New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

person than the Lord Mayor of London lie has
declared publicly that for honesty, enterprise, and
conerol rood management, no press in the world
Glands higher than the English Now the Lord
Mayor has lately been made Bronet by the
Oucen upon the advice Of Lord Salisbury, and i
snnpose nobody will contest the competency OF a
man whom the Prime Minister advised Her Maj
rs,v 10 elevate TO this dizzy rank 1t was thought
handsome of Lord Salisbury TO advise it because
Lord Mayor Whitehead is Liberal ana Lord
Salisbury is n Tory. The new Baronet, moreover,
s,vs he appreciates very greatly indeed the dig
nifty which has been bestowed upon him, and is
ouite sure IL will have inspiring influence for
good.
Tho Institute OF Journalists has tacitly Il not
exnresslv approved Her Majestys act. The pres-
aon. of tho institute and other officials waited
mon Cir James Whitehead"-I quote what seems
60 no an official account-to present an Illuminated
address of congratulation upon the distinguished
manner in which he had discharged inc duues OF
his office, The Lord Mayor is very great per-
sonaoe but one hardly sees why he should be
waited upon" by men who represent the Eng
isb nrpss Among the signerS OF inc aduress are
Sir Afternoon Borthwick and Mr.. EDWARD Lawson
They are hardly men TO dance attendance upon
IorS Mayor even after the Queen has made him
sooncihIe for the phrase. but the position of the
Press in England is not improved ny 'iie use OIL H.
10 tho oositIon of the Press in England, or Of
-. ,ho odit and write for the Press is such
that il is possible for their attitude to be misrepe-
r,od in this way whose fault is it? Nobody
could think Of saving such thing in America,
or ,rould r. here be alleged that body of law
,ors or clcrpvmen had waited upon" the chief
MAGISTRATE Of the city OF London. The Institute
=, Journalists is a numerous and powerful body
IFS members are 800, and some OF them are among
the most DISTINGUISHED men in the professlon dis
,inouished also, outside the profession Yet In
their own papers they speak of themselves as II
they were lackeys
The English Press figures in a still more remark
oblc wav at a dinner given last night to Mr. Bar
o+t tho MANAGER of firm of soapmaEers. IL
WAS apparently the Press which gave the dinner !;
H. was given in Acknowledgement or MT. Barratt
services to printing, artistic advertising ana other
enterprises during the past quarter OF century.
Two hundred gentlemen representing the fress OF
the United Kingdom, the Colonies ana Amenca-
whether North or South America is not stated-at-
tended and no less man than Sir Algernon Borth-
wick. Baronet. NJ. p, presided. The names whlch
will he most easily recognized among the guests,
il guests they were, are those OF COIohtl NORM,
corrmonlv known as the Nitrate King; Mr.. Lock-
wood. Q. c., NJ. p, lately of counsel TO the faf-
nellite members: Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, NJ. F.,
favorte Tory platform speaker; ana ME- l. T.
O'Connor. NJ. p, once-and perhaps still, for ac-
counts difTer-one of Mr. Parnelrs followers, and
editor. a. least nominally of the halfpenny even
ing organ of Democratic Socialism in London.
4 piece of plate was presented to Mr.. Barratt;
ho1 far AlCprDOu.
nv 700 newspapers. Mr.. Barratt declared 1t
magnificent piece of artistic work. which he would
hand down. with pride and gratitude, TO his sue
cessors Lord Falmouth's shield, the gift of has
respectable trainer and rascally jockey, will also
he handed down to his successors. 1t does not
annear whether Mr. Barratt is TO be raised to the
House of Lords successors may mean successors
IN the mana cement of the soap business L regret
to say that the published reports of this Barratt
banonet are brief. and the only explanation OF
the motives of the piece of plate and of the ban
ouet itself must be sought in most condensed
and IMPERFECT summary of what | am sure was
the eloquent address Of Sir Algernon Borthwick,
Baronet NJ p His account of the matter il that
Mr. Barratt by literally advertising his soap, had
given employment TO ever-increasng number
Of men in many different branches Of trade, eSpe-
cially the newspaper and printing trades. III J.
the commercial application of Prince Bismarck
maxim. do ut deS.7 This advertising is not only
liberal but artistic, say Mr.. BrrattS grateful
friends in the Press, and not obtrusive nor I'm
pertiuent. nor vulgar. They are entitled to their
opinion.
Peace with honor is once more to the 'front.'
and the origin OF the phrase which Lord Beacons
field is supposed to have made famous. is now
traced to Lord John Russell Mr.. Walpole, in his
new Life Of Lord John, relates how his Wing hero
told the people of Dundee in 1S62 that in his
foreign policy il had always been his object 10
preserve peace with honor. The phrase is one Of
those which are of no date. 1t must have been
used often by different people 1t was used on the
day Of the return Of Lord Bcaconsfeld from Berlin
by Dover alderman. 1t remained in Lord
Bcaconsfeld's mind and reappeared later in the
day, though with singular qualification. What
he actually said, he leaned out of the first floor
window in Downing Street, was: &" have brought
you back Peace, hope with Honor" heard
him. l have told the true story before, and very
likely shall tell it again; and do not suppose the
true version will ever dsplacc the false or have
the least effect upon the general disposition OF the
public in such cases 10 prefer fable TO fact, when
the fable is more picturesque or impressive They
are right enough. Lord Beaconsield had accom-.
plished very considerable piece of diplomatic work
at Berlin; he had trumphed over Russia hand.
somely, if not prudently; and though he had gone
near to war he had brought back peace and. as
things go, an honorable peace The public cares
nothing for perhapses,7 and the reporters snnffed
out the l hope" Blunt braggadocio suited
better with the temper of the times and has passed
permanently into history e. w 8