New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05

OladStOnlan whips, who by means wear their
hearts their sleeves arc understood to expect
about thirty. The Tory whips, equally discreet.
not thought to dissent very widely
from this estimate. The authorities among
those Liberal Unionists whose political extinction
has been daily predicted for years arc more con-
6dent than their Tory colleagues Mr. Schnad-
horst's predictions are more confident still, though
his real figures said to be more moderate than
Mr. Gladstohes But what Mr. Schnadhorst says
is one thing; what he really thinks is another.
He is the sphinx Of the caucus Perhaps on the
whole there is great difference in the real
expectation Of either side or was not till lately,
when the tide seemed running strongly for the
Unionists.
Mr. Gladstone IL expected to come back with
majority, but majority too small
to enable him to carry Home Rule, such Home
Rule he wishes; too small 10 overawe the
House of Lords; too small for permanent power.
He will be obliged TO produce some of the
Home Rule bill; he will fail TO carry it, and
another general election will follow at no very
long interval Such is the theory Of prudent poll
ticans, but to put it into the form of positive
prophecy is what no prudent person will do.
Mr. Gladstone has taken another plunge, this
time into progressive politics The Newcastle
programme was thought pretty large, the progress
i've programme is larger still but Mr.. Schnad-
horst is Of opinion that the seats wanted In
the metropolis are not 70 be had on other terms
and Mr.. Gladstone has no choice but TO obey.
The Irish question is seething iu his breast,
but he has 30 talk for an hour on the municipal
politics of London, surrounded on the platform by
The flower Of that socalistic radicalism which has
got hold Of the London machine Mr.. Burns was
there, and Mr.. Tilett was there. They. are the
Gamaliels at whose feet Mr.. Gladstone now site.
London says the great joint convert Of Mr.. Par
nell and Mr.. Burns is almost as unhappy az Ire
land. The case is cruel case The largest city in
the world Is destitute Of the elementary means OF
eelf-government There must he, in the cant Of the
day, Home Rule for London as for Ireland There
is. 10 be sure a London County Council. Some
people think il formidable body. They may
bc reassured on hearing from Mr.. Gladstone that
it has no power whatever no power, absolutely
none TO deal with any one of the questions
which the Progressives want to deal with. 80
pathetic is the situation that the orator becomes
epiqrammatic q rare thing indeed with him.
What the municipal elections did by the return
of the Progressive party was to express the desire
of London: what the general election has 10 do
is to give effect TO this desire" In other words.
send 10 Parliament GladstoDian majority, and
we will give the County Council fiee hand and
all the power it wants When that happens
London will BE- good place 10 move away from.
The first stcp is to dlsironchise Tory voters.
They are pluralists; they live elsewhere. vote
elsewhere Away with them. Next enfranchse the
masses: next abolish the Corporation Of the City
of London and hand over the wealth of the City
TO he taxed by Council Of Burnses AMI 1illette.
whose idea of finance is that the poor should
levy taxes and the rich pay them. Give this
Council full powers over all London. and first
of all over the police The police are a necessary
element of local government. 1t docs not admit
of the smallest dispute" that the London County
Council should control the police Of London. Mr.
Gladstone does not think it worth while to men
ton that In no other great capital does the muni
cipalty control the police not In Paris not in
Vienna, not In Berlin. not in ST. Petersburg. not
in New-York Very likely he docs not
know it; certainly he does not wish
to know It. Experience is to go for nothing.
The civilized world" is ont Of court.
Then comes taxation on land and the appropriation
OF land Landlords are not t1,ed enOulh; ; pile new
burdens on them. That Is part of the progressive
gospel Land appropriation is not yet settled prin-
cip,c but the discussion Of il will be useful, SAYS Mr.
Gladstone. lie once called Mr.. Henry George 3
scheme either robbery folly he still thinks 1t
"extravagant and unjust" But it has partisans,
and those partisans have votes; Therefore he Is
now able 70 conceive that n discussion OF robbery
and folly may he of considerable social utility, ana
may bring the possessOrs of property 10 more
uniform and lively sense of the duties it entails
Then comes labor The Great Trimmer is
still equivocal about eight hours That Is
one of the questions on which he
has not found salvation; but he does not wish
that scheme or, so far as one csan see, any other
" iu10al IIp IL delighted TO
hear that under Mr. Burns's leadership the Lon
don County Council has made itself and It's con-
tractors the servant and agent Of the trades
unions He rejoices that In the future no en-
nloyer who works for the Council is TO have any
voice at all in determining the rate of wages he
will nav II Is settled for him over his head by
tho union and the Council. lie thinks the prn-
cinlc that q mans business should he managed
for him by outsiders a benefcent principle. He
would extend IL; he would subject corporatlons
and limited liability companies TO the Jurlsdic-
tion Of trades unions. Parliament created them
Parliament may rightly load them with burdens
which formed no part Of their original char"rs'
All this from a man who year ago, perhaps d
..ool, 400 WAS the determined foe Of socialism.
uo only contribution to the Irish question was 10
call Lord Salisbury political incendiary.
Tho war Of words at Dublin has been followed
h.. blows at Navan. An anti-Parncllie convpn-
zion was held there on "Wednesday TO turn OUT
the present Parnellite members for County Meath'
II WIS the first note of hostilities between thc
tuo Nationalist wings. Mr.. Davltt, Mr. Olrien
and other leading anti-Pamellites led the lnva-
sion. The priests took charge of the proceedings
ord .he convention met in the Roman Catholic
Seminary. Mr.. Davitt was nominated against
| Mr. Pierce Mahony. the present member. and an
..troun man against his colleague, Mr. Shell.
Ther a public meeting was held. The crowd
elected outside and when the delegates emerged
srom the Seminary they were mobbed Mud, not
rhetorcal only, but real mud, was thrown then
a.n,,es Mr.. Davitt was hit, as at Waterford, and
blood flowed. Others were hit Mr.. Davitt was