The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-27

contemptuously ignored and overridcn. Scotch
men especially owe debt of gratitude to the home
rulers.
NO LONGER AN IRISH PARTY CRY.
was just on the point OF yenturing ON prophecy
when the wise advice of Hosea Bislow occurred 70
my mind
Mover don't prophecy onloss you know
So won't; but will quote instead the words Of
an Irish member, in the House. but in the lobby.
the other day. He said the time would come and
that shortly. when Home Rule would not be
lrish paft.ecry, hut an English one. and Scotch
ono also. wen, we shall see. can personally tes-
tty however, to a growing feeling among Eng
hshinen that the demand Tor home rule is not only
IS one the necessity of which is being more and
more manifested throughout the three Kingdoms.
The more radical constituencies recognize the
fact that homo rulc for Ireland and local self
government for English counties are pretty much
one ana the same thing. 1t means in both cases
simply giving to those who are most concerned the
chief control OF their affairs. At present the rate
payer in English counties land the matter of that
in Irish and Scotch tool has hardly more say as to
how the rates arc expended than the ryot of Bengal
to how tho taxes lie pays spent Every thing
is done by the county land magnate in quarter ses
MANY BROKEN PROMISES
The government. with agreat flourish of trumpcts
two sessions ago promised County Boards hill
which should give to the counties a Representative
system. similar to that enjoyed by municipalities.
duccd into the Commons. but it was like Mark
Twain's dumping Frog"-it heavy in the
stomach and would not go. Its sponsor. Mr.. Glare
Read gave it all that courteous attention which is
said to be the bost incentive to the going qualities
of the donkey'Give 1t some grass and say Gee wo!
But it refused to so, nevertheless County ratepay-
ers reckoncd great deal on that bil!-that is, on
the promise OF it; but when they saw what puny
thing it was-wel they wished it where it speedily
went-into the limbo of undesired births. But they
have not forgotten the promise and in tho coming
Parliament we shall probably see farmers represen.
tatves the liberal side OF the House for change;
for farmers at times will forget to be faithful
to the old love and try frisk in pastures new"
nays not what thew soud ss
farmers old love- conservatism, has deludcd him to
the full Of his bent That his only refuge and stay
now is to try those whom no has hitherto regarded
his foes, the liberals. is patent even to foreign
observers. correspondent of the Buad, Of Bern.
writing about the London agricultural exhibition in
connection with the critical state of agricultural
after commenting on the absurdities and monstros.
tiles Of the feudal land laws of England. goes to
predict that the English farmer like his colleagues
in Switzerland under the arstocratc and oigarchic
governments of the period prior to the French Revo-
luton, will have to save himself and his important
calling by passing over from the ranks OF toryism
WILL II BE REpuB11cANrsM?
That shall long change of front of
the kind. with the almost revolutionary effect it
will bring about. is evident from the formation Of
aud the opinions expressed by members of tho
Farmers Alliance. The change Of front may DO
gradual but it will nevertheless be influence that
will have to be taken into account by politicians in
the near future And II the tenant farmers throw
in their influence with those who have done
most for, the interest which touches them
platform which their friends, tho home rulers,
stand. 1t is to members OF that party they the
prominence which has been given to the question
OF agriculture i'll the public mind and they will yet
owe more to them ere the question be settled. II
has long been recognized truth that political meas
do not their inception to leaders, but that
they grow the outskirts or parties and only force
their way inward and upward by virtue of interest,
strength and vitality and has been the case and
will be still more with the home rulers. So
called leaders only take up measures when they can
no longer ignore the demand for them. witnessed
month or two ago. and 1t at the same time shows
how public opinion is growing in regard to homo
rule ts
pERMIssIvE BILL.
was at a meeting i'll furtherance of the agitation
for permissive bill. at which Mr.. Sullivan tho
chief speaker, and accepted candidate for Parlia
mentary honors the chairman. Mr.. Sullivan made
magnificent speech incidentally. though very briefly.
touching on homo rule. The Chairman following
him with few remarks. said no thoroughly sup
ported Mr.. Sullivan in tho cause he so ABBY
advocated in Parament and elsewhere; and tho
plauded to tho echo. The Chairman thereupon
became confused, and when a gentleman be-
hind him told him his words had lad to misappre.
mean to indorse any home rule doctrine. but
merely the Permissive bill. The audience evil
IDENTIFY disappointed, and one man sang out, what
is that but homo rueY' to winch there were sew
eral responsive, Hear. hears.
sELg-GovERNMENT.
But taking homo rule as it stands at prcsent-that
Is, demand for certain amount Of self-govern-
ment in Ireland-what. it may DO asked. are the
There is a growing opinion in liberal, nay in moder
aely conservative ranks that the Irish right to have
tho cnlef lenlSatlVO cOntrol concern
themselves and themselves only. and that it
would DO to tho benefit OF tho whole coun.
try-that is, Of the three kingdoms-that
they should have such control. subject, Of
course. to imperial referendum. Nay, what
is more. it becomes yearly more and more evident.
II public business is to be got through at all. that
something of the kind will have to DO done. 1t is
significant that both Mr.. Gladstone and Lord HART
ington have acknowledged that something must be
done by way Of RELOCATING to other shoulders somo
of the business now devolving on Parliament. Tho
latter has spoken out with unmistakable sound
other matters that he may be expected to allow
himself to be frightened by spectre in regard
to Irish home rnlc indeed English when the cry
comes.
THE REPUBLICAN TAIL.
In this attempted forecast l have not space to
speak of what has been called the republican tall
of the liberal party. represented by Mr.. Chamber
lain, Mr.. Cowen, Sir Charles Dixie and Others and
which has bceu credited with the intention of want
ing TO split the party. All will say hero is. that
the probability to be that the Parliament
will not find them to be "tail, but standing very
much In the place of leaders.