New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-22
THE COALITION OF GROWN AND COMMONS.


THE COALITION OF CROWN AND COMMONS.
Mr.. Gladstone was once dryly described by
A cynical opponent the man with grievance" IL
Is the fate OF statesmen of most people in this
world to find something wanting even TO their most
eomAete triumphs When they have reached what they
have always previously conceived be the acme Of their
ambition they have found some bitter alloy to the golden
satisfaction. Mr. GladstOnes career has remarkably e1
emplihed this. At this moment Prime Minister with
large majority Of tho House of Commons at his back ana
stil larger majority Of Engshmen supporting more
or less heartily his Ministry he is the man, not OF one
bnt Of many grievances.
He began political life as a pet Of Oxford and the
Churchmen, aud from the first had splendid start He
was handsome in person. engaging in manner very eo-
uuent very earnest. Year after year him ascending
steadily from round 10 round Of the political ladder
achieving many triumphs in oratOry and craftsmanship
and baked by few and petty discomhtures. He became
at last unquestionaby the foremost dehater and fnan
oer of his time and his polite learning added grace to
his political character.
In the Autumn Of 1865 he became Premier The cleo
zion of that year was clearly expression OF the per-
sona preference Of the English for him as the chief OF
the Government IL was the choice OF new party ana
new ideas as much personal election as was tnat OF
Palmerston in 1863 Liberal majority OF nearly zo IN
The House Of Commons at that time apparently ui'cu
and jealous welcomed hs accession TO power he sur
rounded himself with the best ability OF all wings
of the Liberals: Achilles in the person OF Mr.
Lowe no longer sulked in his ten's'
while the Radical Ulysses, in the person OF Mr. bright
for long time wauderer outside the sunshine oi poi
cal favor-ready consented 10 strengthen DIS hanus'
The new Minister entered Office pledged TO dlseS'aDsu
the Irish Church 20 amend the Irish Land laws ana inns
aay Irish disaaecton improve the system OF eou'a
ton 70 economic the finances, and imphedIy TO HIo
auce the ballot They full Of ZEAL and the hopes OF
their country we're high.
mi zrna however.
trv has heen disappointed. In years and half the
popularity OF the Gladstone Ministry has sadly Wahed
The trust worthy majority Of 200 has dWndieo 10 less ."h
TOO BRIGHT has left the Cabinet andthe Radicals OF "AoH
he wa the chief, have become worse than IuAe"aIn
The Liberals are distracted by discussions the Govern
,cnt ,sus Lavo 10 no forced through Parliament by
careful and persistent engineering; the opposition 10
most OF them comes from the Liberal Dehches
themselves; the Premier has alienated many py MS
naughty and irritable temper, others by MS 100 great
conservatism Others by Revolutionary" proposals
growing party OF Rcpubicanslannoys him. and exercises
constsirt upon The ministerial policy at every turn
How has this c8nge come ahoutl Why that Ministry
which emit, red Office ia with such Of triumph
amid such a blaze Of glory and with future so bright
before them constant jeopardy now so that It's fa Is
seriously and constantly TeckOned ONT
Iundcubtcdy arises in part from the failure Of Glad
stone 10 carry ont ia good faith what he prOposed in
part 10 his ownF haacter which Is passionate impatient
and d0inineerug and in part TO the rapid growth OF
rAdcasm which already passes Bright by as fOgy aud
a conservative, and which upon the "milk and
water" Ministry a. evil than downright Toryism
Gladstone brought IN bin 70 disestablish the sOthfu
and selfish Irish Church but while lac took away with
enc hand the conquered globes and revenues he restored
two-ihirds Of it al ,,ith the other. He attempted
60 abolish the evils eutaed upon Ireland by grinding
snd absentee laudlordsm but left the matter so III
patched up-was so tender Of property and so dsdainiu
of the peasantry-hat he has bring in the West
meath bill which puts large part OF Ireland
under despotc martial law In both the work
not half dene the evil remains; IT, indeed it has not
grown greater with the desperation produced by
disappointment.
In the same patchwork style education and finance
have been treated. The foreign policy Of the Premier
except in the notable OF the Washington Treaty,
which should condone muchhas been alternately rash
and timid. and always disastrous 10 English
prestige. The fruits OF economy gained by
unwise REDUCTIONS TO be exhausted by the
ettempt 10 establish what must be at best an
inefficient army times Of war, aud burden in times
of peace. The present Gladstone Ministry is transit
tonal such Only exist until the true great
English railing deasthat OF progress and constitutional
change represented by the Radicals and that OF
conserving the traditions Of the past and the constu
zion II Is represented by the Toriessre directly face
face, and ready FOR an irfepressibe
conflict, which, sooner or later, will come.
And Gladstone himself can only expect retain power
nntiI shall take place unless he should regain
the cordial support Of the party OF progress aud De
placed at their head. The most notable recent at
sempts 10 gain popularity the PROPOSE
dion 20 introduce the system or voting by ballot
end another reOrganize the army. In the House
Common there evident Discrimination Of the
Tories 20 he led b. Dsraeli but under these c9cun-
stances the dstrust OF Gladstone among the Liberals
xs 50 great that they allowed the Army bin to be
almost entirely shOrn Of its reOr2auzg clauses. aad
30 he reduced 20 "a proposition 10 abolish the sys