New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26

.cuy-THE BYE E-ELECT1ONS-M' FEkhA
ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY
OF THE FRENCH SENATE.
fpy CABLE TO TUE TEInrSE)
ccprtgnt 1903; Bs The Tribune association.
Ia, Fob o5.-Thc full text of the Homo
LIN adds little to our knowledge of rs essen-
hI, vital points II leaves Ulster unnotlced II
n'. none Of those anyciics laid upon the Irish
"a hr .hr decision to fling lin, after three
"'.s 10 an asrarian Parliament
F :. r,,diGed anywhere for the better the
NJ occopnt which Mr.. Gladstone gave Of
ss"MI il is possibly on the veto. Faint. though
unossibilitv lr, the veto is to he exercised by
,.y;carov on advice Of his Irish Cabinet, and the
| - Cabinet will hold Office at the will of the
IN Icoislatnre The veto is therefore, for all
,r;al purpoScS no veto. unless there De some
snr force in the clause subject. nevertheless,
80 ins.rnc1ions given by Her Majesty in
',,.et Of any such hill. That Is worth oXamin-
1T 7, is interpreted TO near that IN urgent
...s .be Cabinet. the real Cabinet, may advise
y. Crown TO withhold its assent to bill
7, raises first point of constitutional law ana
,..nrdv question of practical politics. No Eng
~ Wristrv would venture 10 advise the Crown
- vs,o any act whatsoever of the Imperial Parlt'-
w, The veto sur, ives in theory only. The
-. exercise of it was i'll the reign OF Queen Anne
Trn reIa,ions between the Crown and the Houses
>, p.rpou.nt have since undergone "A profound
h.r,s The Cabinet, though unknown to the
s,.,u,a Books is now for most purposes the
r.ovo The Queen acts only OF the advice OF
~. Ministers. Ministers hold Office at the
,sssurc of Parliament veto by the Crown
,rould he a veto by Ministers. a veto on
i.r;sl,ture which raht and undoubtedly would.
,r,n them out the next day 1t would he the
ye,o of a ser zent upon his master
Whether these same Ministers could use II as
,rsinst an Irish legislature is question not 10
10 answered ohhand. Tho Irish Legislature could
M. turn them oat at Dublin What II could do
u,aor Mr. Gladstonc's scheme would be to MI
sa,s eighty strong, TO Westminster and turn
them ont there seldom has any Ministry ma
;o,itr in Parliament which a transfer Of eighty
votes would not convert into minority. MI
Glads,oaes scheme for the retention of the Irish
a, Westminster makes them Oh this, as on all
other vital questions the masters of tho House OF
Commons If he provides Il safeguard against
Dublin with one hand lie takes it away with
the other.
II is the same with the provision that the
yiceroy or an English Secretary Of State may
.ubmit any act of the Irish Legislature 10
ride whether il be beyond the powers of the
Irish legislature The Niceroy cannot do II
,cainst the advice Of his Irish Cabinet. An Eng
isb Secretary of State can only do il al the
risk Of seeing the s1nperial Ministry, of which
k il member driven from Office. Turn which
xav Won will. the Dublin Parliament is lcit
praetieslly supreme The limitations upon lts
authority are paper limitations. They might be
operative if they were automatic hut they de-
pend in every case upon th" act oi Ministers WIN
--tktmseives depend lrish votes
Mr. Gladstone had a mode ready TO his hand
N the United States Constitution and the United
States Supreme Court. The process by which
hw comes before the Suprem" Court Is IN the
tue sense automatic aud democratic. Every
a.i,en whose rights are affected by any law may
auestion its consttutionality before the courts
There is no such provision and such power
IN Mr. Gladstones Home Rule BILL and the want
ofit makes his limitations iusorv and his Guarln-
tees unworkable His Dublin Parliament is, and
II it ever comes into being will remain, independ-
ept The sole security Of the Empire IS the
security Of force: and the application OF force
would mean the rcconquest of Ireland. 1t might
ba thought simpler, if matters had not gone too
far n rcpeal the statute creating this lnde-
pendent Parliament, should the Irish at West
Minister eighty strong. think fit 10 allow II TO
be repealed 1t might be simpler still not to
pass II.
The Welsh meeting, or threat of meeting,
lss been crowned with success. The niue Khot
Of resolute fanatics proved strong enough 10 CO.
cree the Government and 10 compel MT Niau-
stone 10 postpone everythirg except the Home
Rule bill TO Welsh disc,tabshment. The pres
sure put on the Ministry was notorious enough
IA c,so ntpt and -
Churchilrs question, DO you call this Gov
eminent? Whom do YOU govern? p And since
the House likes 70 have points put clearly he
added "One day the Government Is at the
mercy OF TIE Irish party. another day II Is al
the mercy of tie Welsh party, and Oh thifd
day, yet 20 come, it will be at the mercy OF d
Scotch party" The Opposition che"red ana
laughed. They checrcd again at hearing MI
Gladstone told that his one cry was
Votes, votes votes" and checred most
Of all when Lord Randolph Churchlil an
nounced that the Government was managed OH
principles less suited 10 the conduct OF thc o'"'o
than 10 a Whitcchapcl auction. lhey, anu 'i''
OiadstoEians too, were rather lnclihed W ~
grateful 10 these choeTic gentlemen from INV
pfineipaty. Their attack on the 'huIch ia"
restored Lord Randolph Churchill to the iiouse III
his best form The nervousness which b'~et nm
during his very powerful and damaging 'io'''
Rule speech had vanished. Here he was aI 'lo
table blazing away at Mr. Gladstone on inc
other side with all the force, pungencS' anu
sparkle OF old.
That is not ALL Lord Randolph ChurchiI' ai""5'
had a gift of drawing the Old Parliamentary
Hand lie drew him on Thursday hsh'' Nv
lot only made telling and wclGht% speech u
m own; he was the direct cause "i ''I'lng
mo weishty speech from Mr. Gladstone Loiu
H'a0oph Churchill had cited passage after pas
Sss tom former speeches by Mr. GLADSTONE
'pp0sne what he now supported, and deiehnhs
wat ne attacked. Nothing makes 'ho
s0s1 gladiator 80 angry, and he is oiteh' or"
''o'icaliy speaking, at his best when ne l. ahsI!