New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-07
Mr.. GLADSTONE on TIE ELECTIONS.
ATISFIED WITH THE RESULT IL LONDON

SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT IL LONDON-A
STIRRING SPEECH IL SCOTLAND.
London july G.-"The DAILY News" has received the
following from it, Edinburgh correspondent: " Mr.
Gladstone spent comparatively Guct day at D1lmcny
H. felt that after Yesterdays cxerOns In the windy
weather it void be advisable for him to cIfta his
intended route to Corstorphne In which town arrange
mcnts lad been made for him 70 address political
meeting The demonstrations today were therefore
less numerous than those which attended his tri.
rmphant drive Of twenty eight miles 70 Dalhelth YES
tcrCay, but were equally enthusiastic. Mr. Gladstone
caught cold Yesterday and today unable TO ar
company the party, which consisted u Mr. Gladstone.
his daughter Helen, his son Henry and few friends
THE small hall. with a most tiny platform. IN
which the meeting 10 take place, was almost
filed by the time the party arrived In Corsorplnc.
The Earl OF Abcrdcen's children. In the care Of the
family butler among those who had gathered
In the hall 10 see and hear the old Man who
was delighted welcome them. The hall md all the
adjacent streets were crammed WITH IN enthusiastic
crowd when Mr.. Gladstone arrived In the town.
Al the opening Of his speech heavy thunder-clouds
gathered overhead. darkcning the hall 10 such ok
tent that Mr.. Gladstone was compelled to call for
lights for which seemingly provision had been
made He explained that he needed lights, as he In
tended to read notes he had made showing that
the Unionist poll in Scotland alQut 10000 votes,
while the GladstOnian poll, including the votes
wasted on Independent and Labor candidates was
about AZ 900 votes
In noting Mr. Balfour's statement that the GOV
ernucnt had distributed dividends and the Opposition
only ro-pcctuses. Mr.. Glad tone cited a dozen
ures proposed by the opposition which had been
tranlpcd on bv .Dllfour and his mechanical majority
.Dur dividends he said were ready In pockets.
We were prepared TO distribute them, but they were
ALWAYS voted down The prO,pectuscs Of the Liberal
party' he continued In splcnddly declhimed passage
are 10 be found in the legislation OF the last sixty
wears, the last being the endeavor 10 establish real
unitv Of the Empire by meeting the just demands Of
Ireland
.Mr. Gladstone then began to comment the
polne quoting figures 10 show that. while up to the
nrosept Zine the Ministerial votes in London had
been increased by 5000 those Of 1856. the
Liberal votes had been advanced by 10000 That
he sad was extremely significant Greenock had
been won glorously. Perth had been lost by the
operation Of an ingenious process Of which the Lib
eral party had a monopoly. lie dealt in II similar
manner with results elsewhere
Mr. Gladstone had intended to make only half
hour speech but he dscourscd with much vigor for
forty minutes, Then local brewer named Usher,
who was greeted with derlsive shouts of Cshers En-
tirer appeared on the scene with a huge
manuscript containing series OF hrckhng qhes
tons The audience became impatient AT
the Interference OF MIR. Usher, but Mr.. Gladstone
good -naturedy tried TO obtain hearing ior the man
who stood stolidy facing lhe angTiH L"''s ~ 1~t
with logged patience When quirt han ~ t ir,s, =,
been restored, Mr.. Gladstone patiently repeated 10
the mrlacablc brewers pa,sase. IRON hS oIn 81
campaign Mr. Usher then collapsed before the
stormy enthusiasm Of the audience.
Al the conclusion of the meeting Mr. HlAdstOnc
returned TO Daincny. He received continuous wei
come Oh the wav and responded 10 the popular
demonstrations IN his usual happy VEIN"