MR GLADSTONE IN WALES.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 215, 13 August 1887, Page 2

MR GLADSTONE IN WALES.

A monster, procession in honour of Gladstone was held at Swansea, Wale 5 , on June 4th. Mr Gladstone, with prominent Libeialb of Wales, occupied a special "-haul from which he leviewed a parade i-f 100,000 Welshmen wealing losettes and l>wuing banners, and accompanied by mnr.erou" bands. As they marched past the stand cannon were fired, and the greatest enthubiasm picvailed. The pioce^sion was five hours in pacing the reMeu stand. After the men had all parsed they ma<-ed to liear Glads- to.ie, who spoke for an hour. He said the waste of time in the House of Commons was duo (o the tact that the Coercion Mill v>as badly framed, badly conducted, a l-a-^is of facts, extravagant, insidious in jts objects, and totally mismanaged as. well a.s misconceived. Lord Salibbury's complaint of obstruction was unmanly and effeminate. The fatigued Conseivatiu*^ should be given a long Whitsuntide hol'May. He warned them that they would be c\ u"n more tired, for it would be impossible to govern Ii eland coerohely in light oi day and in an atmosphere ot freedom. Gladstone abked Welshmen to believe that the Irish weie human beings full of noble qualities. He was confident that WcKhmen would sympathise with liishmon in the difficult and arduous contest, in which their tiiumph was absolutely cenain. A banquet was given to Gladstone in the evening by the Welsh members- of the Hou.se of Commons and the officials of the Liberal party. j