... hinted at that make him unpalatable to the aristocratic Whigs, who want to set him aside. The truth is, the Whig grandees never liked Gladstone. He is not of them; be is not an hereditary Whig—hardly Whig at all, but something more; nor has be aristocratic ...

... to galvanise into life the Maldon Whig Club.” This club was once famous institution the eastern counties in the days when the Whigs were fighting against Tory ascendancy. It numbered amongst its members all the Whig squirarchy of three East | Anglian ...

... returned without opposition. 1857 there was a contest, when Mr. Adeane, the Whig, put up, and found a seat. It was not, however, Mr. Ball that was ousted to make room for the Whig, but Lord George Manners, Mr. Ball, the tenant-farmer, was the head the poll ...

... considering all this, and as he had never declared his sentiments in the House, we naturally thought that he was a Whig—-or, best, Whig and something more.” But obviously he is Radical a: all events, he talked Radicalism. Bug must say something of this ...

... public career in the Lower House, voted on all occasions with the Whig party ; and. although an unfrequent speaker in the House of Peers, invariably supported the views and measures of the Whig Governments. On the death of his father, in October, 1839, he ...

... one. The Whigs are allowed to retain power, not because the policy of their Foreign Minister is admired, approved of, or even excused ; but simply because it is felt that the Conservatives arc, taking them on all points, worse even than the Whigs. Some of ...

... is not to be thought of. Neither is Ministry pure Whigs. The discussion on the reform question will probably show that there is at least as much difference between Radicals and Whigs as between Whigs and Tories, and that it is impossible to frame a bill ...

... on Mr. Gladstone, it is thought impossible that the Whigs will serve under him they have willingly done under Lord Palmerston, who is more a Conservative than a Whig, whereas Mr. Gladstone is less Whig than a Radical. It is perfectly true that the Conservative ...

... honest and sufficiently extensive one. If it bears any marks of a design to serve, specially, Whig interests —for instance, to spare all pocket boroughs because Whig ones are in a majority in that case it will rightfully opposed. And if no remedy should be ...

... great success the bar of Springfield. In politics, to which, following bis profession, he paid great attention, he joined the Whig party, and was warm supporter Henry Clay. In he was elected to Congress, and continued to belong to it till 1849. H • was a ...

... as for Whigs. There was a good deal of truth in Disraeli’s assertion that it will the Whig party that will suffer the most. In many towns with which lam acquainted the working-man will vote for a liaiiical or a Conservative, but not for a Whig ; and it ...

... But the side the Whigs—who are in, and want no change—there comes no answer or reply whatever. The proposal may look fair enough in the eyee of the Conservatives ; but the Whigs, to use slang phrase, “can't see it. I f, however, the Whigs should discover ...