New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04

bfitisn agent IN Zanzibar, ana three Weeks H'I'i
Uganda than anybody who should start from Eng
land. lie has experience. energy and courage, rs
he showed in the Abys&inia expedition. He is
what Radicals call Jingo, meaning an Impera =
ist to whom as to his chief at the Foreign Office
and to the majority of the English people. the
policy of scuttle is odous lie will probably
reach Uganda before the Fast Africa Company
begins to evacuate, and news Of his coming VIII
get there long before he does and that of itself
will be likely to prevent those commissions ana
massacres for which the actual withdrawal OF the
British forces would have been the signal.
No recent event in Irish politics is comparable
in Importance to the judicial decision in the South
Meath election petition The election has nceil
declared void on the ground of priestly intinida-
tion. Mr.. rullam lis unseatcd and there must DO
another contest The contest last July was be-
tween Nationalist and Parnellite. National
ist won by SO votes. The petition against his
return was heard before Mr. Justice O'Bricn and
Mr. Justice Andrews The former is a Roman
Catholic, and the mpartaty of neither is i'm
pugned. 1t is expressly admitted by those whose
interest it would he TO deny it, if they could
The Justice Of the decision is equally admitted
and there is at least in England no attempt to
question the facts on which it. il based, or to bc-
little the far-rcaching consequences OF these az
founding disclosures.
Never did the Roman Church make a moro
deliberate and pcrsevcring attempt to assert a
spiritual authority in politics. The bishop oi
the diocese, Dr. Nulty, issued pastoral ana
preached sermon in behalf of his candidate
He told his flock that sinner, hereto OF Il
profigatc had a better chance OF salvation t"ah
Parneltc Nobody, declared tins Roman
Catholic prelate could remain both a Catholic
thn hot
This pastorsl.r said the Judge, was that Par
neism was sin, and on vote against farh'.'iS"
depended the voters salvation" The CLERGY
preached in the same sense AMI in even stronger
language They threatened hcil.iir TO hlm WHO
voted AGAINST the clerical candidate. 1hey re-
fusod ahsolnfion 10 the dying Parnelilt" Inc
v.holo organization OF the Church. sad MI
Justice Andrews, was thrown into the co"o'''
rverv pricst was canvasser. They caNaSS'u
everywhere on the altar, at the houses on Wv
roads II is alleged, and Mr. Justice " piie"
thinks il trne, that theT canvasscd IN 'nc o'.'
f,.,sionaI II was proved over and over a'di"
that they ac;ed as election agents, as nohhha' H.
and os nc,sonation agents. They gathered aho1'
the pollinr booths and marked down the al
po,lite voters They raiscl money ana spent IT,
Tho one end and aim Of the whole Roman Oa'noh'
| priesthood of South Meath from the heshnins u
| the end of the contest was to make IT. c''", ~
the electors that their vote would insure ''c"'
eternal salvation or everlasting perdl'ioh'
They elected their man, hut only 10 see MN
uns,ated. and they have given Protestant Eng
land an object lesson in Home Rule, under roman
! Cotbolic dictaton, which will not soon be i'r-
gotten.
Lord Rosebery's rather sudden journey to Ire
|
| goc, ostensbly on visit to Mr.. John MorFN' an
| intimate friend The ostensbe object is not sup
posed 10 be the real object, or the chief oJec'.
The situation in Ireland is. il not critical. nnNlouS'
| The Chief Secretary is involved in difficulties.
| Public feeling is what ! have described IL in
! another column Tie tension, if not friction, be-
| tween the Castle and the Nationalist party shows
| itself daily in various ways single instancc Is
enough 10 indicate what the feeling Is. certain
Mr.. Godfrey at meeting of the Banfry Board
Of Guardians on Wednesday described Mr.. Morley
| as scoundrel and a plcdcc-brcakcr Gentle
men belonging 10 Mr.. Godircy's party do not al
ways measure their words but the general feel
ing must run high before any individual gives
| expression TO il in such terms as those
Tie Nationaliss seem disposed TO hold Mr. Morley
| re- ponsbc for the judicial decision unsca'lng
| their elected member il South Meath. IL Is Il
tradition in Irish politics to hold Dublin Castle
| responsible for everything The Irish politician
does not like it, further it NAV BE- presumed. that
communications have passed between the Ministry
and so nc Of their Irish friends touching the new
Home Rule bill, and that their Irish friends arc
not satisfied with it, II Mr.. Morley has failed
to conciiate them, it may well be that it is thought
necessary TO call in reinforccmcnts.
| Lord Rosebcry has risen rapidly III pubilc
reputation since he became FOREIGN Minister and
| riGcI haf hp
Ambassador. or that Mr. Morley should ask his
aid al difficult moment. The clique of Radl-
calls who dislike him will he displeascd, but not
| surpriscd 1t is not too much 10 say that ~
the opinion of those who have influence in pubic
life. Lord Rosclcry stands next 10 Mr.. Gladstonc
| in authority lie is supposed, moreover. TO lead
the marty of moderation in the Cabinet, IL WIN
| rcspcct 20 Home Rule any party be party ol
| ,,ode,ation. By ali PARTIES his proceedings III
Dublin will be followed with attention.
| To send am ambassador from the Cabinet to
| Archbishop Walsh may be new departure, Du'
Archbishop Walsh is great power in Ireland
If any one man governs it, he governs IT, ahq
his authority is oil the greater in Ireland Dc
cause it has no legal basis 10 rest on. Inc uh
written law has always been more popular IN tha'
country than the written law, ana IS oi'cn
better obeyed. The uncrowncd king was long the
real King. Archbishop ""e'i 'o"'c' "N"'e' "
being Mr.. Parnell's heir and success
sor than anybody. If he wears nc
crown. he wears nitro, which is boti
n symbol and an ornament He Will thinK u
natural that the Government Of the Empire shoni.
treat with him as an equal If he meets hor'
Rosebery, he will meet statesman OF very
different type from Mr. Motley. LORD koSeoe's
is man of the world. diplomatst, whos'
Foreign Office training. though brici. mas no
left him unfamiliar with the methods OF eccie
siastics of the Roman Church-pcrhaps the mos
acute diplomatists of all. But even LORD Rose
bery's powers Of persuasion will be taxed II NJ