The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19
RNGLAND'S TORY MINISTRY.
What Their Policy Would Belf They Only
Had Majority in the House.
Talk with a Person Of Authority and
Knowledge-Miss Grace divers Life
Of the Late Dean Stanley.
correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal

Correspondence of the indianapolis Journal.
LoNDoN, June o-Of the Ministry, but not in
the Cabinet, my host is person of authority and
knowledge. He served an apprenticeship to
Diplomacy he sat for years in the Commons, and
he has just received an appointment at the hands
Of Lord Salisbury
''Yes," he said II will be glad to chat with you,
and 1 will give YOU as far as L know it, the Tory
view of the situation always provided you do
not use my name"
He was a sturdy handsome Englishmar, with
touch of American frankness in his manner.
Travel and much intercourse with men had
tossed down an air of hauteur that was natural
TO him.
Il was bred in the service and to the service of
my country my family have fought and bled for
it from the days of Marston Moor and We have
hal a hand in the government since William Of
Orange You Americans take an interest in
cur history; we on our side are proud to watch
America making history, and she makes it very
fast"
II fear my lord said, america does not
eenally.sure she has disapproved of the policy
ga plague of both your houses, eh?' he said
'fWel, we respect and admire America. and are
dssirous to have her think we'll of us. My friend
Lord Randolph Churchill married an American
wife; my friend Lord Dunraven lives in
America half his time and swears by it the
other half; Lord Salisbury visited the country in
hrs youth; my friend Mr. Ashmead Bartlett is, /
believe, an American by BIRTH and several others
Of my colleagues have travelled through the
States. Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Bright profess
10 know great deal about America but they
have not taken the trouble to cross the Atlantic
know the new world from Manhattan to the
Golden Gate, and believe the good Americans,
the great Americans, are in sympathy
With tho Tories. They must respect
rs, at all events. We are straight We say
what we mean. We are proud of our country
We believe in our country. We know that its
salvation depends upon the firm and loyal main
tanance of the empire. and are ready to die
for it. America admires pluck-grit, as she
calls it. We have the courage of our opinions.
We are not afraid of being the ministers of a
great country. 1t is a tremendous responsibility
Our desire is to look that responsibility straight
in she face and not shirk it,
Did the Queen exercise the influence she is
credited with In arranging the little differences
between Lord Salisbury and DIR Gladstone!
''She did The expression OF her hope that
Lord Salisbury would put end to the political
intern tantamount to command
that he should take Office"
HAS Lord Randolph Churchill the power in
the Cabinet with which he is creditedH
HE has power-much power. He represents
thu young blood of the Tory party. 1t was his
influence that shelved Sir Stafford Northcote
Nobody has greater respect for the late Tory
leader than Sir Randolph had but leader who
does not lead is no more good than government
that does not govern. Lord Randolph Churchill
has much larger business and Judicial capacity
than even some of his own party credit him with.
You have heard him speak, of course! born
parliamentary orator, born leader-you will see.
Way Lord Randolph Churchill has made posi-
tien fol himself in five years. which took Dis
raeli a lifetime to make. Disraelis motto was
that everything comes to the man who waits;
bRt Lord Randolph believes in meeting destiny
half way and taking time by the forelock. Men
cannot wait in these days; do you not agree with
mep
The worst of Englshmen is they do rot under
stand interviewing; they Will interview the inter
viewer.
''And what is the policy of the new Ministry9'
asked, plunging at last into the business of my
visit
'.Ah, that is very direct question:" he said,
leaving his chair to take a turn two about the
room. But as said before always provided
that"
You may rely upon me, my Lord; wild horses
would not drag from Me confession that had
ever spoken to you
"You are diplomats by experience, you gentle
men of the press he answered, smiling, and
then pausing refectively, to continue thus:
"Well, if we had majorty at our backs our
policy would be what you might call warlike
policy but what we should insist upon defining
as peaceful policy. We should say to Russia,
SO far and no further; we should say to France.
No tricks with Morocco we should say to Tur-
key, Govern the Soudaa-we will help YOU we
should say to Egypt, Come under the English
flag as part of our Eastern EMPIRE and if we
sought for alliances we should hope to conclude
them with Germany, Italy and Spain. But our
immediate policy is simply to wind up the legiti-
mate business of the session, to fulfill as far as
possible, the pledge to foreign powers made by
our predecessors, and then to await the verdict
of the country at the general election"
And your domestic policyY'
us very much the same the policy of the
Liberals. The barriers between very
slight They are not breast high. We can
shake hands over them. The acknowledgements
of the agricultural laborer is as much Tory as
a Liberal measure"
'But are you not protectionistsl'
''No some of US are fair traders; we would
support a scheme of reciprocity. In extreme
cases some of us would be in favor of retalatory
tariff, but all round we are reetraders"
with sympathies the other wayg'
Perhaps, perhaps; we would not see the trade
Of the country go to pieces without an effort to
save n. | think we should have made fiscal
fight for the sugar and silk industries, which
have been ruined by French subsidies"
MANY persons think the Tory accession to
power will lead to war, do your"
mo; but do think some of the Liberals who
are glad to see us in Office believe that Mr. Glad
stone, getting to the verge of war, wished to put
the onus of fight upon u.s."
You think then, there is still some danger of
a collision with RussiaF'
There is always that danger"
'But is there more possibility of it to day
than there was a month ago9'
''If the report of an instruction in Afghan
istan is true"
is there such a report?'
eyes, it will be in to morrow's papers, and
there is, we are told. evidence of Russian in
trigue at the bottom of it."
Then turning around suddenly upon me he said:
America would make large sum of money out