New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17


RANDOLPH cHuRoHILL's CRITICISMS OF THE
eoyrRSmENr-sIR WILLIAM HARcoURT
BETWEEN TWO FIREs-THE NUM-
OPAL RrNG's LAST JoB-"THE
QUICK OR TIE DEAD"
BASEBALL
tpr cAnLE TO THE TKrBUEEf
Copyright; 1889 BY The Es''- York Tribune
London, March 16-Early yesterday evening
before the votes had beer. counted az henhlhg-
ton / met Minister and asked him whether
they were going to win.
'aNo," he answered, we are sure 10 loSe'
"why?"
well, our only chance was on a small poll
We hear that the voting has been very heaVy'
An our agents have told us for days that o
full vote meant defeat 1t is not F1goIOi ~
is not The Times; 1t is not the Irish prisons !"
is not Ireland at al. The Remington electors
care for mono of these things 1t is Air' Gen1
Davis, the late member, who will beat US MS
default as trustee. his being sent to jail, was
had enough. But he has left debts unpaid, and
a ensral evil odor oil through the constituency
Peoule detest him, and will take their revenge
by voting for Mr.. Beaufoy."
suoh were the reasons which convinced THIS
Tory leader that defeat was coming and 1t came.
Be his reasons good or bad. they are not o hnd
tikelv 70 be made public here. By-eections are
supposed TO turn on questions Of high pohcy' anu
they are discussed as if they did. There IS im-
raense exultation on one side, ana depression ."
the other. Home Rule stock goes up or down as
respsctsble gentlemen labelled Liberal or Tory
get n few hundred more or less votes IN SUI
urban districts A scoundrel Hike Pigott or q
scamn lie Gent Davis may do more for the nish
oapse at a given moment than Mr.. GadstoLe Or
Mr. Parnen Remington, beg ond doup1 VIII AZ
auence general opinion, whether 1t expresses gen
eral opinion or not. To use phrase eurieh0 on
these occasions, it is blow to the GoVernmeno'
The Daily News" says desth-olow' ou. oD.s
prnment has already received at least dozen
death.bIows from that journal, ana yeG IL m,f"ou
,on.Iv and nsliciousy survives them all. and may
even survive this e..s.-au
saws to minimize the Importance Of this deIeaC.
An the explanations in the world viii not deprive
fpures Of their significance. Suoh expAnauons
as that and other journals OF hKe 1altn NO" sNS
are Of the usual kind. The Tories have not loSV
votes: there has been no changing from SIDE 70
side: Mr. Bcresfcrd Hope polls moro Vooes IMAM
did Gent Davis; Nh Beaufoy's increased support
came from what is called the reserve vote MI,
Baresford Hope lie q nephew to LORD SALISBURY anu
a eonsin 70 Mr.. Ralfour. Whether these kinships
foy is O local man and employs great number OF
Ksnninston workmen; the head OF firm OF dlsD
tI,srs. vet he had, believe. the support OF the
t4mneranoe party Mr.. Gladstone, when he sat
f,r Greenwich, was junior colleague 10 gin dis
tIler.
Rut ,noueh. of details. 1t is sufficient to Say
.ast ts,a Gladstonian victory in Remington is
victory won by Tar greater majority thAn tne
fcossp ssnfufnc hoped and WIN sivs Ifssn vis'.
and volume 10 ths Iaberal cry for dissolution ana
f,esh stfncss TO tho Tory resolve not 70 dissolve.
National defence. the Psrnell Commission prlS-
ons in Ireland and the inevitable Mr. o'Brien have
s,-,,a.1 betxeen them this week the attention OF
Parliament OF asking questions on these three
..nh,s.ts there is no end. The real contest on
n, Commission win begin next week. when the
At,cynev-Generars salary has to be voted. Inc
or,os;tioai win then make their formal attack
on Sir Richard Webster
Meanwhile Mr.. O'Brien's treatment in prison Is
stiIl solemnly debated. Even MIR. Gladstone thlnRs
n his duty to intervene. Mr.. Sexton has managed
., pais. a direct issue of verscity between the
,,ison ofssials ON the one hand and the Mayor OF
SyonmsI ON the other, whose accounts are d.
I,eed to be based on what Mr.. OBrien told him.
NJ, Gladstone win on Monsay ask Mr.. Balfour to
apnoint n committee to look into the matter Ii
M, l,alfour refuses. there will be one more de-
hate on this monientous clothes queSuon sueh
.cnesss;on as Mr. Balfour has made respecting
n,ssar masters. which is not large, has whetted
,h. I,;sh annette for more. What MIR. Baltour
n,aynised when opposing Mr.. O'Connor's Prison
b,Jl an wednesday was TO IL the general treat
meot Of prisoners could be improved. lie made
no nledee. and gave no hint even If he intended
n recognize offenders under the Grimes Act as
politicd urisoners He did, however, say that
he was not in favor of cast-iron uniformity.
Lord Randolph ChurchiTs attitude continues
q, nuz,ie the poIjtieians, and puzzles plain people
stall more His civilities to Mr. Stanhope on the
Army Questions were not it appears, meant to go
bevo1d Mr.. Stanhope oward the Admiralty,
snd especially toward Lord George Hamilton, ne
is al irnulacable as ever His letter TO Sir Edward
Resd has In it that note of personal as well as
political artagonim which Lord Randolph seldom
saiss the trouble TO conceal where it exists such
"A exposure and confe fessioD," writes he, OF utter
fnscnpetence would insure prompt d1smlssal ana
procabIy professional ruin IL Lord George were
private person. The exposure and confession are
Of COURSE in Lord Randolph's mind, to be founo IN
Lord Georges speech on Admiralty affairs.
This morning appears another letter from Lord
Randolph, explaining that he is not agalusI al
schemes for strengthening the navy, nut against
al bad schemes. This viii not give much comfort
Go the Government
Sir William Harcourt is In the awkward position
Of being under Gre at the same time from Mr
Dsvitt and Lord Harrington. Mr.. Davitt attacks
him for the cruelty with which he was treated
while convict Lord Harrington accuses him of
hefue the real author Of ParneiliSm and Crime
To the first charge Sir William has offered but a
lame defence; TO the second, as yet none. What
Lord harrington does is to quote from one Of Sir
Williams speeches in tho House Of Commons in
ssl. when he said that the doctrine Of the Land
League as expounded by Mr.. Dewey was the doc
trinc of treason and assassination, and denounced
the Fen.ans and the Leaguers as confederates.
Sr william is quite capable Of replying. as did
pisrssn on more famous occasion. that good
ical hss happened since then.
The Tory papers have got hold Of confidential