New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-13

suI,v Tho camnaign was fervent but on the
whole an orderly one. There were no rio's'
nor any serious cases OF disorder Moreover
the factonal differences In the Nationalist TANKS
cut no important figure. Parnetes ana anu
parnelIltes did not sink their differences but
neither did they raise them Into prominence
That may be said Of the people. Some OF the
leaders did try TO draw factional INES out
without success The people simply reiusen u
recognize them and voted for Candidates not
as Parnellites or ant-Parnellites. but as Ma
tionallsts pure and simple. 1t was this oeter-
mination Of the voters to overdue their ieauelS'
doubtless that kept the campaign from vio-
lepce. That is ali agreeable result but IL Is
even more agreeable as promise. III see'ps
to indicate that the people OF Ireland are wiser
than some of their leaders. that they realize the
great responsibility laid upon them, ana
that they do not mean to show themselves I'M
worthy of It just for the sake of advancing the
nrivate politica fortunes Of this or that amol-
tious patriot
A not less noteworthy feature of the case Is
the attitude Of the Unionlsts. We have sald
that they took the change far more kindly I'M
der Unonist Government at Westminster
than they would have done under a Kadicai
one That was natural. 1t may also ne saio
that they continue to regard 1t without serious
misgivings If not. indeed, with complaceht con-
fdence Leading Unionist papers III lreiahu
frankly admit that the new Councils VIII DE
led and dominated by men OF integrity ana
business capacity. NO one has suggested
saws The Irish Times one of the strongest
J-nionist papers, that there will be anything
,,,. . o.,,n. n,isuse of nowers There
SIS no reason for believing that their proceed
"ings will not be as honoraby conducted as
chose Of similar bodies on the other side or the
water" In other words. Irish local self-gov-
ernment will be as we'll conducted as Engnsh.
That Is a most significant and. we may say
n most auspicious admission for Irish Union
lists 10 make.
The terms Nationalist and Unionst are still
retained in describing the two parties, hut their
entire proprlety Is to be questioned some OF
the Radical papers of England are Loudly de
claring that the result of the elections is tri-
umph for Home Rule in the old Parnellite-Glad-
stonian sense. and that 1t unerringly forecasts
the ultimate adoption of the scheme OF 1919.
At this distance such judgment seems III
founded On the contrary, the acceptance OIL
the English system Of local self-government by
the Irish people appears TO indicate that ueF
are inclined to remain within the Kingdom, on
the same terms as the other members or II. IL
NAV well be believed, too, that the responsible
lty now laid upon them will have sopering
and conservative effect, and lead them TO see
greater advantages in remaining under the
British flag than in seeding and setting up
standard of their own. They now bid fair 10
have all the benefits of imperial protection
and aid and Of local autonomy at the same
time. They could have little more, and would
certainly have in some respects much less. were
the original Home Rule scheme TO be fulfilled