Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-13
WHAT WILL THEY SAY?

When the troubled sea of European
politics was becoming partially calmed
after the Russo-Turkish war OF 1877, and
the Congress OF Berlin had settled the
matter between Russia and Turkey, and
set aside the Treaty of Stefano, Lord
Beaconsield and Lord Salisbury came
back from Berlin and were received with
great enthusiasm. They assured their
party and the country that they had
brought to England "peace, and peace
with honor" On this, Mr.. Gladstone, on
August 25th, 1873, wrote as follows:
Gentlemen, we bring you peace; end
peace with honour Such are the reputed
words, with which Lord Beaconsfeld and
Lord Salisbury, the two British Plenipoten-
tiaries at Berlin, rewarded the admiring
crowds who, on their return to London in
July, formed part of the well-organized
machinery of an obsequiOus reception, un-
exampled, l suppose, in the history of our
civilians; and meant, perhaps, to recall the
pomp of the triumphs which Rome accorded
to her most successful generals"
There is in this that tone of keen,
cutting sarcasm for which Mr.. Gladstone
is so famous. Had he lived a century
ago, some Of his writings, especially his
political writings in which he arraigned
the Conservative Ministry which pre-
ceded his own that has just fallen, would
well entitle him to rank as claimant for
the honor and distinction of the author
ship of the Junius letters. In asking
what was the kind of peace that the noble
Lords had brought, Mr.. Gladstone fur
ther remarks: "Peace and honor are
most musical, most attractive words.
But as to the first of this 'blest pair of
Sirens,' two questions at once occur:
what was it they brought, and in what
sense were they the bringers?" 1t is
almost to be regretted that Lord Beacons-
field did not continue in office and Mr..
Gladstone in opposition, that the world
might have had more of such fine writing.
In the article from which the above
extracts are made, namely, "England's
Mission" in the Nineteenth Century for
September, 1873, there are enumerated
some twenty of the important measures
that needed Immediate attention, and
which remained as unredeemed pledges.
Every measure named was a home meas
measure, and when the Liberals came
into power, to carry them out was a part
OF their programme. The Conservative
Government had neglected them, and
had paid its attention to foreign aggran-
dlzement, and the obtainingo of honor and
glory. In their search they lost the
support of the voters and were
replaced by the Liberals Soon, they,
too, became entangled in the meshes of
the foreign net that the Conservatives
had spread, and many of the home meas
ures to which they were pledged have
not been carried through. Ireland is |
scarcely better off now than when the
Beaconsfield Ministry fell. In 1879 and
1880, the cry of Ireland was for the three
F's, which were given her, but she has
also had the Coercion and the Crimes
Acts; and trial by jury has been sus-
pended. The Soudanese expedition COM
pensates for the Afghan war and the dis
NAL expedition against the Beers. What
VIII the Conservatives say to these things.
and what answers will the Liberals make /?
The Liberals, the party of peace and home
has been forced into war
and compelled to neglect internal affairs
In these matters half their troubles was
and the other half was a cousin
german to them. The policy and care of
The Liberal party are well defined in the
article above referred to.
With the one party, her first care is hold
% be the care of her own children within
ler own shores, the redress of wronos. tbe
supply of needs, the improvement of laws
md institutions" '
The article likewise defines the nosi-
ion of the Conservatives:
These are the men whose minds alternate
'etween VISIONS of unbounded influence and
'ad dreams of foe behind every bush. he
Meen hlgh pretentlons and panic fears: and
Hu' HO O1neI Key 10 the duties and
ympathies of England, than their artifcia1
nd inflated conception of British infer
sts." -''-- 1ii'ei-
This is the party which deems that anv
'act OF country, which may in any
'ay be road to India, no mat
or how difficult, or dangerous, or
lrcultous that way may be, becomes a
british interest, "and Herewith a legiti-
late subject of military care." It was
lis same soicitude for the safety
Aerat' which led the Conserva-
yes to begin their heaviest as
lult on the late Ministry, as though
erat was God-given for the special pro-
ction of British interests in Indie