New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06


eyes is that they do not mind They go their
way. When, on the other hand tho Enolisb in
decorous but plain terms point ont that robbery
Is robbery, the French go wild. They will now
have period of leisure IN which TO reflect and TO
digest as best they can the censures of Europe
MI Grenfells secession from Mr. Gladstone is
put one more open expression of the discomfort
known to prevail among section of the Glad
stohians. Messrs. Bolton, Saunders, Rathbone
and Wallace, and now Mr. Grcnfelh have broken
away from the Home Rule slleepfold since the
real meaning of Home Rule became known. Mr.
Ioiton votes squarey with the Unionists. Mr.
saunders Tor the most part abstains. Messrs
Rathbone and Wallace were driven of by the
Ninth Clause They stand by the Gladstone who
said, at Manchester in 1856, he would never"
he party to giving the Irish Home Rule and
! allowing them at the same time to vote at West
Minister on English and Scotch affairs.
Mr.. Grenfell now follows their leM, but goes
| further. He resigns his seat, saying, "I know Of
many arguments which may be urged in favor
of the Irish people having more direct control
over their own affairs. but know of none in favor
OF their representatives governing Great Britain
with no responsibility to the people OF Great
Britain" Mr. Gienfe is not man Of letters
nor a leading politician, but he has put the sound
political view Of this intricate matter with tcrse
cearness and force to which leading politicians
and men Of letters do not always attain.
Mr.. Grenfell's Iesove has been known for weeks,
and efforts vany made to induce him TO
forego, at least to postpone, his resignation.
1t was with a knowledge of Mr.. Grcnfells deter
mination, and of the scarchings of conscience
from which other Gladstonans are suffering, that
Mr.. Gladstone wrote his letter to Mr.. Cowan Of
Ttapsa choi of l,is n (nm ftpc
That letter is an attempt 10 reargue the Ninth
Clause and once more to explain his incXplicable
changes of front on the question of retaining the
Irish members al Westminster. He makes no
reference TO his violated Manchester pledge lie
seeks refuge from the memorable vcritics of tie
situation behind cloud of words Ii is not
necessary, even secmly. to follow him into
these nebnlous mazes His statement is one long
mystiicaton Of a palpable and admitted and
Very melancholy truth. He had at the outset Of
his Home Rule pilgrimage conviction that, if
the Irish were to have a Parliament OF their own
at Dublin, they had no longer any business in
the Parliament at Westminster. He exchanged
that conviction last February for a second con-
viction that the Irish members must he retained
at Westminster with the right of votinG OF In
perial, but not English Scotch, questions
This in and ont" scheme was the solution which
seven years before he had declared il passed the
wit Of man to carry out. Finally after keeping
the country and the House under the belief for
months that this second conviction would b"
enacted into law, he announced on "Wednesday
afternoon that il would be exchanged for third.
and he carried the third the next day by gag and
guillotne.
The third retains the Irish for all purposes at
Westminster II is the express, explicit, Logical
and practical ncgation of his Manchester pledge.
lie now declares in the Cowan Of Bceslach letter,
that he had any conviction at all on the
subject. or none which lie was not ready 10 sir
render, and did in fact surrender TO political
eyieencies. He gave in to the wishes OF ms
party 1t is more than probable that as he has
cocrccd his own followers on score Of other
Home RUE issues, he could have coerced them
on this The only coercion to which he himself
submits is Irish coercion. The Irish were not
supposed 10 care deeply about their continued
representation at Westminster, hut nobody knows
what passes in secret between Mr.. sexton and Mr.
Gladstone: still less does anybody know what
passes in the labyrnthine rcocsscs of Mr.. Glad
stones own mind, nor has anybody ever vet sue
ceeded in tracing the processes by which he from
time to time convinccs himself that black Is
white
Last weeks scene Of disorder in the lous" OF
Commons has been the subject of much discussion
and of many explanations this week insih" ahc
outside Of the House Mr. Hunter, as the mouth
piece of the Radicals who idly supposed some
party capital might be made on. Of it, twice
urged Mr. Gladstone to set on foot an inquiry
into the origin and circumstances Of the rot
Mr. Gladstone wiser than his too ardent fol-
lower The Speaker, obcdient to motives CON
cerncd solely with the dignity and honor OF the
House. was wiser. Conferences were held IL
was thought impossible to bet the whole matter
pass i'm silence. Something had to be said some
acknowledgment made; something attempted 10
rehabitatc the House in its own esteem and II
possible in the esteem OF the country. II was,
therefore, arranged that the two culprts, Mr..
Logan and Mr. Hayes Fisher, who first rcsorted TO
actual violence should appear in white sheets and
declare their penitence.
II was agreed in the presence of the whips of
both partics that Mr.. Logan, who first used vio
lcnce. or the show of violence, should first eX-
p,ess his regret but when the Speaker called on
linn he refused to rise. Mr.. Fisher. upon Mr..
Ralfour's invitation, waived his privilege of re-
nIv and smoke first 1t then seen why Mr.
Iocan had refused to perform hi, agreement.
Mr. Fishers expressions of contrtion and his apollo
cics were offered without reserve, and they en-
ablcd Mr. Logan to assume the position OF ac-
ceptiNc an apology before onerng MS OWL ih'h
Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Balfour spoke MI "iad-
stone referred in jestng tone to the suggestion
that he was himself responsible for the outbreak
II was a singular occasion for jest on the part
of one who seldom attempts the humorous view,
and still more seldom succeeds in such attempts
Mr. Halfour made no effort to fa'ten the respoh-
sibility upon him, and it is well he did not To
have set forth the true view of the real origin OF
disorder would inevitably have provoked re-
liSh I'M
General views and logical methods, and the trac-
; % ,bo oneration of causes He is content 10
Lno,y that the tumult began with Mr.. /. +.
90 - o-r Of Indas,r - 10 Mr.. Chambcllaln.