Mr. Chamberlain made another speech to his constituents at Birmingham
on Tuesday. After some humorous remarks on local opponents, and a sarcastic comparison of Lord Randolph Churchill's speeches as Minister with his speeches as Free-lance, Mr. Chamberlain proceeded to business. He acknowledged the great services of Lord Hartington, and his recent speech on land,—and in American phrase, " read him into the party " once more ; but renewed the attack on Mr. Goschen. He did not, however, as the Times thinks, refuse to sit in the same Cabinet with him ; but, after some sharp remarks on him as a deserter, he used these words :—" But
if we do not proscribe Mr. Goschen, we must protest against his pretension to limit the extension of the Liberal creed to suit his Conservative digestion. A pretension of that kind would, of course, be exorbitant if it were made, and if it were accepted, then I say there is only one course we should take as honourable men, and that would be to remain outside an arrangement that would falsify all the pledges that we had given to the people." That Approaches proscription as nearly as possible, but it is not proscription. Sella does not put Ccelius in the list, but only threatens to put him there if he opposes his ideas. We wonder what the root of this antagonism to Mr. Goschen is P Is it his view on Ireland ?
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