The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-02
ENGLAND.
The Stulnp.

from the Pall Mall Gazette, Oct. 1871
For The last few days the columns OF the morning
ports OF elaborate orations delivered by Mr.. Glad
stone at various places in Lancashire upon the dis
establishment OF the Irish Church, economy and
other topics appropriate to the approaching election
It Is all very true 1t IS quite right that the Irish
Church should be dsestablished The sun does
shine at MONDAY. Twice two are most assurediy
four, and three times nine without any doubt do
make twenty-seven. We are as full OF conviction on
these subjects az wineglass fun of sherry filled
with wine. Yet there appears TO be no hope Of
any cessation In the accumulation OF super
ruous evidence upon them. We are even obliged
to admit that the accumulation Of evidence Is
not at all supernuous, but has important uses.
LIS use i to get the M, measure In question
operate coarsely and roughly upon and rough
materials. Thousands Of people must be collected
able halls. They must have before them III bodily
presence the person Tor whom they are TO vote. He
must teach his masters their letters with a ven
geance-a b, alb; b, eb--six pounds soul for doing
nothing Is not right but the Irish Church pays six
pounds soul for doing nothing therefore the Irish
Church is not right Work 1t out for yourselves.
There are fourteen parishes, ,332 souls, fourteen
curates who do the work, is, 1872 for the fourteen
incumbents who do nothing and that makes six
pounds per soul per incumbent. II necessary you
have the names and addresses of the parishes,
incumbents, curates and souls ia question. This IL
the way in which we prepare for legislation In this
country and it Ia worth while 10 consider our ways
and their effect upon public men and the public
mind.
The fact that so large number of our public men
overcome the repugnance which they must feel to
the sort OF Work which Mr.. Gladstone Is now doing
theoretically would be a subject OF unmxed con-
graduation If 1t were possible to be quite sure OF the
fact that they do dislike it IA much they ought.
and that the habit Of stump oraOry does not come in
time TO exercise considerable influence over their
minds, and 80 over the general course Of public
affairs II there IL much III the practice 10 disgust
man Of conspicuous ability there IL also much in il
which iatters weakness often allied with cOnspcu-
Gus ability. successful stump speaker IL the hero
Of the hour, and when great statesman,
the Prime Minister that Ia TO be within few
months, takes tn the stump he is the centre OF
may be inclined pardon because he is the centre
Of IL. lie has after all ocular demonstration the
which he wishes TO represent he is the object of gem
era attention and admiration. In the midst OF APP
plausc, sympathy and contagious " commonplace
enthusiasm, man may and possibly does forget to
criticse his own speech He does not see how much
water he has to put into his soup when It In served
out I'm such quantities ana so often and the conse
quence s that not only his style OF speaking but his
mind becomes relaxed, nabby aud verbose. II we
could -, consc,enous pity our public men
those displays less. AS II Is we fear that the re-
suit OF them Is not merely to throw upon the hands
OF our leading politicians work which inferior
people could do far better, but TO bring down the
level OF the leading politicians themselves To cut
but SIRE way Of spoiinu razors II has been easy
to observe in many OF Mr. Gladstone's late speeches
in Parliament the eject OF the stump. Complaints
OF his extreme yerboslty were very common last
session, and WILL we expect be still more common
In the session which Is now approaching.
Ii is the more important TO observe upon Mr.. Glad
stones behavior in this matter because Ii IL In his
power as 1t is In the power OF other man to set
good example. There can be no doubt at all that he
Will be returned TO Parliament. Why should he not
say fairly TO the people OF south Lancashire:-lo on
know me and my opinions, elect me " you like; II
not others viii, and II no one does the country
large and not will Ice he loser. Why, in word,
he not make his constituents come 10 him lnsteai
Of his going TO them, and teach them that he IL their
superior, not their servant counting favor at their
hands, II IL very remarkable that not u single pub.
lie man OF any emnence, except Mr.. Mil, has
tured 70 take this line consistently Mr. NIL must
he owned with sorrow. has marred the effect OF mis-
example by several acts which appear TO us very un
wise, especially by his astonishing correspondence
with Mr. Bouyerie: but he IL sin entitled 10 the
praise of being The only man oi emineuce who has
had the courage or the inclination say distinctly
that the representative confers the favor and that
the constituency receives II.