Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-27
QUEEN AND PREMIER
Delicate Tact with Which Victoria Man
ages to Keep Political Equilibrium
IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH A BUSY WORLD
She Holds Her Place in the Procession with
Nest Conlummate Grace.
WALES AS A SHRtWD POLITICIAN
Never Takes Sides and Very Few People
Know What He Thinks,
ULTRA DEMOCRATS EASILY DlSARMED
ULTRA DEMOCRATS EASILY DlSARMED
Wouid-bc Dcstroyers OF the Monarchy Find
the Lack of a Leader ana the Absence
of = Tyrant Insurpiounta-
bic obstacles.
tCosyrighted iso, by James c GORDON Benaetsl

TCOpyriHhted 1879 by James q DrdOn Benlets.l
LONDON, Nov. % New York Herald
Cable-Special 10 The BEsl- the time
o. my writing Mr.. Gladstone is just conolud-
ing visit TO Windsor castle. The queen,
with her usual tact, has taken good care to
giveno cause Of offense. even to the most
jealous of politicians, with regard to the way
In which she has dispensed hospitality.
Some of the new men IN the ministry, who
now for the first time enter upon official life.
have already rcceved special invitations TO
the castle. She still shows personal liking
for lisbury, but Gladstone, outwardly at
least, Is placed upon the same footing. The
court is too wise these days to take any
active side in party politics. There are no
favorites. Tue queen herself may have
private preferences but they ara not visible
beyond the circle of her own home.
Salisbury and Gladstone both are most in
teresting men personally, and their CONVEX
sation on any topic would always be worth
. listening to. OF course, In the presence of
the queen, they cannot start any subject
They must follow the lead that is given
them. but there is no question OF the cav,
foreign or domestic, upon which the queen
Is not so well Informed that she has nothing
J to learn from the wisest of her guests. AS
| for the various forces that go to make up
public life, Gladstone himself has not q
more intimate knowledge of them. Tho
advantage of this position IN the present
day, alike to crown ana country, is immense.
No iealousies can be excited where no
marked preference Is shown.
Ultra Democrats Impotent.
Men are coming to the front whose avowed
object is to wreck The existing social situa-
tion Most of them want to begin with the
monarchy, hut they find no responsible
statesman to lead them. Gladstone has
always paid the protoundest Difference to the
queen, as well as TO the royal family gener-
ally. The prince OF Wales, like his mother,
shuns committing himself to any party. II
| would not do for any one to attack Gladstone
or Salisbury in his presence privately. His
lcanings are supposed to tend ia the direc-
tion of liberalism. Once it was whispered
/ that he was in favor OF home rule under
proper checks, but he has very few coah-
dants on these matters. lie has never given
any one the righJ TO say what his opinions
really are. One thing certain Is that all our
leading public men concur in praising his
sound common sense, good judgment anG
right feeling.
Gladstone INDUCES In some tall talk wher
out Of office, but depend upon it he is neve
going to lend n revolution. He must keer
up This influence over all sections of HI:
party, but when 1t comes to carrying out the
views OF the extremists he is not there
He is pretty good conservative as soon a!
he gets into power, and oven the forward
are wonderfully cooled down under his IN
fiuence, There Is Asquith, the new hom
secretary, who was supposed TO be anothe
Robespierrc. He has been twice to Windso
castle, and now goes :round purring al
over the place like a tame cat. No doub
II we had tyrant on the throne all thes
gentlemen would rush to arms aud becom
30 many Cromwells, but under The preser
circumstances what is the uso OF threateI
ing to let out any oody's bloodi
There arc no longer any tyrants in higI
places. though there are good many to b
found il you look lower down.
Very Little wiiI he Changed.
See how few are tho changes even con
templated. Instead of abolishing the Hous
of Lords Gladstone is rewariing persons
friends with peerages. Egypt is not to b
evacuated, and even Uganda is to be keI
under ono pretext or another. The govern
ment will send out u commission of inquir
OF Its own. What does that meant Simpl
that we shall stay where we are. 1t is tn
old story, the more You change the more
is the same thing. Onices and honors go I
one side instead Of the other, but the esse,
tial principles remain unc hanged.
or course, there is the Irish difficulty. S
there has been any time for centuries
Gladstone thought it would keep for at leas
another year, and now We seldom hear
mentioned. The Grand Old Man Is kin
while Parliament Is not sitting, ami tina
gives him three months breathing time ye
during which anything may happen.
A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
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