The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-08

Mr.. Gladstone appreciates 30 highly his talents
aud the influence which they give him-and
would so much rather have him for friend
than a foe--that he tenders him the very best
position in the Cabinet under his incoming
admlnistrati IN.
This will probably be regarded as proof Of
the slight progress England has actually made
In the science Of party government, in spite
of the Reform bill, as compared with the
United States. That the party which is sue
cessful in the election, and which thus has alb
solute control of all the patronage and power
of the Government, should actually give
high position to man who refused to go
with 1t on q cardinal measure OF party policy,
shows how little that party knows of the car
dinal maxms of party rule or the real secrets
of party strength.
Ii such things are to be done with impunity,
what becomes of the well-known principle
adopted now by oil parties in this cOuutry-
that 'to the victors belong the spoils 7" How
can party be expected to main ain itself il it
is to he thus cut off from the full breasts OF
Government patTonageY What encourage
ment have politicians to work for q party vic
tory if they see SO large slice of its rewards
coOlly handed over to renegade-to one who
deserts the party because he cannot indOrse It's
acts What right has any party msu 20 a
Judgment or a conscience of his own2 Wl2t
business has he to 'eet up for himselP'-to
act upon his own convictions OF duty, instead
to obey its behests and to ask no questions
MIR. Gladstone comes into power with an
immense majorty-quite as large in proper
ton as General Grant will have, and almost
rs large as the Republicans had two years
ago. 1t is not likely that Mr.. Lowe could
damage his sscendancy in any way, if he were
cleft out in the cold" as, on all grounds of
party discipline, he ought to be-nor will he
probably add to his present majority il
Cabinet place is bestowed upon him. But
MIR. Gladstone is evidently under the impress
sion that the strength of party does not con-
sist wholly in the number of its votes-that
talent, debating power, sagacity, and high
personal character still count tor something
even to a party which is largely in the ascend
ant. We have got over ali such obsolete
| ideas in this country. When party has
large majority of votes-it can do anything it
likes-it needs nobody's support, and scorns
| to look outside its own parry lines for help.
| All it has to do is to feed its own followers
well, and see to it that not even the smallest
| ''nubbin" of patronage falls TO anybody who
| is outside the party fold.
In this country party is tho ruling power.
The Government is nothing but the party.
Whatever aids the party, aids the Govern
meDt; and whatever don't, don't. The only
proper and Legitimate mode of aiding the
| Government, therefore, is to aid the party.
| Whatever does that is all right; whatever
| uuu uo tu@1 ID dlpWIOhBs his iuhuahouIai
principle of popular government evidently
has not yet penetrated the stolid British
mind, Parties in England, especially, think it
worth while to ooncliate aud compel the con-
fdence and support of their opponents as
well as of their staunch supporters. The
general sentiment of the whole country
seems to them worth something, and they try
to get it on their side.
They will get over this in due time. They
will presently find out that it is quite useless
to pay the slightest attention OF any sort to
any body or any class but those who have
been their staunch and consistent friends. And
as to asking anybody else to aid in carrying
on the Government, and giving them the
smallest crumb or morsel of Government
patronage, the day will soon come in England,
as it has already come here, when the caitif
who shall hint at such thing will be deemed
too base and unprincipled TO come in contact
in any way with the leaders and guides of
political affairs. We have no doubt Mr.. Glad
stone will be thoroughly bastinadoed by the
'earnest men" of his own party for the inf
deity to its faith and its interests shown in
inviting Mr.. Lowe to a seat in the new Cabinet