The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-29
FIGHTING STATESMEN.
The Disgraceful Row in the Brit
ish House of Commons.
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE AFFAIR

blr. Giadstone's Opponents Explain 20
Their Own Satisfaction That the Pre-
mier Was Responsible, while His Ad-
herents as Confidently Provo the Reverse
LONDON, July 90 Much space on the
editorial pages of the London dailies Is de-
voted to comment on the fight in the
house Of commons. The Times says: "Mr.
Gladstone must feel some qualms when he
looks upon the working out of his latest
achiey yement. The suppression OF free de-
bate by the tyrannical vote of the major
ity Is worthier Of the French revolutionary
convention than OF the house Of commons
II is certain to disintegrnte and demoral-
ize parliament. IL has goaded the minor
fly, deprived of the right to discuss
measure involving vast constitutional
changes. into an outburst of angry indig-
nation. We regret that the opposition
took notice of the disgraceful insults with
which Mr.. Chamberlain was assailed. The
political manners of the president of the
house might have been left to ser We an ex-
ample of what would occur in the Irish
legislature should Mr.. Gladstone succeed
IN establishing that prcposterous body"
The Standard says: We had all, with
ont distinction Of party, believed that dis
order in our legislature never would de-
generate to blows. We cannot longer fiat
ter ourselves thus. We must in the future
renounce the privilege Of observing from
pinnacle OF conscious dignity the affrays
In the colonial assemblies and the broils
in the French chamber The episode must
have heen unspeakably painful to Mr..
Gladstone. His bitterest opponent must
allow that he has sought to maintain a
high standard Of courtesy and dignity in
parliament"
The Daily News (Gladstonian) gives this
view of the trouble; When the public
learn how the disturbance arose there will
: be q universal feeling of Indignation and
regret that the most illustrious statesman
of the age was exposed to such insults as
those flung by Mr.. Chamberlain. 10 COM
pare Mr. Gladstone with the impious
Herod at the awful close of his career met
the warrnest approval of the opposition.
To refer to Mr.. Chamberlain as Judas"
was an outrage to be resented with vio-
lence. 1t 10 noteworthy that, whereas
Mr.. O'Connor apologized, there was no
hint Of apology or retraction from Mr..
Chamberlain and bis abettors. The people
Of the country will resent the insult in a
manner which may cause Mr.. Chamberlain
and his friends regret for tho rest of their
political lives"
hp oohg w says intts
Mr.. Chamberlain must bear the response.
bility for the scene while Mr. Glad
stones epithet devils advocate) for Mr.
Chamberlain was playful and perfectly
good natured. says The Chronicle, "thc
other was uncourteous and unwise and is
sued from a bosom In which Mr. Glad
stones shaft was still ranking"
The Daily Telegraph (Unionist) finds In
Mr.. Gladstone the cause of the trouble
.'The members of the opposition" It says
''were justly exasperated by the bruta
despotism under which they had suffered
for month, and were further provoked
beyond endurance by the usual insolent
outories below the gangways."
The Westminster Gazette tGladstonian
says, ''lhe Irish members admitted,
were not responsible for the disturbances
Mr.. Fisher and his friends struck the frs
blow. Since the essentially disgracefu
element was imported by members pass
ing as English gentlemen it must becom
hereafter hypocritical cant of the mos
odious kind for Englishmen to draw con
trasts, to their own supposed exaltation
of what the Irish parliament will be like
The Pail Mall Gazette says, under tn
caption of Mother of Free Fights:
EVERY Englishman must feel the dis
grace. Nevertheless, it cannot be said tina
the scene was out of keeping with til
whole story of the home rule bill MI
Gladstone muzzled the house and rabie
set in"
'"The Globe Conservative says: ''It 1
not case for Determinations betwee
parties and factions Every incident wa
d.sgraceful and humiliating. Only on
lower depth is attainable-the introductio
OF bowie knives and revolvers. II tn
warning be forgotten, men with character
to lose will not go where there is risk G
losing them and future members of paris
ment will have TO be found among th
ready of fist and insolent Of tongue"