Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-05
PARNELL AND dixie.
The Ones 0ffense Condemned and the
Others. 0Ondoned
DOMESTIC PURITY FOR IRELAND.
Certificate of Good Moral Character for
England's Candidate.
PROVING A GLADST0NlAN NIGHTMARE.
Influence of the Catholic Clergy in the
Irish Elections,
M'CAR THYTES ARE HIGHLY JUBlLANT.
The Sligo Election a Fatal Blow for
the Deposcd Leadcr-Gladstone
in Much Better
Spirits. n-~


tCoDWtgh 1891 bU James Gordon Bcnnstt1
LONDON, April Al York Herald
Cabe-Special to The BEE.l-Sir Charles
Dixie is beginning to weigh like nightmare
on the Gladstonian leader. Having shattered
the Irish alliance In defense Of domesti pur-
1ty, how are they to give a certificate of good
moral character to the Dixie family and the
rest of the hareml Dixie has retired his own
case In private court and brought in unani-
mously verdict of not guilty. This is in
every way pleasanter than gong into the
witness box on a regular trial and su bmitting
to cross examination. Dixie declined that or
deal, but his pamphlet has now been sent to
every mem Der of parliament alleging his
complete innocence, Again the question
arises, what will Gladstone do, having or
dered Parncll into retirement for an offense
far less gross will the good cid man
receive Dixie with open armsl 1t is under
stood that he has been sounded on the sui b.
ject and came to the conclusion not to inter
fere in any way with Dilkes candidature for
parliament. He holds that he has no right
to dictate to the constituency a choice of
mem Der, but will not consent to resume any
relations with Dixie, regarding his pamphlet
as no answer TO the verdict Of the sworn ury
approved by Justice Hammer. Most of Dl1e's
parliamentary friends look upon his attempt
to force his way back with disapproval, The
house of commons is not puritanical but will
not stand the presence of Il man practically Y
convicted of grave ofense in a court oflaw.
| remember Dilkes efforts to hold
his ground in the parliament of 1885. He
came every day but was cut dead
by his fellow members. When he took his
seat place soon cleared ON each side, and
in the DIVISION lobbies and smoking rooms
he stood an isolated figure, AT last he had
10 give up and so it would be again.
Meanwhile Parnell Is being mashed by the
Catholic clergy, and the Sligo election was a
fatal blow. The boast of the ant-P Parnellites
that he cannot carry single seat in all Ire
land seems likely to be justified by events.
The priests have got him in their power and
mean to crush him.
During the remainder of the present par
lament Parnell may worry and annoy his
former followers but his teeth are broken
The McCarthyites are highly jubllant today
and Gladst tone is IN m ch better spirits.
Much interest is being shown in the at
tempts of Horatio Bottomby to get elected to
parliament in spite Of his dub bious record in
connection with various pu bile companies
lucky shareholders. One OF Bottomby's
schemes was to buy up lot of rotten Anglo
American continental papers at rubbish
prices, palm them off upon British green
horns for 100000, and with e 900 of work
ing capital, he then calculated that Galig-
nani's Messenger, already moribund, could
earu interest on the en- tire sum. The scheme
utterly collapsed, the company is in the
hands of a receiver, wretched
Galignani checked into debts, and
the shareholders are furious, but Bottomby,
with the spoils in his pocket, coolly offers
himself for parliament. A formida BILE attack
has been opened upon him from several
quarters, from which the plalntive moans of
Galignani are not likely to deliver him at
present
English dupes have had enough of kept
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