The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-06-23

THE las. mail brought us the full list Of the
new English Cabinet. This is formed of such
heterogeneous materials that we hardly think
it can hold together very long. Messrs. Glad
stone, Chamberlain and Bright, the Marquis Of
Harrington and the Duke Of Argyle must work
on such totally different lines, and must have
such very divergent views, that we doubt
whether the common bond of party" can
keep them together. This is ever the great
stumbling block to the success of liberalism in
England: so many banners wave in It's ranks
that its councils are divided. and instead Of
putting forth distinct line Of policy it is con-
stantly obliged TO put up with patchwork leg
islation in order to please and to keep the
votes of unruly followers.
Mr. Gladstone, who is First Lord of the
Treasury, or Premier, and Chancellor of the
Exchequer as well, is undoubtedly the fore
most man in England. He is gifted with
wonderful oratorical power, and his abilities
for Finance are unrivalled. He is the only
man who ever made "a budget as interesting
as poem" His age however must tell against
him in the arduous labors he has undertaken.
However great his ability for internal admin
istration he is utterly incapable of formulating
q gnod foreign policy; il fact, his method of
managing .oseign affairs always leads TO war.
Lord Harrington is 4 man who is good all
round :" he has set before himself the truly
patriotic ideal. He is a statesman first and a
partisan after. This gentleman ought TO have
been Prime Minister He has been the ac-
knowledged leader cf his party during the
time it has been in opposition, and it speaks
volumes for him that, at the moment of sue
cess, he should be willing TO accept Office uu-
der another man. Lord Granville, who presiGeS
over the Foreign Office, has some ugly passages
10 get over with regard to Russia during his
former administration he was then hood
winked by Count Shuuvaluf into making state
meuts which eventually proved to be untrue.
This especially holds good OF the Notifications
put up aud StiA hsld by the Russians on the
Amou Daria. If Mr.. FUster does as well for
Ireland as he has done for education in the
United Kingdom he will do good service.
Passing over many names. we come to Mr..
Chamberlain and Sir Charles Duke; the former
is mere office seeker and hobby rider to
boot. his hobby being the exclusion of miuori-
ties from representation. Sir Charles Dixie is
tue author of - Greater Britain, work of
very superficial character. He is an extreme
radical and can be little in sympathy with
many Of his colleagues. The last name we
shall notice is that OF Mr.. Brassey. This gem
tlemau would have worthily occupied the post
OF First Lord Of Admiralty, but we have no
doubt that wherever lie is he will do his duty
efficiently. He is one of the few men who is l
thorough sailor, 4 business man. and q states
man. 1t is oulY short time since he visited
our Islands in his own yacht. which he sailed
aud nayigated himself. The present English
Government will for some time to come carry
out the plans Of their predecessors those
people who expect an immediate change do not
understand English institutions 1t is not
in what has been commenced that any change
will be made; the Berlin Treaty will be car
ried out, and the Afghan war will be prose-
cuted to conclusion Ii is only in the iusti-
tuition Of new measures and fresh lines of
policy that any change will be observed.