New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11

"GHoULISH LEE"-INCREASING INTEREST
IN THE PARNELL COMMISSIONING GLAD
STONE AT BIRMINGHAM-LORD ASH
BoURNE's ACT-wHITECHAPEL-ENG-
LIsH PRAISE FOR THE AMER
ICAN MINISTER
lBY CABLE TRIBUSg.t
Copyrights 1855; By Tie Ner-lOrk TfFbuns
London. Nov. 1O.-What Lord Salisbury said
last night at the Guildhall banquet about the
Presidential election in his most adroit IN inner
lie knows how to treat awkward questions lightly.
lie would as have said before, have given to the
Sacl<vile business very different turn from what
it actually took had not the English press lost
its head and its temper. They at first, in order
to spare Mr.. Cleveland. attacked America. Not
the President, but the country, was guilty Com
pare with their noisy bluster these cool, good
tempered sentences of the Prime Minister II we
have any cause to complain OF the statesmen who
rule in Washington our complaint is purely in
dividua and does not involve the two nations.
For think am entitled to say, after what took
place on Tuesday, that the statesmen who rule
in Washington have not commended themselves
to the approval of the people of the United States
Nevertheless on the English in general the
Saclxville incident has perhaps made deeper
impression than the election itself. People who
made light of it at first resent his recall now
that they have had time to think the matter over
The facts, however. are still very imperfectly
known to the British public. The diplomatic
correspondence laid before Parliament and pub
lshed in the papers gives but fragmentary ac-
count of what really happened The chief novelty
in it is the difference between Lord Salisbury and
Mr. Phelps respecting what occurred at Hatfield
Lord Salisbury seems to have understood that no
decisive a6 lion would be taken by the American
Government until fuller statement of their
If Mt hppn I is
Mr.. Phelps neither gave, nor could give, any such
assurance.
English curiosity, such 1t was, about the
Presidential election has notably diminished.
The papers have very little to say, nor
do they publish more than scraps of news from
America The weekly papers have nothing of
Importance to offer. They, like most of the
daileS, turn fiercely on their friend, Mr.. Clcve-
land Sedate spectator and lippant Satur-
day" each say the same thing in different
way. The columns of " The Saturday Review
are sprinkled with such phrases as ostcntatious
rudeness cmincntly smart policy, bouncing en-
ergy, childish swagger, and igncble cOmpliances.
"One is glad TO know adds " The Saturday
in it's peculiar dialect, that the Democrat who
ate so much dirt to please the bosses by insult
ing is not to be at the White House" The
Spectator once friendly, now patronizng,
grieves that the Union should fall once more
under the control of wire-pullers
1t is hardly too much to say that the British
manufacturer is the only Briton who takes
really serious view of the election Many
interests in this country remarks The Stand
ard of yesterday, will be disappointed by the
election of General Harrison as President OF the
United States, though it will be business
grounds alone. The genuine Free Trader looked
to the triumph of Mr.. Cleveland as the begin
ming Of q better era for both countries" This
is worth quoting one more proof of how Bit
terly the British manufacturer mourns over what
he thinks lost opportunity for getting posses
sion of the American markets. Dreamers Of
golden visions like these" continues the same
journal, sadly, have been disillusionized" They
have; but it is their free-trading friends in
America who are responsible for both illusions
and disappointment.
Lord Salisburys speech at the GuildhaT is ad-
mittedly, far as it relates to foreign affairs,
the speech of a statesman, prudent, cOncilatory
and peace-loving, yet keenly alive to the peril
of war. 1t passes for pessimistic on the whole;
yet it is not knowledge of danger and conf
dence that it Will be averted are phrases which
describe it better.
As the Guildhal is neutral ground home politics
are scarcely touched. There is, however, the
usual assurance that the Government were never
more resolute and never more confident in pur-
suing policy in which they honestly believe
The evidence given before the Parnel Com
mission has suddenly become striking, dramatic
and terrible. Such story of outrage and crime is
being told as impresscs the most calous witness
after witness steps into the box TO describe
murder after murder in manner all the more
effective from its brevity and simplicity. Ireland
is in the Strand says one observer, most truly.
Here it is that picture Of life in that country
is given with vividness never before known
None of these stories is new. The Huddy murder,
the Blake murder and all the other awful in
cidents of this long struggle, were known. But
trial in London brings them nearer to London and
interest in the proceedings Of the Commission,
heretofore anguid, has become intense.
Sir Charles Russell himself has been much
affected as to lose his temper and enter upon
contest with the president of the tribunal, OF
which Sir Charles very far from getting the
better. lie haG in fact, TO submit to be re-
buked and silcnced He Sees of course, that
these stern recitals of ever-rccurrinS tragedies
do impress both tribunal and public He tired
10 induce the Court to rule that The 11mes,
before producing evidence of crime, should con-
meet the defendants with it, But the court has
ruled against him. The plaintiffs are response
ble, no doubt, and the AttorneyGeneral is respon-
sible They are under both legal and moral OBJ
Igation to establish, If they can, the completely
Of Mr. Pnrnell or some Of his colleagues in this
crime But meantime the effect on public opinion
is damaging to them all
Mr. Gladstone's Birmingham campaign has
been a great success and great disappointment
He was welcomed by vast multitudeS with en-
thusiasm, spoke with amazing energy at not less
amazing length, revived the spirits of his party
by his own confidence, and showed himself to the
whole country as the trusted leader Of his own
section of the Liberal party. But he was ex-
,eeted TO issue new manifesto, or TO announce a