Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-21
Gladstone Resolved to Live and Die
Premier Of All EngIand--Hls
Hopes Only a Dream.
Jee Chamberlain and Lord Salisbury
Che Tive Strongest Statesmen
In England To-Day.
oOrrc.ponaenco Of lhe cia.e,lo.

his ministry. Some publlcists would say
trying to form his ministry. Only his !
sudden death would stop Mr., Gladstone
from once more holding office. He
would probably prefer death to disap.
pointment In this respect. Prince Bis !
marck says he would, being right, rather
lose his head for his country at the hands
OF majority that was wrong than give
way to them. Mr.. Gladstone's patriotism
is Lot OF that order, and he never dreams
OF lighting majorities Nor does he think
any principle worth cherishing that could
by any means exclude him from Office.
Like the vicar of Bray, he sticks to his
post. Whatever happens, he will live sud
die the premier OF England Just as his
clerical prototype insisted on doing the
tho smaller matter OF the vicarage OF
Bray. There Is not principle nor pol
icy that Mr. Gladstone has ever advocated
or even fought for that he has not either
relinqulshed or attacked lie is the
champion trimmer, the prince of vacilla.
tors, the cheapjack OF politics. For every
political yes in the vocabulary OF his prln.
ciples he has also an eNpedient no. The
yelled prophet In Tom Moore's immortal
poem hpds a modern rival IN tgrand old
man" OF IIawarden. The Parnellites
know him. They trust him at the mo-
ment as far as they can see him. lie has
treated them such as Louis NJ would have
treated them had he hsd such difficult OBJ
ponents TO deal with. When he dared he
has chucked them into prison; when he
thought they might he useful to him he
has cajoled them. lie has prosecuted
and propitlated by turns; one day they
have been his honorable friends,n the
next, traitors and cutthroats; one mo
ment he has been consigning them TO
| dungeons, the next he has been making
treaties with them They know that he
will use them Just as they answer his pur-
| pose; and they are now using him lust as
he answers them. What the end of the
''diamond cut diamond contest will be
remains to be seen. Secure of the Par
nellites for the time being MIR. Gladstone
is busy trying to get back TO his council
and support some, II not all, OF the men
who have refused to be dragged through
the mud of his political ambition Lord
Harrington, Sir Henry James, MIR.
| Goschen and others, q don't count Lord
! Derby, because he Is too contempt
ible turncoat for it 10 matter
on which side he casts his selfish yote) If
J the Liberal party withdrew their allegi-
ance from MIR. Gladstone in the recent
division, Lord Harrington, too, has de-
clared himself EN- phatically against an
Irish parliament; 1t is true that Gladstone
has as good as promised something of the
kind, but he Is ready TO give Lord Hart
ington such assurances on the other
hand as may satisfy him, and trust to the
doctrine OF chances. Mr.. Gladstone is a
cabinet maker at the moment and nothing
else. He is like the old Scotchman, who
4 Ia.
down his water jar and pick up the baw-
bees they had scattered in his path to the
spring, said "Nae, when come out TO
get bawbees III get bawbees, and when
come out to get water I'll get water"
Gladstone, say, is forming ministry
All his energies are IN It. He Is not
! thinking of Ireland or England; ne Is not
worrying about what he has promised to
Parnell or what he may promise TO
4 others he is forming a ministry. Having
/ formed 1t, and being unable, later, to full
! III his VOWS TO this colleague or that, TO
! this party or the other. he can say many
! things have happened since then to
change his former views, and so on. He
win select his own time Gas the Persian
! prophet did to remove the veil and show
! his own face--"cheekr would be the bet
ter word sin these degenerate days. II
any Of my readers should be among the
admirers OF Mr.. Gladstone, they can scoff
at these notes In the latest phase OF his
career to their hearts content. And mind
you, Mr.. Gladstone has many admirers.
Some people idolizc him. They Will 90
miles TO hear him read the lessons AZ the
| little church at IIawarden; gush over his
housekeeping exploits; buy his picture
leaning ON an American AK by the side OF
q fallen tree, and pray for him night and
morning. These persons think Gen. Cor
don was bad man, and that II was very
ungrateful OF him TO get into trouble and
annoy Mr.. Gladstone. Not that Mr.. Glad
stone cared much about IT, The news Of
Gordon's tragic death did not prevent
him from going TO the theater and laugh
ing over farcical comedy.
GRAND OH MAN is IN.
Patriotic Liberals who love their coun.
try first and stand by their party after
wards thought "The Grand Old Man"
would not be able 10 form ministry in
succession 10 the stabbed.in.t he-back
ministry of Lord Salisbury. Not form Il
ministry! Why he would form one out
of the streets rather fail. Where "rhe
Grand old Mans" own personal desires
come In there Is no such word as ''faiI J"
But there has been considerable hurry
scurry and LOT OF ten-Cent intrigue over
this last BIT of cabinet making ncyerthe-
less. Herbert, the precocious, has been
running about calling here and there.
Even Mrs. Gladstone herself carried a
message 10 Lord Harrington. The entire
family have bent their back TO the work
OF pleasing the old man, which Is very
good of them. and the right thing
of course. lie has been All aifec'
tionate head Of devoted house
hold. has pushed Herberps in
terests, and Is always ready 70 s'make
things pleasant He has allowed moth
} ing TO Interfere with the calm delights oil
the domestic circle. Parnell In prison ~
his orders. Parnell's friends prosecuted
and prescribed The Soudan running
with blood Gordon murdered. The
Russians At gates Of Medroe, Nothing
/, evidently disturbed the dear old wood
cutter except the idea Of Lord Salisbury
successfully carrying on the government
of the country. Gladstone, flesh and
: blood, could not be expected 20 stand
that. Peace abroad and an effort 20 re-
! store prosperity at home without Glad
stone III the helmi The prospect RULED
Inc Gladstone constitution, made langl,
: az the sweet Hawarden bells, discounted
| the delight Of backing AZ British oaks apo
, mutilating lovely clms and soaring pop
! lars And 80 we have tnis model BRUSH
/ statesman pandering TO the men nc ma
jmprlsOned, ready 10 do for them what NJ
mas denounced them as rebels aud cut
, throats for claiming. lord harrington
, the nohlest Liberal q them al, has ps-