New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
up, pApyELL'S POSITION STILL ONLh-
SHADOWING ALL OTHER ToPlOS'
TALK ABOUT DIsSOLUTIoN-DoUBTs ADo' INV
vrssoR KOCH's DISCOVERY SOUTH
AFRICAN TEOUBLE-ESS AVS AOAlN01
SOCIALISM OBITUARY
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London, Dec 6.--Onc would have 10 g. find
back into English Parliamentary '"e'o'| and 50
an evont which caused so much Interest ''' .i,,
much political excitement as the n''S>" .I,,, has
Of the Irish party. This is the only 'op'o CIis.
hssp discussed for these ten days LoIu '
burv's spcech, the Parliamentary programme, 1ia
oral Booths social panacca. Professor NOUN
ooveric> the conflict between the EnN'',
Portuguese IN South Africa, Mrs' lo"'o'' II,
der trial and even TIE possiblltl'S VI g" ..
general election as a consequence " '"0 ::
crisis have been forgotten or niue ,,
view of the all-absorbing question: W." ''
nell remain leader OF the lrlsh party % 7
li>h people have watched the Stnie III oon''i'''
room No l : day by day with lhcTc'S'ns INV
aud i, must bc confessed. with increasing admlra-
,ion Of Mr. Parnelrs skill and courage in handling
one of the most unmanagcahle bodies OF men ina,
ever served under political chief. lie mas IA"
tho exceptional advantage Of presiding over the
court that SOUGHT to iulce him. and has had no
scruplc> ahoui conducting the whole proceeoIhS
with a distinct bias to his own advantage Ills
manoeuvrcs TO delay coming 10 conclusion ana
70 avoid direct hostile vote would secure "'i'i'"-
ton almost anywhere.
When first driven To the wall by Mr.. Gladstone
ultimatum, Mr.. Parnell seemed II have a losh-
case In the eyes OF many his manifesto reveal
inc as it did the condolences of his great p"H'l'd'
colleague, and branding that colleague AZ NaN-
o. lraud,' did Mr. Parnell much harm' even
though the dcnials of Mr. Gladstone and MI
Morley would not bear close scrutiny, ana many
OF Mr. Parnes friends prOicssed TO read between
their lines confirmation of MIR. Parnelis 5 chlel con-
tention The Member for Cork began the week
.ire.t4l 4lN-lfp TAO
4 majority Of his colleagues were bent on his de-
position. But they did not reckon upon MT IaT-
ncU's wonderful skill in shaping datoIy tactics
The conclavc of his henchmen on Sunday which
sent Mr. Justin Mccarthy on fools crrand to Mr
Gladstone. and Mr. Gladstoncs and Sir William
Uarcourts refusal to negotiate, enabled Mr. Pdrneh
70 turn the whole course OF the weeks debate
from the immediate and proper object of the
meeting 10 the wide question of the attitude OF
the English leaders toward Home RUE. MI
Nolan'S amendment to refer the whole suhJect 10Y
Irish opinion at Dublin, and Mr. Parnells dccara
ton that he was himself not the representative
Of the Irish members, but of the Irish Nation,
proved a successful endcayor to rouse sympathy
across the Channel. and Notwithstanding the
sweeping condemnation of the Bishops, has met
with daily increasing responses. Amony those
Nationalists in Ireland who are not wholly guided
stronger to-day than month ago. stray phrases
which he has dropped during the Gcrc" conflicts
of the past week indicate Mr.. ParnclPS intention,
if rcccssary 10 appeal to Ireland over the heads
o. the Irish Members His back is against the
wall he is fighting tD the death, and he may yet
stump Ireland against his accusers
tncf1cr ccfrencc or Mr. Parnclls skill in man
aging men was the tact with which he extracted
from his opponents the terms of their cable DIS.
patches to the Irish delegation in America III
hr,ler 70 show how his enemies had tried 10 Mobile
'Mc>srs Dillon and O'Brien on ;heir side If the
struggle The way. too. in which ne STAYED of
The reading of the detailed message from The Amer
lean delegates although the document Was already
in the newspapcrs afforded fresh evidence OF the
wei1ht of Mr. Parnclls authority. Till these
events happened few Enslishmen were aware ~
IN, strength Of Mr. Parrells character and his
itness 70 command the most unruly clements thnt
nave afflicted Parliament for half eenera'loh'
HIS croWniug success as a t1ciican came "heh hI'
chances seemed for the moment desperate by rea-
son Of the BShopS' manifesto. The first impress
sior ,roducrd hv that document was most errors
b. Mr. Parnels prospects But Mr.. Parnrll under
stood better than The EnchSh pubic thai y came
TOO late. II would have possessed real value ha"
il appeared before the Rotunda meetinG or even
hcfro the Irish Members had re elected him their
Mr.. Gla,stonc's lcttcr it is now looked upon hy
many as supplementary procl lamat on Delivered u
the name of morality for a political object ana
~ rid Themselves Of Protestant King St"rk.
The nroductlon of the Ilcrarchic thundcTholt was
2 factor Of immense importance in the hands oI
Mr. Parucll's enemies. lct the effect oi tlls dp-
parcntIy fatal blow was deNtcrousl% avoided Nv
Mr. Parncll by trailing another red herring across
tho debate in the shape of a compromise s'-c"le',
which placed his accu.c crs on me one hand ana
tic English Official Liberals on the other hand
unon the horns of a dilemma. while he sought u
win whatever else might happen
IL their admiration for Mr. ParnchS brIiIah,
fch,ino tbroucbont this absorbing drama. and
the skill with which lie has made many peueF'
that he was exposing trick Of Mr.. Gladstone
8, ,oIr, otr niece Of fraudulent Home Rule, some
L.,.o eoro,tfon and others have forgiven hr.
parpeivs un,crupulous methods and his colossal
i,on,do,ce and his insOlcncc toward MI NIad-
stnre anart from the purity question, Whlch MI
parneu artfullv concealed, but which Is, al'er
all tbe question. The wTangle VIII most Ii"elE
bc settled to-day, but whether the outcome VIII
enable Mr. Parnell 10 nde OIL WIN lf N''''
prize remains 10 Ike seen MI "iaosUohf n"'
not given. and will not give, assurances peuaHE
himself and his supporters, Dut what hc c'iS ''N
personal opinions go long way toward "ec'inS
Mr. Parnclrs views. Mr.. ParneA MAY even ~"
them satisfactory for the sake oi ehuIh3 'n'
dispute with his colleagues, wlthdla"ihS "'"s,"
over the Golden bridge. 4 few hours Will decide
Though Mr.. Gladstone made huge tac'lca'
mistake in seeing the Irshmcn at all ycS'ei""A
to iscuSs Home Rule till Mr.. Parnell had retired
his recent action has done him the reverse oi
harm in the country Instead Of the Hrahd oio
Man MANY households now regard INN as ''e
Holy Old Man. His table is covered WIN 'eie-
grams and congratulations from every part oi EhE
land and Scotland some from Cnionis's VINO h'"
deserted him. others from admirers who drilgh'c"
at his escape from the snare into when MI I"'-
nell intended to entmp him. For II iS ooNlo"S
to everybody that Mr.. ParnclPs acquesrencc at
Uawarden was only assumed with the Object oi
securing further and complete terms Wlch 'hc
Liberals should produce their next Home k"le
measure The tolls of the snarer now stand re-
vealed and the Liberal leaders can spare the
wrecking Of their Cabinet if they remember To
md ops of