New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-13
1OpD ROSEBERY'S POLICY.
T0 STAND BY NOME RULE
rr,r pRE,MIER's STATEMENT TO THE LIE
rRAL LEADERS LOUDLY CHEERED.
$40 c,.ppoPrs THE WHOLE NEWCASTLE PRO
cRaNyE-h WARNING To THE LORDS
WELSH DIsEsTA TAB1dsIIMENT-SIE WILL
IAN HARCOURT's PLEDGE FOR
TIE LIBERAL CoMMoNEKs.

rordon. March IA meeting Of the Liberal
,oodors was held at noon to-day at the tore.gn
once There WAS full Attendance John Nor
lev Lord Roscbnry and Sir William tarcourt
n,ode sneeches which elected prolonged cheers.
I'D Roseborv said they missed the sublime
ecrre which had enriched not only the Min
,s,orial bench but the House of Commons also.
n~neers) 1t had been thought that he d-ord
poseberv) ought TO make a complete declaration
~ his policy (Cres Of Hear. "Hear"o There
was no need Of such declaration. he SAID see
,nr that there would be no change of measures,
49,, ,,,, of men The Cabinet had no intention
Of receding from the policy they pursued at 'he
,,s, session. The honor OF England abroad was
cafe in their hands. The Welsh Church question
lid receive the earliest settlement. though he
oond no; say whether it would receive the
s,st Mace I, would certainly be pressed to a
aeani,a and successful issue. Cheers
REGARDING the group of Irish questions. the
.r,- vvera hound by every tie Of honor to
continue Nc. Gladstcne's policy. 1t would he an
onec,ati,n 10 deny that his O-ord Rosebcry's)
snae,h in the Houge Of Lords had raised doubts
as 70 his position on the questions. bur his critics
noust have read the speech in very curSory way
Il they imagined that he designed to depart from
a full acceptance Of the Liberal policy. If there
were any doubts on that poin,. they ought to
ha set a, rest by NJ. Morey's decision u remain
In the IRISH Office.
With Mr Gladstones last declaration con-
cerning the House Of Lords the Queens present
advisers entirely agreed The speaker had him.
self studied the question. and perhaps had used
I'm the House Of Lords even stronger language
,han Mr. Gladstone had made use OF. Nnat me
lard had to understand was that win then
the task Of revision was delicate and that re-
ec,on was dangerous tCheers) With the
dsmocratir suffrage that the country now en-
loved a chamber constituted Ike the it0use ol
lords was an anomaly CLEAR Hear.
The Inner House continued the Premier. had
6egenerated into an organization guided ny one
man The Government would lose Sleht vi ITO
measures which might force upon the al'ehnon
of the country this anomaly ana thc glaNe
perils to which the existing constitution ~ ~, H.
House Of Lords exposed the Nation. C'Hear.
"Hear!O ~.
referring TO the circumstances leading to his
acceptance OF the Premiership. Lord RosToeIy
said il was the Creates Inconvenience ms DINE
in the House OF Lords. but 1t was no 1aut OF
his Q.aughter) He did not think II ought 70
he regarded as a stigma. He asked the party 10
Judge him by his deeds. tCheers) W heh me
party were tirel Of him they could dlsmlss MN;
hui while he occupied his post no Liberal would
be more steadfast than ne to carry out '"'i
ough Liberal policy. prolonged cheers)
Sir William Harcourt said he was gratihed I'D
bear this exDostion of their leaders policy sun
the party felt as the British fleet felt over ths
loss of Nelson. but the same spirit rename
among them as Animated Nelson's crew lhouSh
,be,y had suffered a great loss they Vould 40
their duty Though the Prime Minister was
lord himself the Liberals in the House OF Com
mons could be relied upon as compact Part!
in support Of his policy abroad. peace al nome
and progressive reforms. (Cheers2 1t was utterly
untrue that he desired TO drop home hu'e; anu
=. 80 oIso untrue that he had abandoned the
cause Of temperance. He hal dropped nothing
but accepted and supported the whoie New
cas,Ia nr6gramme unreservedlY. WheersJ
The rnen7hers Of the Cabinet then dispersed and
toined their Parliamentary colleagues to near 'he
Queens speech.