New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
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The very simplicity of the notion WIS its
charm. What more easy to win reputation fer
iaT-Scelns craftsmanship originality. and, above
all, Difference TO the desires Of The people, than
by appointing child of the country to the rule
OF that country? Two hundred millions OF tie
most loving and grateful folk under Her Majesty 5
dominion would laud the fact and tier praise
would endure for ever Yet he was indifferent
10 praise or blame, as bciitted the Very Greatest
Of All the NlccrOyS. lis administrations was
based upon principle, ana the principle must he
enforced in season and out Of season His pen
and tongue had created The New India, tccmms
with posslblitles-loud-vOiced, inSistent. a ma
tlon among n0tlOns-all his very own. Whce-
fore the Very Greatest Of All the Vceroys took
ahOihcr step In advance, and with II counsel of
those who should have advised him on the ap-
polntment Of successor to Nardey Orde. There
was gentleman and member Of the Bengal
civil Service who had won his place and a uni
Versl'y degree TO boot, in falr and open c0mpeu-
ton with the of the English. He was
cultured; of the world, and, if report spoke
Southeastern Bengal lie had been to Eng
land and charmed many drawing rooms there
Mr.. Grish Chunder De, VI. \. In short, did any
body see any objection to the appointment al
ways on princlple, OF man of the people 10 rule
the people? The district in Southeastern Ben
cal might with advantage. he apprchendcd, pass
over TO a Younger civilian of Mr. G.. {. Dc's
nationality (who had written remarkably clever
panphlet on the political value Of sympathy in
ADMINISTRATION; and Mr. g. G. DE could l'c tlal -
icrrcd northward to kot-kumharsen The Vice
roy was aVersc. on principle. TO interfering with
appointments under control of the Provincial GOV
eTnmcnts He wished It 10 be understood that
he merely recommended and advised in this III
stance. Us regarded the mere question Of race.
Mr. GriSh Chunder De more English than the
English. ana vet possessed that peculiar sympathy
and insight which the best among the best
Service il the world could only win to al the end
OF their service.
The stern black-bcarlcd kings who SIT about
the Council-Board of India divided on the step,
with the inevitable result of driving the Very
Greatest of All the Vccroys into the borders of
, Nstcria. and hcwildcred obstinacy pathetic a,
: thai Of a child
The principle is sound enough said the.
weary-eyed Head of the Red Provinces in which
k41-kun,haIScn l2v. for lc. too. held theories.
J. The only difficulty is"
Put the screw on the District officials bri-
cade De with a very strong Deputy Commissioner
on each side of him: give him the best assistant
in the Province: rub the fear of God into the
people beforehand and, if anything goes wrong.
say that his colleagues didn't back hm mp. All
thc>c lovely little experiments Tcc"u on the
District Officer in the end said the KNIGHT Of the
Drawn Sword with truthful, brutality that made
the Head Of the Red Provinces shudder. And on
a taclt understanding OF this kind the transfer
was accomplished, quietly might be- for
many
II is sad 10 think that what goes for public
opinion in India did not generally ,cc the wisdom
"l ne NIreroNs ppoin'meni. lIrre N"re no.
lacking indeed hireling Or21us. notorIousiy 10 thr
pay OF tlnnnols Bureaucracy. who more than
limited That Ills ENccllenCy was fool. dreamer
Of dreams, doctginairc. and. worst If AL Il
trifcr with the lives of men. The NIccroy's En-
cellencc Gazette, published in Calcutta, was a.
pains 10 thank d" Our beloved NIccroy for once
more and again thus gloriousiy vindicatlng the
potcntaltics OF the l}cngali nations for extended
executive and administrative duties in foreign
parts be, ond our ken We do not at all douht
that our excellent icllow-towusmal. Mr.. GrI,h
thundcr De esq. u 4. viii uphold The prestige
OF Tie Bengal notwithstanding what uudcrhaud
intrigue and pe,nbUndi may Doe SCI ON foot 10 in
siGiousy nip his fame and blast his prospects
among the proud civilians. some of which viii
now have to serve under e drSpisrd native and
take orders too. How viii Won like that, M,tcrs D
We cntrcdt or beloved Niceroy still 10 subsiau-
tla'c himself SUI iOTly - prejudice and color
blindness, and 10 allow the Hover of This now
or Civil service al The full pays and allowances
granted 10 his more fortunate brethren