New-York tribune., 1881-10-03
TORIES DEMORALIZED.


HETEROGENEOUS LEAGUE OF coNskhNAiinh'
FENIAN AND RADICAL RUN MAD Anna -
4 AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
krpou rur REcu1 AR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IklbUNE''
JoNDoS Sent 6-The cry of Fair Trade ana inc
Mistress of the farmers, by help Oh "h'ch M
tovvtber won North Lincolnshire, had sonleth.ns ~
do with the success of Sir George Elilot III Noitn
Durham but they were not the man causes u ~
c. George Elliot adopted the Fair Trade cry quite
as readily as Mr. Lowtber, and 1t helped hlin' DuV
he owes his election first and foremost 10 MI
1u uo oneped negotiations with MIR. Par
major Mr.. Parneu with him. it does not matter
1vbich-some time before he consented TO stand
rIa AID not decide to stand till those negotiations
had come TO a satisfactory conclusion. Nheh MS
,lecislon was taken. it was Mr. Parneu VINO h"u
the first intimaton of it who knew 1t, III 1act oe
fore the Conservative committee knew N' '"i
gain was made between the president Oh INC i,',"
Land League and the representative anu c"uu'''''
pf the Conservative party in NOrth DuIhdn' -
,,rsuopce of the terms of thai bargain. Mr. ParneH
Transferred and delivered to Sir George El!ot 'i'o
nntire body of Irish voters IN that DIVISION VI '
county II il not known what the consideration OF
the sale was. Mr. Parnel may have been content
with little for the bargain gave him an opportunity
nf q vengeance upon the Government he hates.
But it is conectured that Sir George Elliot Is under
some sort of pledge to vote against Coercion wheh-
e,er II may suit Mr.. Parnclls book to raise that
uuestion in the House. lie is a member 0l party
which approves Coercion, and which gave eager
and efficient help TO the Government III passing
their Coercion bill last session. But on the stump
he censured it, and reproached the Government
for not opening the doors of Klmalnham Jan TO 'he
900 Leaguers and Whiteboys to whom 1t now
pliers considerate hospitality.
Sir Ceorce Elliot, in short, presented himself to
the electors OF North Durham as the Pro'tge ol Mt
Parnell and was accepted as SUCH The numoer o.
Irish voters IN the constituency IS Varonsly cS'l-
mated from 500 TO 1000. BE they more or less
they are almost to a man of the violent type moro
Home Rnlers than Leaguers and more Fenans than
Home Rulers And to man they obeyed MI
Paruelps orders The violence oil his letter to them
showed that he was addressing violent men, ana he
chose the most violent of lis lieutenants, Mr. Heay'
as his envoy Tor the purposes of the canvass MI
Ueoly is himself Newcastle man, understands TIE
Syays of the North cOHntry, aud could give luil
rein TO his tongue which, even when budled by
the fear OF consequences in the House of Commons
surpassed Mr. Biggars in the fOulness OF It's speech
Ii is on the shoulders of Mr.. Parnell and Mr heay
that Sir George Elliot is borne into Parliament
When a new member presents himself in the House
TO take the OATH is the custom that he should be
introduced hy two friends OF his own parry. luoy
accompany him from the bar OF the House to the
table. Who so fit rs Mr. Parnell and MI Heaiy 10
do this friendly office for Sir George ELLIOTT These
two men are the leading spirits of policy winch
embodcs everything that the Conservative party
most abhoss AMI they precisely the two men
who have contributed most TO the Conservative
victory in North Durham. Between the Land
Iearuers of Ireland who proclaim their purpose 10
abolish landlords and the Tory landlords OF North
Durham an alliance has been struck. The bltierest
enemies cf Conservative principles are the agents
of Conservative victory The Generalization OF the
Conservative party thought to have beeh
pretty complete in Lord Beaconsicld's time. But
it might be difficult to put ones finger on any single
act of political prohigacy during Lord Bcacous-
fields ascendancy which was, on the whole so
fragrant and so cynical as the compact between sir
George Elliot and Mir. Parneh. BY indignues'
wrote Bacon, men come to dignities. 1t would be
rash to suppose that Sir George had modelled his
politicaI conduct on the maxns of great writer OF
3be mast or OF any writer But ne has supplied a
fresh illustration Of an ancient rule of political
turpitude: and that is as much as could be cX-
pected Of him.
/ need not stop to consider the minor influences
which promoted Sir George Elliots success; such
as the fact that he is a large proPerty-owner and
EMPLOYER of labor in the county. He is understood
TO have spent great sums on the election, but then
the outlay on the Liberal side was also lavish.
They talk of 100000 a side. Mr.. Laing. his olpo-
nent. was little known. while Sir George had some
Liberal friends who cared more TO help useful ac-
quaintance than TO return a man Of their own
politics who was a stranger TO the county. Sir
Willrid Lawson must accept some part OF the
responsibility for the Liberal defeat. Mr.. Laing
came forward as a Prohibitonist, and secured
The active hostility of every publican in the dIvi
sion and they are numerous and well organized.
But next after Mr.. Parucll, Mr.. Joseph Cowcn
deserves mention as a contributor to this triumph
of Conservatism Mr. Joseph COwcn is the Editor
and owner of the paper which throughout the
Moth OF England has the largest circulation and
greatest influence, The NcUcasie Chronicle He
is member for Newcastle lie was elected origin
ally, by Liberal votes. That was in 1874. lie
carly caught the ear Of the House by a speech
which gratifod The taste of weaTied House fol
novelty. He speaks with mnch fervor OF manner
and some picUuresqueness Of dcton. With the
help Of NOrlhumbrian accent so peculiar as "a
confuse the meaning of many sentences speaking
of this sort won a reputation for elOQuence which
subsequent performances ia a similar vein did not
wholly support From the beginning he a
Radical of the Radicals. Presently he pronounced
for Home Rule; form of sedition which has the
allegiance of a large number of Irish electors in
Newcastle His sympatnies with the oppressed all
over the world are keen He took mp the cause OF
the oppressed Turk warmly of the oppressed
Cet, and proved in passionate periods how per
fdiOus 1t was of the Powers TO prevent the Turk
from walloping his own niger" He reviled the
Russians for liberating Bulgaria as heartily as he
did the Bulgarans for allowing themselves to be
liberated. But he does not hate a Russian unless
be is a Romanof. and objects to being blown ur
with bombs If he is a Nihilist ne may count on
A. not alxs han 1 IA
Lacquer who shoots an Objectionable landlord from
behind the convenient hedge. Mr. Governs politics
in short, are of purely feminine kind. He is a
professor o. The politics of emotion. He is sincere
man. but what he supposes to be his convictions are
only his sentiments. out Of his heart his mouth
Bpeaketh and his head has nothing to do but supply
means OF artculate expression for the pulsaons of