New-York tribune., 1886-11-15
TACTICS OF THE TORIES.
THEIR PROGRAMME OUTLINED BY DIN
MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH.
PROSPECT OF STORMY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
COURSE OF THE LIBERAL UNIoNIsTs.
ro THE TRIBUSE.1


Copvricst, 1856, Norp. american CaeIs Ns~s Co.
Iospox. Nov. l4-The political Kaleidoscope mas
undergone several interesting shifts In the last lew
nays The speech of Sir Michael llicks-Beach al
Bristol last night as effort to rfralr the enec,
of Lord Salsburys fiasco at the Guldhan banquet
pives the most definite idea we have had yet as to
the intention of the Government Mr. Ulaosoohes
letteis indicate pretty plainly what ns course ol
action will be, and yesterday at Nottingham Ihe
Liberal Unonists took step which VIII clear lie
public mind of the many doubts with which IL mas
been troubled regarding the future OF That ih'er
csting party According to Sir Michael, reform OF
Parliamentary procedure-in other words The Go
sme-holds the foremost place in the Tory pro
gramme and after that Irish land purchase bill
"What about local government for Ireland
asked one OF those Tories who was put In oy uie
aiDsal Unionists the understanding that wmie
opposing Home Rule he would vote for local gov
ernment
.lhat" replied Sir Michael HiclSsBeach, will
be dealt with in due course, but we must first re-
member that there is a local government question
in England and Scotland
Sir Michael Furthermore put an extinSuisher on
all the silly attempts to deny the policy of the
Government with regard to the Irish landlords as
carried out through their agents, General Butler,
CAPTAIN Plunkett Judge Curan and Judge Mon
roe Speaking Irish Chief Secretary, he al
mitted TO the fun responsibility for these proceed
ms and stated that the Government were doing
their utmost to muzzle evictins landlords. AL
this means that if they get through the quiet win
Ter in Ireland for which they are working SO hard
and manage to get along without coercion thcy
hoIe to pass through Parliament next session. SET
of closure regulations calculated to draw the teeth
of the Irish party and then when they are harm
less to shelve the Irish question for a long spal
after buying of the Ian nlloIds. The Irish farmer
will be appeased they say, by the final settlement
of the land question, Irish discomfort VIII disap
pear and the occupation Of Irish agitatols VIII be
gone In Other words, the Tories are begulnS
ahemselN es with foolish day dream based upon
worn out fallacy. They stin Cling to the notion
that the national sentiment of the Irish people has
no other roots than in the hunger Of the small
farmers for food and Of all the farmers for land
md their calculations as TO the closure lead them
10 believe that the Irish party are likely TO let their
teeth be drawn without murmur, while ther
Liberal allies Will sit still during the operation
Everything points TO stormy session wlen
Parliament meets Mr.. Gladsto mes letters to Lord
Wolverton and Mr. Innes show that he is resolved
to do his best to force the Governments hand
This fact alone will mean active opposition tactics
ON the part of the Liberals. Add TO this the ac-
count the Irish party will begin to render OF them
selves from the first day of the session. ana you
be able 10 form some lucd OF tlc tsN Vi i|Or"
Randolph Churchill AMI his colleagues. Mean
while il is not so certain that the winter IN lie
land viii be SO quiet the Cover nmcnt hCte
MANY landlords are refusing the terms dem@n .ed
by the tenants. and the latter adopting
United Ieand's' plan of campaign. Develop
ments may bc looked for within the next lew
weeks
The action Of the Liberal Unionists / have al
luded TO is their formal resolution to form them
selves into ali independent party and to night foI
corner of their own registration and with their
own funds aud resources. Success III thls course
would mean the Liberal party permanently ex-
ctlded from power, whereas the majority OF the
Liberals now voting the Unionlst ticket would see
the Act of Union burned by the common hangfnan
with greater pleasure than they would witness
this contamination. -
The cowardly prosecution of Mrs. Iully, pToprle-
trx of The R0ScOnmOn Messenger, undertaken 10y one
Little of Castereagh at the lnstIgatlon OF CoiOne
Kiug-Harman, the great hoscomln0n racRrentcT, ls
an aggrayatng element in the Irish crisis. No lIlsh
iury Will convict the aged woman, but the vlndic-
tiveness manifested in the attack upon her VIII not
help much to make quiet winter IN koscommoh.
The greatest excitement among az classes ol
the Irish people has been aroused by the announce
ment that the American liners will cease making
Queenstown q port of call IN consequence OF
alterations in the mail contracts. IRIS
would mean loss to Ireland of t2OOOOO year,
the reduction of Queenstown to fishing village
and the extension of the sea journey from America
BY twenty-one hours ~
By the death of DIR. Delaney, Bishop of Cork,
Nationalist bishop-Dr OCallaghaD- viii put
himself in line with such prelates as Croke, Walsh
and Nuty, succeeds TO that important see. Dr.
Delaney was Wing l. T. 0lLL-