New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22

republicansm which he presently recanted. lie
subsidized into strictly respectable and capable OF
fcialism. Then came the Divorce Court ana
some years of seclusion II he succeeds in making
his way back into public life. he will return,
not perhaps TO republicansm. which offers no
immediate reward to adventurous politicians, but
70 Socialism in some form or other. He is to be
the Moses who is to conduct the 1sraelites OF
labor to the newly promised land or TO the New
Jerusalem without land. which some of them
prefer I do not know whether the labor de-
mocracy have been consulted in this matter,
whether any bargain has been struck between
them or their managing agents on the side and
Sir Charles Dixie the other. Sir Charles. Low
ever. is understood TO De ready to go as far
as anybody in the new crusade. Adultery is not
to be an item in his programme any more than
it is In Mr.. Parnelfs; but. neither is it to be a
disqualification, nor is any public announcement
of his purpose expected at present. Everything
is 10 proceed quietly. The Socialists themselves
are probably not aware Of the new evangel who is
10 prepare the way for their advent to power,
though some of their leaders may be.
Mr. Gladstone has added one more plank to
his platform, already a curious piece of divers-
fed mosaic. He received on "Wednesday dcputa-
ton from eighty Womcns Liberal associations,
who wanted him to support the claims of women
to I've County Councillors. Il do not gather,
remarked this sometimes pliabe and always plaisl-
bic statesman, that there will he much oppoSl-
tion to such measure, and yon have my support
10 YOUR principle" These Womcns Liberal asso-
Citations were invented as kind Of Liberal seton
t0 the Primrose League. They were not bound
to concern themselves with local administration
nor TO pose rs champions of wOman's rights III
local or general politics: but number OF eN-
trcmely jealous women including Lady Aberdeen,
Dowager Lady. Sandhurst. Miss Golden and MISS
Cons, have got hold of the machine and are run
ming it. at full speed Mr. Gladstone is not the
man to resist an appeal of that sort with votes
behind it, for these ladies do influence large
number of votes. The question rather Is. who
will resist? ? For in both political parties. men of
very high standing have committed themselves
10 the principle of women voting, involving prob
ably the greatest Of all social revolutions.
Mr. Gladstoncs public occupations during the
last seven days have included lecture on Homer
to the boys AT EiOn. cmbcllishcd with Interesting
passages Of autobiography; journey 10 Hastings
Under the guidance Of Mr.. Harcourt, Sir Williams
SON; speech Of an hour and a half at Hastings
attendance d, two dinners given by Lord and
Lady Aberdeen al their house in Grosvenor square
TO meet him reception of the wOmcn's dcputa-
and long correspondence with the Chancellor Of
the Exchcquer, cmbodying corrections of
errors in the Hastings speech. accompanied by a
handsome apology for having made them IL
might he added that lie has been studying the
newest aspect nf international copyright! on
which he holds most singular opinions. His
health continues 10 be political topic OF the
first importance. The truth appears Ia he that,
when he has a considerable effort to make like
that at Hastings, he pulls himself together and
speaks with much of his old vigor and Animate a
When this impulse, or inspiration, ", perhaps,
stimulus of necessity is lacking, marked decrease
of his former energy and vitality is pcrccp'ible.
London has escaped, at least for the present.
one Of the two pcrils which threatened its peace
The bill for n subway from Paddington through
Kcnsington Gardens 10 Kcnsington has been aban-
doned in Difference 10 that public opinion 10
which railway promoters sometimes show
respect. So the most beautiful park in London
is safe for another rear. Mr.. lnumann. who sits
for Camberwell must have much Of the credit. II
a Tory can have credit for anything. ON the
other hand the too able Sir Edward WatkLn has
carried through the House Of Commons by
majority of over 100 the second reading of his
bill for destroying the Northwest of London 10y
a new railway. In vain did the bcst-Inown
as Mr. Tadema and Mr. Burnc Jones, and the
whole art colony of st. johns Wood, protest
There is in the House of Commons force stronger
than public opinion, black band Of
railway directors who, on all railway questions
where the interests of separate railways are not III
conflict, vote solid. They are often reinforced
as on this occasion, by lawyers and other proies-
sionas. whose occupations make or have made
railway patronage important 10 them Add To
these the provincial representatives OF counties
and cities who look for new prosperity from new
railroad and add again that large body OF radl-
Gals who delight in any novelty that threatens
existing interests with disturbance. Add also'
the large minority who sincerely believe that every
ncyv railway must be beneficial to the public at
LARGE Add all these together and they easily
make up the majority for this most ml"chlevouS
measure. There remains some chance oi 50 after
ina the bill in committee to save that particular
quarter of London from the vandals "ho already
think it their own.
NAV confirm what I said last week ahour
copyright bv a passage from Mr.. James Fayn, the
novelist, who writes as follows:
"The Copyright bill is certainly so far as II
ooes. A tribute to the right an instalmcht oi
Justice. Yet when it has been spoken oi az
all-and it has been very generally iSnored-It mas
been with grudging words, and what has been
selected for observation has been its shortcomings
Mr.. Payn points out acncly enough. two rca-
sons for this treatment first, the class chleiS
benefited writer's of fiction, have no political OF
social Importance novelsts away from their
novels being nobodics; second, other book makers
rot of the imaginative kind, not subject to piracy
are angry at Others good fortune.
IF journalists adds Mr.. Payn, were con-
cerned or industries ont of which fortunes couId W.
made there would be paeanS of triumph
Not less interesting is Mr.. Walter Bcsants IT,
mark in this months Author, the usciuI an"
| excellent organ Of the society OF AUTHORS W.
Peasant sees and urges that America VIII now '''.