Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-04
GLADSTONE'S SPEECHES.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY GIVEN
HIM AT NEWCASTLE.
A Free Trade Speech Delivered on the
Oocssion-His Utterances Criticised
by tho Tory Press-Parnell Takes Ex-
ceptions to His Plans.

NEWCAsTLE-oNTY TYNE, Oct. 3.--The pre-
se4tation of the freedom Of the city 10
Gladstone, today, was made an occasion
of great ceremony. An immenee audi
ence was present in the town hall to
Witness the presentation and hear the
speeches. Gladstone replied to the
lord mayors speech of presentation and
then made an address in which he re-
ferred to free trade at some length.
In the course of his speech he said:
sour children and kinsmen in America,
to whom we have looked and might
still look to teach us many useful
legislative lesson, have set US in
this matter an example of a retro.
grade nation. They have thought for
the moment, though belieSe
only for the moment, that the secret Of
prosperity was to be found in fixing by
the government channels in which
enterprise should run, and the forms in
which ingenuity should be exercised. -
Continuing, Mr.. Gladstone said he
hoped, in the long run, both England
and America would be influenced by the
examples and triumphs of their imme-
diate predecessors, although, he
added, there still remains much
to do. Great amendment had al
ready been achieved by protection
to freedom. England, among the
great nations OF the world" Gladstone
remarked, chad become the almost soli-
tary witness of the principle of freedom,
70 ohn hoa
been in Europe the solitary witness OF
tions. That stewardship in regard to
freedom in general we have now in re-
gard to commerce. We are again being
tested as to whether we shall be firm or
not-irm to our convictions; whether
the time passed in finding solution
for great economic problem had been
wasted or applied to great and bene-
fetal work; whether free trade had been
triumph not only for the capitalist, but
for the workman whose wages have
thereby been increased so per cent.
Upon leaving the hall Gladstone re-
ceived an ovation from an immense con-
course of people gathered in the vicinity.
After lunch Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone
started for Hawarden.
LONDON OCG. Ollie newspapers VI
this city all contain exhaustive COM
ments upon Gladstone's speech at New
castle Friday night.
The Times says Gladstone never
before SO completely abdicated the
functions of great leader, or sunk so
absolutely to the position of mouth
piece of political machine"
The Standard Conservative states {:
His references to the cost of defenses
and to Egypt are most mischievous. He
should be compelled to declare plainly
aye or no whether he holds the army or
the navy excessive. The country will
then know what to expect from his re-
turn to responsibility"
The Chronicle complains of his chill
ing treatment of the labor question.
The News says Gladstone's warning is
likely to exert a wholesome influence,
and will probably result in throwing
Lord Salisbury overheard.
United Ireland today published an in
terYiew with Parnell in which he con-
tended that Gladstone in his speech
proved that he followed the "swipg
round' OF the Liberal party. Gladstone,
he asserted, was in the same position as he
in 18S6-county council and police side
by side, while the imperial government
controlled the constabulary. This, Par
nell declared, will be severe disap-
pointment for the seceders.