The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-22

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The duty Of New Workers is to stand
shoulder to shoulder. irrespective OF party.
like these two newspapers OF Chicago. and
deliver to PIATT-FAssETT Republicanism
tho blow It deserves.
Vote for FLOWER and SHEEHAN. The
rights and interests OF the State and city
Of New York are not to be tempered with
and trampled on with impunity.
Tho New Leader Of tho House Of Conn
mons.
Tho appointment Of Mr.. A. J. BAbFoUR to
succeed the late Mr.. w. H. SMITH as First
Lord Of the Treasury and leader OF the
House Of Commons. means that the Glad
stonians are. after all. to have no walkover
Mt the next general election. 1t means that
henceforth the policy Of the Unionist coali-
ton will be astute. resourceful. and ag-
gressive, and that the utmost will be made
Of the opportunities offered by the lack OF
union among Irish Nationalist and by the
unsatisfied attitude OF British workingmen
toward the Liberal party.
Since the opening Of the present Parlia-
ment In the autumn Of 1886 Mr.. BALFoUR
has been necessarily in the public eye. AS
a Parliamentary tactician he has shown
himself inferior to Mr.. GLADSTONE alone.
He has moro readiness and quickness
than Mr.. JOHN MORLEY. and he pro-
duces the same impression Of speaking
from deep conviction and with COM
plete sincerity. For him tho turbulence
Of Sir WILLIAM HARcoURT has no terrors.
and his irony is to Sir WILLIAMS coarse
hot mir
hludgeon. The frankness and holiness
Of his hostility are less distasteful to
the Irish members than the luke
warm and interested friendship Of some
Gladstonians. In Ireland itself, since the
acknowledged success Of his measures for
tho relief Of sufferers from the potato
blight. Mr.. BAIFouR Is universally respect
ed, and he is at this moment less in need Of
police protection than are many Of the Nc
Carthyites. Throughout the United King
dom it ID felt by friends and enemies alike
that Mr.. BALFoUR Is al honest and straight
forward politician: that no doubt is possible
Us to where he stands to-day or where he
will stand tomorrow. The result is mas
terry Of the confidence and affection OF his
party such as no Tory leader has attained
to since the day Of Sir ROBERT PEEL.
Inasmuch as the real battle-ground OF all
constructive legislation for the United King
dom Is the House OF Commons. the leader
Of that body must necessarily have tho
largest share in shaping political pro-
grammes. no matter who may happen to
be the ostensible chief Of the party in power.
acquired at this juncture by Mr.. BALPoUR Is
.I.1- Hz. 1N IL HI
is quite capable Of resuming the game
played SO effectively by WILLIAM PITT. and
which resulted In rallying a large proper
ton Of the Catholic Wings and Of the Irish
Catholic Bishops in favor OF the passage Of
the Act Of Union. The bride offered by
WILLIAM PITT was Catholic emancipation;
the bribe offered by Mr.. BALFoUR may be
Q nuniflcent educational endowment OF
the Catholic Church in Ireland. such
as the Gladstonians. trammelled as
they are by the prejudices and APP
prehenslons Of the Nonconformists. never
would be able to confer. A year ago
he avowed his readiness to apply large
sums from the imperial treasury to tho
foundation Of an Irish Catholic university
which should be in all respects the equal OF
Trinity College. Dublin. At that time he
had not power enough to force his wishes
upon his party. but such power will hence
forth be his. He is quite capable of entering
into secret combination with Mr.. CHAM
BxRLAIN. In which the lattor shall enact the
part Of memorable antl-Catholic. while he
would reserve for himself tho role Of we'll
timed mediation and liberality. Should Mr..
CHAMBERLAIN denounce. as he has declared
L. IT, - dot, To-, AI,~
formist constituencies the interference of
the Catholic priesthood with tho ballot box In
Ireland-an interference for which since
Mr.. PAHNELLs death there is no pretext-
II Is not only possible. but probable. that
the Glsdstonians would DO constrained to
tie the hands Of Dublin legislature 80 as
to make 1t powerless to assist the Catholic
Church. Then to the Catholic hierarchy.
which would have no longer anything to
win from English Liberals. Mr.. BALFoUR
would say. Reject home rule which can
bring you nothing; support the Union and
I will give you everything that Mr.. GLAD
STONE has denied" II such policy as this
be carried out during the next year and a
half-and 1t should be remembered that the
statutory term Of the present Parliament
does not expire until June. 1s93-he would
be bold man who should deny the posi-
bility of startling political changes In
Ireland.
The accession OF Mr.. BALFoUR to the post
OF leader OF the Commons would insure
the Introduction and prompt passage Of the
bill for the local government Of Ireland. to
which no Is personally committed. Who
ever may become the next Irish Secretary
OF fulfilling Mr.. BAIiYoUn's pledges. 1t has
never been doubted that the above-men-
toned measure. Notwithstanding the pro-
visions with which the Tories would try to
safeguard the interests OF the English gar
rison. would upon the whole inure to the
advantage OF the Irish NaMonalists. pro-
vided the latter were united. But the
very fact thata preponderance Of political
power In given district would under the
proposed bill belong to the local ma
foritiea yyo,,Id increaae tina rasOurcea