New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31

is the point 10 which blind confidence in Mr. Glad
stone has reached with the majority of a great
constituency. 1t may forebode his success in the
general election, but what does it forcbode after
| that?
There were. of course, many other issues than
Home Rule. There always and what some of
them were may be seen from testimony of
less a person than Mr.. Davitt This eminent
1rishman was one of the Gladstonan workers in
Rossendale. After the election he said this
| Rosendales magnificent victory has been won
for Home Rule by typical working-class
sttuency can be found in Great Britain. But
it is only right and just to add that those men
who have kicked the dissentient Liberal leaders
power sic) out of their division are for Home
Rule plus the taxation of ground rents. the
abolition of landlordism and privilege. and other
radical legislation for the social elevation and
bettermcnt of the industrial populaca of Great
Britain and Ireland" In Mr.. Davitts mouth.
abolition of landlordism means abolition of prop
crty in land, and abolition of privilege means
social revolution. II Rossendalc signifies all that,
Home Rule is indeed minor and trivial issue.
The cries of Gladstonian exultaton need not
dctain u.s. The air is rent with them;
but the wounds close over as they have
closed before. What is most notable is the
repetition of the old threat Of organized obstruction
in Parliament by the Gladstonian party. They
profess to believe and probably do believe, that
general election would put them in power There
fore, say these great constitutional lawyers, i4ord
Salisbury ought to dissolve Parliament and give
effect to the national will and if he does not
dissolve he ought to be made to by stopping
supplies or some other equally constitutional
measure. Such is the tune now played by the
organ. 1t is not likely to have occupied much
of the attention of the Cabinet Council OF Tuesday
The whips issued by Mr.. Balfour and Mr.. Glad
stone for the meeting of Parliament are both IN
usually urgent. Mr.. Balfour tells his supporters
that they will at once be invited TO proceed 10
consideration of matter of highest Importance
Mr. Gladstone observes ominously that he hopes
to learn at the opening of the session Whcther
and in what manner the present majority OF Tie
House of Commons intends to grant local govern
ment 10 Ireland IL is lduddhlc curiosity;
hardly less laudabe than the curiosity OF others
to learn in what manner Mr.. Gladstone himself
intends to frame his next Home Rule bill, should
the opportunity occur
Negotiations continue, though languidly. for re-
union of the two wings of the Irish Nationallsts
English Home Rulers doing what they can
TO promote concord, but with no great success
Mr. OBrien avows mournfully that he sees !iite
possibility of real reconciliation. The response
from the OadstOnlan organ Is IL ItdIIJ ptih't4N
appeal TO try again No question of principle
divides the two parties cries the organ 1t is a
good admission TO go record for future use. when
the Home Rule demands Of Mr.. Redmond have
20 he considered Nobody seems to know what
terms the priests will offer 10 thosc who have
stood out against their tyranny As the priests
are masters everything depends on their decision
Mr.. Gladstone, to whom incense is welcome,
Mayor of St Raphael. This worthy pcrsonagc
places himself on the side Of Gadsonianism. which
is good of him. and had been better had he not
given a reason for bis preference. His reason is
that We know your glorious history; We know
that in your ideas OF progress and liberty YOU
never sever France and England Well, that IS
true: so true that Mr.. Gladstone's most ardent
friends had not long since TO disavow
their leader and to explain that in the conflict
between England and France about Egypt they
were on the side Of England and not Oh the side
Of France
The Thames fly from the London County Coun-
Gil Lord ROscbery'S example has now been fol-
lowed by the present chairman, Sir John Lubbock,
who declines to stand again as candidate for the
City of London or anywhere else. Sir John pleads
pressure of private and Parliamentary business,
which is true plea, hut not, it is supposed the
main one The burden Of unpopularlty Is greater
than he cares TO endure 1t is the Council which
is unpopular, not It's chairman 1t has brought
municipal institutions into such discrcdt that good
candidates are hard 10 find on either sIde ana
next March seems likely enough 10 produce a
large crop of municipal mcdiocrtics.
The plague Of influenza is not stayed but In
creases In London the death rate has risen 10
forty-six. Deaths from influenza are twice ~
many last week, not counting those OF when
this malady is the indirect cause. Altogether
there were 1851 deaths in London, which is l,'o2
above the average. In other parts OF England
things are even worse, though some provinces are
almost exempt, and in some great cities the dca'h
rate is less than usual The Government is SIR
ring-f stirring be the word 10 apply 10 move
mcnt so deliberate The President of the Local
Government Board is in communication, whatever
that may mean, with the President of the Royal
College of Physicians. 1t is probable that some
form Of inquiry will be agreed upon BY the time
the epidemic has run its course
oxford has he'd large public meeting TO pro-
test against the erection Of n statue to Newman
Both city and university were largely represented
Strong speeches were made. and strong resolutions
carried The City Council will be asked TO re-
verse the vote Of the committee by which thc
site for the statue was granted. opposite ''e
Nartvrs' Memorial Some correspondence has ap-
peared on this subject, but there is nothing ~
show that the feeling of opposition Is very
general or very deep elsewhere than in OXFORD
protestant feeling in England or at leasp al
nrebepsion about Rome has gone to sleep
The elections of three Associates OF the hoS"'
Academy call for particular comment. Inc
yise men Of Burlington House have chosen
nainter. q sculptor, and an architect, repfefen''
t;vos Of the only branches Of art oihcially
recoonized by the Academy. The painter Is MI
ctonbope Forbes; the sculptor, Mr.. Harry ba'S
,,,e architect Mr.. Graham jackson ihey are
oil resnectable They are neither the moSU hoi