Show A CLOSE CONTEST Our dispatches show closer contest in some of the English districts than the Homo Ibis men hoped for and the result so far is anything but cheering to them or their friends In Scotland there is much defection not counted upon and nothing but a fierce fight in the remaining remain-ing districts can bring victory out of the present chaos Aa the DCMOCHVT predicted pre-dicted the masses of the English people in the urban districts are held body and soul at the nod of the aristocrats and vote in a body at their dictation without any regard for the question of right or the cries of their distressed countr men There in however a great ray of light in the lining of this dark cloud which presages help and succor for the Gladstoneitcs and that is the presence and hearty cooperation of Henry Ward licechor who seems to have dropt > ed down among them like the ravens to Elijah No ono force from America not excepting money could bo more potent for good just now than lieccbrrs eloquence and as his heart Is enlisted in the good cause he will he able to sway the masses as no other man could The dividing line of success Is not jet reached by the forces on either side and enough remains to hold out a hope of final success if the battle bo fought carefully and all Its details aro watchfully handled Ay tho Issue grows definite it is hoped that the almost superhuman appeals of Gladstone and his eloquent lieutenants backed by Hcecher and the sinew8 of war from friends in America may yet turn the scale and give a home and a country to oppressed Irishmen The centuries of hatred and malevolence ensured in the breasts of the aristocracy of England and transmitted to their posterity is now in battle array against its object and the great heart of the American people is lifted up in prayer for tho success of the downtrodden Irishmen and the complete overthrow of Englands reign of terror and oppression |