The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14
THE ENGLISH POLITICIANS.
They Handle Each Others Regulations
in American Style,
TWEE1Y-EICHl UKIONISTS RETURNED.
Personal Politics Cause Some Ugly Dis
clo.ures of f"Traficking in seats"-Tbe
Irish Voters in the Last Stages
of Disaffection-In the So
cial World.


of Disanection-In the So
ciaI World.
LONDON. July 13.-The Unionlsts start
ed I'm yesterday. the first lay OF the
els-tiors for the members Of the new
Parliament by returning twenty-eight
zen to the House without opposition
while the Liberals returned only three
and the Parnelute faction Of the Irish
party also scored three.
coNsIDEHrD A GOOD OMEN.
The Conservativ organs hail this re-
suit as a good omen, and rightly. too.
The success Of the tinionists at the polls
IN actual contests cam OF anywhere nearly
correspond with this showing but there
IS an undoubted signihcance Ia the iact
that the Liberals have permitted Juds-
mont 10 so against them b. deiduillhs
In 80 large q numbe. or CONSTITUENCIES
AT the very beginning Of tho conflict.
,he remainder CT the constituencies In
hich there are no opposing candidates,
now show only fifteen where there IS 10
T-nionist standing, against ll5 where there
IS no candidate representing the LiDetal
party. .,.,..
This state Of things IS very reasonably
rertrded as the result OF conviction on
the part of the Liberals that the contest
IS hopeless in these particular uiFiaioHs
or districts.
Hitherto the Liberals have contested
tbose seats with the notion that there
was a remote chance or tagging one mere
and there, but on this occasion tney
seem 20 have concluded that II would De
a waste OF time and energy TO make tho
doned the campaign In these districts ana
the Liberal Executive Committee nave
decided TO concentrate their efforts In
confeeffna. for the doubtful seats IN tho
consciousness that they will have enough
ia do to capfurc the share Whicn the
last general election allotted 10 them. III
they 10 this they will be extremely lucky
and indeed, nobody believes that they
expect it.
UGLY DisCrlsUnEs.
The worst Of all the misfortunes that
have oyortaken the Liberals ana home
Rulers in this campaign, or IN TACT
since the retirement of Mr. Gl1cstcne, mas
hoen the disclosures made by Mr.. I'M
othv N. Hoaley. concerning the claims
of the Liberal whips with the anu-far-
nelite leaders.
EVERY Liberal and McCarthyitc dcplores
these revelations, and the feeling is Nlle-
sDread that all OF the power when the
priesthood usually exert over the electors
or all OF the power which they are capa-
bic OF exerting will fan very far shor.
Of cOuntoracting the baneiul influence OF
Mr.. Healeys disclosures. But the con,
ference Of the Irish national party held
al Omaeh. n short distance from Lon
donderrv this week. Mr. Healy related
how Mr. Thomas j.. Elds. the principal
Liberal whip. through the Hon. Edward
Blame. formerly premier OF ontario 10
minion of Canada. bargained with the
anti-Parnellltes for four Irish seats, CIV
ing 30 pounds year for each seat on the
condition that they should pc regarded
as Liberal and not irish Nationahsis
seats.
This transaction. assuming that 1T ac-
,7,allv occurred, and there IS no doubt
that IT da. was not at all out Of the or
diuarv line Of Irish party dealings. In
deed the practice is common with an
of the factions The money OF both
the Tnionists and the Liberals was want
ed TO assist in dcfray!ng the expenses or
| the registration of electors ana otner-
wise securing the seats, and neither OF
the Parnellifc leaders considered the
arrangement as employing the sale Of the
home Rule vote.
Mn. HEALY's COURSE.
II such question had been involved
| in the transaction there certainly WolH
have been no bargain, as neither party
usrld have entertained such a PROPOSE
ton for a moment. But Mr.. ilealy, know
ing this fun well. knew also how TO dis
tort the matter ln the eyes Of the public
| so as 10 inflct "a terrible blow 90 the
National cause in order 90 gratiiy his
hatred toward his personal opponents
| I'm the Irish parliamentary party:
The chickering's between members OF the
Irish party have been prevalent coeVal
with the partys existence, but 10 mas re-
mained f0r Nr. Healy % depart from the
| ct s.0m lof fighting out personal feuds
man to man. and 10 use the party which
made him as a weapon I'm "a losing scrim-
mage No explanation was given ny
Mr.. Hoaiy Of the manner I'm which the
whips who are the custodians OF the party
funds. are accustomed t0 distribute the
money. nor can any explanation that
may le made now dissolve the public
and especially the Irish suspicion that
elcctorates are commonly bought and
sold. the same as potatoes or any other
| commodity.
Dir. Healv's stab has reached tho public
heart. and the Ini0nist organs are juhi-
liant over the incident. They revcl in the
indulgence OF the "fraiiicking in seats"
and demand ihe dismissal or Mr.. Elus
from his official position. Although Mr.
Ellis disclaims any connection with any
contract with the anu-parnellites. and
notwithstanding the fact that every man
whom Mr.. Healy has sought 20 befoul
mas been able to show clean hands IN
the affair. the incident Is tending to
throw several seats f0 the parnelltes and
paralyze the Irish vote in the great in-
dustrlal centres in Great Britain. where
that vote is expected 70 turn the balance
OF power.
IRISH DfsrrrCrrD.
The Irish voters I'm these centres have
already become suspici0IsIOf the English
rulers. and are now IN the asst stages or
dsaffecton over this episode in the pro-
lcnged warfare within the Irish party,
which'threatens finally 20 shatter the Ma
tionalists into mutually destructive fac
tions.
with the exception Of Ireland. whore the
personal feuis Of the Healytc. Dillon
ties. McCarthyitcs. and kedmorlitcs en-
bitter political differences, the elections
are characterized by only mild excite
ment. They are not in any wise distin-
gushed by campaisn scandal. despite e.
forts in certain quarters 70 blacken the
repute OF Liberal wirc-pullcrs over tho