New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-26
SIR CHARLES dixie.
HIS VIEWS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN EN-
GLAND


LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Ancient Order of For
esters is institution which owes its existence, we
told to the the part Of the respectable
British workngman provide for family against the
time Of unforeseen misfortune from the illness death
Of the breadwinner 1t is Of those Friendly So
cieties" OF which good deal has been heard in late
years, and is one Of the most powerful OF them In
London alone It has 500 courts" 10000 members
and funds amounting to o quarter Of Million
sterling Among Its other useful qualities, IL Is
q dinner-gving society. and dinners are among
the many supplied In England for speech
making. There are it appears two courts OF Foresters
known as British Prince aud Duke OF Cambridge loyal
Names certainly. They gave anniversary dinner
last night. OF what it was the anniversary DO not
know, but 1t described dinner to celebrate
the defeat of the Friendly Societies act OF last session.
II does not much matter What matters more Is the
that these Loyalty named chose TO invite Sir
Charles Dixie TO be their guest, and to serve him az
platform for speech, and the speech proves lively
one Sir Charles Dke's worst enemy-and ne mas
plenty Of political enemies-cannot say It Is dull When
he next satrzes himself in another Prince Florestan
he must find different defect He has pronted Dy
criticism, but he may profit still little more.
As formerly he puts much into his speeches. They
too elaborate which, and not any sowness OF wit In
their author the cause Of their heavness, when
they were heavy. formerly. Why should Lord
Brougham be introduced to the Ancient Foresters'
quoted soemnly and at full length he Is burdensome,
but the gis OF him In three words would pass easily
the fabric Of speech. And the Confucan anaects'
could they be left QUIT And some facts could have
been spared, for detail is mostly thrown away In
speeches OF this kind The touch is not yet so light as
in Floresan, the speech is the whole the
ceveres Sir Charles Dixie has yet delivered IL Is the
this manner and the manner Is good. But you
may pass through it without the smell OF fire. MI
DsraelPs blazing questions LEFT TO burn by them
selves and Sir Charles adds fuel to the 1ame nor do
you feel any glow of that Republcanism Of which he
was looked to the prophet. He was prophet
in his own despite. one may say. 1 don't think Sir
Charles Dixie ever seriously contemplated an attack
on the existing OF Government in Great Britain
Ills famous Newcastle speech did not go beyond the
point OF indicating willingness TO consider Repub-
lie az a possible remedy for evils existing under mon
archy, but not peculiar TO monarchy he followed H.
very properly and logically with attacks not on the
monarchy, but those evils But for the most part ne
Kept silent about Repubcanism. He was, and is. a
Radical aud Independent politician. sincere and able
and that is quite enough to make his position difficult
and to entitle him American respect and sympathy
am far from meaning to suggest that his views nave
become more moderate, or his purposes less nrn thah
ever What he has changed is his method OF advocating
Them and the change distinctly for the better That
his position with the public is better Is clear and tha
IL is likely 10 grow steadily stronger quite believe
There we're Of course the usual loyal oasts and in pro-
posing the Queen the Chairman paid her the very sin
guar compliment OF saying that during her reign OF 81
years the nation had never been called upon 10 pay any
debts for her. The singular because OF the Wills
pers that, for her call OF that sort may presently
be made. And the Chairman was no less person than
the Rev. L. H. Byth. Vicar OF Hammersmlth. AFTER
which he TRANQUILITY toasted the Prince OF Wales as II
nothing had happened Sir Charles made no allu'ion In
no or Prince.
rate appears in The Times. which reports him to the
length Of two columns and hail. and writes leader
on the speech leader quite free from the aectatlon OF
eontemptuous dislike which used 10 be adopted toward
him.
The speech is OF quite impartial criticism on both
the great parties II has contributed If mistake not
new word to current political literature sir Charles
Dixie having the last election in mind, complains that
fracton of the voters acted feeling OF dis
content against the party in power-or as the French
would say, from frOnder sentiment which ne trans
lates "stone-throwing" sentiment-a name hkely 10
stick 1t will do good service If it helps to render the
feeling odious for feeling is purely egotiste' Ke-
viewing the present Ministry, SIR Charles Dixie puts
aside Mr. Disraeh Lord Cairns, and Mr.. Claiborne
Hardy as men not easily 10 be ched and he plainly
admres all three very much for they pass unscathed
Lord Derby is less fortunate he represents weak and
sickly principles in foreign affairs" an opinion winch
think Is growing. Mr. Ward Hunt Is man whose oluH
manner seemed TO fit him for the Admiralty whlle sir
ST. ford Norhcote like all Peelites knew his figures
or the rest Of the Tories not much IS sad some comp
ments TO under secretaries excepted.
But when we come the Liberals there IL plenty OF
free hitting At the beginning Of the session Mr. Glad
stone was in the suks Forster had been returned
by Tory votes Bradford-than which nothing THINKS
SIR Charles Dixie, is weakening 70 Liberal po!ti-
clan Let Us hope it may not weaken an Independent
one since Sir Charles himself had share Of rory
votes III the making MP of the majority which
returned HIM from Chelsea last February. That
IL did not weaken Mr.. Forster is pretty clear,
since the breach between him and the radical wing
OF the party was narrower at the end than at the begin
ming of the session. Some other Liberal leaders are
quickly dismisse Mr.. Uardwell and dr Chches-
ter Fortescue had gone to the WING heaven
the House OF Lords-and Sir William HarcourI .
Whose great abilities we're beglnnngto be recognized
seems also to be something of Whig for he is drapng
himself IN the mantle Of Lord Pllmerston ana LOOKING
rather to distant than the immediate future. WING
ism Is plainly Sir Charles adherence. 1t means to him
very much what II meant the Massachusetts Free
Sellers Of 1913 what silver Gray meant later III New
York only a good deal more The dominance OF ter
rtoral arisOcraCy ecclesiastical also ana REINFORCED D
mddlecass wealth and influence IL IS in this sense or
something like IT, that sir Charles Dixie speaks Of a
Wing government in office under Mr.. Dsraeii and ais
organized Wing opposition the other side and II he
limits his Judgment 10 the last session. he
is near enough right in saying that there
was difference between persons than principles
The Liberal party might probably be out OF oiee not
for fve but for fifteen or twenty-five years-a rash
prophecy SIR Charles, II prophecy II be- All he can now
foresee the chance Of PalmerstOnian Administration
under Sir william Harcourt, 70 succeed the Palmer
stonian Administration under Mr. Disraei. The shade
OF Palmerston is a nightmare to the Radicals aud they
night in dreading return OF Pamerston period-a
period Of fat and sluggish content and Sleepy Hollow
politics The triumvirate which the leadership OF
the Liberals was at one time last session thought to