New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-15
THE IRISH ELECTIONS.
HARD FIGHT TO CAPTURE SOUTH TYRONE
MICHAEL HEALY on HIS DEFEAT-voTERs THOUGHT
HIN THE POPE IN DIsGUIsE-THE sITUA-
TION LOOKING FIRsr-RATE

MICHAEL HEAIY on HIS DEFEAT-voTERs THOUGHT
HIN THE POPE DIsGUIsE-THE sITUA-
TION LOOKING FIRSr-RATE.
icy TRIBUNE
Copyright; 1886. North american cable Nt'os Co
DUBLIN, July 14.-All the important elections
in Ireland are over except one-souih Tyrone Tor
which the polling takes place Saturday The sherhs
purposey DO the last election In the three
Kingdoms In the hope that the elections In Eng
land would go against MI. Gladstone and so H.
nuence the $50 waverers on whose vote the Issue
depends Mr. Gladstone has been beaten. but no party
opposed to him Will have majority. so that TINS IN
auence sl remains questionable factor On the other
hand the Belfast riots and both Healy's defeat in South
Derry and parade oxcay Soxtons victory in West Bel
fast initiate ganst the Nationalist candidate Derry
being a rural constituency was bad example 10 tho
Protest ant farmers aud Belfast being the Mecca OF
Orangeism a signal of alarm. William OBren Is
confident Of victory. He sand yesterday:
Had the election taken pllce any day before Heay
defeat l would have staked my life on winning.
AS matters stand it will DO nerce
fight All the other elections being over
every nerve will be straiGed against Inc In this IL VIII
the test electlon OF Ireland, ana frotestans
will be told the last chance OF saving their as
cendancy Nevertheless have faith in human nature.
Orange as we'll green and certain that together
they Will more carry the day.
Mr. Healy speaking OF his defeat. said: 1.-The wonder
Ia am not beaten by The Catholics are 300 De'
hind register ana lDo mdJoiIty Ho was
only $50. 1t the no popery' cry that defeated
me- The Presby terian ministers took alarm lest the
Belfast Queens College, which Is In the
hands OF Presbyterian, should DO taken
from them under Home Rule. They also
feared tor their pockets; they derived their susie
nance from fund arising out OF Investments in land
IL was a natural though unf0unded a arm. lhey moved
heaven aid earth to sectarian apprehensions
and succeeded in exacting more Implicit political
| obedience than have seen yielded to the mucn
abused Catholic priests. 1t would make your heart
bleed 10 see poor tattcrj emaOns OF tenants who stood
as much In OF protection against landordism as
the peasants OF Mayo, marking their ballot papers
for the land ord candidates because they had
notion that was the Pope in disguise. scxton's vic
Tor, hurt me that when they saw Belfast
falling TO us they thought the heather was on hIe Br
sides the election taken on an expiring register
currei amongst our friends On register and dt
anot her tlInc OF the yrlr viii win a cautei."
ne situation looks The Torres Will not have
a majority and no cOaiIiiOn Will hold together II our
peope lrclanl ana America mantaln their splendld
calm nothing can stop ino advance OF Home kule.
Yesterdays lO-Iay riots III Belfast were deilDer
at,y gotten up to iunIOnce tic Tyrone election ana
good people giving some excuse iOr a polcy ol
coercion The wrotcneG Orangemen are the dupes OF
pultIcians London who IN despair Tor want OF
policy excuse for coercion would give the fiartlng
Ondns aud Torres the opportunity they want, but tho
| uefarlous design viii fan. /. r. GILL; NJ. +.