New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20
con-ider the question Of dissoutiOn when it bad


House steward, and the arrangements of the
kitchen: and then. by help Of closure, voted n
comfortable sum of money for Irish education.
Last evening brought Scotland TO the front in
the person of Mr.. Marioribanks, who announced
that the Scotch were going 70 take a leaf out of
the Irish book and ohstruct till Scotch matters
were properly attended TO. Mr. Mariorbanks Is
tie second Gladstonian whip. responsible in part
for the conduct OF business by the Opposition and
this is the line he takes Sir William llarcourt
Geing present and not Obiccting. SO far was he
, from objecting that he led fresh attack on the
Ministry with reference Ia order and the conduct
of business. Altogether, there is a good prospect
of more sport next week.
The effort to save Rayner and EgQleton from
hanging is good enough sample of the confusion
OF mind into which the sentimental rrformcr if
apt TO fall. The confusion sometimes seems viii
full These men were pOachers. The modern
Radical lis opposed TO the game laws The men
whom the poachers murdered were gamekeepcrs
endeavoring to enforce these obnoxious game
laws. The poachers were first attacked. They
only practising the sacred right of se!f-de-
fence And on These arguments, if arguments
they can be called, impose on those who wish TO
be imposed on. 1t is useless to point out to them
that if a man chooses TO combine murder with
offence because lie has been guilty Of the latter.
Down with the game-laws is cry which seems
10 involve the other cry, down with those vino
enforce them.
The GladstOnian organ sums mp the matter IN
it's own inimitable way. Here are two
killed in fight, two men hanged. four women
widowed. four families orphaned. and man
condemned TO shameful slavery for twenty years.
lest the pleasures of the rich should he dimin-
ished and the prospects Of sport be impaired
Such is the Radical view. 1t is not the least
affected by the fact that the two gamekcepers.
after being overpowercd. were deliberately beaten
to death by the poachers; not at all in hot blood.
for their victims could no longer resist, but in
order todestroy evidence against themselves. one
of the gamekeepcro ran away and was pursued and
killed But that does not matter either, If
point can be scored against an unpopular law We
shall presently hear Of Rayner and Eggcton as
martyrs in a good cause.
Municipal politics continue to be interesting.
The new London County Council has held It's
first meeting, elected Lord Rosebcry chairman.
elected a vice chairman and deputy chairman.
elected ten new Aldermen. and Unexpectedly heard
itself DESCRIBED by one of the minority as happS
family. Lord Rosebery takes office, he explains.
solely to preside the reorganization OF the
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to depart.
Reoreanization is pressing matter. Hereto
| fore the Council has conducted it's business by
committees Now in pursuance Of those par
! iamentary anaosics 50 dear 10 these pafoclal
| authorities tlcre is talk of Prime Minister ana
! Cabinet each other Minister conducting separate
! department., each responsible and all Jointly
| responsible 10 the Council itself This ID L0ru
| RoSeberys scheme. lie, like most able men, has
| a fancy for seeing things done. He knows com
| mittee is not q good executive. and warts indl-
vidua wills and energcs Set at work. lie asks
much however. when he asks his new Cabinet I"
| work without pay. The modern tendency is al
| in the othe- direction The masses in this country
have tegun TO perceive that public duilc, without
salary can only he discharged by the rich. The
Door. on their way as they think t. become
rich. are clamorous for a share in these public
duties. and for the pay which shall make their
participation in pul lie ifc whether parl amcnt1r
| or municipal, possible. They are opposed 10 high
sa.aries but in favor OF salgric< High salaries
are a temptation even 10 tie rich. Salaries on
which poor men can live comfortably are their
| ideal Mr.. John Burns, that profound student "i
social problems. has announced that no man i
worth more than 5000 year. The Council
| which he adorns agrees with him in principle, but
| does not quite draw the line at his figure. They
nav twice even thrice, that sum in certain cases.
But their rule is to limit salaries TO point which
excludes really able men.
But everything at present Il experimental
Lord Roscbcry will have his way mp 10 a certain
= point. His colleagues are well aware that the
confidence Of most intelligent citizens Of this city
is oivcn 10 him, not T. them. lie has been asking
them and himself how their victory is 10 he used
He has large views, perhaps too large lie wants
10 unity London. So do most people who do not
| profit By the perpctuaton Of existing abuses lie
| wants to better the condition of the population
| and he looks forward complacently to dealing with
| huge and Unprecedented problems, the nature OF
which he Oms to specify Possibly he may find
| the politics Of the poor" which he invented,
| adopted, interesting enough 10 retain him in his
present post till be is once more summoned to
Downing Street, and has TO give up domestic for
foreign affairs, and the parish for the Empire.
Lord Hampden, who died Oh Monday, will long
be remembered rs Speaker Of the House OF Com
| mons during one Of the most critical periods ID
ito history. Ii was in his dime that organized OBJ
structiou took its rise lis inventor and chief
practitioner was Mr. Parncll. His following was
then small, but sufficient for his purpose, and his
method was simplicity itself. Motions for ad-
| iournmcnt were dcbatablc, and Mr. Parncll, with
his little band Of Irishmcn. had only to move
adiournments and speak OH these motions tIl
they wore ont themselves or the House ms
minority often consisted of five or seven members
II WAS enough Tine after time he kept the
Uouge sitting all night and well into the next
day. This went on for four years
Then in 1881 came the great struggle OH
Forster's bill for the protection OF persons ana
rroncrty in Ireland and the Arms bill Ihey
were what are commonly called coercion hiIi'' lar
more stringent and arbitrary than those 10y The
helm Of which the present Government has restored
order and prosperity 10 Ireland. Mr. Gladstone
was Prime Minister. lie was then as eager Tor
coercion as he is now for Home Rule. The House
.at continuously from Monday till wednesday
thc Ir,sh. now somewhat increased in numbers.
CONTINUOUSLY and successfully obstrucin8' on
wednesday morning at o'clock The SpeaKer-ne