MR GLADSTONE AND THE DEVIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2242, 12 March 1886, Page 2

MR GLADSTONE AND THE DEVIL.

The Archdeacon of Taunton, in reply tc a gentleman at Nottingham, who asked him whether it was true that ho said, " If you are content to cheer a man who prefers political and party tnds to his duty to his Louitry and his God, you may as well cheer the devil," replies:—" The words ate undeniably the truth, and were applied by me to Mr Gladstone. Afterwards I considered that this manner of expressing the truth publicly had better not hive been employed, and I stated t'lis f om a written pivpor as my apology at a great Oliuroh ai;d State defence meeting at Taptun. , , . It is beyond all reason'nbje and religions question that Mr Gladstone is'hbfc doiiig'the'wprk of' Qui}. I have known this very many years, I am commonly said to know more about Mr Gladstone than any other man both publicly and privately, and 1 say that beyond all dispute ho is not, and has not for .many years, b,een doing God's work in and for his country. Whose work is he then doing ? Mr Gladstone is four years younger than 1 am. I have known him fifty-three years, and had much to do with him in public matters. I have not been able to place any manner of confi denco in him from 1851 to 1885—thirtyfour yours. In 18531 did all 1 could to turn ]|iiji put of his seat for Oxford University,''lf the Clergy had trusted me t'liejras they trust m'o'now, 1 should hayo .turhfid'hini out then;' 'He' had-'only a small majority. In 18G6 i did 'turn' him put, Everybody' who knows anything about the matter knows that it was 'my action in London in 18(16 which ended in turninghjni <|u£ ; 'I think, "jf possible, worse of him every yeiu\ Ho nettles alj questions with himself, however Bacreii, by political and party considerations. He Jirs wrifctep, ant) keeps writing, publicly against himself," '