New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-30
TORIES GLAD: LIBERALS SAD.
VICTORY FOR THE GOVERNMENT ALL ALONG
THE LINE.
ENGLAND CONVINCED THAT HER RULERS HAVE
. BOTH CAPACITY AND CoURAGE-THE TORIES
WIN By PLAYING THE LIBERAL oAMh
mr. CHAMBERLAIN DECLINES
pROFFERED HONoRs-GLowING
TRIBUTES TO AMERICA
Mr. BRIGHTs IDEAS
ON DIVERS
TOPICS.

TRIBUTES TO AMEBlCA-
Mr. BRIGHTs IDEAS
ON DIVERS
TOPICS.
ypY CABLE 10 THE TRIBUNAL
Copyright, 1885, Rv Tns Nso ysrs tribune.
LONDON. March 2o-Parlsment having ad-
journed over the Easter holidays, both sides ~
usual are taking stock Of the first half Of the ses-
sion The Tories depart iubilant They point
not only to what they have dono but to their
adversaries admissions. Certain It is that the
last two months have completely disappointed
Gladstonian hopes. The Ministry has been win
ming All along the line. Mr.. Balfours policy In
Ireland is from their point Of view success.
Not the least remarkable evidence Of It occurs this
morning. An Irish jury has been found willing
10 convict on clear evidence the murdcrers OF
Fitzmaurice. This was purely agrarisn crime
The old man had been condemned BY the National
League for land grabbing, and was killed by Two
men, strangers to him and to the district The con-
dition of Ireland from many other points OF view
is drcary enough, bat Mr. Bafour's recent speeches
at Stalybridge and in the House OF Commons
express none too strongly the content OF his party
with the results Of coercion.
Their other triumphs are fresh in all memories:
the new Rules Of Procedure, enabling the House
once more to legislste; National Debt conversion,
Local Government and Mr.. Goschen's Budget
perhaps for Che first time that this Ministry pos
sesses in an eminent degree both legislative ca
pacity and legislative courage. No doubt the
Ministers have flung to the winds those preju-
dices which used to serve the Tory party as prin-
cjples No doubt they have borrowed much from
the Liberals No doubt they are indebted TO
the Opposition for singular forbearance. But
the country cares for none of these things. Peo-
ple Judge broadly. They SEQ that this Ministry
gets its work done, frames great measures, con-
ceives and carries through vast schemes, fnan-
cial and other Success Is the test; and thus far
this Government has succeeded. There are those
in America to whom it would be moro agreeable
to be told that all this means not success but
failure. But there are the facts. They must deal
with them as they can.
When every Gladstonisn you meet throws up
the sponge it is no use being more Gladstonian
than the Gladstonians themselves. Their faith.
of course lies in the future. They still hope that
the next few months may bring confusion and
calamity to this prosperous Government. they
will attack the weak points OF the Budget. Ihey
cannot oppose the new Local Government blu.
which is more radical that the Liberals them
selves would have vcnturcd 70 introduce. ba1
they hope that the more stubborn OF the Tories
will oppose it. They trust to Mr.. Parnel and
a chapter of accidents, and find consolation In
prophecy There 1 will not follow them
/ should have thought the result Of the Cover
election due chiefly to the split IN tho Glad
stonian ranks The labor candidate insisted on
standing, regardless Of the decision OF the caucus
The caucus gave way, and the whole oonstitu-
encv was demoralzed. The Liberal majority fell
from nearly 3,50o to Just over 600. But the Radi
Gals profess themselves dismaycd that, for what
ever cause there should be any falling on In
Gallant little Walesn
Mr.. Chamberlain has declined all the honors
offered him by grateful Government Grsno
Cross of the Bath, baronetcy, or whatever tncy
may have been. The approval OF Birmingham
which yesterday made bin an honorary freeman
of the borough and gave him banquet Is enough
for him. The compliment is q remarkable one.
Mr.. Bright's presence and speech make it moro
remarkable still. What Mr. Chamberlain him.
self said in his various speecbes-he made three,
all bricf-is here thought to have been well sara.
He confined himself to general1tles lie mose
gracefully and cordially acknowledged the TREND
illness of his reception In America Inc euioSy
he pronounces on America and Americans Is not
the less complete because kept within the limits
Of good taste. He refrains from discussion OF
the Fisheries Treaty, but quotes Mr. Bayard
approval of it as decisive. There were eloqueno
passages @The Americans" said this English
Il TO them PAN eternal share in our inheritance
in our past history and traditions / do not
think that they will grudge us our part IN the
glory of their unequalled future"
This note is taken up by the press Tory
ves with Liberal this morning in civ1lities to
America Their recognition Of M Chamber
Ia;n,s services is unstinted. They we'll knuw
that he comes back triumphant. Mr.. Bright's
tribute to him is one in which he for various
reasons takes perhaps more pride IL is neeo-
less to- say that Mr.. Bright could not get tnrougn
the evening without explaining how stupid ana
foolish our tariff is. But even our tariff does
not chill his affectionatc regard for those whom
he delights to call his hnsmen in America
Mr. Bright describes Lord Rcsebery's recent
sneecb ON reform Of the House Of Lords as one
81 singular ability, with eloquent passages that
led nowhere. II that speech had really LED the
Lords to nowhere It would have pleased mr
bright better Lord Rosebery Is for mendine
the House of Lords Mr.. Bright is for enoing IL
Mr.. Curzon one Of the rising lights III tne
Younger Tory party IN the Commons, has another
mendjne scheme. Lord Dunraven has third
All, are doomed for the present to come TO nAught
Lord Dunraven has been warned BY LORD oais
bury that no serious consideration VIII DC gwen
to his proposed bill The truth is that LORD
Salisbury considers the present House OF Loras
a most useful instrument for his purpose ano
will consent to no reform which, while strength.
ching the Chamber with the country, should
weaken the present Tory ascendancy.
Imperial federation came In for another swssn'
ing blow from Nh. Bright It Is only dream,
saws the great Free Trader His ideal England
Is an England which shall make and sell the
greatest possible number of iron, cotton and
woolleu fabrics to the ideal America which shall
grow wheat enough to feed the English worlSnen
what Mr. Bright said Of the common interests
and affections between the Enghsh-speanne
,,nas ,xas nobly said and is echoed by multi.