New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-07
IRA pATENpoRrS EXPERIENCE ABRoAD
HIS VIEWS OF EUROPEAN POLITICS AND EUROPEAN
IIFE-HOlE AFFAIRs.

HIS VIEWS OF EUROPEAN POLITICS AND EUROPEAN
LRE-HOME AFFAIRs
Ira Davenport, looking brown and healthy,
came over from England few days and was at tie
Gnsey House when a TRrBCNE reporter sought m out
His comp inion on his three months tour OF Elr'pe.
State Senator j. II. Nendover' was win hln' Mr.
Davenport said:
went abroad for my health about three months
to Carlsbad. 1 remained there month. regainng my
health fully in that time. | went aiterwrd TO
Switzerland and England ExSen tor Conklng hal
not arrived when / left Carlsbad, but was expected
met Mr.. Francis. ex-Mniser to Austria. there
He had received telegram from Kelley. At Paris,
asking him TO remain at Vienna time. Carlsbad is
place where people principally for liver trouble IL
isuot fashionable resort but from 10000 10 10000
visitors 90 there annually for medical Treatment"
''What did you OF interest III switzerland
"Iwas In Switzerland fifteen years ago. In the inter
val the people improved considerably. Tie poorer
people poor although they stll Work hard.
Tie bring in great deal Of money. which Is
finally in its benefits reaching the poorer people whose
condition thereby improving The throng Of tourists
is increasing every year. antil there is longer
secluded spot that has Its hotel. The English, Ger
mans and Americans are constantly travelling there.
The Germans getting great travellers but
much more economical about it than the English or
Americans"
"what OF Engand"
'The absorbing topic of public attention the coming
political contest Men equally certa that Glad
stone will sustained and that he VIII not be- sustained
just their political belief inclinrs Them There seems
through Lord Churchill possibly somewhat thro gh
Lady Churchill also. Lord Churchill Is bel
by men partisan TO be ready
talker. clever man. bright who has introduced ne
shakng-up process into the country making II hVey'
bu there is question among them whether he has
the English sOlidty OF character think he viii do no
harm. but good They need their ola methods rlppd up
LITTLE there. Tier political contests complicated
large element Of voting population. The property
qualification Is now quite small There seems
feeli at adj
Government 6iundrred in the sordan matter
brv scutted OUT OF that country In disgraccfu
way Bat their was some excuse for Gladstone CD {.
nese Gordon went ont there with prestige that = :
oured then to give him absolute control AID power lie
was a great genius and when such men make Dluuder
iii great, corresponding to their genius That was
GordOns In the India matter the Gladstone I~o
pie are better shape. 1t i :he prey9lng English
idea that Is better 70 have the boundaries OF hsr Inc
dian possessions hxed on the ipe OF naa man on soe
uncertain aud indefinite shifting boundary IN AIgbaS-
ms way Russia may permitted TO east far
she desires with tendency to ciyilze the country
siberian or Chinese. But it would not be desr-
s2c let E ESa fc come The centuries has
be BosPhorus But. of course all the other powers
SoS learned something of Europe in generalr
Carlsbad il ZIP where one meets all Europe Ger
Turope Her soldiers fine body of men, They are
superior TO the French soldiers IN appearance. ald
where that seemed to compare with them While Ger;
many the rst mI :.a b bo%or an amense
army good fighters, am told hut not so well disct
ioer The traveller observes It 10 the fields aud shops
You see women, boys and midde-aged or old men, but
no young work. The latter are al serving their
tne In the army II strikes an American unpleasaDty
TO see dong he work there that men do hcTe.
They get prematurely old, but they are long-li'od
healthy aud strong At Carlsbad there number
Of Tnglisluen and members the English Parliament
Next 10 the Gladstone ssue their chief topic OF cOny
satiop wa directed TO the conversion OF all Ame1c us
10 their peculiar doctrine Of free trade. All their argu
ment resolved itself to this that with free trade Eng
land sells lois goods suggested 10 them mat ing
land had the closest protection country on
he "A sd when.
built herself up into OF the largest manufacturing
nations OF be world, able 10 manufacture and supply
goods cheaper than other could make them,
She then duties adopted ana
that az present were building ny: NDeh
W. reached the point that England did, told them
before she abolished protection, We fhOhid probably
abolish f. too. IL seems TO me 10 be good rule thaC
when yoar adversary competitor wants you 70 DO
anything there 10 stfOng probability that IL Is the hhs
Isn't the agricultural question attracting great
attention IN EuRlaudF -, 49,,
1.-The landhOlders are complaining OF dun times.
They seem 10 have that rents must De low
cred owing the large railroad development III ths
country ana the increased number Of steamship lines
fskina our PRODUCES TO their with cheaper prices
than the their lands VIII permit thelr tenants 10
produce Their own railroad deyeiopmcht III in .
out great deal OF money III Investments
In land IN this country ana lDer Colonies
Tbe amount Increases every year $50, -
90 About politics, Mr.. DavenpOft-you nave peSh non
toned for Governor" -. -,
srd here without knowing anything about the
pontcal situation. haven't bad pQtca lsttor slhce
went away. No one has been authorized 20 use my
name in connection with the nomination foE 1oVerh2r.
The Office Governor OF this State in my opinion hks
next to that of President think our nominee inns ai
should be a OF enough National reputation 80 nat
without IN any way attempting 70 ioresl c s coud
feel that when that convention met II IL was aesirnpc;
we had a TO present to- IT. OF recognized NalonM
position standing, who had carried the state at the
last preceding Important election think this view OF
IL could be fairly taken without prejudice TO the IN