New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09

he was In America and he adhered to his manifesto
/ from America Which views and which manifesto?
asked Mr. Parnell blandly Not those cabled
TO the Leinster Hall meeting, when Mr.. Dillon
and his colleagues said, We stand by tho leader
ship OF the man who has carried the Irish cause
through unparalleled suffering, not only from
gratitude for past services, but from profound
convection that his matchless qualities as leader
are necessary for the safety Of the National cause.
This cabled pledge was after the verdict in the
divorce court. but before Mr.. Gladstone had
yielded to Nonconfomst pressure. and had ordered
the Irish people to abandon this matchless leader.
| Mr. Parnell did not fail 30 bring out the point.
He brought out another. Il will ask Mr. Dillon"
said Mr.. Parnell "when ever permitted eccles-
astical direction and dictation to take the place
of the public and free will of this country" He
spoke throughout with courage, but not in the
| tone OF man who expects TO win. He leans
each week more and more the extreme party
in Ireland They are nearly all he has to lean on.
| II anybody be now true TO this idol of other
days, 1t is Fenians and Hillside men, That is
why Mr. Pamell takes up the cause of the
dynamiters in Parliament Probably he never
liked violence, though Inc was always ready to
ask for and to accept the support of the violent
| party He tells MIR. Dillon now that in the last
resort, after the Liberals have again tried and
again failed to pass q Home Rule bill, there will
be nothing but physica-force men to fely on. no
other fighting force behind him in the day of
| his need Mr.. Dillon seems to have
thought this attack, Of which | have
indicated hardly more than one point so damaging
! that he could not leave it unanswered till he
could find a platform TO speak froni He sent
| next dav long letter TO the clerical organ in
Dublin; a weak letter. defensive. dealing alto
cether with personal questions Mr. Parnell
keeps his hold for the present on The Freeman's
Journal which young Mr.. Gray tried last week
to carry over to the enemy. Mr. Gray's colleagues
| decline to be carried over and the paper flies the
| old fag
Mr. John Morley's speech in Warwickshire Is
sequel to the Wisbech election. That election
| was won by promises of social reforms. and TO
social reforms nearly the whole of Mr.. Morleys
speech is devoted He spoke for an hour and out
| Of his hour bestowed five minutes on Home kule
OF course he did not mean TO sur 1t. stllI less 10
| drop it, Mr.. Morley is the original Home hnler
| Of England He was the first OF ErgLshmeh
of the first ranl, in politics to propose IT, lie
| will be the last TO abandon 1t. But he is pol
itician. and when he has to make political speech
| he chooses such topics as suit his audience 90
be discoursed at length on free education. on the
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holdings. and land transfers. reforms IN rural
life. on parish councils, and OH temperance
Those are all interesting questiOns supremey
| interesting TO the rural population which Mr.
| Morley was addressing. When he came to the
less interesting topic of Home Rule, he said Two
| interesting things. He thinks one section oil tle
1 Liberal party so much in earnest about IL ulbO
any slacl1ncss or indefinite delay in carrying III
ont would be instantly followed by wider, more
| formidable and more abiding split in the party
than that of 1856. but when he comes to the point
and has to declare what this enthusiastic party
will do he says this He hopes Tor suosVah'iai
| unity among Irish members as tic result OF t's
next general election. In that case MI uiaus'onc
will-what? will be justified in renewing hlS
o+temnt 70 frame scheme of Home Rule which
Englishmen may safely and honorably propose anu
| Irishp,en accept" man does not pledge himself
| verv deeplv who expresses the hope that the con-
dition of things year hence may JUSTIFY MN III
irving 10 do something which may suit everybody
| Whether it will suit anybody is at least an open
ouestion. for the dilemma is PLAIN one. MI
Gladstone is pledged TO preserve Ill his hcAC Iioic
Rule bill the supreme authority ol the IihpeI4'l
Parliament over the Dublin Parliament. Mr. Far
nell. Mr.. Dillon Mr.. McCarthy-cvery irish iac'loh
| in short-are pledged TO oppose and REJECT any
| scheme of Home Rule which does not make the
| Dublin Parliament independent. 1t Is not easy 10
see n way out of that dilemma, but II there DC d
man living who so juggle with words as o.
make the same phrase mean both dependent anu
independent, Mr.. Gladstone Is undoubtedly tha'
man.
I Mr. OBrien has been adiudcated bankrupt
IN resnect of the costs of the action for mel
hrouoht bv him against Lord Salisbury. There
tora no writes long letter to Lord Salisbury
nroposing TO try over again the case which the
| irrv decides against Mr.. O'lirien. He wants his
bankruptcy annulled and jury Of honor impair
elled which Lord Salisbury may select to try, no'
the same bat a different issue framed by ME-
ORrien himself. Lord Salisbury does not appear
| to take notice of this fantastic proposal
The scandal of the week has been the scandal
in low life known as the Millard case. Alice
Willard was some time since arrested by the Alder
shot police two Of whom swore III court that they
| knew she was a prostitute. Medical evidence
nroved that she was not. The two policemen were
therenpon prosecuted for perjury. No attempt was
made or could be made to prove the truth OF their
original charge against the girl. What they dio
was to scour the slums of AldershOt for evidence OF
other misconduct in hopes 20 persuade the Jury that
they Aad good ground for believing the lie TO
which they swore Mr.. Justice Mathew tried the
case He is a very able judge win an aHpie
stock of shrewd common sense. lie told the Jury
that this evidence worthless, commented
sharply on the way the police had got up Their
case. but left to the jury the question whether
thcv might have perjured themselves in good faith
The Jury, with that pcrversity peculiar to Brit
isb iurv in such cases, thought they might, and
acquitted them Neither the judge nor the best
public opinion acquits them.
| The invalid list of the week changes little
Mr.. Gladstone is off. Mr.. SpuTgeOn is better and
seems really to be getting well. Mr.. W. H.
Smith is perhaps better, but so much shaken that
minors of his retirement to the House OF Lords
are stronger than ever Mr. George Lewis and
Mr. Henry Irving have both been in Sir Morell
| Mackenzie's hands. Both have undergone All
operation on the throat and both are better
Mr.. Irvng's voice is believed likely to be per