The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13

| Neves that her husband is equally we'll en-.
dowed In that RESPECT. 1t was at her instiga-
| ton that the Earl deserted his boon compan-
| ions. and II is by the stimulus OF her faith In
| his abilities that he has set before MIN a
worthier goal than the Derby stakes. 1t VIII
he well for him. however. at the outset TO re-
strain his oratorical flights. He has already
shown q tendency to wander away from the
beaten track instead Of keeping to the
safe rath OF commonplace. In particular he
| Is trone TO an ovcrindugence In figures OF
| speech. which. II not checked. will surely get
| him into trouble. He gave painful exhibition
| OF this weakness on Thursday night. when ne
| was entertained at a banquet at Birmingham
| by the Midland Conservative Club for LORD
Dudley. Of course. is a Tory. He commenced
| his speech very prettily by expressing Tear
that he had as yet but small claim to the re.
srect which was accorded to those men who had
at the expense Of almost every personal pleas
ure devoted all their energies to public activity
and usefulness. From Liberal point OF view
he distinctly improved when he proceeded to
| declare that the day OF the old Torysm. the
| Toryism Of privilege and prescription. had
gone beyond recall" a sentence which, by the
way. bears upon it the stamp OF the Countess
Dudley. but after enunciating this sound prin-
| ciple the noble orator plunged into m metaphor
when he said:
| "ln 1885 the good old crusted port OF Tory
ism. valuable and respectable from Its age and
antiquity. had at last become stale and taste
less. The blending with the strong spirit OF
modern Liberalism. ardent and fiery In ITSELF
and i little inclined to lead to dangerous con-
sequences If taken undiluted. had resulted In
| liquor whose delicate flavor and sustaining
power had secured for 1t q monopoly at all re-
spectacle clubs"
| The Midland Tories having Just disposed OF
| good dinner. laughed heartily ut this joke
| which seemed very good at first hearing. But
next day. when they saw 1t In cold print. they
did not like the looks OF it. and to-day they are
asking Lord Dudley for proof that Torytsm Is
or ever was stale and tasteless.
| The hopes entertained that the strike OF
Durham Golfers might be averted have proved
fallacious. The men decided to resist the ten
per cent. reduction in wages. and at o'clock
| this morning the last OF them left the pit. and
| both sides seem prepared for a long struggle.
| The Durham men in the union number 10000
| These are all idle. There are besides nearly
| 10000 non-unionists in the county These
will work II they can. Meantime the miners
Of Lancashire. Yorkshire. Warwickshire Stat
fordshire, Cheshire. Cumberland. and North
| Wales. who arc members Of the Miners Fed
GRAFTON. are all idle to-day. and intend remain
| Ing so until the present coal stocks are ex-
there are now over 100000 miners idle In
| Great Britain. How long they will remain
| idle is a problem. Some say one week and
| others three weeks. But the point will not be
| decided until Wednesday next when the
| miners delegates meet In London. lfthey re-
| main out for three weeks fully one.third OF
| the industrial enterprises OF the country will
| be stopped. Already on the Tyne and In the
| Lancashire factories it is computed that over
| 100000 operatives have been notified that they
are only cu.aged from day to day. and will lie
| discharged as soon as the coal gives out. The
| Scotch miners. who wavered a good deal.
| finally decided not to Join tn, holiday move-
ment. and tho men OF Northumberland. who
were hardly pressed. firmly declined The
| Northum berand miners have not yet forgot
| ten their own labor conflict Of five years ago.
when they struck against a twelve and a half
her cent. reduction. Thee starved for three
months. and then compelled to
eat humble pie and f7sims work at
the ef1pl5yets- terms. All experience 81
that kind lasts lifetime. The only other
| Golfers at work are those in South Wales. Tho
| scare among private consumers is over. and
as they have laid in their supplies the demand
for coal has fallen off greatly. The poor are
the ones t. suffer NJ ost. and their plight in the
present inclement weather is not enviable.
Coal prices have risen fifty per cent The
opinion is growing that the employers will get
ali the benefit from the restriction movement.
and that prices will fall 80 rapidly when work
is resumed that reduction in wages will be
inevitable. Meantime the crisis is watched
with a considerable amount Of anxiety. and its
disturbance to British trade can scarcely be
ovcrestimatci.
The Salvation Army batting. which for over
year past has been favorite Sunday amuse-
;,o ~ l., octh 10 Enyf 10 ho
erectually stopped. Eight months ago THE
Sun predicted that the Salvation lads and
lasses would beat the combined forces OF
roughs. police. and magistrates. and the
prophecy is on the eve OF fulhlment. The
Commons by a majority Of two to one has re-
peaed the clause in the local act OF Paria
ment which prohibited street professions and
music on Sundays in Eastbourne. and the
magistrates will henceforth have to deal with
the alleged nuisance caused by the Salvation
Army in accordance with the general law OF
the land. Scores Of other cities and towns that
love Sabbath quietns much as Eastbourne does
have arranged the difficulty in amicable ac-
cord with the Salvation Army. and Eastbourne
is already seriously preparing to follow tho
same course. Gen. Booth and his men and
women believed they wero lighting for rights
supposed to ho cherished by all Engiishmen.
| and supported by the overwhelming mass OF
Public opinion. they have won by Offering pas
sive resistance TO tho law they held to be I'M
Just. by chcer!ully enduring weekly kicks.
cuffs. and unlimited brickbats. and by going
to prison bowling IIallclu.ah." Tho Saliva
tionists are not always agreeable persons or
pleasant ncighbors for quiet folk. but they
have an abundance Of grit. and do quite
enough good in this country at any rate. to
balance their objectionable qualities.
Gen. Booth had an unusual experience last
night hy being howlcd down mt II public meet
ing in London convened by himself. Anumber
of woodchoppers. said to have been thrown
out Of work 10y Eo,th's unfair trading In that
business. to which reference has been made In
The Sun. managed to gain admission. and.
ably assisted bya gang of men disappointed
at not receiving beer and bread from the Sal
vationists. they made the evening very warm
indeed for the General. The experience will
be of value IL 1t convinces Booth that 1t is lot
wise to sell wood and other things under the
market price.