National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-28
The Anti-Libsral Reactisn In Knsland.
tMr. smallsys LONDON Correspondence In the New

The Anti-Libsral Reactisn II KnsIand.
mr. IeY Sfs 2sisSss in the Nc"
An epitome Of the political situation may
DO found In the elections at Greenwich and
Dundee. They are more Instructive com
mentary on the session than the most elab-
crate rccapitulation Of what has been done
and left undone In 81. Stephens during the
last 1--WE months. These elections are blow
70 The Government, and the circumstances Of
both, though disslmilar, arc equally dam
aging. A Tory has been chosen In one, q
Liberal In the other. but the moral In both
cases Ia one which cannot but be dlstastetul
TO the Ministry. Greenwich IL Mr.. Glad
stones borough, or, 70 be more accurate, the
thorough for which Mr.. Gladstone sits, his
colleague having been the late Sir David Sal
onions. You have not forgotten how Mr..
Gladstone was beaten In South Lancashire,
in 1888, and with what gush Of loyal dovo.
ton Greenwich offered o seat TO the Liberal
leader, and how highly she felt herself hon
ored by his acceptance OF II. Slr David died
the other day, and she had an opportunity 70
renew the expressions OF her distinguished
Mr.. Gladstone sent down as candidate Mr..
Augersteln. o man personally uncxception-
able aud even popular In the borough, which
In former days he had represented, and vol
unfairly rellnquished. A couple Of lndepen.
dent Liberals, who thought they also had
claims on the electors OF Greenwich, pre-
seated themselves rs candidates. There was
S.r John Bennett, o prosperous matchmaker
and sheriff Of London, and DR.. Baxter Lang
ley, the latter a Reform League man and
Radical. All attempts to Induce the three to
coalesce failed. The Conservatives, who
would ordinarily have had no chance, nomi-
mated Mr.; Boord, . young man Of no par
known that three Liberals persisted In going
to the poll, It was generally supposed that
the Liberal vote would be so scattered be-
tween tae three ~ to let the Tory slip In. Tho
election was on Saturday; Its result published
only yesterday; and 10, the Tory Is not only
elected, but elected by majority over oil his
opponents. And worse remains 70 tell. The
Radical Langley polls more than twice az
many votes as the Gladstonian Angerstein.
The total vote Ia about one half the whole
number Of electors, and fewer votes than
were given to the defeated Tory candidate Of
the last election suffice TO give the present
Tory candidate an absolute majority. There
could hardly be o clearer proof Of the dissat.
isfaction which Mr.. Gladstone has contriyed
to int Ill into his own constituency. Such Q
defeat amounts 10 personal affrunt,
At Dundee there are not Tories enough Il
supply even one candidate, and all three com
petitors fo- the seat were Liberals, Of Mr.
fitx-Jsmes Stephen lately gave you prett,
full account. Mr.. Edward jenkins was thu
second, and he, too, Is well enough known
Ginxs Baby gave him fame, whith Llttl
Hodge has not lessened. His political caree
began and ended with his successful contes
last year with Iness, where his effort cost Oh
Liberal party Q seat they could III spare. Ill
Is known otherwise rs Radical with stronl
lcanings to social reform OF pretty wid'
kind; q non-conformist, and Independent
enough, both In politics and character, Il
give the Ministry deal Of trouble from be
low the gangway, should he ever get there
nominsliy o Liberal, all the sarne--one Of tina
numerous class which supports Mr.. Glad
stone whom II can nnd nothing better to dc
Tho third was Mr.. Yeaman, locally some
body, politically nobody, preordained TO ex
hIbit once more 70 the world the passion Q
Scotch bofoughs for mcdlocritles. He, toe
however, belongs TO tho Radical wing, an
was not the oholoe Of the reform club or Nj
0lyu, or Of Mr.. Gladstone--ln short, not
party candidate. Yet, II ID he who IL electe
right over the heads Of Mr.. Stephen and M
Jenkins. s.-.