New-York tribune., 1883-03-16
ENGLISH RADICALS.
MIR. JOHN MORLEY-MR CHAMBERLAlN-
Mr. LABOUCHERE.

Mr. LABOUCHERE.
[FRoM TILE REGULAR coRREsPoSDENT OF TIE In,pSsh 9a
The various cabals against Mr. John Morley came
TO naueht. and he is Member for Newcastle by over
Q 600 majority. You know Mr. Morley as writer
of books and as Journalist. Here he is known aiso
as persuasive and powerful speaker, and one u
the most advanced Radicals now to De lounu !"
England-of q radicalism, moreover, that ie"'no
so far beyond the eld of purely politcal reform '
almost to deserve the Ominous name OF soclai,''is
radicalism. He has shown himself IN Ne"caS'io VI
singular readiness on the platform IN the preSenoo
of audiences sometimes in part hostlle' anu "i"r' 49,
possessed with the spirit of searching inquiry iH
Scotch pastime of heckling fourishes as vigorously
ON the Southern border as the Northern Northuin-
berland beng, in fact. part OF the Lo"IAnuo'
or tho Lowlauds part of Northumberland IN tne
close kinship of their population. Mr. Co"en CON-
planned that the people of Newcastle had not hau
an opportunity of freely selecting cahuu"'e' AZ
his mouth the complaint meant thaI 'hoS n"o
pitched upon Mr. John Morley without asKlng MI.
Cowen's advice. Mr.. Morley was nominee hrs' oI
the whole Liberal Association, and seconuiy ol
great public meeting. Mr. Cowen Is at dagRerS
drawn with the Liberal Association IN Ne"caS'le,
ne ne ia vtb the Liberal Ministry in the House OF
Commons. Once all-powerful in wcastle, he mas
allowed this election-a very critical one-to be de-
cided vhile he sat on the fence. The Narcdstie
Chronicle. which is Mr.. Joseph Cowen expressed IN
printers ink would not support. and dared not op-
pose the candidate Of that Liberal party which no
has forsaken. Mr.. Morley owes him nothing.
That freedom from obligation to Mr. Cowen Is
one of the gratifying circumstances OF Mr' Morley
election second is the fact that he owes Dothlng
to the Irsh The Irish voters of Newcastle number
about 2, 500 and they voted in body for the Con-
servative candidate. What Mr.. Morleys attitude
on the Irish question is We all know ONLY TOO we'll
But let us take piece of testimony that even an
Irish American will deign to accept The freemdns
Journal, after remarking that Mr. Morley has been
q strong and constant frend of Ireland says;
"That which especially entities him TO Irish graf
jtude is that he transformed the most arstocratic
and conservative of London evening papers me
Pail Mall into the most generous to Ireland
and the most liberal of Londons publications.
Mr. Morley has never said bad word OF
Ireland when he could say "A good one" Precisely
and the Irish gratitude" " to which the leading
Home Rule organ of Ireland admits Mr. Morley was
especially entitled was shown at Newcastle by
a solid Irish vote for his Tory opponent Orders
went down from London, great Irish meeting was
held the resolution TO vote against MIR. Morley was
| passed unanimously and was unanimously acted on
| facts to which The EreemaR's Journal pronouncing
| a panegyric on Mr. Morley after he had won his
battle omts all reference. So much for Irish grati-
| tude in Newcastle, and Irish candOr in Dublin.
Mr. Morleys abilities and character are such as to
add distinction to the House of Commons. Put the
Irish question aside and his election would be mat
| ter for unmIed rejoicing. Unhapply. the Irish
| question will not be put aside, and Mr.. Morley
| is but too likely to add one to that
| knot of English Radicals whose theory Of solving
the Irish problem is TO let the Irish solve 1t. lie Is
| the fast political friend of Mr. Chamberlain, and
| l. 81 Ie Nqf IN sgfl
| is the malevolence with which he has pursued that
| Liberal statesman for whom Mr.. Chamberlain
| chershes and processes undyIng animosity.
Mr. Chamberlain's view of the Irish question Is that
of keen politician with conviction OF the neces-
| sity of the Irish vote TO the permanent supremacy
| Of bis party Mr.. John Morley's view is free from
| sordid calculation, but Is equally remote from
| those OIL which great Nation and strong Govern
| ment must act II is the view OF philosophical
| and extremely speculative historian. IL would be
| in place or IL would rightly have place IN ju-
| dicial summing up of causes and circumstances,
| after the contes. was over. As factor
| in the struggle il is mischievous Urged
with singular plausbity and real power both Of
thought and statement IT has hitherto been, and IN
the future is likely still more to be- constant force
| for weakening the Government, for streng gihening
| the party Of disorder and crime. Tho evil done bo:h
10 the Liberal party and 10 the country Is not less
but greater by reason of Mr. Morey's un1ucstioned
sinceriy and absolute purity Of motive and purpose.
Allowance made for all that he is still welcome on
the Liberal benches, and was greeted by many Lib
erals and not few Conservatives with marked cor
| diality. He brings "A fresh mind to an assembly
| where novelty OF view Is hailed a. a relief and
where deep convictions and wide knowledge and q
capacity for independent and vigorous thinking are
sure to be respected and admired.
II is plain from Mr.. Chamberain'5 speech on Fri
| day night that he has no notion Of changing his
tactics because his chief ally Ill Ireland Is discred-
ited He has shown before now that he could look
on outrages coolly enough. The Liverpool speech
of 1881. in which he avowed his belief that to have
stfed outrage would have prevented reform. is not
| forgotten In a similar spirit is that passionate
| peroraton delivered to an astounded House the
very evening when Mr. Parnell had protested his
| indifference to the charge OF connivance at crime.
| Mr. Trevelyan said tho Government would go on
puniahng crime IN Ireland until the Irish people
| had been educated TO see that crime is criminal.
| What ls Mr.. Cbamberlains way of meeting that
sound and firm declaratonf This:
The whole eoct Of tho speech made by the right hon
orable gentleman the junior member for Dublin Unit
versity (Mr Gibsonl was that It was only by 1rm
administration OF the Crimes aet t9at @ hopT eS easaes res
is for assssn 1t Is not for the people OF Ireland What
When the assassins and tho cOnspirators have been
crushed out what we TO do with the great mass of
| the Irish people-bow TO meet the discomfort
which is admitted still preyasi is possible that
going TO govern Ireland continually by system
OF absolute repression and nothing else How long Will
such policy that bear the test OF experienced How
long Is Engands danger 10 be Irelauds opportunity
How long will the people OF this country tolerate
policy as thati How Is 1t possible TO tolerate Poland
within four hours OF Engandi
Now that, If read carefully, will be found, like
most of Mr. Chamberlan's passionate outbursts to
be couched in very carefully guarded language
But what is the effect of it in Irelandi When a
Cabinet Minister asks if Ireland can be governed by
repression and nothing else, how easy it to repre-
sent him as saying that Ireland Is so governed.
When he talks of toleratng policy that involves
the creation of an Irish Poland, how surely is the
phrase snapped up and quoted as description of
,I,o Ir.Io a,a igt to-I Irtah