New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-07
A PARNELLlTES OPINION.
MR., SEXTON ON UNIONIsT DIVISIONS. K
THE TIE BETWEEN TORIES AND AN1I-GLADSToN-
IANs A WEAK ONE-TRlFLING WITH
RIOTERS IN BELFAST.
tDY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.

r.mber for Belfast, in conversation with NE to-day
said:
"Thc Liberal Unionsts hold the field for the present
What Harrington said at the Devonshre House meeting
~as ,rue enough With them lies the balance OF power
now instead OF with the Irish party, but there 10
a fundamental difference between the compact
Irish party and tho Liberal Unonistsag-ra,. One Is
sold unit with q single aim and entirely foreign
botyn the English House 1t ia moreover united undera
leader whom 1t absolutely trusts and whose parliament
.rv ssgacity s matchless. The others are rump OF
great party in whose midst they Sit and they are IN
divided allegiance to TWO leaders, one OF whom
IA already undermining tho others authority. 1he
seyenty odd Liberal Unionsts appear to think they VIII
bring around the rest OF the Liberal party, comprising
nearly two hundred, to their peculiar views Politics
don't work that way. After sitting together for some
,,me tho two hundred Will be far lkel!er to
melt the seventy than vice versa. They are pledged
10 support the Tories only on the one principle
Of preventing Gladstone from forwarding his Irish
policy. Upon every oiher positive question they are
bouud to Gladstone and 1t is therefore pretty certain
that the Tories Will not be thrown out upon the
Irish question But blood is thicker than water.
Won know ana upon the first tempting British or
Imperal question that arlses-a question that
will involve vital party principle and
range the Conservatives and Liberals within their rad-
tional party lines, the Liberal Unionsts will vote with
their tradit party yfriends and not with their natural
foes When that question shall arise or what 1t Will be-
II passes ny wisdom to say. Gladstone. who Is the oc'
est Parliamentary hand, may De IdsleuiIo o''- ""o'
In the proper way"
"Do you wish for a winter session -
"The usefulness OF winter session would depend en-
trcly the purpose for which 1t would he called III
were called consider National question with regard
70 settlement. should welcome 1t; but unless the
Government gives pledge In that sense This month";
apprehend they would gel .ii Of reform in winter ses-
sion by the pca nat they had not had sufficient time to
cnnsier and prepare It, and would encesvor to use the
winter session for purposes of coercion on the GROUNDS
of the difficulty experienced In ireland as to coecuon
OF rent"
"What is yonr view as to the probable action OF 'he
Irish partyi"
First OF all expect shall walt to zee what Glad
stones action the address will be but in any event
think IL highly improbable that the address Will DO
allowed to pass without full debate upon the matter
Of the reso uons adopted by the Irish party in Dublin
with reference to the urgent necessity for bringing
fents into reasonable relation with the ability OF ten
ants to pay. Moreover. II the Government DO not
promise that when the House resumes
be it In November or at Ia'er
date they will be preparedt 10 present such oi
reform as they may have maured IN the meantime anu
that tuoy will use the for that purpose. thcn
believe the Irish party will feel to be their duty to en-
cumber votes slppiy for the Irish service by lu
discussion of the principles and details OF the Irish adj
mnistraton Should this forecast be realized the ses-
sion can scarcely end before October.
"As member for Belfast, how do you explain con-
tinuauce OF roting in that ctyf
"There anpears to ho great weakness all round in
Belfast In the first instance the police played with
the rioters when they ought to have met them hrmy.
The Mayor and the local magistrate parayzcd the eX
ecutve by inducing the police a. critical moment 10
retire within the barracks and remain there In rdc'
ulous and impotent position guarded by soldiers Some
of tho aggravated the situation acuey
by returning OF wul murder against contables
who fred OF their ves. The executive ITSELF
after the riots OF Last by deDlOrable error In
Judgment removed the extra forces from although
warned that the arrival OF the July annivcrsaries
coupled with the fact OF contested election would cer
tainy provoke recurrence OF most grave disorders
The prosecution Of those accused OF murder OF the poor
boy James Currau conhded not TO frat class coun
sel but to weak and incompetent hands. The local
bench is composed chiefly OF sympathzers
with the Orange body and thought the ends
OF Justice satisfied IN cases OF the rioters
sumarily dealt with By short terms OF imprsonmcht or
even by trng fines ana when the asszes came ana thc
worst offences were taken up for consideration Judge
OI3rien, who knows how to be stern and awen'pring
IN the Of Ireland when dealing with members OF
the National League, avoided the question before MIN
carefully and although 1t quite evident that swift
punishment was the vital element In curing the
evil situation, the Crown counsel actually moveu
the court TO postpone the trials to next aszer more
than half year distant Or course IL might
have been argued that the excitement prevailing In
Belfast rendered fair tria difficult but we know that
in other parts Ireland the Crown would have met
similar state Of affairs by using their power to procure
change OF Months have elapsed sincethe murder
ous crimes which originated the riots were committed
ard yet accused OF them have been released Oh
nominal ball. and the trials are relegated to the misty
future local magistrates Crown Counsel and Judge
OF Assizes have amongst them created terrible stua
ton which developing to worse issues day by day.
and the ultimate results OF which 1t s now impossible
TO measure see hope for the restoration OF peace
in Belfast except by union Of respectable men OF all
politics the estaolshnent OK vigorous special ponce
and criminal administration tor the town..
How does tho petition against your election for Bel
fast affect you 4"
"slnce have been elected FOR two places, It raises
point which rests upon precedent established
III the case OF Daniel Conne who III l5il waselected
for Meath and Cork The authorities OF tho House OF
Commons havc decided that cannot choose to
cit Sligo Belfast until the result OF the petition
4. known Sir Erskine May gives this opinion: III Mr..
Sexton elects to sit for Belfast the result OF tue
petition might prove that the seat did not belong TO
him H. on other hand. he chooses to sit Tor sigo
and the trial OF petition resulted adversely to him.
would then appear that he had been allowed to make
choice bet ween two seats although no night OF election
was vested him II he had been duly elected Tor ouy
one, II allowed to elect TO sit TOT 0Hgo
there would then be election for the Beast seat
10 which trial OF petition might prove that another was
entitled Nevertheless it seems hard that because de-
fcaed LII Belfast 10 not satisfied to take his
beating the electors OF sligo to be dcbarred from
choosing representative for half year VIII st anu
vote IN the House, OF course. but nobody Will know no"
to style me- pending the result OF the petition have
entered my nano roll OF the House as member ior
both places"
William OBricn, Editor OF United Iretdnd has AT
length consented go to the Chicago convention as
chief sentative Of tho Irish party. OBrien Win
whom sent you Interview a few wee" ago. 49, per
haps next to Parns the member OF the lrish party III
whose keen Intellect and uncompromisng PATRIOTISM
the Irish people havo most thorough reliance. lhcfo
viii 20 with him Mr.. Deasy, NJ T.. possibly John Red-
sond, ~ r., and Mr. Leamy. NJ I.
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