The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-17
Current Events.

The tories have gained mluuie Lei'o''o''
shire, where they elect Il. de Lisle, conser'
alive, over J. L. j. Ferguson, Giadstonian;
East Renfrewshire, Scotland, where d. II,
Shaw. Stewart, Gladstonian, Is defeated ana
South Huntingtonshire, where smith Dur
nv. conservative, Is elected over i. Coo'e,
Jr. Gladstonian. The conservatives nave
south Dorsetshire, where Col. hamOers
has beaten Henry Sturgis; in the Leek
division of Staffordshire Henry Davenport
torv has beaten Charles Crompton, liberal
In the Crewe division OF Cheshire the
Gladstonians have returned w, .. McLareh
over +. Il. Frenlow, conservator' Inc
Glsdstonian have also elected MIR. Isaac
Hoyle la the Haywood division OF Ian,
cashire, Mr.. Francis A. Charming In EAST
Northamptonshire, and l.. Macdonald
Cameron In the Wick district
North Norfold returns MIR. Cozens- Hardy,
liberal unionist
The total count, with seventy-siX seats 10
be heard from, now stands Conservatives,
375; all others, 800. This gives the con
seryaties plurality Of seventy-three over
the liberals, but places them in minority
of four as compared with the members Oh
all other parties
The total number of votes polled up to
the present throughout the kingdom Tor
home rule Is 2,206, POS, against l,3ia,1'o
for the Union. The progress OF the Union
list voting, as II has gradually grown " us
present proportions, has been conpanieu
by gradual rise in the prices OF shares OF
ali the Irish railways and other investment
securities in Ireland.
During the rioting at Belfast on Wednes-
day night between Catholics and Protest
ants four taverns and anumber OF dwelling
houses were wrecked The police and sol,
diers charged the rioters several times, ana
at last succeeded la clearing the main
streets Among those wounded last night
was sergeant. 1t Is thought that he can
not recover. A constable and many civil
ians received severe wounds. lnvestigat
son shows that most of the lighting was
done between the police and the Orange
men, the latter assailing the officers because
they prevented tbs Orangeman from at
lacking the Catholics. Policeman Gardner
is fatally injured, and Is lying at the point
of death. Two civilians, named Mac wat
ers and MacElrOy, we're shot dead. FIJI
teen persons are still in hospitals, suffering
from dangerous wounds received during
the riot.
Mr.. Gladstone has written rei0inder to
the duke Of Westminster's reply to the pre-
mier's charge that his grace struck blow
at the aristocracy by deserving liberalism to
aid the election Of tory candidates by using
money and carriages, in which he says that
he does not challenge the propriety OF the
dukes action, but Is grieved over 1t. tie
continues: :.
1t was an act against patriotism; TO dis
unite the classes and 50 impair the strength
of the empire, Is an act rs grave as TO stiike
blow at aristOcracy, which you did In
1866, when you took chief part In destroy
ing the reform bill and in busting the gov
eminent. Is 1t not possible that what you
then did you may be doing now? In my
eyes gravely the present issue involves the
honor of the empire. The civilized world
has stamped Englands Irish policy with
discredit and disgrace. The government
sought TO cancel the past, on which you
shut your eyes and meet present and III
ture demands, thinking England's honor
should be cleared. 4 lament that this should
be prevented.
On Thursday the twelfth juror in the
anarchist murder cases, now being tried
before Judge Gary In Chicago, was secured.
Already three weeks have been consumed,
and hundreds of men examined.
The following executive order was lss.
ued by the President on Wednesday:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
July Ito the heads of departments In
the service of the General Government;
deem this proper time To especially
VAN all subordinates In several depart
ments and all ofiicehOlders under the Gen
eral Government against the use Of their
official positions Ia attempts to control pol
itical movements in their localities. Oitlce-
holders are the agents OF the people, not
their masters. Not only are their time and
labor due TO the government, but they
should scrupulously avoid, IN their politi,
cal action as we'll as in the discharge OF
their official duty offending, 10y display
of obtrusive partisanship, their neighbots
who have relations with them as public OF
ficials.
They should also constantly remember
that their party friends from whom they
have received preferment have not invest
ed them with the power of arbitrarily man
aging their political affairs. They have no
NUT as billIFiloipfi5 w NANAaN' Wv I''''
cal action Of their party associates, or to
be'hrotte freedom Of action within party
lines by methods and justiliable purpose of
party organization. The influence of Fed
eral oiHceholders should not be fell in the
manipulation of political primary meetings
and nominating conventions. The use by
these officials Of their positions to con pass
their selection as delegates to political con
ventions Is indecent and unfair, and proper
regard for the prophecies and requirements
of official place will also prevent their AS
suming the active conduct OF political cam
paigns -
Individual interest and'actiyity in politics
are by no means condemned. Oiliceholders
are neither DISTINGUISHED nor forbidden the
exercise of political privileges, but their
privileges are not enlarged nor is their
duty 10 party increased TO pernicious activ
ity by oihcbolding. A Just discrimination
in this regard between the things citizen
may properly do and the purposes for
which "a public office should not be used, Is
easy, in the light of a correct appreciation
Of the relation between the people and those
intrusted with Official place, and consid-
GRAFTON of the necessity under our form OF
government of political action free from
official coercion. You are requested TO com
nunicate the substance of these views 10
those for whose guidance they are intend