New-York tribune., 1892-01-03

| Harrington never aimed at popularitN-a state
mcnt which may surprise a certain kind of politi-
clans, but is accurately true lie never fattercI
| men who had votes to give, and he does not
| atter them now, when, to his evident regret, he
is Independent Of votes by what he almost resent
| fully calls his removal TO the House of Lords.
| His reference TO the long relations of confidence
and mutual esteem between his constituents and
himself is dignifed, and from the lips of man
so reserved seems even pathetic He parts from
| them, they from him, with genuine regret
His review of the situation is well worth con-
sidcrng, especially by those students of English
affairs who allow their Judgment on great qucs
| tion to be swayed 10y their admiration for the
| individual who proposes it. ! will take single
sentence. The country" says Lord harrington.
in hs brief account of his leadership of the Liberal
unionist party. has been saved from violent
and unnecessary constitutional change on which
! it had never been consulted" The point il not
new. but has it been pondcred in America? What
should We say if great party leader in Congress
! brought in a bill to divide the Republic? What
should think of his trust in the people who
never consulted the people? Even Jefferson
Davis appealed TO public opinion before he under
took to destroy the Union. Mr. Gladstone did
not Neither the provisions nor the principles OF
his Home Rule hill of 1856 were known. In no
| sense was Home Rulc part of the Liberal pro
| gramine. In sense did the majority vote for
! II, or have an opportunity 10 vote either for or
| against 1t. The scheme was sprung on Parliament
| ana sprung on the country. Is that democracy?
Is that government by the people? Or is it an
| attempt al vast constitutional innovation, at a
| breakup Of the Kingdom. by one single man Of
| ipundless ambition. of arbitrary temper. and of
| overbearng sef-confidcnce, acting from the uneN-
pressed but evident conviction that he knows better
tnan the people what tic people ought 10 wish
The newly enfranchiscd classes in this country are
learning their political alphabet slowly. hut there
can be little doubt what their answer would he TO
such questions if fully put before them.
1t WAS ever of Lord IIartington's merits
that he did put things fully and fairly before
the peopl' He will. think, continue T. do So
| As the Duke Of DcyOnshirc he retains his
leadership of the Liberal Unionist party as a
whole. Lead it in the House Of Commons ne
cannot. Lend it before the country he can and
! will There is more reason why hc should
! pass out of public life than WHY Lord Salisbury
should or Lord Rosebcry should He will CON
tinue 10 give his party and h- country th"
! benefit Of his counsel. his well earned authority
| his great knowledge of affairs, and his devotion
TO tic Union.
Ireland might have had quiet week hut for The
explosion in Dublin Castle. The author of the
outrage remains py>tery bu' tie Parnclitcs and
! Anti-PaIncl.ilcs seem in doubt whether - at.
/ InbuC it to each other or 10 the dc,igHin- Tory
! English lone Rulers have little difficulty in
suggesting That the Tory was AZ the bottom ot
1t. | expect each morning 10 rcal IA tie GiaG-
stonian organ that Mr. Balfour was seen ap-
plying tn match.
}lc,srs Davitt and Dillon arc wrangling over
! Waterford, diSputng whether II ought 20 have
been contested at all Mr.. Davitt says no: Mr..
| Dillon, who has not felt the sting of defeat. Siy,
! YES Mr.. Dillon has produced 4 new formula 10
explain the catastrophe 1t caused by Tie
! Tories and the pic-buyers These are barren con-
tentions The interesting question Is whether
there are any more Wateriords in Ireland, and
how many Not above four or five. says Mr
| Dillon. But Ireland has very lately cyOlted from
Mr.. Parnel 10 the priests. Who knows whether
a revolt from the priests NAV not be- nest III
order? There arc no signs Of il, nor were there
any signs Of the revolt from Mr.. Parncll I'LL MIR
Gladstone deposrd him. To dcposc the priests l.
probably beyond Mr. Gladstone'- power, even had
he the wish. Why should he? They doing
his work. and lie is doing theirs
The Times," in the course Of a review Of the
year 1891. has number of It's usual anable
allusions 10 Mr.. Blaine and his "spread-ca-ie
! policy The President i also attacked
sometimes separately sometimes in company
| with the Secretary Of State. We hear Of
the tall talk Of President Harrison and Mr..
B,uinc. and EIlIishmen are taught that Prc>i-
dent Harrison and Mr. Blaine have cultivated the
| National vanity by their language toward other
| Power" The Italian incident al Ncw-Orlcan-
is dismissod with the disingcnuou. comment that
! the Government at Washington ultimately cyadcd
RESPONSIBILITY by pointing out the limitations o:
J,ehring Sea business pcascs critic no better.
The controycrsy has d" been brought within tar
SCOPE of arbitration by the abandonment Of NJ.
Elaiuc,s most estrlyasant claims; +" that AMI the
abortion OF the modus viVcndl being both largely
due TO the proceedings in the Supreme Court.
There is however, CLEAN of intelligence In
thc remark that the reaction against the h'gh
protective system seems TO have spent much oi
lis force ~ is there perception Of the truth
in the admission that the Republican leaders
| firmly adhere to the honest money policy. S1I-
died. a. the sentence is, with the snecr that TINS
| constitutes a more respectable claim 10 pUbhc
support than all Mr. Baines dispatches
The only two names on our death roll which
elicit comment are Sherman and Lowell. Shcr-
! man is described as perhaps the ablcst Soiilrf
| ,roduccd on the Federal side III the tlNi war.
! The word Federal implies, perhaps. that the
English superstition about Lees &eheraISmp sui-
wives Lowell was the most accomplished oi
American men OF letters, who was at least rs
well known and as highly honorcd i'll En-and rs
in his own country 1t NAY lie 50. friend
wrote ne lately from Denver that one oi the
leading papers OF that city thought three INES
Of small type at the bottom OF a column as much
| as its rea,crs cared for abot Lowell
Mr.. Trar an accomplished man oi letters ana
an acute critic has curious article III the JANUARY
~Xine,ecnth Century" on English Minor Poets
you will be surprised TO hear that he Is able to
cnumcrate no less than sixty OF them, ana be
nl.ascd 70 know that he places your visitor. Sir