The Irish standard., 1910-01-22
PARLIAMENTARY STRUGGLE.

Cannot the clergy be 1rishmen, too?
I PARLIAMENTARY STRUGGLE.
| The returns from the elections now
in progress in the British Isles are ar
| irving slowly. After four days vot-
ing up to Wednesday night the state
| of the two rival parties stood as fol-
,, lows: Liberals. 119; Unionists, 1923.
Thus far the latter have gain of As
seats, but they must have 1858 net
gains to overcome the Liberal major
ity in the last parliament, and that
they will not obtain. Enough is
known that the Liberals will not have
walkaway as in 1906, but they will
be returned to power by working
majority. The Nationalists will hold
their own in Ireland and the Labor
ties will be reduced in numbers.
The result Of the elections in Cork
and North Louth is not yet an
nounced. 1t Is probable that William
O'Brien will be elected in "rebel Cork"
but Tim Healy is likely to suffer de-
feat in the Louth constituency. His
brother, Maurice, was rejected for re-
nomination in Cork In favor of Sir
Edward Fitzgerald, though O'Brien
preferred Healy for running mate
and said he wanted no vote from any
q
be given for Maurice Healy. Sir Ed
ward, Notwithstanding, publicly an
nounced his intention of going for.
--ard as candidate
In West Belfast, Joseph Devlin may
be defeated for reelection. as a law
yer named Kennedy threatened to run
In order that the Nationalist should
lose the seat. A fight is being made
IN Col. Lynch in Clare because Of
some aspersions he cast on the Cath
Ole clergy. Redmond, Dillon and 9TH
er leading members of the party had
no opposition. and T. P. O'Connor was
elected in Liverpool by a tremendous
majority. Mr.. Jack Leslie, first cou-
sin of Winston Churchill, is the Ma
tionalist candidate for Derry City, and
may be elected.
The elections in Ireland have been
very quiet when compared with those
In England The lords who took the
platform were numerically 'heckled"
by the working men at meetings and
laughed to scorn
Everything looks favorable for
Home Rule, because the Liberals will
not have a sufficient majority to get
along Independently of the NATIONAL
lists and Laborites. Premier Asouith
has repeated his promise on Home
Rule in reply to questions propounded
to him at public meetings. He de-
clared that the main question at issue
was the reform of the House Of Lords
and when that is settled, Home Rule
would follow in due course.
The lords are spending money like
water in the campaign, but they sec
the handwriting on the wall, The
democracy of Great Britain will soon
rule the country and the aristocracy
must pay their taxes like ordinary
folks, for the building of Dreadnoughts
and the safeguarding of the coast.
from an imaginary invasion Of a Ger
man army. II they again reject the
budget, Irish Home Rule and other
measures OF a remedial nature, the
second chamber will be mended or
ended in due time.
The Tories have develoned mar.
strength than the Liberals anticipat-
ed. UP to Wednesday night the for
mer snatched As seats from the fol.
lowers Of Asquith and Lloyd Georre
The Tories have plenty Of money to
spend and money counts in Great
Britain as in the United States. When
; the budget goes again to the lords,
there is likely to be no veto. If there
as veto. the bill will be presented
to King Edward for his royal sigma
ture and become the law of the land.
No referendum in future. It is too
expensive. though President Taft Is
reported to have said at the meeting
OF the governors in Washington the
other day that he favors the introduce
/! ton of 1t into this country How would
he like . referendum on the tariff?
RISE AND FALL OF ], r, WALSH.
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