The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01

succeeded Caprivi at Berlin this attitude
of his became so important as to give the
Papal court much anxiety. His death
leaves only six Cardinals created by
Plus TX.
The triumph of the Liberals in the Hun
garian elections is far more sweeping than
the most sanguine had expected. The
Clerical party, which made its fight on the
civil marriage laws, lost heavily through
out the Magyar districts. and its anti
called Clerical -Kossuthists, is practically
wiped out of existence, having lost forty
seats out OF forty-seven. Although the
real Kossuthists about hold their own
they are now hardly distlnguishable from
other Liberals, and it may be said of the
election as a whole that it binds Hungary
and Austria more closely and satisfactorily
than has been the case since 1867.
Oddly enough a change in just the re-
verse direction is going o n in Lower Aus
rria, where the recent elections to the
Diet among the fourth-c class electors have
given all that class seats except one to the
Clerical and anti Semitic com bination.
The eleva ton of DIR. Temple to the
Archbis hopric of Canterbury has literally
pleased 10 one. 1t is quite conceivable
that he may create a big reputation Tor
himself in his new place, for DR.. Temple is
a man of unusual energy, with rude
strength of character; but these qualities
he has heretofore employed very scien-
tlhcally to make personal enemies in all
quarters. Even more than his unpopular
individuality his advanced age appeals as
a grievance TO the clergy, for promotion to
and inside the hierarchy is tediously slow
as it is, and if only septuagenarians are to
get plums like this one at Canterbury the
clergymen feel that there is nothing left
to live for. No secret is made OF the fact
that DR.. Temple was chosen principally
with view TO the education fight which
Lord Salisbury is intent on precipitating
again when Parliament meets. The Pre-
mier is q splendid combatant, and 1t is
rather naivelv assumed that his opposi-
tion to the rate-paid system, which was
the solitary point of difference between
him and the Government last spring. will
somehow evaporate during the winter.
No violent Justice will be done him by
the sumption, because in the past fiji
teen years he has abandoned, one bv one,
practically every opinion he formerly
held.
In one respect alone does Lord Sails
bury seem likely to remain unchanged to
the end. He has been for years the most
influential advocate of total abstinence in
England and his speeches this week show
that on this point at least he will stand
unshaken. That he will be able to secure
any legislation in the direction of en-
forced temperance, let alone of prohibi-
ton, is, however, entirely unlikely.
Several mem bers of the present Govern
ment are personally friendly to the tenn
perance cause, but the Tory party as
whole would revolt at the mere whisper
of such an idea as attacking The brewers
and tied house interests.
The stories that the Queen has invited
or IS going 10 invite all the rulers in the
world to visit London next summer and
take part in celebrating the siXtieth year
of her reign are ridiculously false. No
crowned heads Will be asked to come here,
put the various dynastIes are to be repre-
sented, as in 1887, by princely relatives of
the sovereigns. l: is rumored that the
Emperor of Austria is coming TO England
in the spring for little visit, but he will
not be present ct the jubilee ceremonies.
1t is intended, hear, to make special
feature of the presence of great number
of Indian rajahs and princes with impos-
ing suits, 1897 being the twentieth ami
versary OF the assumption by the Queen
of the additional title of Empress of India.
The prevalent understanding is that ST.
Paul will be the center of ceremonial this
time, as Westminster was ten years ago.
Inasmuch as honors are likely to flow
with exceptional freedom there is un-
usual strife all over the country for the
Office of Mayor. For this reason not so
many peers will be Mayors next year as at
present. The Lords will have to step
aside for ambitious commoners. Loud
complaints are made that the Torres in
lnany towns show an inclination to ignore
the time -honored rules of non- partisan ro-
tation, using their ma iorities to set aside
Liberals VINO naturally would come into
Office and thrusting their own party work
ers ahead instead.
Horace Darwin, son of the great Darwin,
makes his debut in public life as Mayor of
Cambridge. Since Dillon's mock conven-
tion in Dublin there has been an absolute
lull in Irish politics. This is quite the
best thing that could have happened. 1t
is really disheartening, however, 10 find
good man like Archbishop Walsh of To-
ronto breaking in upon the beneicent
hush with such as that reported by cable
He did not attend the convention himself,
ana 1t is evident that he has been misled
as to its character and spirit and
as to the attitude of the Irish
people toward it. Especially does
the Archbishop misapprehend alto
friends toward tine Parliamentary party.
1t is wholly false to- say that they broke a
pledge or assailed their colleagues with
calumny. They merely declined to be
parties to the ruin of Ireland's cause by a
little gang of incompetent and dishonest
plotters who got hold of the party treas
ury and openly used its funds to fatten
and intelligent men out of Irish politics.
The rule of this crew, if it were to be per-
manent, would put Ireland back to some
thing worse than even the Sadiier- -Keosh
period, but there is considerable hope that
1t will not last much longer. If Ireland
were left to itself relief from this swindling
clique would be even now in sight; but It
is precisely the well-meaning people at a
distance, like the Arch bishop of Toron to.
who in their ignorance take sides and
raise money for the corruption fund of
bosses in Dublin, and so perpetuate the
worst evils against which their country
men at home are struggling.
Both in England and on the Continent
we are to hear good deal that is unpleas-
ant this winter about the cost of bread.
The recent advance in the price of wheat
has been seized upon by bakers every
where as warrant for an advance amount
ing to cent on the four pound loaf, and
they let it be understood that further
rise is not improbable if wheat continues
to go up. Unfortunately it cannot be re-
membered that when wheat began to drop
five years ago the bakers put down the
price of their loaves in proportion, and
there is naturally lot of bitter talk about
the rapacity of middIemen. This will not
grow less as winter comes on. Every
European country, including England,
has ad dmlnlStrative machinery for repuIat-