, 1875-02-16

LONDON, tGD. lO.-hnFl uEllut tle 4IlpaTul |
German politician, las been seriously injurodby |
a German fanatic, who assaulted him.
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ENGLISH POLITICS..
,Ehc Liberal E;,rty-Srccchcs by tho |
n1nrgtlts OF s1hrttn.tozt Attd John
fBrtcht.
At a meeting OF Liboralh ut Loves, Sussex,
Jan. II, tic Marquis of Harrington n,aae n |
speech, in tho course OF which he sail: lilo |
would dwell for fow minutes oil tho prcscnt
nt,d future position OF tho Liberal pnrty. They
lad hcen reminded several tines ttnt evening
tl1at they wore not Mt the height ot their for
tunes They llad lost tllcir loator; they wore in
q minority Of the House Of Commons md,
what WAS moro than ali, there were grcat many
subjects, al,i sone OF thcm most important, OIL
which they wore not agreed among themselves:
Under such circumstances as these, some would
probably say, Nlat wua the uso OF tho Lihcrala7
What waH tho mcuning Of tic Liberal party
at - reorganization Of that party7 What
Liberal nasociatioilB2 Why vera tloy trying to
get up now Liberal club, and why till tlp col
Of tIo Liberal party7' Woll, lie thought NJ, an
| Hwor might be given to tho questio,i-that there
might DO Htill Liberal party. and stil work for
tho LiberSl party to DO. llo believed in tue
keep tho Liberal party together, tint it might
discharge tho constitutional dulles Of Her
AaleBty'a opposition. IIo lad no particular
fault to find with tho present Government but
| ho did not bclicvo tint my Government or any
administration was 30 perfectly wise and good
that II was not a,l the better for having its I'd
ministration watched and It's measures criticised
by q rigilant opposition. Thoy had heard some.
present Government, anu surely at tho prcseut
moment tho Btnte Of Europe was not
such that tho lIouas Of Commons could lo abso-
lutoy FREQ from the duty u watching e'osoly the
fr,n Inn NJ Ee
tho toyeign policy or Lord Derby very much re-
aen,bcd tho foreign policy of Enri Granville. and
on that account ho did not think that they would
layo nuch to say bnt he had heard that tile
foreign policy OF the Into Government was not
sufficiently spirited, and Romo Of them thought
thero would haSa been chango. They thought,
porhaps, thoy weIo going to havo change wl.oE
hir. DlHracli which looked worry much like lec-
turing rrince bismarck, but they afterwards
found that tint VIA not luaugslratlns q
spirited foreign polics,' TOT thoy wcro
stood, and TINT 10 was not thinking nboMt
it at all. In fact so deep was Alr. Disraoli's
respect for Prince bismarck that he eocn~
cd inclined to taAe linn as his counsellor
aud his guido in foreign poltlcs. Contrary to
the usual ntaotice, at tile invitation OF Prince
Bismarck tho present Government rocogntzod
tho Government Of Spain- certainly ut q NO.
nzed it themso]vcB, md vera even In arms
agalust 1t they had organized 1t at tho Instance
Of priucc Bismarck. And certaiuly that recoG-
milton has not dono much, for, shortly alter. M
question OF Tho dsuniou Of the, Libota[ party,
io said they must look tie question fairly in tho
face. He was willing to admit that they we're
no. . united and well-lri!'od party In the sense
In which u party manager ar lIartY would llko
to Bco them. IIo admitted TINT, being The
frieudH OF ptogross, thero were Bome Of them In
favor of one reform aud Botno III fnyor Of Rnotl-
, or and eomo in favor Of ono rato OF progress
/ 1,,I fI1nr0 II 4 n
t progress; hut 1t seemed to him that
It would bo unreasonable. especlally In tho frcc-
a dom Of opposition, that tho friends of progress
j and reform sllo1ld DO dcbarred from advocating
p that from which Beonled to them beHt. At .
i time when they woro III opposition, tboy must
make compromises, as compromises had been
1nado before; but at tho samo time It would be
; unreasonable II tllcy did not allow any seetiou
Of the patty, or any iudlyidual Of tho party, to
. take this opportunity OF bringing before the
country, and CONVINCE the country il he could ol
i tho merts Of that particular reform la adYo'
i Gated; aud whetncr ho dia It In tho press, .,
, In public meetings. or whether ho took ACTION
, in Parliament, for hls own part he would
. not complain but Il he might be al'owot
/ Liberal party. II was that they should bear il
0 ,mlud what 10 bclisyod to DO ono OF the groa
n1incipIeH, II not tho greatest principle OF sAs
Il 1ibolh policy, w., That they should trns
faust that truo principles would ultimately rrc
= vail with tho people, Loud eIeets.1 Lot tn
o people govern themselves. Lot them take wha
n lncanB they could to pnrHuade aud convince til
f. poopo bit at tho saluo tno ho believed that
Y, WaB better that tho people elould 10 governed
IL evon upon false principles they did NJ
admit-if they bore IN mind that principle. !
It they boro that in mind they would hayo as lnucl
1! liberty In tAe paEty ~ any QUO could deure an
10 yet they might not be altogether = aisunltc
10 PARTY. Let lin tako the instance OF Mr.. bright
J. lie did not agree With M1. Drieht's apessh
;" ho did not think that Mr. bright atsache
a,ftrtert wejtht To thA afYhr
tious which the Church Of England ilo
upou the feelings OF the people OF this country
y. Ito did not tllnk he attached nearly su1lc!oi
a weight to tue good which that Church did. III
i. 70 he Thought that Mr. bright attached too muc
r. weight to tho impe,fectons and faults that wes
N to IL found In any such human Institution. A
NJ the pama time, he knew that MIR. Bright col
IT. ecientiously Aid firmly held those opinion
- which he advocated. and that he would do =
ss ip lis power to gain the approval Of TIL
rb | country TO the opinion which he held with n
~ ga1d to Religious establishments. lIut did III
IN bright ask hta friends to make sestabl!shmos
n | at tho Church Test question !? did ho ask Il
Te | Liberals to refuse their confidence from eyel
I aJ ono who would not vote for dlsestatlishment
~ Nothing OF the kind. Mr, bright intsndt
nv | to sRitRte for diBestablishmens. ~ hs aud NJ
81 Cobden agitated for the principles Of free trad
on namely, by perBladlng people ot tho Justice
" those ptlnclr'os. Dir. bright WAS night then
I'd own part believed Mr. Bright would aaceeat
r. r. | but II be was wrong, as lie believed ho vi
,er wrong uowt 10 believed he would not succee
w. He did not think they had reached fnallty
n reform but it WaB clear 10 every one TIL
n tbls moment the peopla Of tbik 4oppt