Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-19
GLADSTONE IN GOOD HEALTH
The Grand Old Man Displays Won
derfuI Capacity for Work.
He Participates In n Banquet rendered to
the Land Reform Delegates and Deliv-
ers an Energetic and Important
speech--wnl Visit Italy.

NEW YORK, Dec 1l.-A dispatch from
London says that the Grand Old
Man" of the UniteA Kingdom gave an
other evidence of his vigorous consti'
tuition today by participating in pub
lie breakfast rendered TO the delegates
to the conference on land reform, and
subsequently, delivering lengthy and
energetic speech, in which he tool
strong and pronounced views on the
necessity of change in the laws OF
primogeniture and entail, and in favor
of legislation which would relieve the
agricultural classes from many Of the
burdens under which they suffer at the
present time.
Mr.. Gladstone said he was in favor
OF paying members of parliament for
their services, as this would be of
great benefit to candidates put forward
by the labor or rural constituents.
fair presentation of these classes IN
parliament was in his opinion, also
lutely necessary and proper for the
government of the country and this
representation could hardly be had
"lLuOub CulllnR lOI kllat oAaih
upon the funds of the labor organ
iZations, unless members of parliament
received payment for their services.
At another point of his discourse Mr..
Gladstone said he favored an amend
ment to the Irish conspiracy laws, so
as to allow laborers in Ireland TO com
bine to obtain the greatest possible re.
suits for their labor and for their pro-
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were carried out, the speaker said, he
saw the way clearly 20 better
condition of the rural population. So
ciety, he added had not performed its
duty when it sent aged and blameless
laborers TO the work house. Loud ap.
plause The laborer he claimed, had
the right 10 be placed in position OF
being able TO put the spade into his
own land Applause, and the
parish councils he had already
referred to were the only
means of securing him this right
cheers and of securing the adequate
working of the small allotment plan oi
relief for rural communities, Cheers.
After Mr.. Gladstone had concluded
his remarks the assembly most enthusi'
astically passed a vote of thanks TO the
venerable statesman for his presence
at the banquet
1t is evident that the great
interest taken in Mr.. Gladstone;
recent public differences are not only
because both liberals and conserva'
tives like to hear what he has to say oD
all questions, but because the ad'
vanced age and alleged infirmities of the
great statesman are not lost sight OF,
and therefore, there is no knowing but
that each speech uttered may be the
last Mr.. Gladstone will ever deliver.
The conference itself is one of the
largest and most significant since the
early days Of the 70s, when Joseph
Arch and his colleagues, with the
potent assistance &C The late Samuel
Morley. brought into existence the
National Agricultural Laborers' union.
OF the 500 delegates, over 400 are agri'
cultural laborers, and they represent
no less u number than 100000 of this
once down-trodden class
This evening Mr.. Gladstone, who
has been the guest of Stuart Rendel at
his mansion on Carlton Terrace, will
start for Florence, and the members OF
the liberal associations of the metrop-
| oils will turn out in force at the Euston
| Square station, for the purpose
of giving him a hearty send
off. During portion of his
! holiday the "Grand Old Man" will
stay at the house of Signor Lacaitin,
an old Italian friend, whose son has
| been a member Of the house of com
mons Mr.. Gladstone will reach Naples
by way of Rome and will be guest Of
Lord Dufferin in the latter city for
| few days After this he will proceed
to Naples. Despite the fact that two
| weeks hence he will have reached his
SD birthday, he expects to be back in
| his seat in the house of commons and
take part in the legislation of the pres
| ent parliament. Next summer there
| will be dissolution, then a general
election, and his SD birthday may see
| Gladstone once again prime minister
OF his country.