Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-27
CHAMBERLAIN SCORED.

OffNWPGhEfNlN OCOnEOs
The tactics Of the Opposition in the
British Parliament have not been always
dictated by honor or by wisdom. They
were suggested by Balfour, opposed and
then agreed to by Salisbury, and carried
into effect by Chamberlain. These con
ditions, the eminence and the ability of
the men, made them worse, not better
Strong men advocating weak pleas do not
dignity the cause so much as they ex-
asperate their opponents
Salisbury proposed to oppose the Home
Rule measure wi h OPEN bold, honorable
tlctics The plan of Bafour is that OF
pettifogger attorney; the work Of Cham
berlain is that of a shysier Neither
plan has been statesmanly; both have
been ineffective
Mr. Chamberlain proposed that the
Irish taxes should be- collected, for six
years, by the Imperial Government In
speaking upon his motion Mr. Chamber
lain denounced the Nationalists and
charged that these gentlemen would be
masters of the situation" and would
wiring 'still more favorable terms from
the Imperial Government.
The house filled rapidly while he was
speaking, it being known that Gladstone
would reply Mr. Gladstone began by
comparing Mr.. Chamberlain's attitude
toward the bill with the proverbial atti.
tude of the DEVILS advocates, whose
function it was, he said, eagerly to seize
on every human failing and to miseon
strue everything capable of miscon
struction
After replying to the various general
charges that Mr. Chamberlain had made
the Premier turned toward the offender
with the Indignation of contemptuous
scorn and said.
The right honorable gentleman has
brought into public life one of the most
mischievous practices-the practice of
continually aud deliberately, with the
utmost confidence In his own infallibil
ity, ascribing TO men who have the right
TO stand on the same level with him.
who were at one tine his colleagues
and were supposed 10 ha his friends
motives for their scts which tney indig
nantly disclaim Prolonged cheering
BY what gift of infallibility is the right
honorable gentleman enabled To pro
uounce IN the STATE Of things in ireland
six wears hence2 The Irish members la
the House now number 102. Vet nobody
viii contend that they are omuipotenr
| IA loud obi from Lord Randolph
Churchill They will return ia dimin-
ished num0ers after the passing Of Tn,
biil yet we hear the argument that the,
will prevail against $40 English ane
Scotch members Cheers
That constitutes broadside rakinf
Of the pompous, cynical aud snobbisl
Cham berlaiu, fore aud aft, that he Ia,
deserved for a long time. Having beer
formerly the ally and confdant Of
Gladstone TO turn against him row
with the bitter taunts that he has EN-
ployed during the present session. i.
particularly irritating to the Grand Ole
Man, and disgusting to the civilized
world
Chamberlain has right TO change his
opinions and to shift himself bodily fror
one party to another party. Those ar,
privileges taken by many men FOL
reasons frequently best known to them
selves, and seldom revealed {,
the world, for similar reasons fo
which witnesses are excused from
'estiiying in criminal trials Bu
no man who occupies the position
in English politics thai Mr. Chamber.
lain occupies, no man, who has occupie,
so many various and seemingly irrecon
cilable positions as Chamberlain has oc
euPied, ever loses anything by being
5 calm, dignifed, fair, honorable an,
courteous in debate. especially whel
that debate is with party. which mai
OF the world wide fame and irreproaoh
a able character Of Gil adstone, is leading