New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12

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AT the election in 1865, when 8 +. and s. W. voted
together as South Lancashire, Mr.. Gladstone was
third on the poll; the vote being EgertOn 9'l7l,
Tnrner SSO6 Gladstone $780, and he had just $40
votes more than his next lowest opponent.
Pie exultation of the Tories knows no bounds; no
more did their efforts for his defeat Last week the
Duke of Beaufort made speech at Tory dinner,
think in Brighton, which he gracefully described
Mr. Gladstone as the most insidous and unscrupu-
lous politician who ever sat on the benches of the
House Of Commons. With something more than
Duea politeness he advised his hearers to put their
fingers and thumbs on Mr.. Gladstone, adding that TO
secure his defeat they ought to PIT their hands into
their pockets or do anything else that would serve.
The Duke of Beaufort is q nobleman who holds office
under Mr. Disraeh as Master of the Horse-which is
not exactly the same thing IS being groom, though
the Dukes language leaves no doubt that he would
fla the latter Office at least equally we'll When the
MARQUIS of Hastings was living the Duke of Beau
fort was one of three nobemen who had unwittingly
proved public benefactOrs by debasng the Turf lower
than the professional Tascals called bOOkmakeTs had
ever been able to sink it. Tho Duke of Hamilton
was tho third but the Duke Of Beaufort was perhaps
entitled 10 be reekoned the chief Of the three The
Marquis of Hastings pigeon; the Duke Of Beau
fort is one Of those who live by pluckng pigeons.
lie scarcely the man 10 be picked out for the drec
ton of political campagn yet the Tories of South
West Lancashire followed his advice implicitly.
They put their hands deep in their pockets aud they
did not stick at any other for the defeat Of
Mr. Gladstone Perhaps il is not difficult to account
for the feeling of personal malevolence with which
Mr.. Gladstone is pursued By his opponents, yet po-
ltica hostility in England is seldOmS allowed 10 de-
generate into such ranoorous il-will against the
leader Of p victorious party. In North Lancashire
the successful opposition to the Marquis of Harting
ton was the natural rivalry of the Staneys against
tho CayeDdishes. In Southwest Lancashire the
head Of the house of Stanley the descendant of tbir
teen Earls, flung into the scale all his wealth, pres
tige, territorial influence, and personal authority
AGAINST the son of Liverpool trader. Lord Derbyis
q man 10 whom excitement is necessary The mental
stimulus which he sought in his younger DAYS in the
cockpit and on the turf lie afterward
found in great political career. Since age
aud govt have driven him from active political life,
be descends to q personal struggle as the means OF
eepng alive his wasting energies. Perhaps one
need not envy the old man his triumph His tenants
voted on compulsion his neighb0rs under silent
threat of social outlawry and the mass of voters
whom he could not intimidate no bribed. Nor would
ell these means have suficed but for the Lancashire
dislike Of the Irish, whose champion Mr. Gladstone
has become. The Irish are thick IN Lancashire
more numerous there, suppose, than in any other
English county. They compete with labor; not as
tn America, where labor is scarce, but il crowded
county, where there is always glut. They low6f
prices, they live cheap food they are not always
orderly. Do you know any class of men that is when
they are steadily opposed and oppressed in stTug
gle for the means Of life Rightly or wrongly they
ere hated in Lancashire and the people who hate
the Lish hate the man who has proposed q great
measure of justice to the Irish people. No doubt
there were enough OF such mon to turn the scale.
And the remark ought to be repeated here which
have made with reference TO Westminster aud other
constituencies where the Liberal majority has not
been brought to the poll The Liberal organization
Is loose end the Liberals throw away many battle
from imperfect discipline. A good Radical friend of
mine thus confessed 20 me the other day the short
comings of his party. The Tories" he said, swear
harder. lie harder fight harder drink harder, and
Day higher than the Liberals Let MS hope the Lib
erals would not if they could rival their opponents
In these accomplishments Yet the fact remains that
here MS in America such influences have often given
victory to the Tory side At various places in the
district there was good deal of violence as there
has been elsewhere throughout the three Kingdoms
OF which more hereafter In few of the polling
places of South.Wes Lancashire did the Tories need
10 reeort TO so coarse a method of intimidation rs
Inobs They knowshOw TO convince by gcntler and
more decoiOus means
The friends Of Mr. Gladstone certainly will not
complain that be prosecuted the canvass with any
lack of energy on his own part He delivered two
series of elaborate addresses. most OF which were
sent to London by telegraph. The Times which hates
Mr.. Gladstone, takes malicious pleasure in sneernR
81 their length, and reckons that they contained
b9,el5 words-nearly 30 columns at 1900 words each
This calculation does not include several addresses
sent by post The same journal computes Mr.. Brights
recent speeches in Edinburgh and Birmingham at
$3.50 words and remarks that the addresses Of the
two would occupy about the whole OF one sheet Of The
Tines. have known 1t 70 be filed with worse mat
ter Ii devotes leader this morning 10 Mr. Glad
stones defeat for which although Of late il has come
out openly for the Liberals, this journal has not
word Of genuine regret-much less a word OF SYM
patty with the leader who has been beaten in CON
Of his most cherished hopes,
Mr. Gladstone will Of course take his seat for
Greenwich. and Greenwich viii have the honor Of
Supplying Prime Minister 10 England which South
West Lancashire might have had. A story was SGT
travelling Yesterday that the Tories meant TO petition
Sgafnst Mr. Gladstonea as member from Greenwich
the effect Of such petition being TO prevent his
taking Office under the Crown till II had been de-
sided on, and no decision being possible for weeks
There do not appear 10 be many things which the
Tories would stuck at, bat there il such force in
thie country ne public opinion and there il point
beseDd which pYndeu so xiii mol 80 in DEFY