New-York tribune., 1886-07-18
NOTES FROM LONDON.
Mr.. GLADSTONE AND Mr. BRlGHT-PLAT'
FORM MANNERS SIR CHARLES dixie.

s'"h' anu MI Dfs9nt are very oiu iiioH''
attachment of Mr.. Bright TO Mr.. Gladstone in times
past has been of those things that lent charm
to politics It was personal more than political
Possibly it had. at times, an undue influence on Mr
Brights acts in public lie. 1t delayed his resigna-
ton of office. for example till after the bomDard-
ment of the Alexandria forts. and so impaired the
force Of the protest which his resignation was
Intended to make II has kept him silent duflh0
the greater part Of the current Home Rule COLI
trOversy. Mr.. Gladstone forgot himself so Tar as ID
say he thought Mr.. Bright might have kept OH inc
ground altogether. In that a. in the summons ~
bis old colleague TO explain without losing on'
moment some remark he had made, may be seen
the impeuousness of temper of which Mr rlAu-
stone has given other tokens. AMI now we nave
the spectacle of something very like personal
controversy between these old friends AMI ou
Liberal leaders and colleagues. Mr.. Gladstone
writes to "my dear Bright and Mr Bright
answers TO my dear Gladstone You have ma"
the letters. All | wish to say is that some OF Sir
Gladstones friends and admirers grieve 10 see nm
write he does They do not think Mr. Brlgh'
has given him cause for complaint. or that, II ne
had. this is a good way Of resnting it.
Mr. Herbert Gladstone went the other day TO
Burnley. for theepurpose as be expressed IT, OF
running a long nail into the cof'n OF Mr. Peter
Rylands. But il turns ont there is no coffin Mt
Rylands has been elected. not defeated. and Mt
Herbert Gladstone has drawn on himself dignihed
rebuke from Lord Harrington think it il a
somewhat sorry occupation for one who bears a
great name like Mr.. Herbert Gladstone 10 be going
about and trumPhing over the hopei-for political
extinction of one who has long been devoted
adherent of the Liberal can-e. aud who for many
long wears has been one of his fathers most ardent
supporters.' The truth is that Mr.. Herbert Glad
stone is an enfdRt terrific; clever. plausible. full OF
confidence. sadly lacking in Judgment and IN
sohriety Of character. lis influence with has
father is be eved to be considerable. His father
relies on him for accounts Of what is said and
thought IN the world and Mr. Herbert's v.ews are
colored by the spectacles through which he regards
men ana things.
may add to what said lately about Lord Hart
ington's good manners on the platform that most
people applaud them not everybody initiates them.
side by side with bis Cardiff speech appear
speeches from Lord Randolph Churchill and from
Ilr Parnel Their methods are different. Lord
Randolph seems 10 rejoice in riotous language from
the sheer superab lndance Of his vocabulary. Mr.
Parncn falls back on hard words because his stock
Of effective phrase is limited. lie describes Lord
Randolph a. a gutter sparrow. He refers to his
contemplate, hi- miserable. his cOwardly nun
ifesto. In tie next sentence Nh Paruell speaks of
Lord Randoph's cowardly and contemplate
ailusions 10 Mr Gladstone: moment later OF Lord
Carnarvon's colleagues as guilty OF miserable
and coutemDtible ey aston of the truth There is a
want of variety n this repetition, but almost at the
same moment Mr. Parnel becomes more copous
and calls Lord Randolph a groyelIng creature ana
i contemplate political welshcr
You have been reading Lord Randorhs man
.+ . . 81. Ia Of ha4
that. spite Of th- cold reception that astonishing
document met with from his own party, its author
Is perfectly satisfied with his performance. lie
now again describes Mr. Gladstone's policy as the
programme of a maniac The cause Of the Union
be adIs Is z cause which Mr. Gladstone and Lord
Spencer have foullY and dshoncrabIy betrayed
And the, lie appeals 70 the English people 20
compel their statesmen % soar above the traditions
of blackess and keep their political history clean
The difference between this language and the
language of Lord harrington is considerable
Two natives Of India have been candidates for
Parliament in two different metropolitan conStlt-
uencies. | don't know whether Lord Rosebery
would regard this as q step toward Imperial FEEDER
alton It is not a very long steD. for both the
Indians have been defeated and. which is perhaps
worse both have been laughed at Mr. Lalnohun
Deptford pronounced his name Goose Mr..
DaddabaI Naoroii was known 70 the voters Of
Finsburv ~ the Dirty Boy in the Nursery. Both
were Gladstonians Deptford one Of those
borouchs which the Irish were under contract 10
deliver back into the hands of the Ministera'ists,
from whom, il you believed Mr.. t. Z. OConnor.
they had wrested it last November. But they did
not. The Conservatives kept it and doubled their
majority.
Mr. those was perhaps hardly good candidate
for the Irish vote. He is of those Indians OF
ancient race whom the Anglo-lndian for century
has deli rhted TO describe as a damned Niger,
and we know that between Irish and nigsers''
even in America. there has been no love lost Mt
Naoro was disposed of more easily by his
Conservative opponent in Finsbury' Colohel
Duncan. Imperial Federation or not rear u
must be said that the British voter does not IKE
voting for a dusky candidate with uame that
lends itself 20 caricature The British voter IS, in
fact. extremely British; the British artisan per-
hans most so of all This statement may seem
elementary. but it is said to account II some
dearee for the failure OF tue arrangement by nch
Mr.TP OConnor was TO hand over not only
Deptford but such places as Oldham and Stockport
and Stafford TO Mr. GladstOne's nominees. Inc
british artisan is strong in all these boroughs.
He az times a pretty wide-awake person, and he
heard of this pretty scheme and set himself to
thwart it, and did thwart it. Such. at any rate,
is the story as you will hear it from your Con
servative friends.
Sir Charles Dilke's defeat in Chelsea is said TO
sxtinruish him as a public man. Predictions OF
that sort must be taken doubtfully so long as Lady
Dixie continues the fight 1t freely said during
the election that if Sir Charles won he would owe
his seat to his wife. She 1t is who during 10th Of
the great contests he has had TO conduct simul-
taneously held up his hands. Her courage. peT-
tinacity. energy, beyond praise. Ii she lad an
equal measure of tact she might be invlnci9le.
But the current saying il Chelsea is that Lady
Dixie overdid it Go did the Danes of the Primrose
League and their excess of zeal produced state oil
feeling which during all last week made people
believe that sir Charles Dixie would once again be
member for Chelsea