The New York herald., 1868-08-18
What the People Demand.

LFr0m the London News August A.
II Is because Ireland has q nominal equality OF
rights with England that she IL branded W 18th the
stigma Of religious and social nerorty so long as
this system prevails she Will aspire to The position OF
u province. she will feel that AS q dependency she
would be more independent than an integral part
Of the United Kingdom, and she will deman'l repea .
with all its consequences. The argument Is rinar,.
swerable and the conclusion can be avoided only IN
one or other OF two ways-by more bayOIets, which
Is the response Mr. Disracli would MAKE or by COM
pete justice. which Is the answer Mr. Gladstone
would RETURN More bayonets are not we freely admit
Mr. DisraeIs sole specific. lie would offer largo
brbes TO the ul.ramOntane hierarchy. lie would
put the education OF the Irish people into their
hands. He would improve their status in some I'M
defined but integible way, which would elevate
them TO the level OF the Anglican clergy. TO both
these devices the English people have, believe,
rooted aversion. They object to govern Ireland as u
conquered nation, even through the Intervention OF
the Vatican. They do not Ike English garrisons,
military or clerical An endowed ultramontane uni
versty and a subsidized Roman Catlollc priesthood
are as little to their taste as an armed and drilled
native police-soldiers IN all but name Justice to
all secs and favor to none Will alone cut the tangled
Knot OF these complicated devices Allegiance to u
designated leader and the common purpose to re.
move great abuse, which is fatal to the internal
peace and real unity of the empire, are the
necessary conditions Of liberal union No one who
fails pledge himself to these has any right 70 ask
the support Of liberal constituency. They are how
ever, little more than preface 10 the great work Of
the future. Greln social problems remain behind,
and to these 1t Is Indispensable that the public mind
should be earnestly addressed. The battle Of parties
will be fought out probably the Irish Church ques
tion. But when tue liberal party comes, rs before
many months 1t almost certainly will do, into Office
u tCW hare Other things 10 do than to abolish TIE
IRISH church Establishment, ana TO make propsfOn
or the vested Interests or Us present f,acutents.
Even the settlement OF the Irish Land ques-
tion will not exhaust its duties. The mission
OF England IL not confined TO the righteous
government OF Ireland. IL includes this in the future.
though 1t does not seem to have included ths In the
past. IL comprises, however much more than this.
The Irish Church question is but the selected field OF
progress and reaction But the issue OF tnat contest
will decide much beside the Irish Church question.
The address which Mr.. Stansfeld has issued to his
constituents and fellow t0wnsmen In Halifax con-
veys the opinion OF very competent observer OF an
experienced oIhcal, and OF politician who not only
enjoys the thorough confidence Of the radical section
OF the liberal party, but who must be influential
snSer iSs 81 the %,dS mex; liberal % on
new constituencies must first determine In principle.
There Is nrst as Mr. stanseld points out the great
question: V noIomd' eaucato, The people OF Eng.
newly introduced Into the constituencies have to de-
eide between the petty scheme proposed by the Duke
OF Marlborough and the large and statesmanlike
measure which Mr.. Bruce aud Mr. w. Z. Forster
have introduced. The relations or LABOR TO capital,
In so far as they admit OF legislative adjustment,
need to DO settled on principles at once OF sound
economy and true freedom. The extinction OF pau.
perisn, In so far as 1t be extinguIstied and ITS
humane and conslderate relief where 1t Is tho pro-
duct OF inevitable necessity must engage the
new Parliament. TIE conpaston Of the oTnV
from an dr,stocrdtc and piutoratic club Jor
ogioers ana .r'oin dn Atsatid Qc pdupeIfsm
and rdgdbondoge JOr ne men. into "a truly national
serrtce, by the abolition OF the system OF purchase
and the establishment OF Just system OF promotion
by merit, 10 another task which has to be accom-
pshed. ON these aud many similar questions too
often lost sight OF In the conflict OF party, the con-
stituences Will vote for against reform according
ns they give their support to liberal ccis ltive
candidates Government by and for the pple, or
government by mob for u class: large. sJcial ana
administrative reforms, such cobbllng OF old
abuses as VIII serve the turn OF Observation-Disclosures
anu not merely or principally the irish Church ques-
ton, are the issues on which the general election
Will turn. As n social ana administrative rcformer
Mr.. Gladstone has been tried and he has gained the
confidence OF the nation. MIR. DlsTaell also has been
tried. and the result has been different.