Indians applauded the decision of Lord Ripon to allow Indian magistrates to try British defendants in criminal cases, but attempts at social reform such as protecting child brides against rape by their husbands were fought by traditionalist Hindus from Calcutta and Pune with cries of  religion in danger.
Indians approved the decision of Lord Ripon.
Even four decades later, Bradley's appeal as a presidential candidate-contrary to some of his own campaign slogans-is not that he was ever the epitome of effortless cerebral and athletic superiority but that he has made the most of his talents.