New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-09
CHOLERA AND POLITICS.
MIR. DEPEw DISCUSSES THEM HERE AND
ABROAD.


DEPoPULArIoN OF EUROPEAN SUMMER RESORTS
A CRISIS FOR HOME RuLE-REPUB!IcAN
SUCCESS SURE THIS FALL.
Chauncey NJ. Depew went straight to his nome
at Dobb's Ferry when he landed from the steam-
ship City Of New-York yesterday. When seen
by a Tribune reporter last night he looked tired.
but talked with his usual force and readiness
He said in speaking Of the cholera:
The panic in Europe over the cholera is much.
greater than ! find it in New-YorlS. The rush
Of Americans from the Continental watering places
to the transatlantic steamers surpasses anything
in the previous history of European travel Ap-
plcations for berths are twenty times in exc
cess of the accommodations. All the watering
places were being emptied when ! left there
"The authorities were establishing rigid
quarantine against the disease everywhere. Inc
English quarantine may lead TO important 70
suits in fact to the restraint Of future immigrae
ton into England. Great Britain Is now the
dumping ground Of Europe. There are no re-
strictions The pauper element of the continens
finds its way to London and Liverpool to ada
enormously to the already terrible misery Of the
unslxilled Iaborng classes in those places. There
has been a sort of free-trade feeling in Eng
land, which has made it impossible to propose or
adopt measures to restrict this emigration, anu
public men whom I met hailed the opportunity
presented by the necessity of precautions agains'
cholera as a provdential chance to build renee
against this sort of immigration for all time TO
come.
RUSSIA BLAMED FOR 1T.
"Cholera is universally charged in Europe to tho
conditions existing in Russia, and TO the expui-
sion from that country of portion or her people.
The cholera at Hamburg is undoubtedly, accord
ing to the statements of people who have been
there equal to the worst case Of epidemic ever
experienced anywhere, both in point OF the number
OF cases to the population, ard the number OF
deaths to cases Cholera has been in Paris all
summer, but has been confined to certain portions
of the Seine and has not spread over the whole
city. There is cholera at Havrc, and 1t uh-
doubtcdy exists in most Continental ports from
which vessels sail to this country.
President Harrison has demonstrated that the
Federal Government should take hon and adopt,
or be empowered TO adopt, measures when shah
cover every port in the United States Cholera
can be kept out Of city like New-> ork or boS-
ton, but once there in epidemic form, the conse-
quences would be too CHASTITY to contemplate.
EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND.
"I landed in England in the midst OF the
passions and prophcsies occasioned by the resul'
of their recent election. We never have had In
the United States such intense feeling since the
Civil War as exists in England over political
conditions listened to part of the debate on tne
resolution Of want of confidence which turned ous
tho old Ministry IT, was rather an exhibition OF
partisan oratory than a debate. Everybody Knew
precisely what the vote to be- The eloquence
was not to convince anybody, but resembled
nr;ye debate at a college commencement. We
sbould call it talking through their hats. There
was only one speech made that meant anything,
and that was by John Redmond. All the others,
though some, like Gladstone's and Chamberlains
were of a high order Of eoqnence, were simply
statements Of party positions on well understood
lines Redmond, however, with singular direct
ness and precision, and in excellent form stated
the Irish demand which he outlined as an Irish
Parliament independent Of Imperial control, and
which should have absolute power over the land.
the judiciary and the constabulary; that Irish
prisoners now in English prisons for crimes COM
mtted for political purposes should be reeased'
and that the evicted tenants he placed back in
their holdings by the eviction OF the presens
tenants. Turning to Mr.. Gladstone and to the
Liberal party, he said in substance: The Irish
distrust you and all English parties. We are
going to put you in power by our votes. Unless
YOU grant these demands we'll turn you out
Redmond represented twelve votes; Mccarthy
four or five times that numlter. Redmond
was manoeuvering by this defiance. and
threat to so voice the public opinion OF Ireland
as TO compel the Irish majority who sat in snilen
silence while he spoke, either to accept his leader
ship or to be driven from power by the irish
people. following his lead. This is the crisis
of Home Rule for Ireland.
Mr. Gladstone has only forty majority. in
Guiding all the Irish members. He has labor
votes demanding that their measures shall take
precedence of Home Rule, Welsh Radicals de-
manding preference for their measures and the
English democracy insisting on the same for their
pet schemes The English politician has quickly
caught on to the lesson of the late election.
namely, that Great Britain proper. outside OF
Ireland has lost it's interest in Home Rule. with
Mr. Gladstone, however, Home Rule is prin-
ciple. with whose triumphant establishment he
wishes to close his long and splendid career.
With his followers it is a policy which indiscre-
ton on the part Of the Irish would lead them =
abandon or relegate to the rear"
GLADSTONE AND HOME RULE.
Mr. Gladstone l. now preparing Home Rule
bill which will Ike in the nature Of consttu-
ton for Ireland II will go as far as his Eng
lsh. Scotch and Welsh supporters will sustain
him in going. and il will be- for Ireland reallza-
ton beyond anything that could have been hopea
for during the last hundred years. II TINS
measure passes the House of Commons and goes
to the House of Lords, and is rejected, as "
will be- then Mr.. Gladstone will perfect measures
embodying the large scheme of reform included In
the Liberal party's programme. send them 10 t'e
House of Lords to be also rejected, and 20 10 the
country with the certainty of triumphant re-
turn to power with strength sufficient TO insure
,he success of all his measures. IT. however, the
;nsis n
moro than he can carry with his Liberal friends,
and the bill which he proposes is rejected by
Irish votes in the House of Commons, then 1t
n ,h, iudoment of the wisest Liberals in England