The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-06 00:00:00

POLMOS IN THE PULPIT.
To els Itititer.

Sir,—lf the patience of your reader', over this storm
in a teapot, is not yet exhausted, they are greatly to
be complimented; but I have little disposition to put
It to any further test I did think that in my brief
and, as I intended it to be, respectful note of last week,
I might be able to recall " Loamy " from nninterest-
ing and melees lucubratioes in my mental and moral
idiosynaracies—a 'abject which seems strangly to
fascinate him—to the real tabled in heed. In this,
however, I have failed. To present • question to
"Isonomy" is like putting &refractory rod in water—the
straighter you put it in, the more crooked it &Nears.
If he had read carefully both my *sermon and Mr.
Bradley's letters, he would have seen that the latter's
contention was that I had preached "party politics in
the pulpit" Mr. Bradley does not condescend to
Indicate what them "pasty politics " are, but proceeds
to give • quotation which at once stamps him am want-
ing in candour and honesty. I have been waiting to
see whether " Isonomy " would have the candour
himself, a. he makes Po much of that quality to correct
his friend and do justice to an opponent I have
waited in vain. The matter stands thus: I had spoken
of Mr. Gladstone and of Mr. Bright as great states-
men, and of Earl Beao,turfield as simply a rare Jewish
curiosity. This wa• the substance of my politi al
animus. Yet the next words to those just quoted
were these—" end as one of A- most 6rUi,al yel
WM treated of EnolisA statesmen." These words,
which actually finithed the sentence which Mr.
Bradley quoted, this gentleman, who has each 1
reverence for the SAWA and for what is uttered on
it, carefully omits, because then he would have no nee
for the public Why did Mr. Bradley omit them
words? Will he be good enough to explain to your
readers, and will they not at once perceive the entire
dishonesty and utter want of candour of his entire pro-
ceedings And why has " Isonomy " suffered himself
to be thus led blindfold into Mr. Bradley's trap, and
why did he not read the sermon for himself, and make
an honest quotation? Are such critics worthy of •
moment's consideration, and do not their protests merit
from honed men scorn and contempt? As to , my severe
charge against Earl Beaconsfield—as to his bang a
rare Jewish curiosity, I should imagine the changes
have been rung quite enough on it, and your corres-
pondents might by this time have foetal some stronger
charge t, present But when they attemp• to shelter
Karl Beaconsfield from the charge of Jewish descent,
one wonders what his Lordship would be likely to say
to such defenders. At least one can understand with
what scorn he would repeat his amertions that the only
race worthy of consideration is the Semitec. of which
he is, no doubt, an illustrious member. What coma
of my charge on this light? It is indeed converted
into a distinguished compliment And even if I had
coined hard words. the Premier has told us that
"Invective is the ornament of debate," and when it is
remembered how Mr. Disraeli treated his political
01:Om:mac and notably Sir Robert Peel, whose
intellect he likened to one "Long appropriating
clans'," and how he had characterised &Government as
"an organised hypocrisy," when these simple facts
are rsmembered, it is certainly refreshing to have this
saintly politician defended from any stinging at
slighting epigram. Possibly Mr. Bradley's peri-
patetic life in catering for the readers of his papa, is
an ample exciter for his ignoring these facts which
has left him little leisure for extended study; while an
equal &poi ery might be offered for" Lonomy " if he
had only had the courage of his opinions by openly
attaching his name to them, instead of cowardly
weaseling it.
T. Nuys.