New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23


London Jan. CIT is impossible to exaggerate
the toy and enthusiasm Of the GladstOnians at tho
victory OF their candidate. Mr.. Furness over the
Liberal U'nonist candidate Mr.. Gray. in the election
held Yesterday at IarepoOl to fill the seat in Iara'
ment made vacant by the death Of Thomas Richard
SON Liberal Cnonist. Coming. it did. Just beforo
the rca ,sembling Of Parliament, and Just after the
Irish controversies. which have done 50 much to
weaken the Gladstonan party. the victory Of Mr.
Furncss at IIartlepool has greatly encouraged Mr..
Gladsiones followers.
To a CORES poudcnt at HartlepOOl who sent Mr.
Gladstone a congratulatory dispatch Mr.. Gladstone
teecraphcd The election is. from the time and
circumstances. by far the most important since 17eo.
The limits OF a telegram preclude giving my i"ii
meaning but all must see that the simple hGures OF
the poll reduce to and ashes the declarations OF
Iord salisbury Sir Henry James Mr.. G3schen and
the Duke of Westminster upon what they call re
cent events
Dublin jan o." The Express to-day announces
that Mcssrs Parncll. O'Brcn Dillon and McCartny
have simply come TO an agreement III tesaou aouor,i ~
maintaining status quo until the next Hc"ci"'
election
The victory won by the Home Rule candidate IN
artlepoo Yesterday has revived the dropping Interest
in the Irish question. and it was discussed eagerly
Yesterday by prominent Irishmcn in this city, u WHOM
any indication that the Of Home Rule mas no,
gone backward on account Of recent troubles Is wei
come
Richard VI. Walters who has been always geher
Gus contributor To all funds which have been ooe''cu
70 helm along the lbc.ation Of ireland, and who bore
in rcrson 10 Mr.. Gladstone the costly mem"rih S"p
,crbcd by the ri-hmcn Of New York I'm recognition OF
his great services said that the victory was the MOS.
signal Of all the victories which the Home Rulers nan
won in England since The general election.
what effect will it have upon the Paneli coh'ro
ver,y!" 49,
1T WILL think hasten a settlement Of that trouo'c
bnt II /, liable to postpone the general eleciloh''
"Whyl7
"wen II shows the Tories that tho country from
hoir =, inf of view +, not ripe for general election
however rpc IL may BE- from the point Of view "t inc
Home Rucr, Parliament i, now lfcly to run ihr'hH"
the statutory limit Of seven wears or III o''cr "''"
nntn the summer of neat ycl.'
Doe, the victory prove that Mr.. Glad-oneS ie''r'
were unfoundcd when he based his request for Mr'
Parncrs resignation the ground that he conld no'
otherwise hold the English Liberal elcc'' a'e 'orV'
on the Home Rule question !7
THAT +, altogether doubtful Mr.. Walters rcplle'
thouchtfullv 1T i, a. likely not that the victory
was won in spite Of. aud not because Of Mr. Fafnch
refusal To retire
DO Won mean that it wa because they were deter
mined to stick To- Home Rule
mean said Mr.. Waite. that II may Dc 'aNc"
to lac a, much a rcbul,c t. Mr.. I@rnc personally ioi
continued adherence 70 the Home Rule programme
rut il is not. Of course for me. no. ior any oune'
Iri,hman 10 split hair IN spcculane upon Wha' may
or NAV not have been the cause Of H. We see IN II
an emphatic victory IN favor Of Hon" Rule for iF'an
= nr,-pcct Of many more trumph' Of the same hnd'
should occasion i-".'
What innueucc viii II have upon Mr.. farel -
doubt whether it Will bavr any influence at AL
Mr. Parncn la taken his present stand. not from eN
he & WINGED that hc l. richt I,
and therefore il is Just likely that this Home Inlr
victory in lIartepooI will have Just - lttc lhhu.hto
I'm changing his and IL could only c!anse II IN
the direction Of keeping him hrm"r-ihan Homo KUN
defeat would have had ,
r. r. OCounNr. " T.. WHO /, having round -
social cninymcnts n this and the n"-hh"Hn- 'l''
while awaiting the outtome u tho NEGOTIATIONS DEW. u
uill.u and Parncll wa del gifted at ~" nrV-- II -
A magnificent victory p" said. ana ~hnv- tha ui'
Icpnrrlty of ENGLAND lriNc >iI lrd'ui W' iilIh Ih
Mr. Gladstone and hi- effort, for Ireland
VIII II tend - a settlement of the Parnch c"nif"
vc-Sv ,1 -, .- ..,
u hope it viii hope for ANYTHING ihat may cu'
once for a1 and in satisfactory way thi- most "h
f.rfu affair