Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1889 — Gladstone’s Voice. [ARTICLE]

Gladstone’s Voice.

Gladstone’s voice was heard in the Edison laboratory at Orange, N. J., the other morning. Mr. Gladstone and other prominent Englishmen talked into the phonograph at CoL Gourand’s, Mr. Edison’s representative In London, Dec. 18, and the cylinder* were shipped to this country. When the cylinder was affixed and the little machine started, the voice of Col. Gourand was first heard, introducing Mr. Gladstone to Mr. Edison. There was a moment’s pause, and then in full, deliberate tones came the following words dropped from the English stateman’s tongue nearly a month previous: “I am profoundly indebted to you for, not the entertainment only, but the instructions and the marvels of one of the most remarkable evenings which it has been my privilege to enjoy. Your great country is leading the way in the important work of invention. Heartily do we wish it well; and to you, one of its greatest celebrities, allow me! to offor my hearty good wishes and earnest prayers that you may long live to witness its triumphs in all that appertains to mankind. Mr. Edison promises to give a private rehearsal of great men’s voices in the near future.