New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-19
H1CKs-BEACH's CONVERSION.
ANOTHER TORY LEADER DECLARES FOR
HOME RULE.
SIR MICHAEL MAY YET PROVE STRONG ALLY OF
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL IN THE LATrERs
OPPOSITION TO LORD SALISBURY - THE
REIGN OF BALFoUR CONTINUES
AND THE 1arsHMEN GO TO JAIL

REIGN OF BALFOUR CONllNOEs
AND THE IaIsHMEN GO TO JAIL
IBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNEl
Copwight; 1888: By The Ne,o York Tribune
LoSpoS JAN ls.-Mr. Parnells anticipation Of
splt In the Unionst ranks has been very prompt
lv followed by Sir Michael Hicks Beachs remark
able speech announcing his conversion to Home
Rule That is really what his speech amounts
TO- Sir Michael does not quite declare himself
A Gladstonan yet, but he is as near that stage as
Sir George Trevelyan was last year lie has
started on the same road. There is no other
conclusion to the views he processes.
Sir Michael HicksfBeach, Lord Spencer and
Sir George Trevelyan, the three living English
men who have had the most practical experience
of Irish administration, are now together IN de-
claring that the game Of coercion is up in Ireland
and that the true Irish policy is Home Rule. SIT
Michael was twice Chief Secretary as Lord Spencer
was twice viceroy and Sir George Trevelyan has
spent a longer term than any one except ME-.
Forster in the Chief Secretary's office
Making allowance for the fact that he has not
vet got ont of the way OF talking like Tory and
that he does not desire openly to attack his col
leagues. Sir Michael Hicks Beachs speech IS an
impressive note of doubt and condemnation Tor
the coercionists. You can imagine how comfortable
it makes them this voice from the Cabinet itself,
this throwing up of the sponge by Mr.. Ballouf
predecessor who was Chief Secretary for Ireland
until ten months ago. It is a symptom OF preg-
nant import. II reveals the distracted councils,
the alarm and shakiness Of the Government, and
it hints of the game that will likely be a1oot
presently.
shall not be at all surprised to see Sir Michael
working with Lord Randolph Churchill when
Parliament meets in an intrigue TO oust Lord
Salisbury and Mr. Balfour from the Cabinet.
Lord Randolph has asktrong following among the
young Tories and the help of a man like Sir
Michael who is regarded with respect and con-
fdence by his party generally, is just what he
wants TO make him formidable. Lord Salisbury
is universally hated by his party, and all persons
of experience now perceive that Mr.. Balfour by
the rig he is running in Ireland is hurrying them
oil to the deuce. He has, moreover, aroused much
jealousy among the other heads Of departments,
who think he has been mOnopolizing attention too
much. The dsintegration that Mr.. ParneH an
ticipated will soon begin to show itself. Parlla-
ment will not be long assembled before you may
perceive how rotten are the bonds which hold this
great coercionist combination together.
Meanwhile, the Balfour regime goes merrily on
in Ireland. To-day Mr.. Lane, Member OF Par
Lament from Cork, was given two months I'M
prsonment on a plan which cheats him of his
right of appeal namely the passing of two separate
sentences of n month each for two separate
speeches Mr. Lane is the victim of his public
spirited endeavor to guard the virtue of Cork,
of which he is leading and universally res
peoted citizen, against the unnatural immortality
Of Government officers. His persistent demands
for the prosecution Of these officials made it so
ncOnvenient for them that they resolved to use
Mr. Balfour's Coercion Act to lock him up The
notorious Captain Plunlett who as Cher OF the
Cork police refused to prosecute his boon COM
panion, Captain Roberts. governor of the Cork
Jail, instituted the prosecution against MI Lane
for speeches delivered seven weeks ago. MI
Hayes the landlord whose tenants Mr.. Lane was
alleged to have melted, swOre in court to-day that
he had actually invited Mr.. Lane to negotiate
between him and his tenants. Notwithstanding thls
the pair of rufians who masqueradod as mag
istrates at this mock trial sentenced Mr. Lane to
plank bed for ntimdatng Mr. Hayes and lncltlnS
his tenants to resist the law.
As one leader of the people goes in another
comes out. Father Matt" Ryan was released
to-day and was received at the prison gates by
the Mayor of the Corporation and the people of
Limerick with more honor than if he were royal
personage In his own parish magnificent Ova-
ton awaited him, and a testimonial of $500 which
his parishioners subsc ihed for him while he lay
in Jail.
MIR. Balfour has rot yet allowed the Prisons
Board to act on the recommendations of The visit
ing justices who ordered that Mr.. Blunt should be
removed 10 a better cell and have fire, Bible
and writing materials He still shivers in fire
less cell and has not even a Bible 10 read The
assistant chaplain has been refused admission to
him, and though he has intimated desire to sup
plement his statement about Mr. Bafour, every
effort is made TO keep his mouth shut
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