New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-01

appears in which gossips have been for some years
have chosen TO ascrbe to noble member Of the present
Cabinet. On this occasion the article VIII Dc Io,,n
single political disQusition in the current number OF
the Tory organ Viii De an on atrS,s by Mr.
Gladstone. We shall not underrate the charms s OF
literature. and weary statesman IN 0e sssacs or
the Ened" into blank verse, or evon II hs ooo",no
lost ia the ahaloRes of the Greek Mythology, NO
should ali be pleased think OF the love OF schoarsp
our foremost politicians possess out 1t is really
time 10 declare that the pamphlets and articles
form fore iI NOR in Substance worthy Of bis
tation. Rough and uneven IN workmansp, s ane Of
the partial and therefore false views they present OF
the great quesOns they touch upon Inc aftce IN
Nep Quarterly said 70 be vigorous but what perved
sion Of Judgment could lead Mr. Gladstone 10 think me
speeches Of Pope Plus TX TC,gs V wb s wonder Mr.
Gladstone confined himself 10 literary pursuits sucn a.
NE na' he pTo1es that bis Catholic eoeects
must be disloyal or they are not SstoOnes 10 nnTy
our alarm instaes remonstrance. Either drop these
explosive substances do not bring them whefe 0ther
men cougregate. His return upon such CONDITIONS
wond become an occasion for dsmay instead OF re0lc
ing The little band which has been carefuy dlllieu
for weeks or II may be months is suddenly scauereI ia
ali direcdons and IL those who see their pains wasted
are free from resentment at the OlsIurplhR appa.
rton 1t is because their terror leaves ROOM iOi ~
feeling.
tits for the interest OF the nation that there should
always be an organized Opposition III tne HOUSE VI
Commons, but the present Opposition cannot pe gan
ized unless Mr. Gladstone consents TO resume MS posi-
aE absains altogether from
yslatOns at Westminster IL needs no strain OF fancy
10 picture TO ourselves the state OF nina
the occupants of the front Opposition ud 6SnGV
drops in among them on an Ecclesiastical even
ing II would not matter who had been actnR as leaue
Lord Harrington Mr. Forster Mr.. Goschen-hs lueas
would he routed, he felt IL was more IMAM an even
chance that all he had said after consultation Win ms
cnInnanOns was about be set aside or pluckeu 10
pieces: and there would be satisfaction nowhere, eA
cent perhaps in the bosom OF Sir william HarcOurt
as he felt that lie was prophet Justineu Oy .esu.s
Nor would the feeling OF Anxiety De Gonnu nd Lnolv
front bench, Neither Wings nor Radicals WOud KNOW
until the oracle had spoken whether he was come 10
plead for Rualistc liberty, or 10 JUSTIFY or 10
Inc conduct of the National Board to Father heee OF
interest in maintaining the vices OF the
Each OF the three courses open 10 NH WV Gnt
be e0uqlly possible; he might gratfy inc r&ht
or the left wing OF the Opposition, or he mlgnt
dissatisfy both, and, despite the eXcitehem. ~ VI
expectatlop ali would feel that it is not by Such meth
od that the existence OF party Is made CONDUCIVE 10
national progress. The difficulty IL not indeed new.
m we look back TO the days OF Lord PamestOh VIC see
that Il was then overcome by species OF cOeOrda pc
tween the veteran and bis lieutenant. SelIneer
of Finance left 10 the ChahceLor 3 OF
the Exchequer who WAS able 10 yleld
i'm other departments to the lOngestabished authority
of the Premier, while there were not wanting coeu
he threatened to irTepressbe There IL now no
one under whom Mr. Gladstone could serve ana 9e ist
OF his equals has been translated To the house OF
He remains leader disturbing force OF lncaicuIhuc
elements The nation may jushaby ask that tne
dilemma TINS stated should be resolved II MI Cad-
stone persists in his refusal the CHIEF OF the
Liberal party 1t would be less ev that ne snouIu
altogether renounce the liberty OF occasional nterVeh
ton than that he should by cnging ~ II pafay 70 TUG
Opposition III the House OF Commons