New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26

| the wrong way. 1t is at any rate, bid for popu-
| arity, an appeal for Nonconformist support, and
it spikes good many Gladstonian guns. Even
| that does not recommend it TO some od-fashOned
| Conservatives, with whom convictions are more
| than politics. The clerical section of the Tory
party will be in arms against proposal which
threatens that large control over education which
| the Church contrived TO secure in 1870,
| and has since maintained and increased.
| ANY Ministry which frees education will do
| beneicent act but Mr. Goschen does it by methods
which will not add TO his reputation a fnancicr.
With a surplus of two millions he RENTS no single
tax, reduces none, and relieves no human being
| from any of his burdens. The income tax is not
touched. The admitted injustice of that does not
| appeal to Mr. Goschcns financial conscience.
| Death duties are left as they were No effort IS
made to adjust the inequality of taxation as be-
tween landed and personal property. 1t is for
! political reasons, sensational budget. There It's
merits end, unless it be merit to have filed Glad
stonian breasts with anxiety. The Liberals know
| that free education is popular cry in
the country. They expected TO have it all
| TO themselves and 10, the Tories have sud
denly seized on it. So popular is the cry that
notion at once spread among the Opposition that
this is a dissolution budget. The notion is born
Of panic. The speech III which the scheme was
| propounded was very long, often confused and
tiresome as a whole. 1t became memorable by
an interccion from Mr.. Gladstone. IL would
need n whole session. said Mr.. Goschen, to recon-
struct the income tan A century. exclaimed
Mr.. Gladstone That pledges him to perpetua'e
tax which he cainot justify. But Mr. Gladstone
himself is not perpetual.
That flowing tide which Mr.. Gladstone elo-
oucntly declared to he with him, has been HOW
| ing the wrong way this week. The l"ries nav
| carried three elections. They returned ME- "lo"S
| fer the City of London where the Gl"GS'ohl'ls
did not think there was water elouGh 10 Ho"'
! their ship and Stunned contest. lhcN cI''''"
! Mr. Morrell for Mid-OXfordShre by 6sN myo'l'S'
tho Tory vote increasing $40 since the last ecc-
tion. and the Liberal diminishing by ST. lhc\
won Whtehavcn yesterday b. more than double
the last majority of Mr.. Bentinck. who was sup
posed 10 hold this seat on personal GROUNDS
rather than political Three more elections are
| IN follow of which the Clodstonians may proo-
! ably carry at least one. All six seatc were loI\
! before so that the Ministry can in no event a0'
! ANYTHING to their majority in the House OIL 'o"r
mons. and may lose. But what everybody Is NO"
Watching with attention Is the drllt ol P"'Ho
opinion When they we're winning nye-eiec'io"S
! the Gladstonans thought them significant ana
perhaps they still do. :,
| Mr. Gladstone has gone one step lar'nei i,
eulogy Upon boycotting, Of which he once uecl'ie"
,.iolence and outrage 10 be the ultimate sanction.
Now in a letter to Mr.. Benson, lately the Llp''"i
candidate for Mid-OXfordshirc, he calls 1t the
/ civil right of peaceful combination. II IS IN MS
view the Government who guilty OF violence
| II is the wicked Mr. Balfour who intcrcies WtlA
| This civil rabt of peaceful combination NO doup'
he does Mr.. Dillon and Mr.. O'BreA are al ms
moment in gaol, convicted of conspiracy carrie"
out by boycotting. assaults and violence. ''"e'
patriots are in prison for terms varying rom one
| 10 ten years, all of them for asserting inc cNI'
right of peaceful combination. They asserted II
| by using explosives in Tipperary, by moohiEh'IhS
! and in other similar peaceful ways Inc llh'
peopIe.n saws Mr.. Gladstone. have seen theit
| peaceful public meetings put down by Inethods OF
| violence which would not for an instant ne 'oi-
! erated in this country The remark seems IL
timed coming as it does the week after an equally
| neaceruI public meeting had been put down by
methods of violence in Bradford Police ana troops
were used in Bradford, as they are used IN Ireland
They are used 10 keep the peace, 10 protect prop
crtv and TO maintain order The use OF tnem IN
| Ireland interlercs with Mr.. Gladst0nes pohtcal
schemes and he dcnounccS il as method OF vlo-
! lencc If a policeman arrests an Irish patriot' il
is coercion; but Mr. Gladstone has not vet de-
nounccd as coercion the use 0! the troops and
| nolico in Bradford Some Of his followers have.
! Coercion is perhaps on the whole les effective
cry than il was The last man who ought 70 clIt-
else it. SAYS Mr.. Ballour, ." IS one who. like Mr.
| Gladstone has the unique distinction Of having as
| Prime Minister passed and administered no less
than three coercion actsall from his present point
Of view more open 10 criticism and objection than
the one now in force.
| Mr. Balfour's rctort upon Mr. Gladstone with
reference 10 Land bills is even more striking than
! unop coprcion II viii he convenient 10 take the
Aou~ G.t,-s Nir ,ltI-f
70 Mr.. Balfour. involved an immediate liability Of
| thirty millions sterling with contingent liability
! Of ono hundred millions. Yours, replies Mr Bal
| four involved an immediate liability of fifty
millions with a contingent liability Of ono hundred
and fifty millions. Balfour provides for eviction,
in case Of default. by the Imperial authority who
can enforce il Mr. Gladstone 10y Irish authorities,
who could not enforce it. NJ Balfour allows
| landlords 10 sell if they please. Mr.. Gladstone
comDored landlords TO sell whether they wished
% or not Mr.. Balfour's bill is practically accepted
in IFS main features by all the IRISH parties MI
| Gladstonc's was opposed by all the lflSh parucN'
and English too. Finally. Mr.. 'dads'ones was
| withdrawn amid universal cNccraton. Mr. Bal
four's will pass with general applause. No wonder
| NJ Gladstone is not pleased with the comparison
Mr. parneU prone as ever to practical views
| and fond Of fqlres recommends tie Lana plll
% Ireland on the ground that II VIII reduce ''c
rents oT 100000 farmers 40 per cent flsuie5 Vi
,hat notcncv compel tie most reluctant opponents
to smother or at least to disguise, their hostility
~. .I'a u,oasuro What harm," asks Mr. Parneli
will the reduction of ronts do to the cause OF OF
Irish Natjonaljty2" And he declares that ne VIII
NOT deprive tenants of such benefits merely 10
,Ioasc English Radicals lie stands on ms old
pround. He will take all he can get lot ire"nu
from either or any English party lheh he VIII
ask for ntparnel'es I 40 or hoy qrc ron Ing
DN',7 ai,tair racl<re,,ts They and Mr. Gladstone
no hath nneasv. both explaining that they are
hntb for and against Mr.. Balfour's BILL the first
oIanee of which has been passed after ten days
A. Cor tactics.