New-York tribune., 1891-05-17

this English journal discusses this morning with
rainstaldng simplicity. The basis of its specula-
tions is dispatch from the Dalzel Agency In
New-York, saying that Mr. Blaine is broken down
physically Some of his friends, who did not
know the true degree of credibility attaching to
Mr. Dalziel, cabled yesterday for news and heard
| with pleasure that Mr.. Blaine was very we'll
But THE Tmess" editor seems still trustful of
| its correspondents veracity, whose calumnes
against Mr.. Blaine with reference to the Behring
Sea have been the worst scandal of recent English
journalism. Hence this column of placid common
places, Vague "reminiscences, conjectures and pre-
dictions. The hostility of the writer Is less Naked
less clumsy than Mr.. Dalziel's, but none the less
marked. He perceives, however, that Mr.. Blaine's
diplomatic successes are likely to secure him q
rush Of electoral approbation"-w that may
mean--or will secure it, should he settle the
Behring Sea and Louisiana difficulties and one or
two Others to the Nations liking. Otherwise"
concludes this oracle it looks II his history
with its divers approaches to the crown Of Ameri-
can ambition, would repeat the experiences Of
other eminent leaders whom their parties were
willing to follow, but not TO vote for" You will
all understand therefore, that the greatest favor
you can do The Times" Is to nominate anybody
but Mr.. Blaine
We have been favored with verbatim report
by cable of one portion of Mr. Clevelands speech
to the Cleveland Democratic Association of Buff
falo. 1t has been read here with JOY The good
Free Trader the good anti Republican, the anti
American. all find in this speech something TO
delight them. So does that large section of the
English public which likes tnkling rhetoric,
mixed metaphors and the classic style Of Mr..
Jefferson Brick.
Mr.. Parnell's speeches negotiations plans, re-
ceptions and political tactics continue among the
essential topics of each week He is still believed
| to be losing ground in Ireland, where Clericalism
is arrayed against him, where the four Arch
bishops, the twenty.three bishops and the whole
Roman Catholic clergy have set in motion, and
are keeping in motion day and night, every engine
of priestly influence that can be used to compass
his destruction Nevertheless, he survives, He
not only survives, but he is still the most
powerful living Irishman. He may not be, and
probably is not, match for the big black band
who beset him; but neither among all his foes is
there any one man who is his match. He has made
this week remarkable speech at Mullingat in Ire
land and another in the East End of London.
1t is the speech of statesman, and in the irish
party parties there is no other Statesman
There is, on the whole, no other lrishman who
knows the land question to the bottom, none
other who maintains a position Of perfect 1ndlt-
ference with respect to the English parties, none
other who puts the welfare of the Irish tenant
before all party advantage. He has of course
the most extreme and probably treasonabe Interior
views, but ne never loses chance to seize an
advantage for the tenants He will probably ex-
tract from Mr.. Balfour such modification OF
the Land bill as will go far to settle the Irish
land question for some generations. 10 nope
that anything can be settled once for all, or per-
in Traa ie to
At Mullingar on Sunday and at Lmehouse on
Wednesday he set forth his new proposal or his
reasons for supporting what is known as the aAo-
cation amendment to Mr.. Balfour's bill. This new
clause provides for the ALLEGATION of the sums avail
able for purchase in proportion to the value OF the
holdings Ii seemed probable that under the
original bill the expenditure Of the &30.0OO,OOO
sterling provided by the bill would buy out only
one fourth of the whole number of tenants. There
are according TO Mr.. ParnelPs figures, $4,000
| tenances in all, and he believes that by adopting
| this principle of ALLEGATION 1000 tenants would
become owners of land In other words, while the
! original scheme would relieve one-fOurth Of the
tenants this will turn into contented possessOrs Of
the soil more than five-siXthS Of the whole number.
That is his latest contribution to the settlement Of
| the Irish land question. The immense majority of
| the poorest tenants may probably owe to him the
| chance of immediate and secure ownership Of the
| land they til-a peaceful revolution that must
bring large measure Of peace TO that distracted
country. Mr.. Parnell spoke at Limehouse amid
much disturbance and violent opposition. AS he
sat down an old lady in front rose, shook her fist
| Mr.. Parnel and cried out:
| "You bad mani It's shame you didn't behave
yourself"
What is this ejaculation but Mr. Gladstone's
| long manifesto turned into the vernacular?
The sanguine politicians who hoped to see the
! Irish Land bill through the Committee this week
| have been disappointed. Even the hope of a
| longer recess at Whitsuntide held out by the
| Government though it hastened progress, did not
carry the bill through. The proposed new clauses,
| of which some are important remain to be con-
sidered So the House, instead of adjourning
till Monday week, must resume next Thursday.
One other incident has been the solemn expulsion
| of Captain Verney, which voted unanimously
| on Tuesday. with minimum of discussion.
| There is no better proof that the Gladstonians
| have regained hope than the temperance Of Sir
| William Harcourt the stump 1hat stalwart
champion has ever since the breakup OF the
| Parnel- Gladstone alliance sought the sweet
seclusion of his domestic freside The victories
at Stowmarkct and Marlboro have brought him
| out and his speeches in Devonshirc this week ring
| with exultation real or assumed. Probably there
| is some of both.
The last two eections-for the Tory majority
in Dorset was too narrow to be comfortable-have
bevond doubt modified the political views of both
sides The Tories own that they are disappointed
The Gladstonians have resumed their arthmetical
prophecies, and endless columns of figures are
paraded to prove that the country is with them
They have pluclled up some heart, as man does
on slight grounds when his dependency has
reached its lowest depths and can go no lower but
their Irish difficulties are just as great as ever
BY way of tightening them, they set ahoa1 ro-
mort that Mr. Dwyer Gray had resolved to abandon
| Mr. PornclI and THE Freeman's Journal" was ex-
nectcd "a follow Mr.. Gray. This report has been
PROMPTLY denied by Mr. Gray himself. What