Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-28


nsvsr spPeAssa in the Kerry se'ia.si and ne
Challenged Bslseur 70 produce bis evidence
thse se1 tAsss. BAkoyr couldpt DC u. put
h held his psi3sa Shsn I'm q 4sy
ssala not nAks seod his statements, and as
ssrtsd upea hjs homer ~ . man s.d member
81 ths house hat the language Ralfour referred
to had never appeared il his paper. Mere 1al-
fsur made . mistake that had Ike to coat him
kiShuaa's reSsrsnee - bis honor THAI No one
In the hsass could Risundsrstand 1t was too
much fer he big KsrrynAn- second Later he
was slanberisS ever the benches 10 where Bal
fssr sat with blazing eyes and with three Irish
Dalfsur that big James o'Kslly got in front OF
Hasringtos. and, assisted By couple OF others,
get the Infatuated Irishnan back to his place.
II thsy had net dsns 80 the big Kerryman
woala certainly have dsne Lord Salisbury g
nephew some serious harm.
DANCER TO BALrouR.
But Balfsur did net show the white feather.
His face blanehsd when he saw Harrington
rushing at him like q mad bull, but otherwise
he remained unmoved. The big Ksrryman
aftsrward had to apologize for upsetting the
dignity Of the house. the bewigged speaker and
q couple Of unefsnding members who hap
psnsd to be In his way when be made his rush
at the Irish secretary. Balfeur did no apole-
giving, even when it afterward transpirsd he
Had been wrong and Harrington right in the
matter OF the language credited to the Kerry
Sentinel These are sample incidents to show
the peculiar methods Of the man who is now
ruling Ireland. Ne shows in other ways that
he Is no coward. He Is constantly followed
night and day by FIR or more hulkiny Scot
land Yard detectives Balfour himself has OBJ
jected to this. One can scarcely blame him.
tc- the presence of English detectives is OPP
pressivs in the extreme. But be 10 powsrless.
The home secretary is responsible for his
safety. SO Balfour has to endure the detectives
among other evils. That the Irish secretary Is
in some danger, is true. 1t is not SO great as
some imagine, but it is great enough. Thou
sands Of men and women have been thrown
out of their homes in Ireland who blame Bal
four and he alone for their misfortunes. There
is no telling the time when some Of these per-
sons may seek private vengeance on the man
whom they believe to have been their enemy.
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE
is well organized and well disciplined 1t will
allow no violence and no numbering to be done
If it can help it. So. while it rules Balfour
need fear nothing save attack from some indi-
viduai or individuals whom the league nor any
other organization can control. So. as mat
tiers stand, tbs very success of Balfsur's policy
would add to his danger. Should be succeed,
as II Is said he hopes to- in goadiRg 1rishmsn
into open rebellion, he would be the first man
marked. But he is not likely to succeed in
this Again, if he should succeed In discrsd-
itin1 Psrnell and In breaking up the national
league things would be almost ~ bad. The
restraining influence of the present leaders
who do not believe in violence would be re-
moved. The Irish people, finding that
the grsa. party on which their hopes
had been builded had been destroyed,
would less all hope of achieving thoir wisht s
b. peaceful means, and their disorder and vio-
lense would begin again and affairs would 60
back to where they were forty years ago. Some
OF the gnns that are now lying buried all over
Ireland would be brought out again and there
would be more shooting from behind hedges,
and consequently more h0ngings. There would
be more attempts at rebellion. The queen has
an army big enough to qusll these or even to
wage a war Of determination. But would the
game be worth the candle? The queen, even
IN these quiet times, has over twenty-five thou
sand soldiers in Ireland. and in ono way aud
another the ever-waksful cat manages to keep
then busy. How many would be req ed were
Balfour's policy to succeed in breaking Par
nelrs pssiac influence and in opening up an
other period OF organized violence?
sERIous BUSINESS FOR HIN.
This is what the home rulers say of Balfour q
policy. Balfour himself is saying very little.
He il going ahead OIL his own line He doesn't
see anything wrong about it, nor anything
funny. 1 don't believe he saw anything ridicu-
lous about the struggle between VIM. O'Brien
and his jailors, in which the latter won a last
ing reputation by stealing o Briens trousers
while he was asleep and leaving him face to
face with the necessity of wearing convict garb
or none. He cannot understand why the Irish
men are just now smiling over a waggish news
paper assertion-I believe it comes from Amer
ica-to the effect that Balfour has had D ErisI
locked up this last tips because he wants to
get possession Of the Hishman's fall trousers.
balfour doesn't see anything funny about these
things. 1t Is very serious business-to him.
Balfour il comparatively young man. He
was born in ls4S and went to parliament in
1874 He has been private secretary to his
uncle and throughout be has had the benefit of
his advice and assistance in his political career
He has been president OF the local government
board and secretary for Scotland. He has
occupied his present post since 1856.
HIS ANCESTORS.
The chief secretary for Ireland is OF mixed
Scotch and English blood. 1t is worth remem-
bering at the time when he is known as
Bloody Balfour' that one Of his ancestors,
a SIR Alexander Bak0ur, who fourished in the
time Of Mary, Queen Of Scots, also enjoyed an
aliteratvs nickname, since John Koox called
him "Rlasphsnous Baltour." In the days Of
bad egg his Bslfsur seems to have been an
extremely bad egg. He changed religions
and politics with paiAful regularity; WAS pres
ent ut the murder Of Rizzio: was accused Of osn-
plisity in the Death sf parnlsy, and gave up to
tas ssntsdsrsts lords letters Entrusted to him
BY ksIhssn. BY which 1t was intended to prove
LAry's guilt Finally he eompassed the death
OF Hsrtsa By furnishing deed signed by Nor
ton Ut the assassination OF Darnley. Altogether
he was . hard ease.
When discussing the present Balfour the
HiAhnsa always drag up his ancestor and come
eat strsag 81 hersdity. They hold that Ar
thur James" y natural aud proper descend
ant Of "blasphsneas DAlfsur" aud draw much
csnfsrt frsm their arg rents.
In Ne Meantime Right Hen Arthur James
Balfs1r h going right ahead and is q mighty
important man. His policy may be wrong. 10
ali lhs Americans have met it seems wrong.
A part 81 England and Scotland and all Of Ire
lsad say IL v wrong. But this very self-pos-
sesssd man pays no attention. He holds to his
| course IKE typical Engliah bulldog. and he
has the stout old tory element behind him.
We shall hear more Of him yet
FKEpERIc SANBURy,
Preferences and Treasures.
I'd rather drink cold water from the brook
Than guam excitement from a golden chalice;
rpy s.rs in I'M shat.l,