New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08


might be misunderstood, and which, believe ne
really intended should be. 1t Is true that we ne'
by chance. in the usual way Piccadilly, but MS
statement that I had been telling the English peo
pie what they ought TO think about their own elec
tons does me altogether too much honor diu
write letter two to The London Times 70 en-
hblt. from an Americans viewpoint some OF the
matters In which the people over there were con-
cerned and interested. But wrote those letters
for the that Mr.. Halstead LETT OF SING
ng-that Il. by request-and his insinuatioh 'n"'
they were volunteered does injustice to modesV
that assumed my departure and successiu"'
simulated all the time that ! was away
II add 10 his information about mo hr"c''
which he says he wrote the silver question lot
the same paper. and which. he mourhluuS "e
clared. had not yet seen the light. lie ieil ho"-
don before the managing editor OF The llmeh
Mr. Mobery Bell could reach him. and was the
only other man IN Europe than Mr. Hastead VINO
could read his handwriting. When the copy reached
me. was taking a sulphur bath at souchon IN 'he
French Pyrentes. The effect OF the sulphur ."
the silver Views, OF the silver views on INC
sulphur was 50 intense that the manuscript was
DESTROYED and my attendant nearly consumed.
unhesitatingly wrote out for The Times az II Tor
Mr. IIalstead. Just what knew ne ought to think
on the silver question but the managing editor Oh
that paper declared that my Views were ~ correct
as to be absolutely at variance with those "h'ch
Mr. HaIstead was known to hold. and that there
fore they could not appear In the latters name
Now have little nothing In earnest to say
about my European trip. that have MOI SAID IN
The Eagle to-day. and If this Is an advertise
mcnt hope The Tribune will make the most OF H.
But this | would remark and that Is that among
the friends who made my stay OF nearly month
IN London very pleasant and very profitable to
me were The Trbune's business representative MI
Goodenough, at the office OF the paper NO 20
Fleet-st and ITS journalistic representative MI l.
n Ford, who Is most agreeably domhcheu III '"e
National Club No. / Whitehall Gardens Inc IN
yaslon Of The Trbunes space by European adver-
tisetn.nts sufficiently attests Mr. Goodenoughs In
dustry and efficiency. while the letters by cable or
BY mail. which It is no secret to say can ne 'uen'-
fed over the initials OF Mr.. Ford make your paper
as acceptable and authoritative on European ala'S
abroad as 1t admittedly IL at home Mr. ror g
since his arrival London last spring mas maj
his way, and impressed his influence very acSsp,apy
and successfully In the opinion not merely OF news
paper men. but OF statesmen. artsts auta9rs p PUB
lcists and economists as Well Inc %o.us
james Bryce. Sir Henry Irving. Hall Caihe; s si
Charles Dh hm AH Tdema pRs Harold Frederic Ballard
smith, Moncure D. Conway. Moberly BEL fran ann
other men OF the first distinction, and OF marx TX,
difference OF opinions and OF pursuits h r;yth pro
test and pleasure ne heard them anu an SIu
make The Tribunes columns sne ye'T We're IL allow
able 10 transfer to types the uneonstraned eApfes
sions OF personal sn much about newspaper
men TO newspaper ma 1 and never to talk about
4 away Just s!xty-seyen , d@ys VI social
sds s: En %f ~ Elections devoted
Ss' change n1i IN eesO9s Were
part Of the stream e qey 81 Inn' of which the United
states was not long ago the subject anu md a
n Great BFiin arssv The result indicated
change OF instruments man change 81 The
naonle wanted some things let alone and some
things done. sunptuary ana o shay Wanted let
alone The Liberals would not let II alone, ana ana
the Tories would SO the , later ons the things the
people wanted done or pursued visorStuiss sonn
policy tie desire FOR msj3Ty 81 the hours and
cnoJstons OF Dor and the diffusion OF inuchh
ocaI district county or provincial councs were
involved ] think Americans VIII be surp}, t am
mence lis labors. a the tremendously aihrmat'e
Character OF the programme OF the 20 spdnrstend
here the defeat OF 80 essentially JUST m es
as Home Rule and the preservation 81 Su House OF
Lords But Home Rule was postponed rathr, Ina, tian
prohibited us suhp3ua agd the Home Rue
issue had unfortunately crawlcd INSIDE OF s, III
The h0% program@e involved the concuTrent pro;
vision OF substitute Whatever ahn tn no,tnn ~
n sos ha sor DISTURBED the securtes OF English
thought and alarmed the naG' aa G the nde-
fensbIlty in the nineteenth century OF an ne ~
,arv cha rber, and declared tndl niS pa -
nronsr time would be willing to mend syn si
rh}ch neither party and no free people couid a1iu
arh,trarily TO end. He not taken up on IN. IN
on.r vet ne will he held TO IL by tnr opeIaL.o.
10Th Of the scientific ard OF the moral forces WhcA
o. going steadily on throughout the entrr h.nSS,
dom DO not believe that any part OF the Wor,o
viii reveal In the next six years more sdrhiniiss
,,rncturaI changes in politics than VIII be aHorurd
hv tho transforming Influences TO wElch parma
mentary government in Great Britain Z" oou"' ~
respond" $500, -. 49,. -o,,.,rder ~ his
I'D connrised a short sojourn in Paris ana an rN
tonSed tour through Western and southern franc
yi,h a href look at Northern spain he mao en-
, w,.n HE Journey very much and both Mrs Nc
EsIwav and himself were deignted WIZ tne ~, ~