New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-16

of Parliament elsewhere if the Houses he not sitting
and i'm many other ways. But the majority Is
almost voicclcss at times. The working classes
have few newspapers and few orators. How are
yOu TO know quickly that in a single oay
these dumb millions have quilted IN ola
leader aud ranged themselves under ncwi ION
cannot know it quickly. But YOU know that IL Is
very improbable they should be induced to do any
thing of the kind by the speech of one man. ana he
a man whose hold on these very classes Is not Dc-
cytd to be very strong or secure. Mr.. Gladstone is
still, as he has long been, among purely political
leaders, the one most trusted by the people. There
was truth enough in the ridiculous nickname some
enemy invented for him of the peoples William"
foolish friend lately reapplied it TO him He was
for some weeks, by cverybodys admission, not only
the most popular but the most powerful man in En-
gland. friend wrote me on landing that 30 per
cent Of his supporters had gone to Mr. Forster
That was true probably among the papers and III
the CLUBS, and true OF the old Wings. who have
never heartily liked him. But limit the question to
what Just called the commanding classes, and, II
ii be true that they now follow Mr. Forster in giving
Il qualified support to Lord Derby's policy, say why
il is that Lord Bcac0nslicd decided against an
Autumn session of Parliament? If he believed
the country had come back to him, or that
Parliament would either enforce or tolerate
his Turkish tactics, he would beyond doubt have
called Parliament together He has not done IT,
aud the conclusion is irresistible that he believes
his hands would lie weakened and not strengthened
10y the doing OF it, This country does not mean to
be made tine bnlwalk Of Turkey. 1t cannot be
frightened out of all its senses by the buebcar OF
Russian ambition. The criticism on Mr.. Gladstone,
of which lately there has hccn SO much, strikes me
rs inconsidcratc and ungratcul. He may have
been immoderate in his zeal, but there are cpochs
when moderation is only a cloak for lul<cwarmness
i'm purpose and for Indifference to great crimes This
wa, one of them. ,You can't light much of a fire
with an iciclc, and the complaint that Nh Glad
stone was not an lccle is almost the only one You
hear. except the complaint that he is responsible
for the paaics and crisc, and general uncertainties
which have pcTplcXcd Europe tor two months past
Those who make that Complaint forget that the per-
lis and the possibilities of war and the arrangement
Of trade and tie disturbance of European peace date
distinctly from the refusal OF England to support
the Berlin inrmortudum-a refusal which It's own
authors de- not now defend except ON the plea of
their own lack of foresight
In, Lore, Beacou>f,d who dating from that act,
must answer for the confusion and distress that have
prevailed since. Iii, Mr. GlaIstonrto whom, above
an other men, England owe, It that Size has not
been made the tool OF Turkish intrigue. Alittic cX-
cess of real may surely be- pardoucd ia the one, when
,uch total want Of it, and want of anything like
sympathy with Bulgaria, Is SO readily condonrd in
the other. Mr. Gladstone +, rcbukci once more to-
, da, Iy tie APOSTLES Of dccprum for descending To-
answer II, r4V IloH Ga-,Uc iu The contemporary
E,,i.r iu which %, deals with Mr. S,buYlcrs book
on lurh,,tu. Probably he had better have i"t u
alone. though h, case is strong ouc-appawutIy
am uuauswcrahlc one If the answer given TINS even
ing hc tine best CHAT journal can make. lie was a&-