New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-11

honored colleague His portrait by West End
loafer, the Hon. John Collier brother to another
West End loafer, Lord Monkswcll, hangs in the
New Gallery. His speeches reported at
length IN the papers and discussed with full
sense OF their importance. He is candidate
for Parliament and kind of popular hero and
you see the kind of nonsense which he spouts
and which multitudcs cheer in Hyde Park. There
were other speeches Mr. Davitt. for example,
told this mass of mostly uneducated men that
they ought to force" Parliament to legislatc as
they wished.
This is the black side of the business What
was cOmmcndable was the good order Kcpt, the
good temper shown, and the good sense in the
general conduct of such a demonstration. The
roughs, for once. were in the minority. Every
thing passed off. not quite smoothly, Tor the ar
rangements for the procession were Ineffective, but
peacefully. Mr. Burns probably Justihed IN
describing IT the largest concourse OF real Eng
lish workmen ever assembled In Hyde Park.
The Homc-Rue camp is in commoton because
Of Mr.. Parncll's repeated and protracted absence
from Parliament The Irish party have been left
so long without leader often at moments when
leader was urgently wanted that they have
chosen for themselves, says one of their number,
kind of vice-leadcr. Mr.. Dillon is to act i'll Mr..
Parnell's absence as Mr.. ParnelIs lieutenant. Mr..
caly, moreover, is to return in order 10 lead the
Opposition in Committee to the Land-Purchase bill
Other temporary makeshifts are heard of. but they
| are all temporary and are all makcshlfts. The
Irish have no man who can stand up against Mr..
Parnell, or lead them as body There is, in fact,
nobody whom they will all follow, nobody capa-
bic of asserting his authority over all sections of
this somewhat divided band; still less anybody
who. in a critical moment has tenth part of
Mr.. Parnels sagacity.
He is. l hear, angry. AMI not without cause.
at the rather COOL not 10 say concmptuous. treat
ment of his land proposal by Mr. Gladstone and
by the GadstoDians in general II he is not 10
be consulted or his opinion respected on n qres-
tion essentially Irish why should he take the
trouble TO attend sittngs of the House. when he
finds the air better in wcll-tnown suburb Of
London? 1t is hardly civil to say that the irish
leader is sulking IL his tent yet that is what
some of his followers say. Perhaps the
truth, or part of the truth. is that his health
is still uncertain and that he does not choose TO
squander what strength he has on an opposition
which, just at this moment. seems sterile.
There Is not anywhere on the Opposition benches
much buoyancy Of soul The Home Rulers have
found certain amount OF comfort during the
last few days in a story Of cstraneement between
Lord Harrington and Mr. Chamberlain Lord
Harrington has ruthlessly spoiled their story. lie
declares that be and Mr. Chamberlain are cx-
cellent friends they have always been, and
pronounces all rumors TO the contrary many
inventions of the enemy.
The election for East Bristol supplies more solid
satisfaction to the Home Rule mind The Glad
stonian majority is not only maintained, but In
creased Sir Joseph Weston actually polling more
votes than Mr.. Cossnam in 1885. when the Liberal
party had not been split into two opposing sections
Mr. Chamberlain has been making one Of those
Irish speeches. of which he has made many. full
of sense, argument and ingenuity. which yet some
how leave matters very much where they were
before He offered one more fresh suggestion for
getting out Of the wood. He would have a CON
ference between Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Gladstone.
They are TO try whether they could not between
them contrvc some scheme Of land purchase ac-
ceptabe 10 all parties. 1t is most unlikely that
they will even try.
Many other speeches have been delivered dur
the week, of which the most noticeable j.
Mr.. Asquith's, at Cambridge, 70 the Eighty Club.
lie tries more to force Mr. GlAdstonc's hand
on Home Rule but will fail now as lie has failed
before. What is important is his repeated dcclarn-
ton in favor of breaking mp the existing Empire
and forming new one by federation In other
words. he wants Home Rule all ronnd-liome
Rule for England, Scotland and Wales. well
as for Ireland. He is a leader if not the leader,
Of considerable Young Radical party When
he becomes considerable enough 10 attract general
attention he will be a valuable ally 10 the
Unionist party. His mclting-pot policy has only
TO be known 10 be condemned and when Home
Rule for Ireland is seen 10 lead 10 mere rcvolu-
ton, it must be dropped, unless it rcpudiatcs
such supporters as Mr.. Asquith.
The temperance question is perhaps the most
important of those which have come up. though
incidentally, this week in the House Of Commons.
battle is 10 be fought on the compensation
question; that is, whether when licenses are can
ccllcd. the holders 10 be paid for the value /
Of the property thus coniscated The Lawson !
Caine party will oppose compensation in every !
shape and FORM and they are hoping 10 induce |
Mr.. Gladstone 10 join them in obstructing every |
such proposal. The Government are committed !
TO the principle. and even Lord Randolph Churchill
says he will never DC party 10 what amounts 10 |
robbery. SO formidable is the temperance vote !
doubtful; so doubtful that it can hardly be made |
"a Cabinet question.
Lord Rosebcry has completed an elaborate !
review Of the years work of the London County |
Council. Reports Of his three speeches fill many |
columns They are meant 70 persuade Londoncrs !
that theil Council has served them well.
or ruled them well done both we'll Yet | |
apprchend that the general feeling remains
as before. that the Council is a body with the
best intentions but so filed with the spirit of
innovation to embark upon many enterprises
of mischief. They have been kept in hand By
Lord Roeebcry, whose present pancgyric on his
colleagues fails 10 convince the public that the
Radical majority in the Council are wise and
prudent men
Mr. Stanley has had his reception at Albert
Hail. has paid his visit to the Queen at Windsor,
where he dincd lectured and slept, and has re-
turned to London to plunge again into social
dis. patton. His welcome at Albert Hall, under
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