Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-04
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~ been the custom, snd especially -
with American editors, 70 Hnssr At Lord
Randolph and poke fun u hira aaDsr-
sifully, bas Is IL NOT rash 10 predict that
within the next few years this dfspOsi-
tion viii be oyeFoouns ~ completely -
Vas the disposifIan 70 sDssf 81 VAST
wsss onee shoaaht 20 be ihs absurd pre-
tensions Of that -eouseiied fop." Di'L
rasli. One evening DilEaeii vsa he
laughing stock Of . nation; The D II
fporniua bis trsnseendant abilities were
universally acknowledged u msy te
the sams with Lord RsBdoIph Church
III. who IL not sneh . fool - the Leudeu
oosrssposdenss soaId havs as bsiisve.
II !. shsws every sv'dsnes Of the hiehess
abilisy. and be should b., among all the
Kneiiah politicians, tbs arsatsst fasoFite
with Americans. In the afst place he
had the god sense and good taste 70
ehooss an eztimabls Amsriean lady far
his wife, and besides. hspossssses many
aualisIss whish ars peealiaFiy attractive
10 Americans He h full Of dasii aud
psnck and vim. He 10 young and anhi-
sious. He 10 born fighter, and 10 mos
avsrss 10 taking hard knocks or siow In
returning them. He u psrsis.sns and
sndsfssisahls. and be bins frank way
OF calling q black thing black and white
one white. Hs vas slmlssi alone among
ths Conservative leaders In daring 10
ell che Iase Gladstone ministry inst
how oowasdly and miserable their
foreign policy was He did not MOP to
pisk out The most polite phrases, bat be
expressed himself 20 that all the world
knew exactly what he meant.
And with ell his dash. Lord Randolph
possesses good share Of that old Brit
ish ball dog quality Of stick 'ts-isive-
ness. He Il nos easily discouraged.
Five years ago, fhsn scarcely ever thirty
years Of age, be declared himsslf the
leader Of o fourth party in the House
of Commons. and asrsRased 10 himself
all ths privileges and assumed all the
airs Of the leader Of q parliamentary
party. Bis party. bo'sever. never pos
sesssd more than four msmbens--Iofd
Randolph and thres others; and for q
sims the Eoglish ioksfs we're never tired
Of making fun Of Charehiil's party.
The young Lord was severed With ridi-
eule. but be stuck 70 bis position just
the same. Finally thu joke Grew stale.
and the IitsIs party was almost forget
Zen. sxcsps when lie leader did some-
thing TO bring IL Into prominence. A.
9 result Of perseverance,, however, the
fourth party has ceased 10 be sisspised.
Lord Randolph and too Of Hts three
other members are In the Salisbury
Cabinet, and the fourth member 10 an
acknowledged authority among the new
Conservatives.
Besides all these admirable qualities.
Lord Randolph ChufehilI's position on
The great questions 81 The day is about
what that Of the average American
voaid be, II be were an Enalisbman.
Gu questions Of horae government hs
might b oiasssd almost with The most
advanced Radicals. Neither Ollie nor
chamberlain goes further than be In
demanding The utmost freedom for ali
Enaiishmen. He would extend the
franchise, xeaid bitter the oonditios
Of the laborine CLASSES; would disre-
gard ansisat prsiudises and old forms.
u b scarcely aeoesslry 70 say thai In
consequence be 10 heartily disiiked BY
the Queen and The royal family. OF
the Irish question. also. be takes rea-
scnahls and propef visw. he admits
ihe iniusties under which the Irish pee-
pie have labofed for 90 long. and he be-
hssss 10 doing everything that san Be-
done 70 better their oandition. lie vas
rssolutely opppossd 10 the renewal Of
she Crimes Act proposed By Mr.. Glad
sioae. and bis presence To the Salisbury
Cabinet b euaranise thai the new
government will handle ihs Irish qass-
sion ii q reasonable and ouneiIiaisry
manner.
30 far a. home Politics arc concerned,
therefore. Lord Randolph b essentially
. Radical. whsa foreign niiairs are
soaehsd upon. hevsver, all his Radical
lam "a gone IN an instant. he u thor.
enehiy imbued with sAs spirai Of Iea-
oonsdeld. He b al smperiaAiss Of the
n,oss extreme Kind. He hslisyes in
uaaintsininz the hoslor Of Bsitain Al apy |
eost, and in meeting an insult with \
blow. without sefsrlnoe 70 shs numbsr
q ironelsds which the Insulting power
nsy happen % POSSESS. The wfetohed
weakness displayed By Mr.. Gaadslone 10
handling the scudNa and Afshan aifaiss
diaeussed his iossisiip heysnd measure. |
y he had besn II Tie bead or Affairs. IA
4 safe 10 SAY. Goraon woala nss have |
been sacrificed: end % may bs said with
II
ssaa' safety that the hattie on Kushk |
siyss woald not have hsen fusahs, or |
has, ~ u we're fcslaht, the news Of Il
70 nld have oesn the sienal Cor . Hrisish
w Anee toward hsrai. Rsaasnzfieia |
ssmsaif vas ssssr naore Jealous Of shs
aenof Of kaeiand than is Lord Ran
loaph uAufehali. His plan 10 10 give
neiiaanaen, scoteAmen and Itishmes
stiks ne fullest liberty. and 10 acld thsi
banner Of Great Britain higher thas.
'has el any other power. We shall hear |
'noss - The future Of shis young Tory |
leAasf, Tor no pfoxsAm eealfi appeal
mere pswesfally than bio 70 tas ssnsil |
~ iaatics aud ths pride ~ lhs Enaaisll
people.
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