New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-18
CURRENT TOPICS IN LONDON.

sPEECH-HOw THE MIDLOTHIAN Election WAS
woN-PRoMINENT FEATURES OF THE ST. JAMES
GAZETTE.
iYRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
LONDON. June 5.-Mr. Gladstone yesterday found
time for parenthess in defining type If type it
be. of journalism. He SAYS of the charge that he
has adopted the Tory foreign policy: You will
find it constantly stated by the organs of the party
opposite by those organs who balance themselves
habltually between one party and another. and
thereby succeed in earning the thorough mstrust
of BOTH" That is to the address of The Times and
The Times Ietors after its fashion, by suppressng
the full report it must have had of Mr.. GadstOne's
speech, and printing only brief summary of it. In
the old days, the then great journal would have
disdained petty resentment of that sort.
1t was strong enough to let its readers
see what said against it; even
when the truth took the unpleasant form of a Bit
ing sarcasm. Mr. Gladstone speaking at
meeting Of 5000 people in Her Majesty's Theatre.
called by the Liberals of MIddlesex to present his
son, Mr. Herbert Gladstone. an address in rccOgni-
ton of his services to the Liberal at the late
election. Mr. Forster presided. Numerous mem
bers of Parliament were present. Mr.. GadstODes
speech was long and important. 1t is worth noting
that the Conservative Standard devotes over two
columns to its report; and reports Mr. Gladstone in
full as it also reports Mr. Herbert Gladstone's at
tack on itself. This marks the difference between
o great newspaper-as The Standard is in every
sense--and paper made to reflect the personal
preudces and political animosties and ecclcsiast-
cal bitterness Of its chief proprietor which is, for
the moment. the unhappy condition of The Times.
What good motive have prompted the mutila-
ton of speech of the Prime Minister
of England, containing. among other things
a pledge to extend the county franchise
during the present Parliament. with a hint that
tha hal
expected The speech contained also a reply-nOt
less significant for being indlrect-tO recent
criticisms the relation between the Government
and its supporters in PapIament-a reply iii tie
form of unstinted eulOgy on the Liberal majority.
1t contained definite answer to the absurd charge
mot too absurd to be daily reiterated-that this
Government has taken up the caSt-Oif clothes of the
late Government, and is meekly continuing the
foreign policy Of Lord Beaconsfed. Mr.. Gladstone
contents himself with saying that he is aware of no
reason why he should repent of the general strain
of the language he held before the elections; and
that with time the country will SEQ the pledges then
given fulfilled. Perhaps the American politician
he of the "machne"-will be still MOI G interested
in this Renaissance of the Midlothian election:
Let me tell you how thar election CONDUCTED Ii
scon Of the eonSiitne"ts tSemsciyes' cheers il
was not troop OF paid canvassers that went iortn to
laughterl-and likely 10 satisfy those employ crS that
they worth their 1t by The end"it
exertons of Liberals OF the county, each in his
sep rate parish. everyone OF those parishes bavg its
REPRESENTATIVES, making returns 10 me- on the basis Of
which was enabled to accept theiI fa!trring poposa
returns not OF the they had OBJ ain d for they
did not go TO weary men into declaration OF Their
political creeds but OF the known principles OF the |
electors OF the parish and the results which, founding
ourselves upon these known principles we might antc
an honorable method OF conducting eec elton C6eers
Now let US look Tor moment at the sultr Our po
fectly persuaded untii believe within few l4urs of
the fna upsh0 thai we were defeated party. La1sh,
Justice, they often look occ sl0n To support Their Opn
lEDi tho e ndvda E EoW addrs
laughterl-or the paid canyassers had told ten ana
undoubedy had they been IN the Session Of these
prOnses we must nave appeared ON the decnIation OF
[Lauehter.l But while tncse LOO pr,misrs an
nOunced Lord DLkeith. my supporters made no .ucl
eangulne computation. In the month Of January, 1879,
they announced to ME that they could poll Tor me 1,56S
votes T9as was u our modest SXpee'aon ana }hrS
the paid canvaSsers mad announced 100, they pOl,d
not LOO, but 1868. Renewed augHterI
1t is the fashion here to decry the introduction of
what the perturbcd BritOn calls the American eau
Gus systemI-meaning Mr.. Chamberlains Blrming-
ham invention. which is quite different thing. |
wonder what we in America should if it was pro-
posed to Introduce tho Ouse-tO-hOuSe canvassng
system practsed in every English constituency not
too large to be dealt with. Paid or unpaid,
and with or without beer or other bribery, the
canvasser who made personal appeal to the
American voter, and sought 10 extract personal
pledge from him. would have, fancy, queer recep-
ton.
The first number of The ST. Jdmess Gazette appeared
according to promise on Monday. 10 the rule that
no first number is good number this hardly offers
an exception. 1t bears marks of haste on every
page and IN it's general make up, the shape, size.
Typography and distribution of contents, il follows
The rail- Mall Gazette pretty closely. hut the leading
l. h., n,x-orf
ments Ii is quite in the old manner that the open
ing nolit,cal essay of the new journal should be
TITLED &" The Future of Political Ignorance" That
Is Mr.. Greenwood's way of utlmatng that he dis
apprOye the proposed extension of the county fran
chise lie always had talent for condcnsing an
of cOntempt-intO n head line
He publishes In a supplement what he calls an
80 Introduction," curOusy photographed. I'M
and lyrical. / never read anything
like it in an English paper. and | should say II
must cause some of Mr.. Grcenwoods respectable
supporters an anxious moment or two Writing OF
his departure from the other paper, he says: Dis
embodled though we were We weren't much
as all that. The red earth of Adam
still clothed us, and it might be too much to say
that i'm our case the grOsSncssos Of passion were all
pone or that sight became heavenly clear IN the
condition Of things we have parabled" Has MI
Green wood spent his leisure month over Blake ana
Jacob B0hmeni But allowance may be made Tor
the spiritual exalation of man on whom have
been showercd SO many manifestations of conf
]euce from constituency so distinguished as his;
,speeially when not a few of the manifestations
,ame i'm the shape OF hard cash.
The novel features of The 81. JdmeSs Gazette are
,xtracts from correspondence in the morning pa
,ers: a selection Of " Passages for Medltatloh'
,droitly chosen from current journalism ana
neocbes and "The Political Weather To-day -
he latter clever and splenetic enough to be worth
,uoting Remark the Enumeration:
O. Encland-Dull. cloudy; theological breeze