o large proportion OF the WORK VIII" "n''"
Parliament is now encumoeTu' .
Referring to the foreign pohcy OIL 'ne "o'eih-
ment, Mr. Gladstone blamed Lord oai'Sou'y ior
.sna;rc am accredited envoy to the Vatican.
S,r,i,or ocron be said, had never bcen taken
since the Popc lost temporal power The sending
~ General Simmons to consult with the Pope
rcoo rdino the rights Of the Catholic Church in
MoIta came dangerously near to supporting the
pan.I claims TO clerical dominion over part Of
Italy.
Continuing. Mr. Gladstone said THAT the accounts
NJ internal oppression in Russia raised feelings
akin to abborrcnce and he trusted that the world
would soon be favored with better reports.
REGARDING Armenia and the misrulc OF tho
Porte, he said that the long series OF outrages
committed by Turks on Christians might event
ually seal the doom of the once great TURKISH
Empire Armenia was IN striking contrast WIN
Bulgaria The latter country afforded prom
Using and pleasing prospect OF what would happen
under the gift of local government. What was
good for the West would be equally good Tor
the East. ~ ~, c,.. .,s
that there were seven test questions apart from
that home rule Tor Ireland l!ameiy, the ques-
tons of temperance q working-day OF eignt hourS,
the dises.ablishmcnt Of the Church In Sc0tahd,
the disestabshmcnt of the Church in Wales,
woman's suffrage, home rule for Sc0tfand, anu
allotments. But he cautioned the LineraI party
against dividing one large army INTO seven shali
ones by declining 10 support candidate VINO
does not accept a particular test. lie deicnded
the Opposition against the charge OF obstruction,
and indicted the Governments work IN farhiI Lis,
mont which ended in the withdrawal OF the Dill
for the compensation OF publlcans In oroer 10
Mr.. Gladstone praised Lord Snlishpry's South
African arrangements as the best that the circum-
stances permitted. Referring 10 the oppression
of the Jews in Russia. lie said he was convinced
that such cruelty was abhorrcnt to the Russian
Ministers and to the Gar and added " earnestly
hope that we will be able to bring some knowl-
edge of these things 10 the authorities in Russia
Mr.. Gladstone made no reference to the new
United States Tariff law.
MIR. BALFOUR IN THE WEST OF IRELAND
EXPERIENCE OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY AMONG
DESTITUTE PEOPLE.
Dublin, Oct. o7-Mr. Baltour. Chief Secretary for
Ireland who is making tour of the western counties,
will remain at Bemullet, County Mayo to-day Thence
he will proceed to Newport and Westport- 49, ..
"The Express.' Of this ests.s sssswnenesg On The
trip of the Chief Secretary. says: Mr.. Bafour and
his companions will long remember their Journey OF
Saturday in the midst Of fierce storm, which helped
to reveal wild and miserable prospects 1t gave them
vivid experience Of the terrible conditions under
which the scattered population Of the west OF Ireland
maintain their struggle for existence Mr.. Balfour's
reception has everywhere been respectful ana often
cordial
Mayor Grant received many letters yesterday from
citizens whom he appointed on Saturday upon the local
committee auxiliary to the American Committee for
the Relief of Famine in Ireland Most who wrote
accepted the trust.
Among rhe replies received letters from Au-
gust Belmont. Ambrose Snow. Edmund c. Stanton.
Thomas G. Platt. .;oai Davis. Frederic p. OlcOtt.
Hugh ". Camp, who incoscd check for 5000; George
s. Iespinasse and Richard Mccurdy. General W. L.
Sherman although declining to serve, said: Il surely
sympathize with this movement, and am willing To
defend the purposes Of this unfortunate people and
would gladly c9psent to serve in the capacity men
toned but that find my time completely taken
up with other matters of import as TO make my ac
ceptance Of this additional duty mpracticable and
oes, may crown the efforts Of the committee"
Chancellor McCartie. of the Newark Roman Catholic
lection of 100000 had been taken up in the 100 Cath
Ollie churches OF the diocese by direction of Bishop
to Ireland at for the benefit Of the poor of the
country.
MONEY FOR THE FAMINE FUND.
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