, 1880-04-18
The Overthrow of Beaconsde1d and the
Tory Party.

10 the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO, April H.-The success OF the Liberal
party In England and its principal leader, the
Rt. Hon. ". E. Gladstone, NJ P, anu the defeat
Of the old Protectionist and Tory party, with
It's Conservative leader, who, as Mr.. Disrncii. in
the House Of Commons, first sprang into noto-
riety by his desperate attack upon Sir Robert
Peel, the Prime Minister ut the time of the re-
peal of the obnoxious Corn laws in 1916. Mr.
Djsraeli then placed himself before the aristoc-
racy and landlord party US their advocate and
the defender of their assumed privileges, at q
time when Ireland was famishing for food and
the Ministry were endeavoring to open the ports
SO that corn could come into the country with
out paying the duties imposed by the Corn laws.
Having failed to become leader of tho Liberals
when Golden. Bright, and Gladstone, the great
IDEAS, we're guiding the destinies Of the party
and forcing Parliament to recognize the voice
OF tho people, hcsought distinction and honor BY
since then has been conspicuous through his OPP
position to the progress Of Liberal ideas and the
advancement Of the great principles Of indvid-
ual and national independence, which belong in
Justice to each generation of the enlightened
nineteenth century. To Lord John Russell,
1ya5 to % the Ennsh peop,e, @ and raye " 1e Fetnedv "
through free trade; to Gladstone. to Golden, and
Bright, and lust to Sir Robert Peel, a later con-
John Russell, and who was the Minister who
brought about the repenl Of the Corn laws and
0yercatne tho prOtccnOniSts, is due the subse-
OF England and the additional liberties OBJ
tained by tho people through their incessant
labors.
TO DisraelI, or Lord Beaconsfeld, however, is
due the complications that have arisen and the
ruinous consequences that have attended Eli
glands high handed intervention in the affairs
Of nearly every nation on tho globe. This policy
hos characterized his Government from the
first and has been carried out at the sacrifice OF
home interests and tho welfare Of the people.
To him is due also the tyranny Of lnndlor1ism in
ireland and the neglect Of the vital interests Of
the people Of that country. The present sue
voice is now heard, and that they aro no longer
smothered by 4 landed uristocracy and deprived
Of the right to overturn Government hostile
to their interests Aynn and again, under the
championship Ut 3fr. Gladstone and other pow
crful Liberal leaders, they have. come to the
rights, and, if not otherwise, by a change Of
Ministry have obtained It.
The success Of the Liberal party In England
will have Its effect on our Presidential election,
and those party leaders who arc distinguished
by their conservatism, by their devotion III the
tbo gold specutor Of r. Will stFeet sls'Ghs and ths
greet corporations Of the country, and opposed,
or at least indifferent, to the equally important
interests OF tho masses, will, like Lord Dencons-
held and his Government, be ovcrthrown by tho
Spirit Of the people, the enlightenment Of the
age, and tho liberal sentiment Of the century.
AS the west wind sweeps over the land and cam
not be controlled by the power Of nun, so rne
spirit Of free people having the ballot in their
land will make itself manifest and curry all be-
fore 1t. They will discover who arc the men
that represent them-the American Gudstones
Of the times-and place them in power to creatc
q new and reliable Government.
Neither Tilden nor Grant represent to-day the
m1lss ct the people OF the Nation, and the elcc-
ton or either will bring about conservative
Government devoted 10 the Interests Of one class
as near an artstocrarical Government as could !
PC formed and Q class-rule as obnoxious to
fields has been to a majority Of Enslishmcn.
Tho spirit of liberty that grew so rapidly in
America came from England, from Germany,
these nations both in tho past and the present
centuries, and continues to feed and encour,ue
here its vigorous offspring.
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