New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01

lie INSISTS iau no tyranny so hateful, hypocill-
cal, SO foolish, dsgraccful, has for nineteen
| centuries been imposed on any Catholic clergy.
His flock urged to end it by their votes Cath
olics are told that they must vote straight, that
| their power depends on their being united, and
| that they can only be united under the direction
| of the Episcopate. The bishops. in short ought
| to govern France do not think they will, just
| yet. If they do, they may thank the Radicals
| for IL, whose attacks on the bishops are only
shade if a shade less violent than the attacks of
| the bishops on the Republic
President larrison's negotiations for an lnterna-
tional silver conference are, if you will accept
| English view of the matter IAN Wvasvc and il
| usory attempt to tempOrizc with the soft money
| partisans" The currency question is made the
| plaything OF clectlonccring politicians. Such is
the grave and consderate courtesy with which
the leading journal Of this country refers TO the
| Chief Magistrate of the United States These com
| plimeis begin an article which ends with the at
scrtion that the Presidents proposals can hardly
be other than purposeicss, mischieyous even, com
| pared with the ordinary productions of Presi
| Dental campaign" In between these amiabili-
| ties may be found some sensible remarks the
silver question in general. do not know
| why it should be supposed that attacks
on the President add to the force Of a financial
| argument
Let us dismiss the attacks and invite the silver
people to answer. if they can. the arguments
which not one journal only, but almost the whole
civilized world address to us. We are coming
100000 ounces of silver monthly. TIL, Amer
lean Treasury holds already $42O.0O0,c0O of sill
yer. 1t is perfectly we'll known here that this
boarded silver can't he got into circulation. The
country will not have it, and the more il increases
the less likely is it to circulate. 1t is held III
reserve perhaps TO be let loose dsastrousy some
day at the bidding of an ignorant and rapacious
majority, and by the act Of reckless Govern
ment" 1t is undoubtedly true that the vagarles
of American silver legislation have produced alarm
rather than confidence. even among silvcr-uslng
and silver-producing communities abroad ii
Mcssrs Bland Teller and Co.. had succeeded IN
forcing up, or even in keeping IN the price oi
silver. they might have been hailed as p'he'ac-
tors by the German and other Governments WHICH
are hoping to unload foreign silver Oh the h'erio''
people But silver is forty-seven Genus an o"",o
lower than two years ago. Inc 1--WE Oh """'
are seen to he stronger than Mess" blahu anu
Teller and their whole backing Of silver parons
and currency quacks. -
Financiers and men OF business gehera'S III.
Grateful 70 President Harrison for standing out
against what is insidiously and dishonesty c"he'
free coinage. They do not. perhaps. object 10 al
international conference believing that no con
torence of sane men without selfish interests I"
serve will declare for free coinage or ahyVhi"B
like H. II they object, it is on the grouhu 'ha'
such n conference keeps up the excitement uh
steadics mems minds and unsettics 'he hi'iho'
Of the world. The European world Is going I"
do business on gold basis. 20 much Is q l"
If we prefer silver, we shall make ourselves
debtor nation
Mcssrs. Bland and Teller would like us 10 DC
the India of Chrstendom. Would the American
ncople like it? Would they like TO pay for
all imports in gold and take pay for exports 1T
silver? Such are some of the questions ASKED
Lere. Many more might he asked VIII asS
ono II in order 70 enrich the silver ring, The
American Government buys the product OF Amerl-
can silver mines, why should it not buy the
product of American iron mines. or American coal
mines? If the currency is TO he derangcd ana
,be community plundercd for the benefit Of silver
capitalists, why not for the benefit OF iron
owners. or coal owners, or lager-bccr owners?
The Ulster movement against Home Rule attracts
moro and more attention, and elicits expressions
of svmpathy from some public men who might
have been thought unlikely TO approve the doc
trinn of massive resistance to Dublin Parliament
| The late Viceroy Of Ireland Lord Londonderry,
is one and the Duke of DevOnshlre is another.
Both leave TO the of Ulster the sole RESPONSE
bility for their actions but the opinion OF neither
is doubtful The Dukes parallel between the
Revolution of 1858 and the possible revolt o!
Protestant Ulster against Roman Catholic rule Is
striking enough in itself and all the more impress
sive coming from man whose moderation and
sagacity are proverblai.
The subject of Ulster is likely 10 come up on
the discussion of Mr.. Bancs motion in the House
of Commons on May g. The Gladstonians hoped
,bev had got rid Of that motion. One Of the most
cxtrcme British Home Rulers, Mr.. Clark. had
notice on the paper which he 50 ampilhcd lS 10
include he thought, the whole suDJect oi lohe
Rule. Had he done that, the rules OF the House
would have prevented discussion OF similar res
oution. But Mr. Clasrk's ingenuity Was not
ooual 70 the occasion, and the Speaker mas ruled
Mr. Blame in order Mr.. Halfour. on the othcr
hand who had asked for the whole timc OF 'h'
monsc for the Government, being urged to make
an exception in Mr. Blane's favor. declined ana inc
debate is therefore likely to be cut short IT, SAID
~. p,lfour Mr.. Gladstone wishes to explain what
| Il. mcans by Home Rule, the time Is ample IL
he does not, no time is ample
Nr Clark's motion for Home Rue all round
hot is for separate Legislatures for England, Scot
Iopd and Wales as well as lrcland-caihe 10 ii"
;,,nominious end The Gladstonian leaders, 10
| yrbom logic seems no part OF pracuc'l poh'ic''
,houcbt il untimely. The House was empty, anu
the debate left to nonentitios nnti MT h''cnr
o,osed il by a speech which was hardly called
| for Finally, on question which II serious
meant the overthrow Of the existing Constitution
| on,v 1913 Members voted, 45 OF them Tor Cl'rh
proposal .;,,,o ,rooL
Again--it is the second instance IN sInSe wer~
,as a section of the Radicals revolted agalns'
-, Gladstone: this time. the Welsh Radicals
Nn,nercally, they are insignificant. When IL
oono 70 voting, they could muster no more than
twcnty-six, and they dwinded to seventeen bu'
,,o,,,cep the Welsh Radicals and Mr.. Gladstone inc
bond of aile: :tion has heretofore been thought pc
.Ii.r,v strong II the Wclshmen desert him.