Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-20

Neither IN the house ofcommonS nor out OF II
is there, so far as can see, any great leader of
republican principles making his appearance
The best of the republicans in the house cannot
possibly be ranked even with good secOnd-caSs
men. | never remember time when the radi-
cal party in the house of commons was so sim
gularly deficient in ability as at the present
moment, and the little republican knot are not
even the ablest of the radical party. Now that
Bright is away, Mr. Gladstone is the only elo-
quent speaker on his side of the house. The
one or two men who gave promise a few years
ago, like Mr.. Stansield, have been absorbed
into the mere humdrum respectfully of office,
and are forgotten by the country. In truth, we
are in period of political transition. The poll
tics OF what may call the reform age have had
their day and are done. Household suffrage,
the abolition of the state church establishment
in Ireland, the abolition of the purchase
system in the army-these have been carried,
and the ballot is Just on the eve
of being introduced. The programme of the ca
reer of Golden and Bright is well-nigh accom-
plished. This thirty years age of reform be-
longs to them, for Mr. Gladstone was nothing
whatever but their minister and instrument.
There is nothing else to accomplish in that di-
rection, but the influences of what has been
done are silently working the way of new and
greater changes. We are watching then to see
what the nature and direction of those changes
will be- Some political observers think the next
great phenomenon will be the regular Organiza-
ton of a republican party in the house of COM
mons to take the place of the radical reformerS
of yesterday. Some, among whom is that keen
and bold albeit rather paradOXical thinker, my
friend Mr.. Edward Jenkins, the author OF
"Ginx's Baby" are evidently of opinion that
TIE next great movement will be rather social
than political in its aspects that it will be partly
the outcome of social suffering and ariSt0cratc
privilege, of trades iunions and the "proleta
riat" There is a great deal TO be said tOr this
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hardly any grievance at all; and its uttermoSt
expenses do not amount TO one penny of annual
income tax, while the evils of ariStocratc priyi-
lege and caste and monopoly are practical, press
ing and immense. Others again believe that
the next great struggle will be for the diSeStab-
lishment Of the English state church: and it
must be certain 10 any clear mind that that ill.,
Stituti0n is inevitably doomed 20 fall, although
doubt very much whether the great mass Of
the English population care particularly about
the subject one way or the other. But what
ever Is coming and while If Is coming We are in
a state OF transition aud apathy, and We have to
waii. The cid leaders have done their work
tie rev leaders have not appeared, aud nothing
wili * attempted uaIil they Do appear. II HE
BeNi sre4i organic uphezTIns i 10 t-s s Fepubli-
csn sgiisIloa. the republican leaders ought 10
t'e sool coming Up 10 the froli- As vei We have
u0l setl then- he republican IN England :
indeed SaaEElne who d5Soerus : rs1Ss5t3e Brif7sh
i've BTii5sA Airshslz il 81 Charles Dixie
] 6oa1I Wheeler there S nos il England
drltr, heavier. drbzrlsF, more En5nCaan0as zn6
Iir1>.lit speaker than DIXIE. Heis 8 vtry voUlE
INN iof English pnhlae H3e--lIlE p yssrs ODD
and il 3 E,Hrieei mystery 70 M how 81 thai
time 81 life he has EBnff1TH3 70 get rid q ali The
lFTirE, al TIE brightness, NJ L1e 1erTuT Of yguIh
and 10 become mslhodieEl md dry enough 10
be an aEed president q The po8r law board.
As seems as if his infancy musf have been cra-
died 10 blue-b0oks rohsd in red tape, and fed
upon bioriIne paper and drying sand. ] heard
INN make ms speech in fhe hnnse the other
night. fupnles were nothing II Il. Hardly was
81 possible 10 keen awake. The speech was
well gOt up as TO facts, well arranged and en-
IDENTITY well committed 70 memory. But il was
the dullesf, most mpnotOnOus parlRmenTa-
ry harangue ] have heard for wears. The
house Of commons listened 70 il with unmOved
and Stony patience. EacllBus hatred itself could
moi warm even TO q mOmentary interruption.
When Aidgate pump turns into a cataract like
Alagara; when the sand il al huuf-glass bursts
ats prison and becomes BDmbsheIls when 8
parliamentary blne-h906 on par0ehiRl b0unda-
res % The laws relative to salmon fisheries is
sold in penny numbers and eagerly devoured
10y reading millions. then shall le ready 10 be
4ieVe in tbe possibility OF Su Charles Dixie be
coming the tribune OF great popular move
ment ID England. This if not because be is
bad speaker-indesd he could not properly be
tautU Il Una bfsthhHi-Jut JeIEust II dOeh not
seem 70 Ine that he could ever possibly animate
By the power Of elO9uence any public assem- bly,
Many orators began 10y being bad speakers.
Sheridan began thus, and Curfan; and 50 did
Disraeliy and 50 did Bright But in most cases
the bad speaking Of the embryo Orator is extrsy-
aganeei redundancy, egotism, want Of mental
harmony with his audience. Time chastens, re.
fines and makes strong IN such cases as these.
But never heard Of any instance iB which 8
yOuBg mzu who started By being vigorously
cold dry, aud dub, turned out after
ward 3 great popular orator. The faults Of
luxnrianee and excess are IN the nature Of IN
trained eloguenee; the faults Of deficiency,
penury, and dryness are, think, quite antagon-
isiie 10 il.
But Sir Charles Dixie, though not q speaker,
is 2n able man, highly accomplished 10 ltera-
tufe aud politics, man who has seen at well
as studied.--JtStfa Mccarthy IN Jo1ae GayQXg.