New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-02

whether the League really wants to be unjust Il
the landlords or not, whether the Irish party i:
or is not committed TO the doctrine of prairie
value, to the no-rent manifesto, and TO the Plan
of Campaign All that was answered long AGO
by the upright judges who judcially declared that
the leaders Of the Land League combined to-
gether TO promote agitation against the payment
OF agricultural rents for the purpose of impov-
ershing and eXpelling from the country the Irish
landlords. The leaders thus judi"idlly con-
demned are the present leaders of the Irish Ma
tionalist party, Mr.. Sexton, Mr.. Dillon, Mr. W.
O'Brien. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy, and the rest.
heir policy is now what it was then. The an
gec theory would not, therefore, in any case
hold water. In point of fact il matters nothing
whether Mr. Gladstones present view of the
yirnous intentions of the Irish leaders b., be not
true view The conclusive reply is that he is
proposing TO make one Of two parties to a dispute
the final Judge in his cause.
Mr.. Carson's clause was rejected by majority
Of 35 The House voted for the doing Of the
very thing which Lord Spencer. in the days when
Lord Spencer took the liberty OF thinking for
himself, declared would he mean and treacher-
GUS If there be in England an honorable AMI
high minded man Lord Spencer is that man
Nothing would induce him consciously to sanction
a base proposal n base policy. But he i,
under the Gad>tonan SPELL his political con
science in Mr.. GladstCnes keeping. and Mr.. Glal-
stone, himself man Of honor, and Of high pnr-
pose, can. as we all know convince himself OF
anything
lie has two remedies in mind for the injustice
he now cnacts. First, he hopes that the land
lords, when they begin TO feel the pressure OF
this process OF plumber will cry out. and will use
Ill Oh, Oh faip Nel H.
servaton from British quarters what tn Irish
Legislature may do" II is hiallly probable they
will BIT did you ever before now hear legis-
lator Justify an iniquitous law on the ground that
its victims might protest and so cause 1t to b"
repealed. demand redress relief? Second,
Mr. Gladstone. who has always refused to pledge
himself TO deal with the land question during the
three wears reserved period. now declares he has
no hesitation in saying they ought TO deal with
the Irish land question in three years
The good American Gladstonian who has never
made critical study Of his IDOLS methods of
speech may accept that in spirit Of trust, as
pledge II il were, there is certainty that
Mr. Gladstone would have the power TO falil it
There is no certainty that a little time hence he
would have the will He might have to explain
rs he has tried to explain his failures 10 fulfil
other pledges, that though they were binding for
the time, II rests with nm 10 determine no"
long the time during which they are binding shall
last. l}ut il is not pledge. II is at most the |
announcement of an obligation whether of morals
or Of honor he does not say, nor does he say !
on whom it rests 1t may be, of course, an obliCa
ton of morals of honor without being an Obli- |
cation of politics. Were he challenged for his |
neglect or reputation of at. he mieht reply, as
he did the other day. with equal dignity and |
hardihood, that he and his colleague propose - |
rest under the imputation. But it is this adj |
mission OF vague moral obligation in the future. |
which he may not be either willing or able to |
and which is not even pledge. that |
Re offers to the Irish landlord rs a slfeguar'
against spolaton. g. w. :.