The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-27
The Return of Mr.. mnI-.LiberaI Gains,
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In Westminster the Liberal victory has
been decided, and bythe personal eminence
of one of the elected candidates will have,
perhaps, an even wider influence. In other
respects the contest was not one TO excite
much general interest. An aristocratic
liberal has spent large sums, and a middle
class conservative has been still more pro-
fuse. Only regular party men could feel
much enthusiasm for either of these csndi.
dAtes. But the nomination of Nj, Mill
g4AXa 81 sxessTptli2Qnal interest TO the s9RIssts
writer declared his most eontroverted opin-
ions In his address, and in his subsequent
speeches, makes his return the more signi6-
cant. Hundreds who voted for Mr.. Mill
prohRhlY disa0raad with him nh-iLaaAaAiA4A
ly, and q still greater number politically
But it is creditable 10 the electors and 8
hopeful sign for the metropolitan ~boroughs,
that the Westminster people will rather
have q man who thinks for himself, even
though his conclusions may be different
from their own, than one who merely
adopts the commonplace of q party either
through personal ambition or the uninqui-
ring inertness of mediOcrity. Whatever
may be Mr.. Mills position in the new par
lament, the electors of Westminster will
have done themselves credit by ~electing
him, since they will have shown that a
large constituency can appreciate the
claims of intellectual eminence. The re-.
turn of Mr.. Mill, and of Mr.. Hughes at
Lambeth, not only gives to the metropolis
two representatives, Of distinction in liters.
ture, but it acts As an encouragement TO
those who may be hereafter disposed to
seek q seat in parliament. 1t can no
longer be said that the metropolitan bor-
oughs are blind to the higher Qualities of
candidates; and if men who have previous
ly distinguished themselves neglect to come
forward it must be held to be their own
fault Large constituencies, indeed, hava
always been unfairly treated in this resr,ect.
Men whose talents might have i1sured
their return have hung back and left the
field to a commoner and bOldsr class of
men; and, then, the constituencies who
have had really little choice in the matter.
have been rldiculed for the mediocrity of
those whom they have Unavoidably chosen.
In Greenwich we rejoice TO see that Alder
man Salomons and Sir @. Bright have been
returned, and that the frivolous discoRtents
OF the Docbyard have not availed to seat a
gentleman who might represent them. but
NV AOBIoooub INC pI6NhR-
ing opinion of the borough. In South
Warki Messrs. Lsyard and Locke will
probably be returned without opposition
to-day. The result of the metropolitan
election is that the Liberals have not lost 8
single seat In the country the elections
are also going we'll. The Secretary of the
COLONIES, the President and Vice President
OF the Board of Trade, the Attorney GEN.
era, andthe Ministers of Public Works and
OF Education, haze all been returned with
out opposition At Exeter, also, the unop-
posed return Of Mr.. Ooleridea eizsL
Hf6eTu party N Tu5 uOus5 an able speaker
aad lawyer, who will probably rise to ths
aSve they had any serious loes. to deploEe,
they may well hail the returns Of the
irst days polling as indicative of q general
Iuccess. The probability now is that the
will be considerably reinforced,
md the opposition will have to confess that
III its energy and its elaborate organization
lave been unable to bring round the people
u the United Kingdom to its side.