Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-18
Gladstone Receives a Ire
mendOus Ovation.
People Fall Over Each Other in
Doing Him Honor.
Several of His Enthusiastic Admirers
Severely Injured.
The Great Liberal Leader on the stump
for Home Rule-Parnell Handled
without Gloves.
Associated Press Dispatches.

ton today. He was leaving Charing
Cross railroad station for Hastings,
when an immense crowd gathered at
the depot, cheering itself hoarse, and
after Gladstone appeared broke down
the barriers and made rush for the
"grand old man." cheering and waving
hats and handkerchiefs. A number
of extra enthusiastic admirers scram-
bled on top OF the cars and yelled,
cheered and waved until the train
starting suddenly, threw several on the
track and platform. Two were so seri-
ously injured that they had to be taken
to the hospital. Several others were
badly cut and bruised.
Previous to the departure Of the train,
the executive committee of the radical
association, presented an address to
Gladstone, in which it was stated that
the association was hopeful of brilliant
triumph for Gladstone and his follow
ers in the coming elections, but the tur-
moil prevailing in the depot was sc great
that Gladstone was utterly unable to
say word in reply.
When the train in which Gladstone
was travelling stopped at Tunbridge,
Kent, large crowd assembled there.
Gladstone replied to addresses presented
him. He assured the crowd that what
ever measure of home rule was pro-
posed, it's spirit and basis would be un-
changed from those OF the former one
that it would be compatible with
English homes and would bring peace
and contentment to Ireland, and life to
the union.
Upon his arrival at Hastings, Glad
stone received another ovation, the
streets being brilliantly decorated with
bunting, and the veteran parliamenta-
rian was welcomed in truly royal style.
In reply to an address at Hastings,
Gladstone said he found little to blame
in Lord Salisbury's foreign policy dur
ing recent years, but added that he con-
demned the policy of Goschen, chan
cellor of the exchequer, in concocting
fictitious surpluses and concealing the
real existing condition from parliament.
in order to manufacture a satisfactory
budget.
Abiding to the Irish parliamentary
party, Gladstone said Parnell's speech
in which he said he had opposed the
claims OF the labor candidates in Eng
land, in consequence of the obligation
he was under to liberal leaders,
was absolutely untrue so far as he
(Gladstone) was concerned. He had
always been ready to support the claims
of labor candidates.
Touching upon the painful disclosures
of the divorce court, Gladstone said it
was not his place to Judge the amount
of delinquency, but it was the part of
the Liberals to consider upon what
principles they would be guided in the
disposal of their votes. The Liberals
knew that the cause of home rule de-
pended upon them.
The Liberals, added the veteran
statesman, had arrived at definite
conclusion in regard to Parnell. He
(Gladstone) was merely reporter of
general conviction that the party was
against Parnell. The Liberals were
ready to face defeat, exclusion, misfor-
ture; but they were not prepared to
create constitutional leadership for
Ireland under such guidance as Par
nell's. [Cheers.]
In conclusion Gladstone expressed the
to prosecute this great .and patriotic
PURPOSE, dul W OutdiiI Juotic0 ioi 1iO-
land, knowing that by courageous
application OF Liberal principles, they
would secure the union of the classes,
the dominion of the law and the sta
bility Of the crown. [Cheers.l
Gladstone also made an address in the
Gaiety theater. He expressed entire
confidence in the future of Liberalism.
He pointed out, with regard to the Irish
members, that each had entered parlia-
ment subject to the pledge that on every
question affecting Ireland, the minority
should sacrifice its own opinions and
cooperate with the majority. Every
member oftthe Irish party, from the
leader downward, was bound by this
pledge. It was true that in October,
last, he denounced Parnell in the
severest terms, whereas for several
years past he had been in active cooper
alton with him. He had denounced
him because Parnell before then, on
more occasions than one, had used Ian
guage dangerous to the empire, respect
ing the total separation OF Ireland, and
also because Parnell bitterly opposed the
land, act upon which the Liberals
relied as great instrument for
the alleviation Of Irish griev-
ances. When home rule was introduced
in the house, it was frankly and
magnanimously adopted by the Irish
party. The plan was based on the twin
ideas of first handing over to Ireland
full, efficacious control of her local
affairs, and second, maintaining equally
full, eficacious imperial control OF those
affairs.
''If any fresh plan of home rule is pro-
posed, as / trust it may be- continued
Gladstone, IT hope it will be founded
on rigid fidelity to those bases, neither
Of which can be iustifiably separated
from the .other. Parnell recently said
it may be time to think of Tory allies
They played that game once, and it did
not answer. The Tory conscience does
not care much about home rule; it is
not in the Tory intellect"
After divers revelations" said Glad
stone, "the Liberals decided that they
could not place the constitutional leader
ship inParnell's hands. That is final
We are ready to face defeat, exclusion
from power and political misfortune