St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-05
THE NEW ENGLIsu DEAL

Lord RANDOLPH CHURCHILL's asplra-
ton to become the leader of Unionist
party in Great Britain will be nipped In the
bud. Lord RANDOLPH doesn't seem to
realize that he is a mighty small man when
brought into comparison with GLADSTONE
and PARNELL. He is not a born leader,
and certainly has not educated himself for
leadership. If a Unionist party be formed
it will need the leadership of man possess
ing more abilities and higher qualifica-
lions than are possessed by Lord
RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. And when
it is formed, if ever, and Lord
RANDOLPH finds that he is not TO hold the
reins he will turn around and fight the or
ganization. He is more of a political
guerilla than statesman and in this re-
spect resembles our own BENJAMIN BUT
LER. Lord RANDOLPH is the MosBY Of
English politics-a bold. dashing guerilla
without any conception of the laws of hon
orable warfare. During the late campaign
he was all the time dickering with the PAR
NELL forces, and now that he failed TO ac-
complish anything by his sharp practices
he wants to eXterminate those who
were more successful than himself at
his own game. 1t is England's
misfortune at this crisis in her national
history to have more snde politicians in
prominent places than statesmen who know
how to deal with great principles. Mr..
GLADSTONE stands out alone as the one
great Englishman who has the foresight to
see the coming revolution in British politics
and yet he hesitates and INDUCES temper
izing policy which is discreditable to his
statesmanlike qualities. If he would boldly
announce policy which would give home
rule to Ireland he need have no fear of be-
ing Overthrown by such scapegrace poll
ticians as CHURCHILL. And what is more if
GLADSTONE would boldly announce the fact
that he believed the Irish people were
capable of governing themselves. and that
true Interpretation of the British consti-
tuition guaranteed personal liberty to them,
he would raise up following even in En-
gland that would be invincible. The spirit
which wrested Magma Charta from King
JOHN at Runnymede is still alive in En-
gland. Crowned heads and titled nobility
may seek 10 stife il, but its fires burn all
the more fiercely. The boundaries fixed
between the ruler and the citizen by that
instrument are still the living prin-
ciples of English freedom. The clear. high
voice of liberty which was spoken at Run
nymede still echoes in the English breast.
Here is an old-fashioned and homely, but
most glorious text found in Magma
Charta: mo freeman shall, be taken or
imprisoned, or banlshed or any ways de-
stroyed. We will not deny to any man
either justice or right" And yet in its
treatment of Ireland to-day the English
government is violating every principle of
Magma Charta. Can Lord RANDOLPH
CHURCHILL, or any one else, expect to
organize a new party in England
with any hope of success when
it Is organized in opposition to the
fundamental principle of British freedom?
The integrity of the British empire may be
dear to the English heart, but the preserva-
ton of the doctrines of the great charter ex-
torted from. England's perfdious king is
still more dear. By various devices and
political combinations the party of the
crown may be able to stave off for while
longer the liberation of Ireland from the
tyranny which is depressing that country,
but whenever party is founded on the
basis of continued oppression, no matter by
what name it is called, and the issue of
personal liberty and liberal institutions
directly submitted to the masses of the
English people for decision, there can be no
uncertainty as to the result. 1t would be
godsend to the Irish cause If Lord RAN
DoLPH CHURCHILL did succeed in organ
izing his Unionist party, and still another
one if he was honored with the leadership
of it. Then Ireland's freedom would be
assured beyond all shadow of doubt.