New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
NOTES FROM LONDON.
,r rporrpIEs OF TORIES AND LIBERALS
1hn MoRE MYTHs-AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS

rw REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Vho'' I'M LONDON, March IL
There are conflicting accounts as 10 the oi't.n -
,ondav,s meeting of the Tories at the Carlton oiuo
The party was called together says A. Ny W -,
.o,sts TO protest against the daily surrehuefs "
sn LEADERS on essential points of the Redistrlpu'on
h;I II WAS summoned by the leaders, AYERS d., "
onf,ce dscipline and carry out the agree',eoo ~
tho Ministry Perhaps it does NOT "uon -.
,rhe result is what matters. or wouiu hi'.' - 49,
had been a result. But nothing seems 10 la'o '.on
"..,sa savo that they should contrive Tor Few
as 70 make a less public display in Parialnen. 0,
r,rtv dissensions. There was talk Oh DIT o''no, .
Northcote's resignation. There aiwaVS 10
po,o,t Peel who 10 a guerilla, spoke in favor Oh
.nr,iuu him out. Sir Stafford. meek as ne Is in
a,;,;cs ia a man of high spirit who would not walt
e. hint IL he thought the interests OF the party
ouId he served by lis withdrawal But Sr hooeiV
Peel was promptly repudiated by the resp'nS'oi0'
and nothing happened. 1t must none tho less 20
SAID that dissatisfaction RACES IN the Cohscr, a''o
Marty. breaks out often will continue t. break OUT.
AMI will not be removed because IL Is sum-"
or ouietcd for the moment by an aereehen' ""io"'
like Mr. Gladstone's with Russia Is not an agreo
mont Int an arrangement which arranges holhins'
The ragged condition of the Conservative parry
has been rather cruelty disclosed 10 the wor'u ~
one of their own people, or rather one Oh Vnoii nio
fuuc
other than Mr. George c. T. Barley, late prncipa
agent TO the party. Mr.. BARLEY resigned thiS
,eap,nsibl. most as long ago as last Novemoci'
Rumor has been busy with the causes OF MS reSis
nation He now sends a letter to all inc PAPERS
Liberal and Independent as well as CONSERVATIVE,
To explain his act. He resigned because he iouhu
Inc leaders of his party out of touch with the parry
itself: because they would not take dehhi'c ino
ON great questions; because they failed 10 coninanu
the confidence of the country; and because 'noy
would not take Mr. Bartley's advice. There seems
to he no one leader or section OF the party caPaoie
of inspiring either trust or hope In the breast o,
their late principal agent. He denounces them all
!, one commemorative sentence: Simple crlticisi'
ohstruction mild platitudes and abuse, though
they may pass in quiet times VIII not now loiii '
Opposition which command the respect anu
confidence of the country" In other words Lord
Salisbury. Sir Stafford Northcote and LORD nan
dolph Churchill among them all are not ht 10 guiuo
the Tories to power Mr.. BARLEY could have done
II If these Parliamentary fgureheads would nave
headed the counses of the chief wirepuiler OF the
Conservatives. but they would not. Ana 50 INC
chief wire-puller pulls wires more. His account
of his retirement though moderate enough In mere
words is bitter with resentment at the failure OF
his chiefs to set proper value on MS couhseis'
The country however. profits by the reveEitions'
and the looker-on is amused.
Nor are the Liberals really much more happy than
fbe Tories 1t is not yet so very long since that
beneficent institution, the Caucus. was solldiy
established in the land, and there are many Old
fashioned Liberals who find it difficult to bow the
neck to It's bowstring The strong men In the party
simplv refuse to acknowledge its authority. When
the Bradford Caucus censured Mr.. Forster, nc con-
tented himself with acknowledging the receipt OF
the letter communicating their action and express
ha q
opnion between them. Then the central authority
sent word to Ripon that Mr.. Goschen must be dis
ciplned The Liberal Association of Rpon met
and resolved that Mr.. Goschens vote against the
Government on the Egyptian business was contrary
to their views and wishes
Mr. Gosclen has sent them an answer which VIII
give the Liberals of Rpon something to think OF 1cr
some time to come. He reminds them that they
called their meeting and passed their resolution
without notice to him or 10 the constituency that
any such vote was contemplated Then he discusses
at length with good temper and with the temperate
force of statement habtual to him. the relations
between a constituency and its member. once
more Mr.. Goschen sets forth the objections 10 the
theory which would turn representative INTO
marc delepate and once more vindicates the right
aud duty of private judgment within the limits
declared or understood at the time OF his election
These views familiar to you and need not be
restated.
All am concerned to point out is that the contest
between the caucus and the independent member is
still going on. The caucus even under Mr.. Cham
berlan's mastery manipulation, has not yet
crushed all the manlness'out of English politics.
Mr.. Goschen has put one matter more plainly than
anybody before hun. Why, he asks, do you
condemn me- when the opposition of men like Mr..
John Morley to the Ministerial policy in Egypt is
allowed to pass without reprooff He answers
with civil charity, that it is perhaps because his
own vote endangered the Government while Mr.
John Morley only voted against them when it was
safe to- and went into the Liberal lobby at the
decisive moment. No doubt, but there is another
answer which the outsider may make though Mr..
Goschen does not care to. Mr.. John Morley belongs
to the wing of the party which is most potent in
the caucus and he is the intimate friend of its
chief Mr.. Chamberlain. And il is we'll understood
that Radical may steal horse in circumstances
which 90 not permit the moderate Liberal to look
over the hedge.
None OF these incidents, however, is so menacing
to the English machine" as the canddature of
Nr. Goschen for one of the Edinburgh divisions.
The caucus, which consists of hundred or two
members rejected him by a vote of ten TO 4
requsition in his favor has nevertheless been signed
by more than 5000 voters out of total constt-
uency not exceeding 6,000. 1t will be extremely
interesting to what in these circumstances. the
machinsts are going to do about it.
To the credulity of the London world there seems
to be absolutely no limit ncn creduty is based
on personal hatred. Not ok passes that some
absurdty about Mr. Gladstone is not set ahoat
by his enemies in society; eagerly caught up,
industriously repeated, and swallowed whole with
an appetite proof against safety. The last two
considerably foolish than those told you the
other day. One is that Mr.. Gladstone, whose passion
collector of china and pottery was formerly
well known. occupies his leisure in forming a