THE AMERICAN TESTIMONIAL TO MR GLADSTONE.
The memorial sent to Mr Gladstone by his admirers in the United States was presented to him at a garden party, given by Mrs Gladstone at Dallis Hill on July 9. The presentation was made by the Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, of the New York World. The majority of those with him were newspapermen. The memorial is a massive piece of silverwork. Mr Pulitzer in his speech dwelt upon the ex-Premier's relation to the Irish question, and in his reply Mr Gladstone spoke of the irrepressible interest in the Irish cause ielt in America. The London Tory press comment on the affair in the bitterest terms. They sneer at the gift as a " graven image " — a portion of the design is a bust of Mr Gladstone— and those who presented it as "obscure and irresponsible persons," who do not represent the feeling of the American people on the Irish question.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1866, 26 August 1887, Page 16
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THE AMERICAN TESTIMONIAL TO MR GLADSTONE.
Otago Witness, Issue 1866, 26 August 1887, Page 16
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