The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-14

ing much attention headed Marching
Backwards" has been appearing in the
Daily Mail. The writer has shown that
Great Britain is falling behind in the
great industrial race and has demon
strated how the United States, France
and Germany can show increased ex-
ports to the amount Of f25,O00,0O0 in
the twelve years extending from 1893
to 1895. 1t Is further proved that the
exports of the United Kingdom in the
same period decreased 100000 ($45,-
000,000). Commenting upon this show
ing, the Daily Mail expresses the opin-
Ion that the main reasons for this fall
ing off In British trade are want Of
business instinct and want of genuine
patriotism "as evidenced by ship
owners carrying foreigners goods at
lower rates than Britishers'."
While the English newspapers gen.
orally are preaching against the
"spoils system" in America, contrast
ing 1t with English methods, Mr.. Henry
Labouchere, in Truth, Is unable to find
much difference in the political Gus
toms of the two countries. He points
out that a number of well paid court
appointments are always distributed
among the peers on the winning side,
adds that the house of commons gets
it's share Of patronage, showing that
there are many prizes, on the judicial
bench which go to the victors and as
serts that when the party needs a
war chest there are various wealthy
gentlemen always willing to subscribe
upon the understanding they will be
repaid by g. peerage or by g. lesser
title. The only difference Mr.. Labou-
chere can see between British methods
and those followed in America is that
in the United States each party in
sists upon the rank and file sharing
the spoils, while in this country the
spoiIs go almost exclusively to the
upper crust"
His health permitting, Mr.. Gladstone
meditates an important biographical
work, embracing the lives of most OF
the distinguished modern dtvines; but
there are disQuieting rumors In cir
culation as to the marked manner in
which old age and inf1rmities are
growing upon the grand old man" He
seems to be developing facial weakness
similar to Prince Bismarcks. When-
ever he catches cold 1t settles In his
ewes and In the left side Of his face,
making it extremely painful to bear
AS a result Mr.. Gladstone has been
ordered to Rivera in order to escape
the winter and he, with his wife ana
daughter, will start for Cannes on NOV
20. AT cannes MI. (IldNoIOiiO oi0 @AAS
party will be the guests Of Lord Rem
del, whose daughter is married to MI.
Gladstone's third son. -,
The reason for the absence OF CecH
Rhodes from the festivities attending
the recent opening of the railroad TO
Bulowayo. is said not to be due to Ill
health. but to be part Of a well or ga
nized plan to defeat Kruger IN tne
election for the presidency OF tne
Transvaal, which occurs about two
months hence. The Saturday Review,
which has some inside information re-
there Is a fair working chance for
Rhodes to defeat Kruger and elect a
Beer who will not be. hostile to the
mining interests. Had Mr.. Rhodes ap-
peared at Bulowayo that town would
have converted the whole affair into
personal triumph for Mr.. Rhodes, which
would have antagonized the Beers and
would have undone all the pacif1catory
work of the politicians, the sole object
of which Is to defeat Kruger.