Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-15
London Excited Over the Defeat Of
the Ministry--POssiblIities
Suggested Thereby,
A Ten Minutes Chat with n Diplomat
A Strong Government EDgland's
Only Salvation.
Society Surprised, Aristocrats Di.appoint.
cd, Loyaiisis Disguised, Victoria
in the sulks.
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Correspondence OF tho Gazette
LoNDoN, Feb. 2.--"Ere var sirl Fifth
Globe, resignation Of ministers ln"Sp.cial!
Special Hecol British fleet ordered 10
Athen~ln "Hrvening News, fifth edition,
attitude Of Lord 'Artingtonin "Stand
ard, Evening Standard, Mr. Gladstone
ready 10 form government Expected
war In the East. Greece on the eve of
war or bankruptcyin The newshoys
dash along the lanp-lt streets, each out
doing the other with their attractive cries
aud snowy pIacards. II Is fine, bright
night. The snow has disappeared. Men
stop to buy the evening editions aud
pause to glance at them In the gasllght
The shop windows are blaze OF evening
color. The pavilion at Piccalilly has
lighted the classic beacons. The Critic
rion is all abhze with its evening
lamps. The streets are alive with
omnibus and cabs. Regent street
Is crowded. Two rival
jewellers exhibit their gems by electric
light. One window contains not less
than ESQ 600 worth Of diamonds and au-
other perhaps hundred Thousand more
A little crowd stauds To look and wonder
here and there, bu. in the main 1t does
not pause; 1t flows along east and west,
it halls cabs, it gets into omnlbuses, IL
buys the evening papers; and when by
aud by 1t gets into the underground rail-
way or some of 1t takes drink ut bar
en- route, it talks OF the political situa-
ton. The g eat city is not easily stirred,
but Tonight IL is excited over the defeat
OF the ministry ana the possibilities
which the defeat suggests. Here are
two opinions which gathered In flrst-
class carriage OF the underground rail.
way given by two gentlemen, strangers
to each other They are OF entirely dii-
ferent politics, but there Is a singular
streak of agreement between them, and
they express general sentiment.
Conseryative--Wha we want, sir, is a
Cromwell Whether he is Tory or a
Radical does not matter to me, II he will
take hold Of things as If he meant 1t and
give us government Of peace and honor
and security security abroad and securi-
W for property At home.
Radical-You and / mean the same
thing, but in another way. What we
want is just the ght thing; proper laws,
justice to all classes, and II you will help
us to do this Wen give you "a Cromwell
who will know how to make the laws re-
spected and keep up the national honor.
| COnseryatiye-Is Gladstone your Crom.
well?
Radical--No, sir; Joe Chamberlain
| our Cromwell.
Conservative-The God help us; that's
all have To say!
The idea Is pretty generally the same
nevertheless, that we want strong min
istry, which will not be afraid to do the
right thug, whether it be to amend tht
law or enforce it. The difficulty between
tn parties is who is the man that shal
lead the men who VIII interpret and full
I'LL the best wishes OF the nation.
DIPLOMAT INTERVIEWED.
When Ii # that train on the under,
ground railway called on diplomatic
friend who was just taking sherry and
bitters before dinner. "a chop, tomato
salad and woodc0ck, that is all, " he said
81 have given up dining. | eat at home,
as you see, keep my own cook, feed
humbly in my own chambers; man can
not 90 on diniug out and work after
fortyn Such crazy rooms, high up and
with an outlook over Kensington gar.
dens. A tortunate man, diplomat, litter.
ateur, bachelor, aud five thousand a year
or thereabUuts. Somewhat of u prssi
mist, as YOU will learn. do not stay tC
CAV HIS Cubp duh hOOhNtNhf bbb JOlh hiAi
In his sherry and btters, and he, gives
me ten minutes chat.
"Apart from the ministerial situation
of the moment" say, "what is the gen
eral position? My American FRIENDS &c
the news of the moment all the time
They will have learned all about the cab
met. making, ministerial and party in
trigues Of the moment, but | want I,
look further ahead, to take comprehen
sive view of the national position-wha
: is the real truth of it?"
, "Generally, should say England il
in her dccadence. Whether there viii
be a revival is another matter 1t \
possible that the coming democrac,
may restore our prestige, power an'
prosperity"
GLOW do you mean, sir? The democ
racy has surely conner"
No, only the shadow OF it. The gov
} ernnept Is in the hands of the people, /
! the people exercise their privileges. Blu
they don't. They are In the hands OF eau
cuses, committees, wlre-pullers England
: wants strong hand. don't care whethe
. IL is the hand OF Lord Salisbury or th
hand of Joe Cowen. don't care whetht
Won call 1t Tory government or a Rad
: cal ministry At present there Is stronI
hand, but no backing. Lord Salisbury !
the man for the situation, II he had ma
iority IN parliament. he mas Just uls
covered that he has not"
"Forgive me for interrupting you
! want TO say that two city men IN Tn
J underground railway, at least one cit
: man. expressed to another the opinlo
YOU have just expressed, and almost !
: the same words, ABOUT the strong hand
(. but he spoke of wanting Cromwell
: "My dear friend" he replied, my lde
b ia not original, and that IL Is sufficient
commonplace to be set up In the COZ
yersaiion OF railway carriage is the yer
+, best sign Of the times. have heard
. Tor ten years -,
"For all that, you think England at n
:, momest is more or less coming 70 GREER
eyes, more or less, rs you say
q "But YOU think she will touch bottom
n get 10 the bedrock OF her troubles an
improve, chr That shere is really iutui
!, for her?" san.
u III believe in the innate common sen'
L Of the English people and in our recipe
:. alive power; but I believe that par
: smile and the pet;iness OF the modei
/ stvIe Of public men has brought US
l. - "a Tho rapida that we fnu