The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-15

The Sunday Observer QnionisD points out
mat yesterdays returns OF unopposed can
didates are as significant as the results Oh
contested elections. Seventy-six seats have
been handed over to the Unionists witnout
fight. while the Liberals were allowed to
retain only five uncontested seats. The PAR
Eeilite total of uncontested returns has
been Increased by four by the uncontested
election of John DAILY from Limerick. Thus
contest a seat of which they were in actual
possession. Judged both by the result OF
the contest and the numbers which the
Radicals had allowed to go by default;
result.
T. p. O'Connors Sun says that yester-
Sa ha II does not ow by any
that the whole country is going against
them. The substitution of a popinjay IKE
say. 'for a politician so esteemed and a
man of science so honored Sir Henry
Roscoe. is discreditable to Manchester"
Tomorrow fifty more seats will be de-
cided. including many in London.
The Daily News, the Liberal organ, says
of the election: "A closer examination Of
Saturdays figures make them less d:scour-
aging than they would SEEM The result IN
Derby surprised even the local Tories. Sir
William Harcourt and his colleague were
cause for the Tories triumph. but there
is little cause for Liberal encouragement
and none whatever for despair. We are
used TO bad beginning. There is not d
step of Liberal progress which is not taken
over the stepping-stones of defeat
The Chronicle ascribes the Liberal de-
feat in Lancashire to the scandalous mis-
representations of the governments policy
on the Indian cotton duties. which were
made in leaflets and sent broadcast through
the country. The Chronicle says: I'VE
congratulate the ITnionists on havlng drawn
first blood at the empires cost. They have
played anti-Imperial and anti-National
games for votes. for Liberals. and have
failed TO win two seats, owing in some
measure TO the action of the Independent
Labor party and the Socialist Federation.
who gained no result for themselves Their
polls are small and contemplate
Archbishop Walsh wrote a letter. which
was read in all the Dublin churches, yester-
day, asking for prayers that the spirit of
dissension may be banished, and adding
that the only prospect before the country
is national ruin and disgrace If end be
not speedily put to the feud and dlssensions
which are going far to make Ireland "a
by-word throughout the world
The Times says: ''The unopposed re-elec-
tion of DAILY, from Limerick. is a significant
reminder of the sentiments which animate
all sections of the Irish Nationalists and
anti-Parnellites. In their own constituency
they shrank from opposing popular a
criminal. The election, of course, was not
a demonstration of sympathy with dyna-
mite patriot and hostility TO British law.
Both parties know that a convict under
sentence is not capable Of being elected a
ever, when the house takes notice of Daily s
disabilities. will afford the sub-denomina-
tions Of Irish Nationalists and their British
allies an interesting opportunity of express
After dealing with wire-pulling and cler-
ical influence, the Times concludes as fol-
lows: American journalists, meanwhile.
appear sdpp 10 De neg,lnning 70 learn what the
are bent on conveying this useful informa-
tion to their fellow-citizens."