Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-27
P0LITICALPLANSC CHANGED
A Proposed Big Reception to the
Grand Old Man at Newcastle
THAT WILL NOW BE ABANDONED.
Trade -Unionists Will Make Hard Fight
for John MOrleyis Seat
THECAMPAIGN ALREADYFULLYoP OPENED
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LONDON, Sept. 26.-[Copyrighted.l THE
arrangements made for Gladstone's journey
TO Scotland this week and for his visit to
Newcastle next week afford grounds for be-
lief that his health is not so satisfactory as
his countless friends could desire. He
Travelled nortEward at night in order to
avoid the excitement of crowds and the
temptation to address them, and he was
wrapped up with care, which is far from
Characteristic of the Grand Old Man when
in his normal health.
He is at present staying at Fasque, the
beautiful Scotch seat of his nephew, Sir
John Gladstone, and will remain there in
complete quietude until Thursday next,
when, after delivering an address to the
students and professors at Glenalmond Col
lege, he viii start for Newcastle, where he
will arrive at midnight The same care will
be taken for his health and comfort as upon
this weeks Journey. His arrival is to be
considered perfectly private. There will be
no demonstration of the local Liberals, as
originally arranged, and Gladstone has
promised to enter a closed warmed carrisge,
which will be waiting for him at the rail-
way station, and drive straighs to bed
DISAPPOINTED LIBERALS
The good Liberals of Newcastle are sorely
disappointed at the change of programme,
as they had arranged torchlight procession
aud other things in their grand cid leaders
honor; but they have Loyalty acquiesced in
the new arrangements and will go to bed
early, as they would stand on their heads or
do ANYTHING else for Gladstone by way of
compensation.
However, they have been informed that
the Grand Old Man will drive through the
streets of the town to the railway station
Saturday afternoon, along a route which
Will enable tens of thousands of the work
ingmen to see him. But this is subject to
the condition that Gladstone will not have
suffered from the exertion of addressing the
great public meeting on the previous even
ing; and that the weather must be warm and
sunny.
The political campaign in which Glad
stone will take only momentary, although
conspicuous, part, was virtually opened
early this week by John Morley, who de-
ivered stirring speech at Cambridge, and
Sir Wm. Harcourt followed with rousing
oration at Ashton last night.
THE SUCCESSOR OF GLADSTONE
The Tories are fond of depicting these
doughty ieutenants of the great Liberal
chief as engaged in never-ceasing squabbles
and intrigues for securing the leadership
Of the party when death shall have taken
it from Gladstone. AS a matter of fact the
succession was long ago settled in Har-
courts favor, with the loyal and hearty
concurrence of all concerned, and there is
no cause for a quarrel among Gladstone's
Leutenants
Subsequent events have justified that set
tlement John Morley has many great
qualities, among them political consistency,
for which there is not overmuch room in
this as in other countries nowadays, and he
Obstinately declines to submit to the course
Of intellectual massage which Harcourt has
undergone with such advantage that his
opinions have become as supple as India
rubber. A year or two ago Morley angered
the advanced section of the trade unionists
bv refusing to accept the principle of a COM
pulsory eight-hour working day. Since
then that question has come to the forefront
Of the labor programme and will soon be an
orthodox political opinion"
MoRLEY's SEAT IN DANGER
But John Morley has not changed his
views to suit the times, and at Cambridge
the other day be not only declined to utter
the eight-hour shibboleth, but severely
criticised the trade union congress and ap-
pealed from that august body to the work
ingmen at large. The result. is that the en-
ragged trade unicnists have decided to run
labor candidate for MorleY's seat at the
general election and "Honest John" is be-
ing denounced as a Tory in Liberal dis
EUise. The Right Hon. Sir VIM. Vernon
Harcourt may be trusted not to indulge in |
such imprudent independence
Sir James Ferguson's acceptance of |
office as Postmaster General having rem
dered vacant his seat in Parliament. an cleo
tion contest of unusual Importance is nowin |
progress at Manchester. The fact that Sir |
James was elected in 1885 BY a majority of |
over 1000, which was reduced to less than |
400 the following year, does not Justify the |
hope that the Liberals will win the seat |
now. There are few dissentient Liberals |
70 convert in Northeast Manchester, and the |
probability, therefore, is that Sir James
Ferguson will be reelected.