New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-06
Mr.. MORLEY'S VIEW
OF OBSTRUCTION AND OF THE Horrsv -
LORDS; AND OTHER PEOPLES
VIEWS OF MR. MORLEY

qulred facl1ty OF speech on the platform and m.
fact that he has something to say gain him a..
undertaking attention Of a very exactng aud.,.'
And he has, Of course. a still wider aua,a,..
which he owes to the newspapers He "a, ~
read; which not all speakers can, and there .,
point and finish about his speeches which r,..-
the reading OF them an almost exhiarating ers,
else. 1t may be worth noting that the ~.
Conservative papers report him as FULLY or =,
most as fully as those Of his own party-.rn.
Tines quite as fully, and THE Standard, nsor,.
So Whereas. when a Conservative OF s,,,,,..
rank in public life delivers an important nou,,
cal address. you must go TO the Conservat,,.
papers for a report.
The Socialistic Radical organ also, gives N.
Morley in full. 1t is worth mentioning becaus.
one never quite knows what the relations q, ,,,.
organ to any Liberal statesman may be. W
Morley does not, on some questions 20 with IN.
Socialistic Radicals. or does not go far enon.,
TO please them. On others, he and they are !,
one It depends little therefore, on his sub,sc.
what his reception may be in the very pecuI,,,
world OF which THE Chronicle is the orac.
To THE Daily News" on the other hand what.
ever Is said by anybody within the pale Of IN.
present Cabinet or by anybody who wears ,hs
party label. is good Liberal gospel, and the save,
OF II a legitimate descendant Of the apostles Ry
good luck however, the Socialistic wing ~ IN.
Radicals have discovered a tie between them.
selves and Mr.. John Morley. He is SAYS thsI,
mouthpiece essentially a Man Of Feeling IN.
capitals are not mine, but they make one won.
der whether the writer who used them is awan
what the reference is. or for what kind OF a Der.
Mon If ctap In
Mr. Morley knowr. But let us have the Who'll.
sentence, since 1t is rather an illuminative one.
He is essentially the Man Of Feeling and III.
fineness OF temper reveals itself c0nspicuousv
when he addresses not an artificial and common
place audience on the green benches, but great
assemblies Of eager workers, who supply him
with the nobler human material that is often Ia
be found in his public addresses"
So, then, the choosers are better than ths
chosen The cleo; Of Democracy are not the
peers Of the Democracy. The House Of Com.
mons is an assembly inferior tJthat which gath.
ers about the Newcastle platfoAk The constit.
uencies are the "nobler human material" Ths
men whom they choose TO do their business and
the legislative business Of the whole community.
are artificial and commonplace" 1t may b
50. The Englishman ought to know better than
any one else can what Englishmen. and ds
ferent classes Of Englishmen. are really like
Still, this view is not very lattering to the Do
litcal gifts OF the Democracy in this country Il
they can do no better than elect artificial and
commonplace representatives. their training for
the gravest duties Of public life must be stin
rather incomplete Some Of us who look on i'm.
partially from the outside think 1t is incomplete
But we are often rebuked for saying so. and
crnal ChGprya ZION n ne effect thar
voice Of the people-of the English people. that Is
is the voice Of God, is flung at US Here how.
eyer. we have the Radical 81 Radicals saying, IN
effect, worse things Of his clients than any Of
their critics have said For my part do re-
gard the English Democracy as a body Of men
who have been very imperfecty trained to the
discharge OF public duties But don't think
ever said Of their chosen Representatives, the leg
islators for whose presence in the House Of Com
mons they are directly responsible that they are
commonplace That comes dangerously near TO
saying they are incompetent
With. however Feeling a bond Of sympathy
between Nh John Morley and the Socialists
Radical. u IS easy for the latter 10 say muca
prettier things about the Newcastle orator tnan
might otherwise be possible. There Is IN
truth. between the real Man Of Feeling, who IS
the Soclallstic Radical himself, and the Man OF
Thought a natural anupathy. Mr.. John Nor
lev is a Man Of Thought but with a large dasa
OF the Emotional. as well OF the doctrnaire
When you come 10 apply TO practical ahan
habits Of thoughts derived largely from oookS
and habits Of mind in which the sentiments ma"
a great place. the result IS sometimes CONFUSING
Mr.. John Morley is convinced that he and his
1, al nj ar
commonplace-are right, and that their oppo'
nents are wrong.
By hook or by crook. he has become tnor
ough party man. Books. OF reflection or paio
sophical views. which stand between him and nm
party. have to stand aside He has taught hii~
self to look upon his opponents as wicked men
or. at least as wicked in public lite' ana eSPV
cially in the House OF Commons
This It is-this rather feminine and personal
view-which enables him 10 take the view ~
does of what he calls Obstruction ana OF 'nOss
who practise IL. He wants, very naturah! any
rightly to get his bills through the House Ina
is what Minister is there for. His COLLEAGUES
have bills. too and they want to get thei"
through: and each Of them is ready to help .n'
other. and Mr.. Morley is convinced that .m'
SO ordered that these honorable ambitions "0u''
be gratifed. and all these bills passed. Du' ~
inscrutable wisdom Of an all-wse providence VI
dams otherwise. There is body OF uhfes'"'
crate persons called the Opposition ana 'n''9
for some purpose best known to Himself pu' ~
tirely mysterious to Mr.. Morley. the C'ea'
allows to exist. and to resist Mr.. Morley ana n'
colleagues The Opposition. cries me- p'aA
lively II little shry TRY to wear US uO"-
by the wastefu consumption OF Parlamena'.
and public time" But he adds proudly: Ing
will not wear us down. though the strain w..
members is no doubt. very severe, ana the su'"
upon Ministers is severer than upon o'u'"~s
members" And then he declares exu"HeS
that during last session he moved the ciosu'e
tween twenty and twenty-five times winch >,
thinks "a most respectable title TO fane anu
gratitude" And he hopes in future 10 INV
II oftener. N,
1t might be in order to ask MI Moii.'
question He pronounced at the oeslhn] ga.
this Newcastle speech a eulogy upon MI Al.
stone; a finely phrased eulogy' though ~. N.
WAYS perhaps praising his great leader ~ =.