, 1891-10-03
MID MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Gladstone Delivers His Long Looked
For Speech.
He is rendered an Ovation BY a
Great Audience.
A Broad Hint Given to the English
House of Lords.
ladstone Speaks.

Oct. liver 4,OOJ per-
sons were packed in the Tyneside theatre
tonight to hear Mr.. Gladstone. The ap-
pearance of the noted Statesman and his
wife was the signal for a prolonged ova-
ton, with which Gladstone was obviously
delighted. When quiet was restored DIR.
Watson moved and Burt seconded the
resolution expressing affection for and I'M
diminished confidence in Gladstone. The
resolution was carried with renewed &C
CARNATIONS. When the cheering subsidized,
Gladstone rose to speak. Looking back
to 1886, they saw" he said. what was
believed to be a crushing liberal defeat,
bat during the years since elapsed the
horizon had frightened. There were
many precursors of certain victory and
that victory could not be far distant.
Much had been said about late couserva.
ton of the national debt. All the saving
thereon and more. he declared, had
already been absorbed and effaced from
the public accounts, not only by the
enormous increase in the charges for sup
ply and the necessary civil rates OF the
country, but also the increase
in the naval and military expenditure.
He should like to have spoken on the
governments foreign policy. which had
many domestic results, but the policy of
the present administration had been well
nigh the Inverse and reverse of that of
Lord Beaconsfield's, just as the Liberals
had endeayored to make the work of the
Beaconsield administration difficult, be-
cause they thought it was doing i'll, so a
they strlven to make the work of the
present administration in its foreign policy
easy, because they thought, as far as the
information went, Its spirit had under
gone q beneficial change. II shall indeed
rejoice" continued Gladstone, IF before
the day comes for the present ~administra-
ton to give up tho ghost, it will be posi-
BILE for Lord Salisbury to make an effort
to relieve us of the burdensome and en-
barrassing occupation OF Egypt, which as
long as it lasts must be the cause OF weak
ness"
Gladstone spoke a word of mgr
ulation and hope in regard to the
temperance question. Reviewing the
work he added: Those approaching
my period of life may not witness it, but
many of you will see a thorough and
effective reform of the laws connected
with the traffic of alcohol, with the
Acknowledgement of the right of local
populations to settle the question whether
within their borders the public houses
shall exist" Cheers. Touching the
question of the abolition Of hereditary
peers, Gladstone said it is at present
rather in the shade owing to the priority
claims Of other subjects. He should not
he sorry il it should remain in the shade
longer, provided the extra lease were
gained by its forebearance and wisdom in
dealing with public sentiment. He warned
the house OF lords, however, hat it might
make the matter a burning question If tho
peers were tempted to listen to the counsel
given BY Lord Salisbury when he con-
templated the possibility of a Liberal
victory, and reminded them that all
would not be over, even if the commons
should pass the home rule bill; that the
house of lords might interpose itself
between the Judgment of the nation and
the incorporation of that Judgment in the |
form of law. The lords tried that game !
In 1881 throughout the proceedings OF the
reform bill and underwent a humiliation.
Gladstone himself, in 1860 and 1861, had
the felicity or i~nfelcity to be in conflict
with the lords.
I'VE had" he said, "a great battle
upon the repeal OF the paper duties, one
of the most difficult and important aues-
tons In the whole free trade controversy.
You know what the consequences have
been in the establishment of a free press.
which has done more than any other sin
gle cause to educate the country, and to
which we mainly owe the vast extension
of the franchise. Should the lords be
seduced to accept the deplorable sugges-
ton of Salisbury, they themselves will be
the first to repent it" Regarding the
registration reform, Gladstone said there
was much in favor of giving it a forward
place on the Liberal platform. Coming
down to the question OF labor, he said the
labor representation in parliament must be
extended.
Those charged with the central man
agement Of the party will exhibit the ut
most disposition to assist wherever a con-
stituency.is found favorable to the claims
OF the labor candidate. The constituent
cios must bear the cost of residence of
these labor representatives IN London.
Nothing can be clearer than the title of
such members to receive such aid from
the public treasury as will enable them
to discharge the task imposed upon them
for the public benefit. Furthermore, it's
among the indispensable duties OF the
Liberal party, when in power, to estab-
lish district and parish councils to bring