Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-30
A DILEMMA.
ArrsnuxrsroErowEHs WILL Ixsis1
On TWO DIprxRyNr POLICIES.
ne (3ordian Knot rrishmsn VIII give
No Prstsxt for Policy OF
Coercion.

Justln Mccarthy tslegraphs the
Herald from London The test oil
Lord Salisbury's Craftsmanship will be
he clsarpsss with which he perceives
Ire greatness Of his advantages and the
iirmness with which he seizes the op-
portunity offered TO him Of effect
ipe Q patriotic and imperial solu-
ton Of the perennial problem Of Irish
discomfort. These are the concluding
words Of an article on " Tho Prospects
Of the Cabinet Of the Union" which
appears in the Pali-xaH Gazette TO-
nieht. The Pdii-kau nov gives q sort
Of general support to the Salisbury
Administration.
sALIsBURY's ADVANTAGES.
I don't agree with the general argn'
ment of the Pal Mall, but ] quite
admit that Lord Salisbury has gres,
advantages Just now and that If he can
really effect a patriotic and imperial
solution of the problem Of Irish dis
,content no will have proved his states
manship, But most Of the volunteer
sdvisers of Lord Salisbury in the Lon
don press seem to take no account OF
the Irish people in their suggestions as
to the management Of Ireland.
WONDERFUL INSPIRATIONS.
There is great jubilation among some
NJ the newspapers over the possibility
of 4 prince Of the blood royal being sent
20 Ireland as Lord Lieutenant. 4" That
Is lust the sort Of thing to do" several
;o1rpalists scream out. "Dont abAn-
don the field to Mr.. Parnell and his sgits-
tors. Compete with them for popu'
l,rity. Establish q court in Dublin,
around which all that is best in society
all over Ireland will gsther--,nd there
you are, don't you see?" WELL Tor
one don't see it at ell.
ON THE WRONG TRACK.
The man who really believes that the
Irish people can be weaned or won from
the national cause by court in Daolln
presided over by q Royal Prince is
about as wise as the magistrate IN
/" Bsrnaby Ridge" who suggested that
the sight Of an Alderman might over
awe the Londsn crowd. 81 know what
YOU want" says the Duchess to the
bot. painting, thirsty Alice in Wonder
land "you want dry biscuit" Ire
land is hot. painting, and thirsty for her
national right to make her own laws,
and somebody tells her he knows what
she wants and offers her very dry
biscnit in the form ola princely Viceroy.
II is very likely that what is called So
ciety would rally round the royal
prince at Dublin Castle. What is called
society everywhere is rather a snobbish,
unthinkirg sort of crew. In Ireland it
is especially snobbish and unthiuking.
Let it rally to any one it likes. The
Irish people will stand coldly outside
and rally to their own cause. II Lord
Salisbury has not better counsel of'his
own or some one else's to act upon than
this, be may give up the attempt to
govern Ireland. For myself, / believe
thsS If he has not better counsel now he
will come to have il in time.
THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
Parliament will be called together in
few days. and, as we now hear, will
not be mere formal gathering, but
will get through a good deal of money
business If il can, and then adjourn at
the ordinary time, with session in the
early part of February. There is a
good deal Of reckoning without ones
host in all this. What Salisbury wishes
TO do is to get the whole winter to think
over his policy for Ireland, and to come
before Parliament next year with some
distinct scheme. Thus be would escape
the necessity Of saying anything for the
moment about coercion, and would tide
over the General Irish question for some
months more.
A CHECK on THE PREMIER.
1.-THE Radicals aud the Irish see good
reason TO let him have his own way, OF
course be can have it. IL he were to
announce positively that he had no
thought Of coercion in the present con-
dition Of Ireland, and that he was de-
termined to come forward next session
with some scheme or other for the set
Element Of the Irish question, then, IN
deed, it is quito possible that it nigh
be the policy of the Radical and the irisl
party to give him his interval oftime. Blu
il seems to me hardly probable that b
vii, be allowed to come before Parliamen
next week merely to declare the wan
Of certain sums Of money to be voted
and get all be asks for without beln
called upon for any explanation on tn
course he intends to take in dealing wit
Ireland, I doubt much whether tn
voting Of supply would be quite 9
short and as formal a process undo
such circumstances as Lord Salisbur
and some of his friends seem to believe
IN A DILEMMA.
Already he is in cruel dilemm'
II he does not promise some sort OF c.
ercion certain Of his followers, esp
ci.lly the Irish landlords in both hous'
Of Parliament, will turn upon him ar
rend him. If he does not dissvow c,
eycjon he will ALLEVIATE at the very D
ginning his dear friends the Liberal s
cessionists, to whom he owes SO niue
CHANCES OF COERCION.
lam sure that Salisbury is perso
ally . humane and kind.hsarted ma
but ! cannot help thinking that
would welcome with certain delight
all events with q sense of relief-tl
news of q great outbreak of agrari'
murder in Ireland that would cut Il
Gordian knot for him. Coercion
Yes, OF course you shall have it v