The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-24
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Our readers do not need to be informed
of the result of the recent British election
and the necessary consequence thereof
the resignation of the Gladstone ministry
and the formation of another with Disrael
as premier. In the present condition OF
British politics. ministry without one OF
the other of these distinguished statesmen
rs premier would be like the play OF Ham
let with the part of Hamlet omitted In
one sense, there was no necessity for this
change, no demand for it, and no dssatis-
faction with Gladstone, or his policy, on
the part of the general British public In
his ovcrween;ng confidence or, perhaps,
vanity, Gladstone made great blunder-
which, in politics, is said to be worse than
crime-he yielded to terrible temptation
and, yielding, fell. Parliament was with
him by large working majority, and he
had the support of majority of those
Britons to whom the ballot is intrusted.
bat this was not enough he wanted a new
and overwhelming popular endorsement,
and the time as it appeared to him, was
propitious. Parliament was hastily and
unnecessarily dissolved, new elections or
dered at the earliest possible day, and tke
popular endorsement" was to be obtained
with rush. The Englishmen were natur-
ally somewhat disguised, and displayed
their disgust, somewhat as the average
American voter does, by Withholding their
sutfrages entirely or by giving them against
Gladstone and his partisans. The result
might have easily been discounted. Glad
stone and his associates were compelled by
custom-the origin of which was at a
time whereof the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary--which has all the
force of constitutions and laws. to resign.
and Disraeli has again reached the acme of
his ambition, the premiership.
1t would have been very fortunate. in
deed, for Disraeli's reputation as states
man and politician, if his party, now or
heretofore, had never come into power.
His peculiar talents, modes of thought.
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ministerial leader. He is one Of that class
of really able and brilliant men, and there
are many of them, who can lead the oppo-
sition with success. They can conduct an
aggressive warfare with wonderful adroit-
ness and skill, winning the admiration,
even, OF their opponents. Let them change
positions, however, become the opponents
of the policy of the government, originate
measures, and placed continually on the de-
fensiye, and all is changed. The talents
which formerly attracted are wanting the
oratorical powers lie dormant, and instead
OF a corresponding success, failure and dis
appointment mark their course. Instead
of search for the weaker parts of the minis
tefial armor and, when found, piercing
it with consummate skill, they are now oc-
cupied in the endcayor to hide The defects
and are silent through fear of committing
them. The opposition have nothing at
stake. The ministry are compelled to place
their all in jeopardy. Heretofore, Disraei
was anything but II successful ministerial
leader. AS the head and front of the OPP
position, he shown pre-emincnt. There is
no reason to believe that he will be more
successful now. His ministry will, doubt
less, be short lived, and he, again, fore
most man of the opposition benches. lie
has worked for the position, labored for the
position notwithstanding his failure before,
and has again attained the highest position
in the realm, always saving that of the
sovereign. He has attained it, however,
not by his own work or labor-unless the
services rendered as the leader of his party
when not in power may be SO considered
but by the stupenious blunder of Glad
stone. We wish him Joy while wearing
his laurels, which, we fear, he will soon
find to be thorns.
Whether we are right or wrong in refer