New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-13

'hHty-three millions of money, If they are In "a
condition to say Yes you chose to send the money
over here but we, by our representatives. pro-
tested against the whole proceeding. Therefore.
III is impossible that. either with Justice or with
decency, YOU can pretend to extract it from us
A very sth, awkward and indigcstible point,
there Mr.. Gladstonc's proposition amounts to
this. that if A. lends b. money. B. NAV repudiate
| the debt If G. protested against his borrowing.
Lord Roseberys amiable invitation 10 the Lib
erai- Unionlsts to Ieoin the other wing of the
Llerai party is but coldly received by Mr.. Cham
! oerlaln What sacrfcecr the eX-Mayor of Brn-
ingham, are you prepared to make to secure re-
union Mr.. Chamberlain himself is not prepared to
sacrifice the precious privilege of saying hard things
about his former colleagues and leader. lie meets
Lord Rosebery with the remark that Mr. Glad
stones Home Rule policy was conceived In secrecy.
born IN deceit, and nurtured evasion Then
he turns upon Mr. Parnell, whom some singular
Briton has, it seems. been comparing to Washing
ton: II is unfortunate comparison observes
Mr. Chamberlain for Washington never told
lie, not even to mslcad the House of Commons
Nor does it promote reunion TO add that in the
speeches of the Gladstonian leaders will lie found
a textbook for revolutionary crime. They have
been, in Mr. Chamberain's view, palliating and de-
Tending a policy which has led straight TO in
timdation and to crime even to the crime of
murder Altogether. Mr. Chamhcrlains grasp
on the olive branch which Lord Roscbcry held out
is feeble. His speech. whole. docs not please
his friends and it has infurated some Of his
opponents into the Of language more bitter
than his own.
Lord Randolph Churchill's third letter on Irish
Land Purchase sets forth, though only in out
line, the scheme which he proposes as a substitute
for the Government measure. lie would begin by
cOnceding local government to Ireland There he
would stop. unless Ireland, through her eighty
six representatives in Parliament, signifies a de-
sire for Land Purchase bill Should they do
that local authorities elected by the people are
to fix the value of the land. As they and the
landlords are not likely 10 agree, the courts Will
determine between them. The value being thus
settled the local authorities may ask Parliament
for the use of the Imperial credit To buy up the
rent charges, mortgaging the local rates as St
curity. Lord Randolph, however. considers land
purchase a but adjunct 10 local government,
and would allow the local au'horities
to use tie Imperial credit for many
other purposes. lie concludes ny
piece Of candid advice TO The Ministry TO avail
themselves OF the opposition 70 the bill AZ an eN-
cuse for withdrawing it, throwing upon It's OPP
ponents the responsibility Of having again lost
golden opportunity of developing peace and pros-
practical politics. With scarcely an important
exception. the whole Unionist press Of London ab-
stains from comment on Lord Randophs seven
columns of d-purchase literature in The Morn
ing Post" That is kind Of boycott which could
not have been practiscd had he sent them to The
Times The most important reference 10 the mat
ter is Mr.. Chambcrlain's, between whom and Lord
Randolph there are reports Of reconciliation
Mr. Chamberlain recognizes the ability of Lord
Randolph's criticism and the sincerity OF his mo
tives, but thinks lie eNaggerates the dangers OF
the Ministerial measure. lie agrees. however. In
urging the adoption Of local government
Carnarvon is a good enough set-oi against AYR. |
Both Of these curious collections OF bororehs show
a feminine fancy for changing their minds Car
parvOn WIS Liberal in $50 by 6j ma aiorlty. Tory |
in 1856 by 1886, and now expresses It's preference
for Home Rule by Is votes out OF 5000. IL is |
vexing, sghs the Unionist organ, but not much |
Of defeat; while TO the Home Rule organ II |
appears thoroughly satisfactory Liberal victory
II was in any case d good siand-up fight, each side
polling more votes than ever before.
The Home Secretary's decision in tie Crcwe
murder caee has produced the usual outcrv. partly
political, partly sentimental. Tie less scrupuious
portion Of the Home Rule press in the TeDricvc
of George and the hanging Of Richard Dawes a
good chance 10 excite prejudice against tie Gov
ernment. more infamous caSc, remarks one
Of these journals, Of an official playing with
Justice for the sake Of popularity never on
record" Another talks Of Mr Matthewss defiance
Of public opinion: but whether he dches courts
public opinion does both at OEcc, he cannot
please these gentlemen. The sentimentalis's de
claim against all capital punishment Thcy too.
not TO be satisfied so long there is "A gallows
standing. 1t is, however. the. duty Of the Home
G. lie
which often cannot be made public. Mr. Mat
thews is a good lawyer though not very good
Home Secretary. The Home Office is practically
a court Of criminal appeal the only there is
in this country IT. may not be the best. but IT
is at any rate better than that appeal court Of n
partisan or half-maudlin press, which some people
would set up instead Of the Home Office.
The lnman Company have 50 far departed from
their policy Of silence as 10 allow Captain Wat
kins 10 make a statement respecting the City Of
Paris, Mr.. Edmund Taylor, the managing director
of the Inman Company joining with him They
deny that openings had been made in the bulk
head dividing the two engnc-rooms before the
accident, and assert that water could have
entered tie port engine unless wreckage
from the starboaTd engine had made hole. lhe Z
cause OF the wreckagc remains still doubtful,
though the passengers who write 10 the papers
seem to agree that the cylindcr-hcad was blown
out Captain Watkins and Mr. Taylor both eN-
oneratc Captain Roberts, of the Adriatic, who
has been cruelty accused in some papers of re
fusing to assist the City OF Paris. Captain
Roberts, they say, stood by the disabled Ship TIL
She signalled All right. 60 ahead" the Alders-
gate, which came with the Adriatic having agreed
10 tow her TO Queenstown. There is still
strong feeling that the lnman Company would
gain by making clean breast Of the whole mat
cr civil engineer, however, writing In The '
Times" to-day, suggests a reasonable doubt
whether they or anybody knows or ire likely 10
know for certain the real cause of the accident
Mr. j S. Morgan's death is deeply amcnted alike
Dy Americans abroad and by the English, among