The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-03-28
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Mr.. Louis J. Jennings, formerly editor of
the New York Times, and who ought to be
well Informed about English politics. writes to the
World as follows;
No doubt Lord Beaconshed has chosen his
time for the dissolution. as be has perfect right to
do and II Ia pretty certain that the causes which In
duced him to choose this particular moment are the
recent successes OF the Conservative candidates In
Liverpool and Southwark. His letter TO the Duke of
Marlborough which takes the place OF his old addresses
to the electors Of Bucks has been made the subject OF
ense Gem must Instantly see On reading il hat II Is st
rate electioneerng document II pushes Into the fore
ground the two chief topics Of public interest
foreign affairs and Irish disafectoT-and expresses
opinions about them which we may assume to he pop
ular, since they have very recently been ndorsed by
two great Radical constituencies Moreover, to take
another test, they are approved by the leading Jour
mails IN almost all parts Of the country. II is curious
aesd 70 no're re hGW e Support Inc MN %
graph Is almost as clearly and decidedly on tho
side of the Ministry rs the Standard, and the Times
has for many months been wholly against Mr. Glad
stone's views as to the duty Of England In
nection with foreign affairs. ! am told by several
seen ~ their constituents that they fnd It very hard
10 make any way when the talk is OF foreign affairs.
story Of this kind He was canyassing his constitu
Who Who presently @ declared that s' he thought Sss Mr.
sued. but. surely said my Informant, lyon
do not agree with an this war and b1ser do
TO be tramped on, either! Beaconsneld's the man9'
That is tile sort Of feeling which is very general
| - BeaconSneld ~ does not mean TO DO "tramped
| on.n | am not, you win understand, expressing
| any opinion of my own on the subject; am merely
describing the opinions which are held by others
And unless all appearances are unusually deceptive
you VIII nnd that the Quakers views viii decide the
election, and that the country has decided that
Beaconsheds the man." The day before yes
terday l was in St. JaInes's Park, when l
noticed an elderly gentleman, somewhat bent IN
FORM sauntering along alone, looking at the ducks
swimming about on the ornamental water. "ESi-
IDENTIFY some one, - thought, "who Is giving him
self very little trouble about this election or anything
else, and who not which way the question Il
decided so that he can take his mornings walk IN
peace When ! came u llile nearer, I saw how
wrong had been In my cOnJectures-for this ws'
the very man OF all Others who had stirred up thu
great battle, aud was leading on one gIeal
himself. lie has generally some other will
him, but last Thursday lie was taking a solitary
ramDle, recognized by very few OF the passers- by
and taking notice Of no one. DOubtes. some o
his antagonists must be disappointed 10 nnd how
little truth there Is IN the constantly repeated
stories of his utter breakdown In health. III,
other evening lie went to dine with the ''guard
Ut ST. Jalness Palace for, your are aware, som,
/ Of the household troops monnt guard at the ole
palace every night, and the officers on duty ask
few friends TO dine there with them. ON this Occa
sion the Premier and the Priuce OF Wales wer
among the guests, and Lord Beaconsheld, frien'
OF mine tells me, took his brandy and soda an'
smoked his cigar like the youngest Of them, aud mad
himself 80 amusing that the company did not despers
, TIL the sDall hours, Like the Cardinal who wante
to he Pope the Prime Minister has plenty OF healt
and energy left for whenever he wants 10 call upo
his Resources. That he Is deep ih electioneern
\. there can be little doubt and when We remembe
what experience he has at the work 1t viii be cas-
10 inquire how useful his advice viii be 10 his party
While the Liberals are distracted by divided leader
| ship, and while the more moderate of the party fe'
that they left without any leader whatever, III
| Conservatives march TO the front In u solid body
full Of hope, enthusiasm, and confidence. Such
the general position but any man who ventures
predict the result of election In theae days mu
= have more confidence In Ills opinion than have