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172.
Conservatives felt that Olsdstone's policy was dangerous to
the safety of the whole Empire.
(I)
By 1885, Joseph Cowen
was distinguishing two attitudes, insular and ictperial, "the
advocates of the first would endanger great objects to cave
expense and avoid obligations. The advocates of the second
contend that the Empire could only be held together by a
display of the spirit that won it, and that to imperil it
would be to cripple commerce and jeapodise civilization. "
Conservatives felt that the imperialist position involved
seizing as much territory as possible in the African
scramble, and regarded the Sudan as particularly important
an the gateway to Central Africa.
(3)
The Libyrals were
unboarab11 Varochial and insenritivo to the great events
which were happening abroad; they were represented by "Mr.
Gladstone and hi3 Cabinet of vestrymen, with their planes their
franchise bill, their littleness, love of party and indifference
to the honour or greatness of England... "
(1) WT, Marriott, Op cit. p. 3, ß
The glorious alternative to this was "power
(2) Scotvnr n, 16th February 1885.
(3) See Contemporary flevfaw April 1885s Sir John Lubbock,
"England and the Soudan", pp. G2- 72.
(4) Lottern of Lord and Lady o1n x: ay, nje cit, p. 131" The same
attitude was oxpr(ssccd in the De r, 25th October 1883.
(4)
(2)