The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-15

has elicited vrulent reply from Sir
W lllam Vernon Harcourt in a speech
before the Devonshlre club, which has
been tho political sensation OF the week
Sir Wilnams speech bore witness TO The
bitterness of the duel for the leader
ship Of the liberal party between himself
and Lord Roseberry and to the pent up
personal feeling of the speaker against
Lord Roseberry who was responsible for
his temporary effacement In the course
OF Sir william NetrnOn Harcourts
speech ne declared that Lord kOseberrys
words were tantamount TO the advice
Take "A sponge and wipe out the glor-
lous inheritance which Mr, Gladstone LETT
the party before .--s ashes are cold
The liberal organs haYe hnken up
the cudgels in behalf Of Lord Rose
berry and talk TO Harcourt very straight.
The speaker calls his Interpretation OF
Lord Ruseberrys wordsh "A most alb
surd and malicious ralsihcation of his
meaning ana the worst example in recent
years OF down right Misrepresentation
The British Weekly says Harcourts at
tack was grossly unjust and slanderous
and only to be accounted for by ran
cor Of hatred amounting almost TO mad
ness
The mouthpieces Of the liberal party
insist that Lord Roseberry, inn urging
a return TO the liberalism of 1886, did not
mean a change Of program, but re-
turn 10 the party discipline and coh-
esion that existed in the halcyon days or
liberalism. Sir Wdnam Ntnon Har-
court today annnunces that no viii
speak 60 his condiments in May. Ills
utterances are awaited with the Keen
est interest and another speech in his
beet fighting style is expected. Mean
while the conservative press interprets
Roseberry as Hurcourt does, and In some
quarters the opinion Is expressed that
Rosetberrys utteTanoes are nothing less
,han a direct bid for Joseph Chamber
lain and a prelude TO ltoseberry indenl-
flying himself with the liberal unionists.
The sun says that Lord Roseberrys abb
ondment and his acceptance OF the lib
oral unionist program might in the event
OF cyaseryatiye victory at the next
elections, possibly be marked by the offer
from comment on the latest phase of ar
and his acceptance OF cabinet rank.
Tho English prass publicly ahstains
ealrs Hu tho PmGppiIyes. FApinoa An
London usst that there no probability OF
success Of pho pehae negotiations at
Manila and yet on he other hand, from
wen informed English sources, il Is stat
ed that thet rebellion must end shortly.
The Americans, by their lates opera
lions have occupied the whole OF the
Togal country and Aguinaaldo and his
colleagues have now been drivetn 10 me
unppIn pf which
are quite distinct from the Tagais and
certainly cannot be relied upon TO srp-
port Aguinaldo
Tho well known labor leader, George y.
Barnes. secretary OF the analgamatee
society of engineers, has taken up che
question Of the American locomatiYe IN
vaslon ~ Great Britain.
one OF Che features OF me annual NETT
ing OF the congregational union this week
was an Anglo American depfonsiratioh
on Thursday when an American delegate
Rev DR. Judson nth, aroused in
tense enthusiasm by an eloquent ao-
dress in the course OF which he tuoched
upoa Amercash gratitude for Englands
support al criacal moment Dr. smith
said.
Whatever friction OF irritation there
may have been the past that is all
over now. We hope to prove at every
tine and In every emergency a friend
20 England as England proNsi our
friend"
Dr. Fairbairn warmly welcomed pr.
Smiths utterances and expressed con-
shdenclthar Americas I,sw 'dspsrture
meant the grawth OF n new religious
impulse. new moral enthusiasm ana a