The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1885-08-01 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SALISBURY-CHG.-ACHILL GOVervinent to come into office. In return for this favour, and according to the terms of the agreement between the parties, Sir abcosm. Hings-Basco, amidst the uproarious applause of the Irishmen, announced that the Government intended to trust the Irish people and not to renew the Coercion Act. •• Trust the Irish peop.e !' sickening hypocrisy. The very men who not o n'y never have trusted the Irish people, but have opposed all trust beiug plaeed in them, wow proclaim, with unabashed faces, their recantation,in redemption of a disgraceful compact made with men whom they hove described us "traitors," in order to climb int office. Can politica dishonesty awl prd ly go farther? As we have said it cannot last, the shameful conduct mast prodoce a reaction which will overwhelm the perpetrators. Their reputation is already gone ; not only from the Liberal benches, but from their own side they are denounced, and the respectable members of the Tory parse are angry at this din. o,racefol tampering with political principles . and honour. Nemesis has already, however, overtaken the Government, ad has taught them that impolitical as well as in social life "honesty is the best policy." To ',lease their Irish allies Sir MmesEL Hicks-Boson and Lord RRNDOLPFI CatracalLL have been compelled fa repudiate Earl SPENCER, the man whomthey formerly delighted to honour, and have done what was possible to bring the dispensation of justice in Ireland ittjo repute by practically promising one inquiry into a mater which haa been already .ttleo and enquired into by Earl SrEmeta. Then further demands were made by Mr. PARNELr, ranch it was impossible absolutely to comply with, and retribution quickly followed. The Irishmen refmed to vote with their new aim on the Medical Relief Bill, a rueasure taken up by the Government, according to the statement of Mr. Bateoua, in orier to offish" Mn. CHRIABARLAM, and the Government ellistained a dismtro. defeat. The alliance of traitors to the throne with traitors to honour did not last long. Disloyalty on each side is the groundwork ot the nosey which could not last no soon as it was apparent it was to the interest% of either party to break a. Traitors will no mere be loyal to each other than to other people. The Medical Relief Bill alas shows the Government in its true light. In order, as Mr. MALFoUR mid. to "disk" Mr. CummisaLOIN, the Government took possession of Mr. COLLINciA Bill and promised to do their utmost to pass it. Yea, they did their utmost to appear to pms it, though it was evident they were determined, if possible, to "burke" it. When they were defeated Sir M. Hicm.Bason testily said, -Then the Government could take no further respomibility in respect to the measure." Having rmig.d. the lead of the House, Mr. dems COLLINGS assuraed it, and carried the Bill to the third reading, despite the Government, who •• accepted the inevitable with grace," and appeared willing to stiffer any indignity if only they .uld retain pay and power. What the Lords may do remains to he seen. We do not care very much, however, what they do, for it is really intrnoterial. 'The !sbourers understand now clearly who is their friend in the mutter; they Can See through the flimsy pretence of the Tory-democratic Government They can appraise the benefits they are likely to obtain from men who take op a measure not on principle, but to ••dash" their opponents, and then drop it like a hot potato rather than let it pass in any form which can be usefol to them; they can understand the difference between willing friends and men who have plausible words for them only when driven to it. It was stated that Mr. GLADsyosis Government purposely committed suicide. We do not know hone true this insy be, but if it were no and the intention was to show the cOl.titHencieg whatTory-democraey means, we mrinot imagine anythiog which is likely to be more useful before a General El.tion. What are the promises of these men worth ; they are on the Treasury Bench, not, as Mr. CHAMBERLAIN says, they am acting, no far as they are able to liriderStand it, on Radical principles. We do not object to that, but will they do to when they are in power as well no in office, if they ever get there I Ah, that is the qumtion and we believe the ..ostituencim will definitely. . . .  answer it. Men whose whole policy is one of dishonesty, who clothe themselves in their opponents garments simply to enable them to retain office, are not to be trusted to carry out the same doctrines when the necinisity does not exist. If they me faithless now to their own friends, there is very little guarantee for their fidelity to their opponents afterward. Speeches like that made by Mr. Cwoominni.sts on Friday deserve to be read by every thinking man it is an irresistible indictment of the Government, and shows with damning force the dishonesty and fraud OD which Tory-democracy is based.