The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-28
LORD CHURCHILL.
Disguised with Politics, the Young Tory
Leader WIN Travel for a Season.

Disguised with Politics, the Young Tory
Leader VIII Travel for a Season.
LONDON Nov. 27-Lord Randolph Henry
Churchill, the dashing young Tory leader in
the House of Commons, who must be well re-
membered in society circles by his marriage to
the daughter of Mr.. Leonard jerome, is about
to visit America. He expresses himself as tired
of English politics, and proposes to leave Eng
land the Sd proximo for tour around the world,
visiting America, Australia. Egypt, and India
on his way. Things have not gone smoothly
with Lord Randolph in political matt ers since
the beginning of the present session He is the
most impacable as we'll as the most audacious
OF the leaders of the Opposition, and he formed
brilliant plan OF attack which he believed
would drive the present government out of
power by dividing its supporters. The idea was
to split the Liberal party in two, to resolve it
into its component parts by arraying the Wings
furious attack upon the Rt.-Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain, the radical member of the
Cabinet, accusing him of employing
roughs to break up Conservative mass-meet-
ings, and of suborning perjured testimony to
escape responsibility for his acts The fight
was brought to an issue by Lord Randophs mo-
ton for a vote of censure against Mr.. Chamber
lain for melting riots. Lord Randolph believed
that he had made out his case. He counted on
full Tory vote in support of his notion and
hoped to get enough struggling votes among the
Wing liberals to give him majority. His dis
gust can, therefore, be imagined when not only
the Wings voted solidly with the Radicals in sup
port of the government but no less than eighty
of the Tories either lodged the vote or walked
meekly into the Liberal lobby OF course the
motion was defeated, and Mr.. Chamberlain. who
had in the meantime made peace with his old en-
emies, the ship owners, remained master of the
situation. Still Lord Randolph was not wholly
disheartened He believed that the House of
Lords could be made to reject the governments
pet measure of extending the franchise, and thus
force dissolution and an appeal to the country.
In the Conservative caucuSes Lord Randolph
Churchills voice was always the loudest for war
The older heads of his party, such as Lord Sails
bury and Sir Stafford Northcote let him talk, and
even applauded his patriotic and vehement
cloquence But in the meantime they were
quietly parleying with the enemy, and after
few closet consultations between Lord Salisbury
and Mr.. Gladstone it was formally announced
that a compromise had been effected and that
both the franchise and redistribution bills would
be passed. This disgusted Lord Randolph, and
he began to conclude that the country was not
worth saving. He determined, however to
make one more stand on the issue of .'fair frade7
versus free trade" The election at Hackney
for a successor to the late Mr. Fawcett preepi
tated the fight, and Lord Randolph zealously
supported Mr.. McAllister, who is an avowed pro
tectionist. Most of the electors, however, sup
ported Prof Stewart, rabid free trader and ne
was returned by handsome majority Since
the Hackney election British politics have lost
their charm for Lord Randolph He has decided
on a course of foreign travel, and has concluded
not even to wait for the rising of Parliament or
the Christmas holidays. He sails on next
Wednesday, and will have hosts of friends to
wish him bon voyage, for, outside of politics, he
is one of the most genial gentlemen of whom
even England can boast -.ss...-... ..