Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-08
Orange Democrats Nearly Elect Candidate
Against the Unionists.
JOHN REDMOND SOUNDS A WARNING
Urges Colleagues 10 Bury All Differences
inside Their Ranks.
Dare Not Advocate GIadstOne's Home
Rule Idea and Dare Not Come
out Flat in Opposition
to IL.

DUBLIN oct. 7.-(Special Telegram).-
The result Of the North Belfast election
shows that a revolt of the Orange demo-
cracy is on and this may prove one OF the
most signifcient political events which
has occurred in ireland during recent years.
The candidate of the Orange worklngmen
despite the opposition of the Unionists press
Of Belfast, succeeded in running the Of
hcial candidates majority down to less
than 500 on total poll of over 5000 votes.
Mr.. Walker. the defeated candidate. was
described by the unionists newspapers as
a radcal-socalist carpet-bagger Sir Daniel
Dixon, the victor. is the head of one of
the chief ship owning firms in Belfast, and
has been four or five times lord-mayor
of the city. The situation was not COM
plicated by a nationalist vote. The only
nationalist candidate who ever stood in
the constituency polled 200 votes From the
house rule and the Catholic standpoint both
candidates appeared to have been equally
Objectionable.
According to Sir Daniel Dixon's news
paper supporters the nationalist vote was
divided, which means of course that the
DiXonites reckoned n few hundred nation
alists among their 474 of the majority
That the Orange workingmen should, under
the circumstances, have come so near to
capturing the second largest of the Bel
fast constituencies shows that the move
ment which returned Mr.. Sloan for South
Belfast is still in progress and that the
revolt Of the Orange democracy is still
on.
What the Change Means.
The progress of the new Orange party
deserves to be studied by all interested
in the political future Of ireland. Not
that 1t exhibits any tendencies toward
sympathy with the Irish national ideal. On
the contrary, 1t is furiously unionist. Even
on educational questions 1t is decidedly
anti-Catholic. Nevertheless its democratic
aspirations give promise of leavenlng that
Ulster toryism which has always been
the corner stone OF conservatism on every
social and democratic question. There has
never been a reform that increased the
power or the freedom of the people any
where. either In Great Britain or Ireland
that has not been opposed by the Ulster
tories. II was as much opposed to the
enfranchisement OF the Belfast workingmen
as to that of the Cork workingmen; and
the Belfast worker owes his municipal vote
to the national representative OF West
Belfast. The rise of the Orange work
ingman to political independence. and what
the socialists call class consciousness, must
have an effect upon the Ulster tory leaders
1t will compel the candidate for Orange
votes in the future to be at least as liberal
on social questions as the British conser-
vatives.
But the Independence OF the democratic
Orange party is likely to have further
consequences Born OF revolt against the
local machine, 1t is displaying a capacity
to Judge of its own interest apart from
what the English leaders Of the unionist
party may regard as good for it, On the
redistribution and financial questions II
refuses to take its views from the Eng
lish unionists The democratic Orange
party shows a disposition to stand by the
financial clauses of the act of union II
holds that Ireland's taxation should be
measured to its taxable capacity. In this
respect 1t shows itself Indifferent to the
Hamiltons the -Tempests, the Moors
and the Craigs. For these reasons the Irish
at least will regard its progress as a
healthy symptom in Irish politics though
the degree and elements of its permanence
and it's strength in party politics as we'll
as in the United Kingdom remains to be
tested.
Affairs of Dunlop Company.
The Irish stockholders of the Dunlop com
pany have been threatening to give the
management OF that concern in London
some little trouble as a result OF their
objections TO the way in which the busi-
ness has been conducted. At a recent
meeting held at the Empire restaurant, Mr.
j. H. Hunter occupied the chair He made
a long address. in which he explained the
situation from his point of view. Mr.
Arthur Hamlyn, the honorable secretary
read a number Of queries which IT was
insisted should be sent to the directors
Mr.. Stephens. the solicitor, Informed the
meeting Of what eminent counsel had ad-
vised on several points. Since 1897, he
said. the company had made enormous
profits and carries over. The actual profit
since the company was formed was SIS. 800
600 and they would be surprised TO hear
that in the payment Of dividends there was
$500 900 and on interest and debenture
stock SS5o.000. II these were taken from
the actual earnings there would remain.
sum OF about Ss5OO,0O0 which had been
carried on from time TO time by the d.
rectors. large number OF questions were
asked regarding the value Of the patent
rights and good will OF the various sub
sidiary concerns engaged in the manufac-
ture, OF automobiles and bicycles
Warning from Redmond.
Mr.. John Redmond. in a statement re-
garding the future Of Ireland and its partv
politics. this week warned the couptry
that II instead OF facing the serious issues
which recent events had brought before
them in the political arena they allowed
themselves to be tempted back 70 the dis
cussion OF the old and personal issues OF
two or three years ago, unity could not
be maintained. nor II they countenanced
the starting Of an agitation which had for
its avowed object the driving out OF the
movement of distinguished leaders. because
years ago upon nonessentials they differed
from their equally distinguished colleagues
then there was little hope for Ireland. DIFF
ferences Of this kind should be threshed
out inside the party and inside the ranks
OF the organization. He invited the fullest
discussion on all points OF difference within
their ranks, but he warned the country
that II 1t allowed any man. no matter how
great, 10 start personal campaign against