Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1888 — THAT GOOD OLD MAN. [ARTICLE]

THAT GOOD OLD MAN.

'■Triji to the Continent—-Cheered at Oue Place—Hooted at Another. Mr. Gladstone arrived at Dover Tuesday, on his way to the continent. A small crowd assembled at the depot. Mr. greeted with hoots. A number of Toughs outside the depot threw snow-balls at him,none of which, however, struck him. A delegation of Kentish Liberals waited upon him at the Town Hall and presented.him with an address. Mr. Gladstone, replying to the address, referred to the uncertain character of I Lord Salisbury’s declaration in reference to fair trade and said they indicated, as fat as the majority in ‘Parliament is concerned, that free trade is insecure. He relied upon the masses of the people to oppose i a return to protectign The Coming session did not promise -well for the country. If it were true that the great measure of the session —a local government bill—wetild not be introduced until April, th# government would not inflct an uandisguised mockery on the country. The last was a dark session, but this would be darker unless something was done to alleviate the situation in Ireland. The darkest blot upon Parliament was the act new in operation effecting the •civil rights of the Irish. The Liberals •were chargee »with interfering with the administration of the law. What he was really trying to do was to retard the Government’s destructive policy of perversion of the law. It w« well for them that they-were on the •right side, of the channel. If the Christian Knowledge Society in seeking to promot? justice, mercy and truth, were to publish in Ireland a book applying thoa> principles U that unhappy country, ffhey wouldibe subject to criminal prosecution. 'Lord Salisbury talked about dhe consolidation of the Empire while pursuing a policy of national disruption. How, the speaker asked, .oonld that he a policy of consolidation, which disregarded eenturies of national tradition and opposed <the will of four out of five millions of Irish people? Ireland only continued within the bounds of moderation because she knew that she bad the sympathy of friends in England. So long as her moderation continued,so long would the sympathy be continued. Not long, the speaker said, could any government face a unanimous people. With the single exception of the Belfast Council, all the election authorities sided with home rule. The Foreign Import Government stood alone. The Liberals’ terms of minority in Parliament would cease at the first election. Their appeal lay "with the country.