National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-07-13
Great Heads Cut on.

Great Heads Cut on.
The new English parliament will ex-
perlence with regret the absence Of several
of its leading members. just as boys at
school, having returned after the holidays,
feel q strange melancholy when they find
that some Of their friends are to return no
more, and rs officers and soldiers of regi-
ment regard the list Of their dead or miss
ing comrades, so the members Of great
deliberative assembly feel the old emotion
of boyhood when they perceive that new
men occupy the places Of old acquaintances,
whether friends or enemies.
There is something peculiarly creditablc
to human nature in this simple feeling 1t
shows that long association, even of CON
flct, has its binding effect, and that, In the
manly struggles of political parties, sensible
men learn to esteem worthy adversaricS.
Before we come to those who have prob
ably suffered political decapitation, wemust
notice the voluntary absence of Joseph
Cowen, the wealthy, accomplished, radical,
and unconventional member for Newcastle
on-Tyne. "Joe," for som reason not ex-
planned in the dispatches, has resigned his
seat, and we believe that no member Of the
house Of commons will be more sincerely
missed by members of all parties.
George Joachim Goschen, the scholar and
fnancier, has been relieved from the repre-
sentation of Edinburgh, and English states
manshp loses one of her highest repre-
sentatives. Mr.. Goschen, however, is only
in his prime, as he was sborn In 1881, aud
after the present crisis, in which he is COM
pletely opposed to the Irish national move
ment, he will have many future OPP
portunities of displaying his strong and
keen political blade. At great educa-
tional convention held few years ago in
Liverpool at which Mr.. Lowell made one
Olhis famous speeches, the noblemin who
presided illustrated one part Of his address.
with some carefully chosen comparisons
alike Napoleon the soldier, Nelson the
sailor, Stevenson the engineer, Newton the
astronomer, Gladstone the orator, and
Goschen the statesman 1t would seem
to many like sacrilege to make Gladstone
merely an orator and place Goscheu upon
the higher plane of ofstatcsmanship, but 1t is an
undoubted fact that with a very large num-
ber Of cultivated and sedate English people
Mr.. Goschen occupies deservedly place
next the highest, II not the very highest
Like Gladstone, he took q first class in
classics at Oxford.
Justin Mccarthy is at present among the
doomed, though the result Of his election
may be reversed on the alleged charge Of
stuffed ballot.boxes and uncounted votes.
This gentleman is favorite all round. He
is lirst-class journalist aud politician, a
second-class novelist, very keen and wise
man OF the world, and most humane and
courteous gentleman. His presence adds
dignity to the house Of commons, and II he
desires 1t he Will not be for long time
without constituency.
Mr.. George Otto Trevelyan is man who,
If this were q well-ordered world, ought
always to have seat In parliament. The
present crisis is too much for him also; but
he is only forty-eight years OF age-the
cradle period in English polltics-and his
countrymen know his value. He is the
nephew Of Lord Macaulay, and the editor
of his distinguished uncle's "Life and Let
ters." He also wrote the "Life Of Charles
james Fox" Both works are OF the high
est literary merit and when Mr.. Trevelyan
obtained his first seat In parliament In 1865,
John Morley said 1t was pity that 80 fine
a literary spirit should be wasted in the dull
routine of legislation. And just here we
may note the remarkable fact that few
years after Morley himself followed suit
snd is at present member of the cabinet
II seems as II the very finest minds, when
they discover their strength, almost invarl'
ably prefer making history to writing about IT,
Mr.. Timothy Healy Is deprived of his seat
for short time His party. much less hi'
country, cannot afford to give him long
vacation. His eager face and the active
lody that accompanies 1t will soon agair
he seen in the familiar haunts. His career
should be recorded In full among the
heroes Of Mr.. Smiles's book, "Men Who
Have Risen" At 10 years Of age he LEFT
the southern Irish town which gave hin
birth. lie went to the north Of England
and was employed as clerk In railroad
Office. Here he remained for some years
and in bis leisure hours made himself prac
tically master OF the German and Frencl
languages. After some further experience
OF English life he returned to Ireland on thu
formation OF home rule party, and cou
trihuted extensively to the national papers
The most useful clauses Of the land bill o
1852 were the product Of his brain, ant
Mr. Gladstone, who bestowed mucl
thought upon the benehcent ant
very complicated measure, declared, afte
long weeks OF discussion, that Mr.. Heal
understood the bill better than any man Ii
the house. Mr.. Parnell is the hero, bu
Mr.. Timothy IIealy is the brains,carler o
the Irish party. Mr. Healy is the mos
pugnaclouS man In parliament, but he Il
passionately fond Of children and 1t is wei
known that upon evenings when he Is no
engaged in parliament he spends hour
and hours telling fairy stories TO his friends
little children, who regard him with bound
less affection.
Sir Charles Dixie has been compelled
TO hide his diminished head, but his party
is so conscious of his power that, according
to the dispatches, Mr.. Gladstone has offered
him his support In borough not yet rep
resented After Dixie had been in parIa
ment for few years he rose calmly in the
house one afternoon and proposed to bring
In measure to the effect that "EnganL
was now fully ripe for a republic" III,
only supporter was Auburon Herbert
brother Of the Earl Of Carnarvon. OF coursC
they were laughed at and hissed, and, the
first time In many years, cock-crowlng was
heard from young noblemen and country
fquires upon the tory benches. Dixie
grew very pale, folded his arms and sat II