New-York tribune., 1881-09-12
LAND LEAGUE AND LAND BILL.
TYRONE AND NORTH DURHAM

| AN ANTi-LAND-ACT PLATFORM-MANIpULATIN
| "a '-rh"s-A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ADDRESS
| ~ lHE NORTH DURHAM ELECToRs-EFFECT OF
| AN"Eh ON MIR. PARNELLs RHErORIC-LAND
| LEAGUE HATRED OF THE COERCION AND LAND
| Aois-LENIENCY OF BRITISH RULE IN IRELAND
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or rup rn,n,r, +,
LONDON, Aug 2G.-Anybody who is curious to
'''No INC measure of Mr.. Parnell's character and
Nu0 purpose IN the land agitation, may find some
| A., VI po'h III ms conduct with reference to
| 'iie eiectlons in Tyrone ID North Durham. One
" o '"o S'ats Tor the County of Tyrone is vacant
Wy INC appointment of Mr. Littou on the Land Conn
,aisSloh III Inc county has been Conservative. and
Mr. Lt'tons success in winning seat for tbe Lib
erals last year was unexpected r.. defaa od Tord
o'''u hamilton by AZ votes in a polI OF T ooo
ana was J.. nself 800 behind Mr. Mccartney tba CON
serVaiWc who holds the other seat Mr.. Dickson
is now tAe Liberal candidate and Colonel Knov tho
CONSERVATIVE, and if they alone were STANDING tho
oalc's according to the figures of the late election
wouiu laVor the Conservative candidate But Mr.
! Iorhcl Is NOT content to leave Mr. Dickson spob
i.'lc chahce as the fortune of fair war might offer
him. Tyrone is in II wboro tL - ~,
never pech strong, and where the Land Act has
''iCiiIHehed the Liberals. But the League thoupb
n' "il8ter there ear do something IL can draw off
'"''N enough rom Liberal candidate to insure the
V"oico oi Conservative SO Mr. Parnoll sends
"o"h the Kew. Mr.. Rylett TO contest the
n6-
u So me PdA MAI Gazette, whose peryersitio.
ON Irish questions one has to dcnIore
continually, speaks of Mr. Rylett as 9Th, other
i"oerM CANDIDATE" He has as much claim 70 ne
.''", " Liberal candidate rs Mr.. Conkling had to
"o 'aIl'i Republican candidate. The very iour
''"l men 80 denomInates him describes him in the
"eA' o'''''h Hs standing on Tho Pamcttc pla form
Vi i',nse. bHt the label Of Liberal may serve ne
SaiNc TO the conscicnccs of few UlStenen if spcb
I,ha
"cute stage OF revolutionary Radicaiism. but who
sun Keep up Sone kind of loose relation TO tbn
i'i'er'I parry. The Rev. Mr. Rylett would
." inc hist 10 rcpuiiatc the name be-
''o"en on him. Probably Mr.. ParnclI wrote bis
ADDRESS lie certainly supervised ard sanctioned
IT, ME- Ry"tt offers himself as u Land League can
u'''to pure and simple. lie has a good word
l"r the Land Act. still less for the statesman who
framed or the party which passed it, Mr.. Michael
DavItt is the author of whatever good there ia in i
says Mr. Rylett. Mr.. Gladstone and the Liberal
party re tie authors Of nothing but the Cocrciou
Act winch would disgrace the most desDotIc Cow
erneht IN the civilized world" and Mr. Rylett asks
Tor the votes OF Ulster Liberals as protest against
the coercion policy of the Government.
tU'ur Liberals. however, take n less kindly view
"i MI ky { and his canddatnre than the organ of
twilight Radicalisr in London. rbe lead
Iog Llh'Iai paper of Belfast observes that
Hc app prA1ce Of Mr.. Parnolrs candidate
ought TO stimulate every sensible tenant
lh'f III IN" constituency t. increase his efforts in
favor of Mr. Dickson. by Ill meansv adds this
writer since Mr.. Pancll has thrown down the
gag" OF battle, let hu appear himself in the Comfy
ol tyrone. His reception may PERHAPS he not sucb
as he thinks he will receive" II this writer reaII,
desires the presonce of Mr. Parncll in person he s
lhd'screet in his way of sgnifving his wish. Mr.
iarnel mas shown before now that he thinks his
personal services 10 Ireland Of sufficient value IN
justly hi'n III disappearing in moments OF danger
lie Is l"nt of appealing to the courage of other
people. The dis lay of his own is n thing
he mol"stiy shrnks from. lie can deal n
blow at the Government from behind the
Kew NJ Ryleits irts, and reserve himself to fight
another day. N."rc is reason 10 donbt that Mr. Rv
ieit VIII poll votes enough to the defeat of Mr.
DICKSON. bui shouhi be do so, very likely YOU will
ID" told III America, where you sometimes get queer
t"l"gra'ns about Irish matters, that this is both a
Lard League victory aud protest against coercion
IT. viii noi be protest against coercion, since Mr.
Dickson aF"ws himself opponent of coercion.
Which naturally enough is not popular among
lrlshmcn, even those who admit its nec,ssitv II
may be called Land League victory. Just as any of
the battles where an Irish brigade changed Sides
may be called m Irish victory.
In North Durham Mr.. Pamcll takes the simpler
course of directing the Igsh voters to SUPPORT the
Conservative nominee. He has issued an address 10
h's countryneH IN that constituency which deserved
TO lie called rema kable document Ii suits Mr. Par
ne-Ps purpose in Parliament To affect moderation of
tone and dccency of demeanor. He has, perhaps.
artistic of the value of contrast and homes
to make a point bv sppearance of unlikencss to
"hs members" who ait Immediately about him
Since the passage of the Coercion Act he has
cultivated q similar moderation, though perhaps
for disssiutil.r reasons. in the language he has
thought itprudeut 10 Irish SOIL or on so much
of it has been proclaimed under the Act In COM
posing and sending 10 the press an address to the
Irish electors Of North Durham, Mr.. Parnel is under
of these restraints and his pen runs freely. He
calls upon h3 countrymen to vote against tho Lib
er candidate and for the Conservative candidate IL
was long doubtful whether there would be any Con-
scrvativo candidate. Sir George Elliot was beaten
last year by more than thousand votes by Colonel
.Doccy whose death leaves the seat vacant. He has
with great difficulty been prevailed upon to stand
again, and his consent was only obtained when il
Decane certain that Mr. Pamcll would lead flank
movement--thlt, presume, IS he Irish name for it
in his favor.
This election, SAYS Mr.. pam II, will afford Irish
men III North Durham an opportunity of saying
whcthcrt cy approve of The conduct of the Cocr-
zionist Ministry and applaud the present reign of
terror in Ireland. This language is almost
identical with that of the Ryett ad-
dress in Tyrone bat it lacks distinct
ness. Mr.. Palncu does not say which reign of
terror lac wishes appIuded condemned. There
alr two. One established by the Irish National
Laud League, OF which Charles s. Parne describes
himself President. 1t was and to extent still
iS real reign of terror The law of the land de-
fed. and those who obeyed it punished, often
harbarously. Outrages upon tenants who refused
I" join the League were az frequent upon the