New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-17
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pay their rents; and they are evicted, sold up
1t is Mr. Gladstone, jr., who does it His father,
says The Times" by converting his interest into
an annual charge upon the estate, has made him.
self directly responsible for one Of those arrange
ments so strongly condemned in the case Of Irish
landlords whereby the capacity of the limited
owner TO act generously is fatally curtailed.
Young Mr. Gladstone adduces in defence all
those arguments which, when put forward by Irish
landlords, his father and his fathers following
have received with scorn and derision. These
are the views of the enemy. I hoped to give
vo, also those of friends, but when l turn TO
the congenial columns Of The Daily News will
vou believe it ?-this most faithful Of Gladstonian
organs is dumb i can only say that so far as
can be judged from published accounts, these
Hawarden evictions are just The evicted tenants
have been kindly treated.
Mr. Chamberlain continues his Scotch campaign
His mission is to fan the flames of Scottish Union
isn. or, as Home Rulers would say, to try to rouse
its smouldering embers His speeches are at any
rate full of re He has not lost the secret of in
furiating his opponents. They burnt him IN efiigy
NJ Dundee on Thursday night. They would burn
him in the flesh in Bouverie-st if they could.
AS they cannot they roast him In print. HIS
challenge to the Gladstcnisn members OF
the Round Table Conference, to make
pubic the proce edings Of that singu-
lar body, is not we'll received. Mr.. Morley,
who is making as many speeches as Mr. Chamber
lain says everything must come out; ;-if anything
a mysterious innuendo the meaning of which is
left to conjecture. Sir George Trevelvnn, too, Is
among the orators He and Mr.. Chamberlain
enliven the scene with unmessured personalities.
Amid all this iow of orstory, the cause of Home
Rule stands apparently still.
Excitement about Mr.. OBrien has for the pres
ent subsidized, possibly to rise again next week,
when he again appears in court.
Professor Tyndalrs claim to speak in behalf oi
the scientific world ON political matters, is re
pudiated by Professor Ray Lancaster. Professor
TvndalPs very latest letter referred to Mr. Glao-
stone as a man in whose moral and mentai or
ganization the stern veractties had been omluoeu'
This. says Professor Lancaster in substance, may
be pious opinion, but Is not scientific opinion
Professor Lankester is an emincnc savant ln MS
way certainly less eminent than Professor iyn-
dali. His Reputation may itself be repudiated
by some third scientist, though what science has
to do with politics nobody has yet explained.
John Lothrop Motleys Correspondence, edited
by Mr. George William Curtis. is announced by
Mr. Murray for Wednesday next. Should IL hap
pen TO deal with the Grant episode, Mr. Bancroft
Davis may find it interesting reading.
A curious copyright story appears In =" The
Athenaeum.s This time il is an American author
who is or may be, the victims An American
novel, John Ward, Preacher the same which
Mr.. Gladstone was asked 20 review but failed, Is
issued here by Messrs Longmans. who pay Mrs
Deland royalty. As no English copyright was
obtained. the Canadian pirates who publish the
book in Canada are trying to induce some English
finn 10 enter in partnership in this piracy for the
English market. Two or three firms are said 70
have declined, but whether there IL virtue enough
in the English publishing trods 10 insure continued
rcfusaIs is what remains TO be seem G. W. g.