The British Liberal Party.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 179, 23 July 1901, Page 3

The British Liberal Party.

London, July 20Lord Rosebery in a speech, justified the opportuneness of his letter. The schism was partially traceable far less to the Irish than to Imperial questions, and dated from the murder of Gener j Gordon. Could any party aspiring to the confidence of the p op!o maintain an open mind on a question which stabbed at the very heart of the Empire. If sound on questions regarding the Frapire, the Liberals would be able to proceed with that domestic reform for which the country was ripe, .fie Hoped for such party reforms freed from the entanglement of alliances, purged from all antinational elements, and comprising Some of the Unionists. In the meantime, owing to the divisions, be still preferred to plough his furrdw alone,Ant before he reached (he end of bis furr#/€e possibly would not be alone; The speech wAs deceived with enthu astio cheers, ahd both the letter and the speech created tremendous seniativnsi,

The Liberals believe that Lend Rosebery contemplates establishing a democratic Imperialist party. . Mr Asquith, at his banquet, made tf comparatively tame speech, baing still under the influence of a possible compromise. It Was chiefly restricted to generalisations. He declared that the Imperialists were able to hold their own equally easily inside as outside the Liberal party, which recognised that the Empire was worth living and worth dying for. Lord Rospbery, speaking at the 'City, Liberal Club, described Mr Labouchere’a meeting at the Queen’s Hall as a lunatic reform club, and said that the proceedings were a piece of organised hypocrisy.