St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-28
The British Tory Press, in
Desperation, Resorts to
Dirty Tactics.
A Particularly Vile Cartoon
Moves Conservatives to
Resentment.
Balfour Joins in Expressing
Regret for Gladstone's /
Mishap.
Venomous Tim Accorded
Hot Reception by the
Irish Voters.

LON DONt OuHO iO SkoA soy
that the Tories at Salisbury have issued
Il cartoon entitled 1.-The Grand Old
Mans Last Journey" 1t depicts Mr..
Gladstone. will, his eighty-three years,
bearing palm in his left hand and his
home rule bill III his right being dragged
down to hell by the devil. The cartoon
has so shocked the electors, even those
vino are politically opposed to Mr..
Gladstone, that most of the copies have
been called in. High prices are offered
for the remainder that are in circula-
tion.
The Pail Mall Gazette, commenting
today upon the assault made upon Mr.
Gladstone at Chester Oh Saturday and
its denunciation of Tory methods of in
timidation, says that Mr.. Gladstone'S
language is harmless when compared
with the Tory methods of venting their
hatred during the "Jingo" period.
At that time unsavory letters reached
Mr. Gladstone and his wife by every
post. Sometimes the writer's sent postal
cards to Mrs. Gladstone on which, eX-
pressed in the foulest language, were
revolving wishes for her destruction.
Some depraved writer's of these cards
said they hoped that she and her daugh-
ters might be subjected to their last ex-
tremity to outrage similar to that to
which Bulgarian women were sub
jected. Some of the Tories are cruel
enough to intimate that if woman
threw piece of gingerbread or pebble
at Mr.. Gladstone
She Had Motive
for it outside of politics. The Liberals
are apparently paying very little atten-
tion to the assault. as they believe no
capital can be made out of it. and some
of them do not conceal suspicion that
the woman, her gingerbread and the
unfortunate result had better be left
severely alone, or at least treated very
gingerIy. Both Liberal and Tory lead
ers join in expressing deep regret for
the occurrence. Mr.. Gladstone sent the
following telegram today:
lam doing we'll, and 1 hope to keep my
engagements in the North.
WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE.
Since it became certain that the in
jury to Gladstone was in all probability
the result of heedlessnesS, the public
excitement on the subject has calmed
down considerably. The throwing of
stones and other missiles at carriages
has grown to be serious annoyance in
London and other places.
1t seems to be one way of expressing
the antipathy of the lowest class TO
wealth in any form, and it is believed
that Gladstone was pelted just as any
other gentleman would have been pelted
who might have happened to be passing
at the time.
Balfour sympathetic.
Among the kilograms received at
Hawarden regarding Mr.. Gladstone'S
condition were anxious and sympathetic
INQUIRIES from Mr.. Balfour and other
Conservative leaders,. Mr.. Gladstone's
Midlothian constituents also showed
their anxiety for the welfare of their
champion.
Some of the lower newspaper organs
of both parties are descending to great
scuIrility. and many of the cartoons
circulated in the provinces are almost
indecent. A Radical newspaper in
Yorktown depicts Balfour as an assas-
sin bearing dagger dripping with
Irish blood. Another is a picture of
Salisbury as an ogre devouring the peO-
pie. Some of the speakers on both
sides are initiating the virulence of
Timothy Healy, although so far none
of them have followed his example to
the extent of using scurrilous language
about women.
The campaign is also growing very
warm in Ireland, where its energy is
mostly directed to mutual attacks by
the Parnellites and anti-ParnelliteS.
Riots ragged yesterday in Dublin, Lin
erick and other places between the two
factions. The police have been ordered
to hold alOOf as much as possible, and
not interfere with the sport. The po-
lice are not very willing to obey the
order, as getting between the two fac
tions when they are blazing away with
rocks and shilleghahs is decidedly un-
comfortable.
Healy Dislfked.
The rumor that Healy wears mailed
shirt is said to be unfOunded. Ever
since he was h0rsewhipped by relative
of Parnell. however. for his abuse Of
Mrs. Parnell, Healy is said to have
taken special precautions against a
similar surprise.
Healy was present at a meeting at
ArklOw yesterday. So many threats
had been made against him that he
found it necessary to have body guard
composed of priests and TWO policemen.
The latter were armed with rifles.
Extra policemen were on duty at every
station at which the train stopped. The
Parnellites knew that Healy was to
travel over the line. and hostile crowds
gathered at each station. The presence
| of the police prevented any overt act,
but the crowd vented their spite by as
sailing Mr.. Healy with derisive cheers.
Mr.. Balfour attempted to make an
outdoor speech at Sheffield today, but
was howled down. Addressing the re-
porters he SAID he deeply deplored the
assault upon Mr.. Gladstone, and was
grateful to know that the injuries were
! not serious and that the ex-premier
would soon be completely restored to