The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-04
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Tbotone Of the dispatches and ofthe
English press indicates with great clear
,,sss and force that Mr.. Gladstone's Gov
ernment isin tho crisis Of its affairs. s.
staid a journal as the London Times dis
cnsses at great length the blpnders Of the
Ministry, does not hesitate to say thai
thew are blunders which have thrown
Egyptian affairs into chaos, and very
pointedly puts the blame on the Prime
Minister. 1t puts the question 70 Mr.
Gladstone-no less plumply put because
be is .the third person spoken Of
whether his failure to measure uptothere'
sponsibilities Of the hour and the expects
ton Of the British people ARISES from q
mere functional arrangement or from or
ganlc change; the English Journalistic
way Of asking whetlicr Mr.. Gladstone il
disturbed by u passingmalsdy or whether
hois a played out old statesman who.Sould
better Give way to man Of more vigor.
"some OF the aims Of the government
saws the Times, "haye been excellent in
themselves, but have become mischeyiouf
by being pursued regardless OF circum'
stances full Of warning" Then follows q
column Indictment Of tho government
which means, OF course, Mr.. Gladstone
The reference is solely TO the foreign
nol;cy, which has wasted blood and treas
ure on the Egyptians, followed victory
with retreat and allowed British opportu-
mites 10 60. by. Though the Tines does
not say 80 in terms, the iatimation Is
pointed that the Gladstone government
ought TO "go to the country" dissolve
Parliament and appeal to the constituent
cies 10 ascertain whether they sustain its
foreign policy. Tho suggestion Of the
Times is alicadythe challenge Of the OPP
position politicians. Tho clamor Of the
people is in the same strain. The tide Of
Jingolsm is again running high. II Lord
Beaconsdeld were alive his bright eyes
would sparkle, for it seems that popular
feeling is turning again with approval to
his imperial policy.
-Four years ago Lord Beaconsfeld stood
where Mr.. Gladstone stands to-day, though
representing in his foreign policy the
other extreme, the one pushing a dashing,
and for time captivating, policy which
yauntcd the proves Of Engiand's imperial
power, the other weakly temporizing with
4 foreign situation which threatens the
disgrace Of British administration and tho
humiliation OF British pride. 10 empha-
size the regard Of his Queen and the full
moss OF his ascendancy, Mr.. Disraeli had
been raised to the peeragc as Lord
Beaconslleld. Perhaps this was his reward
for the bold stroke which captured the
control Of the suez Canal by the purchase
Of the Khedive's shares for S90,oO0Io00,
which dazzled with lis brilliancy the
statesmapship of Europe and filed the
British people with opposite feelings OF
admiration and apprehensive awe.
Lord Beaconsfeld had assumed the
strange attitude Of defender Of the merci-
less Bashi-Bazouks and refused to give
credit to the authentic accounts Of. the
massacre Of Christians in Bulgaria.
Beaconsfeld was giving Turkey all the
moral support that lEnglnnd could give,
and he was grayely suspected OF intend
ing to do more. He regarded Turkey as
standing in the way of Russian designs.
Mr.. Gladstone came out and said, Let
Turkey take care of herself ;rand he had
words OF sympathy for the slaughtered
Christians Of BuIgaria-in one district
twelve thousand. Liberal meetings were
general and well attended. Inthe strug-
glc between human sympathy and the
march Of empire the humane impulse
seemed 10 have the stronger hold on the
British masses.
Happily for Beaconsdeld, in June, 1916,
seryia and Montenegro declared warl
against Turkey. Beaconsaeld, fc-, i
waving the Russian ensign ~ q q
was able to point to ~ 20 . fep n.E
yisr, .lad volunteered in the Ser
:. service. He seized the occasion at
the Lord Mayors banquet in November
following to wave the flag again and prod
Russia with his lance. He declared that
ain righteous cause England will COM
mence q aglit that will not end until
right is done.n Everybody understood
what this meant, and the next day at
Moscow tho czar came back with apiece
OF his imperial mind and declared that the
would fight If he could not have from Iar-
key what he demanded, There was fine
promise OF war. I.
Beaconsfield had touched the national
pride and It found expression in ways the
most staggering and absurd. The fever
attacked mon not of,Beaconsfeld's own
party, and now itseemcd idle to oppose
the Prime Minister. Then came into
vogue through the musichall artists the
listofic song which gave to the war party
the name Of Jingoes@
Nc don't want 10 fight, but by lingo. II wedo,
We've got the ships, we've got tue men, we've eet
themOney, TOO. -
In spite Of hesitation and detection in
tho Ministry, in spite Of the men who
wondered where all this would end, in
spite Of the assaults Of Mr.. Gladstone and
his followers, Beaconsdeld was master Of
the situation and the crowd was with him.
1t seemed that Mr.. Gladstone might as
well disband his forces and contne him.
selfto wood.chopping at Hawarden.
Beaconsfeld went on with his dramatic
surprises, holding the country spellbound
with the sheen OF his flashing blade, ior