New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
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leadership Of Mr.. Labouchere and SIR Charles
Dixie does them no good with the country. Even
Mr. Asuuith does not answer their purpose.
So they clamor for light and leading from the
Chancellor OF the Exchcquer. They DO MN 'he
honor to suppose that he is ready to abandon or
even TO oppose lis chief. or TO cabal against him.
and to play a lone hand. St.ll he makes no sign.
Sir William * perhaps radical enough
and reckless enough to start out on
a campaign independently Of the Prime
Minister: but he is what some OF, his wouid-oe
followers are not--a shrewd politician. capable
of calculating chances. not at all the kind of man
to lead a forlorn hope. He sees that the moment
Is not propltous that the country is Indifferent;
that the holidays are approaching: that the meet
ing of Parliament is at most, not more than two
months off and that there is no time to rouse the
country To revolution before the House of Com
mons once more assemblies He knows also 'na'
among the cooler heads and the managing men
OF his own party the whole tendency Is to delay
II is even said that Lord Rosebery's famous reso-
luton against the House of Lords is not 10 De
introduced in the House of Commons till late In
the session: not. at any rate. in the beginning
The resolution may or may not nave peen
drafted. -. Sc.
What amid all these depressing circum-
stances. should induce Sir William to desert his
domestic firesde at Malwood and buckle on his
armor? The popular carcatures Of the day de-
pict him as suking in his tent. Su.ky or not. he
n silent: and so far is now known. likely 10
remain silent. and Radicals in hurry must look
elsewhere for leader.
Blu. where are they to look: Iheie Is not
among them all man who has the commence
Of the country. Lord Spencer. who spoke TINS
week at Northampton. might have. but Loru
Spencer able and honorable man as he 49, mas
not in him the stuff out Of which popular ieaoers
are made. Still less Is he demagogue' ana a
demagogue is what is wanted Mr. Fowler spoke
also and both of them more less in support OF
Lord Rosebery But Mr. Fowler is as completely
d;.trusted by the Radicals he Is trusted by
No, ~ sense and moderation. They call him
or tho most reactionary member Of the
Cabinet.
Lord Kimberley talked &c the Eighty Ciuo'
which is toerably Radical. on THURSDAY put
clearly Lord Kimberley will not answer he,
IKE Lord Rosebery. is a second-chamber man anu
told the Mortified Eighty that 1t would not be
possible safely to govern this great Empire D!
one single house without any checK Whatever
upori It . whereupon the chief organ OF revolution
dismisses him with ten lines OF curt comment
He also declared. and this was che more rebuke
to the Radicals. that until the resolution IN iaNor
of revolution had been introduced In the House
r.. Commons the Cabinet would not and could
M. fully disclose its policy or describe its IN
tended method Of dealing with the upper cham
ber 1T is because the Cabinet as CaDihe'
has no policy retort the Conservatives MI
Balfour at their head.
Mr.. Balfours Nottingham speech TINS week
;s n forcible comment on the divisions ana dis-
union of the Ministry and on Lord Rosebery
failure to enforce discipline or to suppress even
omen and public dissensons on the most vital
points.
This weeks election Of parish councils In
England marks the beginning Of perfectly
novel experiment in local sef-government' PROP
ably of vast Importance. Little IL yet known
OF the results OF the elections or Of rural opin-
ION as to their value. The political bosses
allowed themselves eager to run the elections
on party lines. but Hodge Is beginning to take
\ the measure of the political boss.
All homes of compromise or good understand
ing between Moderates and Progressives on the
London School Board seem TO have been dis-
PEELED At the first meeting it is not so much
what was done what was said on either SIDE
which makes the Immediate future look black
There was a pitched battle on the election OF
Chairman. The Prosressves who have shown
themselves, acute tacticians before now. put
forward Mr. Sharpe late Senior Inspector OF
the Board Of Education. as neutral candi-
date whom both parties might support. IL
presently appeared that Mr.. Shapes sympa-
THEA were on the whole with the Progressives.
At any rate so thought the Moderate leaders
The Moderates unanimously nominated the late
Chairman. Mr.. Diggle, who has ruled the board
for nine years. He declined. Two members or
the majority did not share his administrative
views The Chairman was there to administer
and he would not be Chairman unless he could
give effect to his views. Therefore he refused
TO accent the nomination. Then Lord George
Hamilton was nominated: an able man. toier-
ate. and familiar with educational work ne
was elected by a strict party vote. % to 2S' all
the .Progressives voting for Mr. Sharpe
BY the same majority the Moderates chose
General Moberli vice-Cha.rman but before these
votes were taken there was debate. Dr. Angus
led of with the party harangue. Mr.. Diggle fol-
lowed with a fghting speech full Of provocation