Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-14
BRITISH ELECTIONS.
70 Pr They Ire Decidedly 10 PaYor Of
- the Unionlsts.
/. IRISH PARTY. Chickering'S.
7eaIy and the Alleged Sale Of Seats In
Parliament. 49,
EVIL OF Personal POLITICS.
Il Appears That II Does Exist. After
All. I'm Queen victoria'" Domain
Sale of. TiHes-Chinese Loans-
Japan.
IRISH PARTY: Chickering'S.
EVIL OF Personal POLITICS.
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LONDON. July l3.--The Unionists
started in yesterday. the first day OF the
elections for the members Of the new Par
lament, by returning twenty-eight men
to the House without opposition. while
the Liberals returned only three. and the
Parneilite faction of the Irish party also
scored three.
The Conservative organs hail this re-
suit as a good omen. and rightly. too.
The success OF the Tnionists at the
polls in actual contests cannot anywhere
nearly correspondent with this showing,
but there is an undoubted significance
In the fact that the Liberals have per-
mitted judgment to go against them by
defaulting In so large a number OF con-
stituencies, at the very beginning of the
conflict
The remainder Of the constituencies, in
which there are no opposing candidates,
now show only fifteen, where there Is
no Vnionst standing, against 1l5 where
there is no candidate representing the
Liberal party.
This state Of things is very reasonably
regarded as the result OF conviction on
the part OF the Liberals that the contest
IL hopeless In these particular divisions or
districts.
Hitherto the Liberals haN contested
these seats, with the notion that there
was a remote chance OF bagging one mere
ana here: but on this occasion they seem
To- have concluded that IL would be n
waste OF time and energy to make the
attempt. Consequently, they nave
abandoned the campaign In these as
tricts and the Liberal Executive commit
tee have decided to concentrate their
efforts on contesting for the doubtful
seats. in the consciousness that they VIII
have enough to do to capture the snare
which the last general election aliot,eu
to them. II they do this they Will be en-
tremely lucky. and. indeed. noDouy De-
lieyes that they expect II.
THEIR WORST MISFORTUNE.
The worst OF all the misfortunes that
have oyertaken the Liberals and Home
Rulers In this campaign or. ia fact. since
the retirement OF Mr. Gladstone. has been
the disclosures made by Mr.. Timothy NJ.
Healy. concerning the claims al the LII
berai whips on the AntsParnelite
leaders.
Every Liberal and every McCarthyite
deplores these revelations. and the 1eei-
ing Is widespread that all OF the power
which the priesthood usually exert over
the electors. or all of the power when
they are capable Of exerting. VIII fall
very far short OF counteractins the bnne-
ful influence OF Mr.. Healy's disclosures.
AT the conference OF the Irish National
marty. held at Omagh, short distance
from Londonderry. this week. Mr.. ~Healy
related how Mr.. Thomas j.. Eds, The
principal Liberal whip, through the Hon
Edward Blame, formerly Premier OF on
tario, Dominion OF CANADA. bargalned
with the Anti-Parnelites for four Irish
seats. giving 200 a year for each seat on
the condition that they should be re-
earded as Liberal. and not Irish National
list. seats. z.t -ff
This transaction, assuming that u act
ually occurred. and there is no doubt that
II did, was not at all out OF the ordi-
nary line OF Irish party dealings. IN
iced, the practice IL common win oil OF
The factions. The money OF both Inc
Unonists and the Liberals was wanted
to assist in defraying the expenses OF inc
registration OF electors. and otherwise Sc
curing the seats. and neither 81 IN" FAR
nelllte leaders considered the arrange
ment az involving "a sale OF the home
rule vote.
IL such a question had been involved In
the transaction there certainly would have
been no bargain, as neither party would
have entertained such a proposition Tor
moment. -,
But Mr.. Healy. knowing this fun well,
knew also how 10 distort the matter III
the eyes OF the public, so as to inlet n
terrible blow TO the national cause, "
order 10 crafty his hatred toward his
personal opponents in the Irish parlia-
mentary party.
IRISH CHICKERING'S.
Chickering's between members or tne
Irish party have been prevalent during
all the party's existence. but 1t has re-
NAMED for Mr.. Healy TO depart from ms
custom OF fighting out personal fends mar
10 man. and to use the party which mahe
him a1 a weapon In q losing scrmmag"
No exnlanation was given by Mr.. Healy
OF the manner in which the whips. who
are the custodians OF the party funds
are accustomed 20 distribute the money
nor can any explanation that may Do
made now dissolve the public and espe
,ia,,v Tho irish suspicion that elecforate'
are commonly bought and sold just az
are potatoes or any other commodity.
Mr.. Healy's stab has reached the pub0o
heart. and the t'nonlst organs are 1upi
liant over the incident. They revei IN the
allegation OF 'aratficklng in seats" anf
his official position. Although MI l'iiiS
discIaims any connection with any con-
tract with the anil-Parrellites, ana not
'xvithstandlng the fact that every mar
whom Mr. Healy has sought TO in'ure
has bcen able to show clean hands IN
the affair. the incident Is tending TO throw
several geats to the Parneliitea ana para.
1--WE the Irish vote IN the great indns'rm'
c.ntrcs of Great Britain. where that vote
a. expected 10 turn the balance or power
The Irish voters in these centres rave
already become suspicious OF their Eng
y,sh r,ilers. and are now in the last stag"s
-, s,s.ersr,ion over this epiroAe In the
,ro,oneed warfare within the Irish party.
which threatens finally 10 shatfer M
Nat,onahsts Into mutually destructive
factions.
win the execution OF Ireland wher"
.hc nersonal feuds OF the Heo'v!tes. Dii-
lonites. Mccarthyites. ard Redmonohss
emhit,er political differences. the eiec-
t,ons are characterized by only mid ev-
citement They are not In any wise as"
tinguished BY campaign scandals. despi''
efforts in certain quarters 70 liacken th'
repute OF Liberal wlrepullers over ths
Omagh, incident.
SALE OF TITLES.
Ex-Prime- Minister Resebery noticing
the statement that he created four peers
In return for contributions OF hundref
thousand pounds 10 the .war-chest OF tn
Liberal party. declares th"t two OF thcy
had "a promise from Mr. Gladstone in 1877
of being elevated 20 the peerase. and tho
ne. In recommending their elevation. wns
Simply giving effect &c Mr.. f;'nrstone'r
promise. the third rcwly-rree'ed peer
he adds. s. not liberal, while the fourth
was not In a position TO contribute to the
csmpaien funds OF the liberal marty. bn'