Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-29
PLANS OF THE LlBERALs.
Mr.. Gladstone to Speak in Every Parish
in Midlothian.

in Midlothian.
LONDON, May 2s.-Whatever may be
the intentions of the government as to
dissolution, the liberals are evidently
preparing for . campaign that win sur.
pass any in the past in the energy and
activity TO be displayed. The striking
feature of the contest will be the won
derful exhibition of vigor by Mr.. Glad.
stone. A committee has already made
arrangements for speeches to be deliv-
cred by Mr.. Gladstone in every parish
of Midlothian. There ID not the slight
est necessity foy Mr.. Gladstone TO cay
. word % tar % the Midlothian electors
are concerned. They simply worship
him. and no candidate would stand the
slightest show in opposition to him.
Mr.. Gladstone's speeches in Midlothian
therefore will not be intended 90 much
for tho electorate Of Midlothian - for
the people of the three Kingdoms. He
will visit in carriage every village and
hsmlet in Midlothian, no matter how
unimpOrtapt, and he will speak in
every place that be waits, In the small
Ter hxinietA he will speak to the people
from the carriage IN which be will
travel, but in every large place he will
deliver an address iI some public hall
or on the green. The addresses and
speeches, however brief, will be re-
ported in full and telegraphed through
out Great Britain, so that every utter
ance will really be addressed to the
whole electorate. Mr.. Gladstone will
be accompanied on his tour by promi-
nent liberals, who will supplement his
remarks. and probably by Justin Nc
Carthy or some other Irish nationalist
to plead the cause of the Irish people.
Mr.. Gladstone, it il expected, will de.
vote his addresses largely to the subject
of Irish home rule, and prominent
liberal asserted today that Mr.. Glad.
stone would not allow the people to
forget Lord Salisbury's threat Of civil
war in the event OF home rule triumph.
The report that che conservatives
mediate the recall of their resolution
to dessolve next month 10 not generally
credited. 1t has been the view of =
large number OF conservatives that the
dissolution OF parliament should be
deferred to the last moment. A chief
motive for th.s has been the idea that
MIR. Gladstone could not, in the course
of nature, retain his vigur much
longer, and that without Mr.. Glad
stones leadership the liberal party
would lose its cohesion and be rent in
factions. This expectation was very
strong when Mr.. Gladstone vas sick
last year. Another suggestion adj
vanced by certain conservatives in re-
gard to Mr.. Gladstone is that should
the dissolution l,e deferred until next
spring he would be unable, judging
from his experience this year.
TO risk much exposure, where
rs summer election gives
him the most favorable opportunity
for airing his views. These arguments
are not put forward in tho conserva-
tive press, but arc freely discussed IN
the clubs and lobhes of parliament,
and should tho gov srnmcnt decide to
postpone dissolution the motive will
undoubtedly be the expectation that
Mr.. Gladstone, owing to his advanced
age, may be out Of the contest when it
comes. On the othcr hand, IL 10 argued
by conservative Who favor an inime-
date appeal To she country that the
last election held in summer was an
eminent triumph for the conservative
cause and that bleak weather, besides
keeping Mr.. Gladstone at home, would
also have the effect Of keeping many
Thousands of Conservative electors from
the polls.