Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1885-12-15


A Born Lcader.
The closeness OF the vote at the re-
q mt elections in England is a subject
for marvel. The fortuitous element
in politics, as in every other incident
Of human life, is often very marked.
il led Robert Burns TO exclaim that
" the best laid plans OF men and mice
gang aft aglee," and perhaps in no
event OF equal importance has this
feature been so conspicuously shown
as in the late elections. The Liberals
entered the contest in the most AFRO
giant spirit. They oslentatiously dis
claimed any need OF an alliance with
the Parnellites. The Tories, who had
been equally confident, though they
had accepted Mr.. Parnel's aid in
overturning the Gladstone govern
ment, at heart supposed that they had
no need of the Irish Home Rule con
tingent. They would gladly have dis
pensed with Mr.. Parnell and his fol-
lowers II they could. As a result, the
canvass of the returns discloses the
fact that the Liberals are about a tie
with the Tories, on the understand
ing that Mr.. Parnell shall continue to
act with the Marquis OF Salisbury.
From the point OF view of British
politics this is most striking devel-
opment. Mr.. Parnell will appear in
the next British Parliament with
eighty-six solid Home Rule Irish
votes. In addition, he has so manip-
lated the Irish vote in England that
the boosted Liberal strength has
proved to be mere myth, and he
holds the immediate future of British
parties in the palm of his hand.
Parnell, more than any politician OF
recent days, appreciates the potency
OF the old Maehiavellian motto OF
"divide and conquer" Accepting the
scriptural aphorism that a "house di-
vided against itself cannot stand, he
has thrown himself into the midst of
the warning factions Of England, and
he appears to have conquered.
One thing is undoubted, and that is
that an lrishman has at last approved
himself to be the most consummate
leader o. men OF whom there is any
record. Another marked peculiarly
of the recent contest is that the Irish
people have developed a capacity for
constitutional and restrained aglta-
ton of which they were deemed to be
incapable. Parnell will rc-appear in
the British Parliament with eighty-siN
Home Rule membcrs-an achieve
ment that, prior TO the actual polling,
was regarded as impossible. lie has
more than three-fourths of the Parlia-
mentary representatives of Ireland in
the House of Commons, notwith-
standing the fact that the universities
elect members, that there are
still rotten boroughs in that uniortu-
nate land, and there are strongholds
OF 0rangeism that nothing short OF a
miracle could overcome.
The world has been accustomed in
the past to bestow most Of its eXpan-
sive adjectiyes OF praise upon such
men as Cavour, Garibaldi, Mazzini,
and so on to the end of the chapter.
These were men who performed on
an exciting stage, amidst the plaudits
of multitudes who were parties to ex-
citing and revolutionary events. In
the person of Parnell the world is
sailed upon to admire n cold, clear
headed, admirably poised Patriot, to
whom violence was not permitted,
and whose hardest task was to rein in
his impulsive countrymen. He has
taken up the inherited task where
O'Connell laid it down. lie has APP
proved himself to be the finest parlia-
mentarian OF the day. He has
fought his fight on strictly constitu-
tional methods. lie was met with Il
ierocity OF opposition never thereto
fore paralleled in the annals OF par
Elementary opposition. Mr.. Glad
stone. who is known to think that the
Home Rulers are right, and who tenn
porizes with the situation as Pontius
plate did with the question of cruel
fying Christ, drew ont of the musty
records of the past the old rule OF the
slohre OF the leudal ages-of the days
when the Edwards and the Henrys
called Parliaments merely to register
their edicts, and contrived to silence
and iudicially murder those who
dared to challenge their will. Par
nell stood up to the issue like lion,
dared its arbitrament and lived to
turn Gladstone and his gang, bag and
baggage, scrip and scrippage, out OF
power and place.
Verify such man is a perfect
leader. He has been called the "un-
crowned king" OF Ireland But no
anointment OF chrism or imposition
OF hands ever gave to crowned king
the right 10 lead his fellows which
enhsres in him. Following his career
as we have done, and taking note OF
the matchless moderation and wis
dom OF his counsels in the past, we
cannot help thinking thathe will lead
his people beyond the political Mount
OF Pisgah into the land OF Canaan,
flowing with milk and honey. In
other words, we believe he will not
rest from his lahors until he has given
Ireland the boon Of seli-goyernment
and Home Rule.
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TnE agitation, proceeding from Tree
trade New York, to have the House
Of Representatives enact legislation to
carry out the Reciprocity treaty with