Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-14
rNGLAND's CABINET CRISIS.
THE SITUATION REVIEWED.
The eneen Reported Delighted Probable
combinations The Policy OF the Ceasersa.
Gl,ts-fereiRn and Irish AHaiFs.
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downfall. The Parnellites, who accom-
plishcd his overthrow, are going to en-
counter the hardest times they hay,
ever had. The Marquis OF Salisbury
everybody begins 10 see, lacks self-con
Gdence. He has been bold but neve
far-sighted as leader OF the opposition
bat the very moment the Gladstone
Ministry resigned the Marquis of Sails
bury became supplicant for public
help and vowed he would not TAKE
the power unless the Liberals gave his
government show" Gladstone never
asked ga show " from anybody. The
Queen could not conceal her satisfaction
over the change in politics. She
never liked Gladstone. lie was
too superior to etiquette, could
not aatter. and was impatient as
= state servant to the throne. Her
Majesty was so pleased over the pros
pect Of again having a Tory and an
sristocrat at the head Of affairs that she
telegraphed her acceptance Of Glad
stones resignation, and by wire sum-
moDed the Marquis Of Salisbury to
Balmoral to accept the trust OF form
ing a new government. II is under
stood that the Marquis Of Salisbury
will refrain from entering upon the
work Of forming a new Cabinet until
after he has had conference with all
the Conservative leaders.
Singular as it may appear to foreign
crs, the chief political interest Of the
Britons just now does not seem to be
in the construction Of new Ministry,
but principally in the foreign policy,
and secondly in the Irish policy
Of the Conservative Government. Par
nell certainly must have the measure
of his ambition nearly filled, when he
has succeeded in making the affairs OF
Ireland the most important subject OF
British interest after English foreign
affairs.
when the Irish members on Mon
day night threw their votes with the
Tories and wrought the ruin of the
Ministry that gave Ireland Church dis
establishment and a land act, they
jumped upon their seats and hurrahed.
They were then certain that the Tories,
lifted into power by Irish help, would
at once "Parnellize the Government /;
but the Tories having recovered from
their first excitement, appear TO at
tribute Gladstone's defeat not TO his
harshness toward Ireland, but to the
loss of Liberal votes driven from
him by disgust at his submission
to Irish "bulldozing." Now, this
- disgusted Liberal vote " is far larger
than the Home-Rule vote. The Tories
knew this. They are wise in their day
and generation. They are playing for
= larger vote, and the Irish are "going
to get left" The Conservative party
is largely controlled by the prevalent
opinion Of the Tory clubs. The Carl
ton and other leading Tory clubs all
favor the theory advanced by Earl
Spencer. the Irish Niceroy, that there
is an absolute necessity for continu-
ancc of the coercion policy in Ireland.
On this point the Tories and majority
Of the Liberals will agree, and on it
they may combine against the Radicals
and Parnellites. Ii they do the Home
Rulers will be in such a pitiable mi
nority that their voice will count for
nothing in Parliament, and long lease
of life will be secured to the present
mode Of English rule in Ireland.
1t is not believed that the Marquis of
Salisbury will seek assistance from any
of the Gladstone Ministers in forminghis
policy towards ireland. His plan will
be to split the Liberal party completely
by proposing measure of coercion
based on Earl Spencer reportS-a mea-
sure the same as the Marquis Of Hart
ington. GladStone's War Minister, and
majority Of Gladstone's Cabinet in
sisted on continuing in spite of the OPP
position Of Sir Charles Dixie. Joseph
Chamberlain, and Mr.. Treyelyan. Such
line Of Irish policy would be almost
certain to lead to at least temporary
coalition between the Moderate Liberals
and the Tories against the Radicals
and Parnellites. and give the new Gov
eminent tremendous majority. 1t
would be hard to guess what would be-
come Of Irish hOme-rule under a gov
eminent whose very start in power was
based on its determination to maintain
coercion in Ireland.
Sir Stafford Northcote. the Tory
leader in the Commons. has already
been in consultation with the Irish ex-
ecutive officials concerning the real
state Of affairs in Ireland, and it is I'M
derstood that nearly every one of these
gentlemen has stated that no English
Government could afford to be respon-
Sible for the government of Ireland dur
ing the coming winter without con-
tinuance Of the Irish crimes act. Sir
Stafford can easily acquire testimony
that will bolster up his intentions to-
wards Ireland.
Lord Randolph Churchill, it may be
safely stated, is the only one of the
men likely 10 form the Conservative
Cabinet who is at all likely to advo-
cate the abandonment OF coercion. His
influence will be far less with his party
when il is in power than it appeared to
be when be was an opposition leader
in the House Of Commons.
Telegrams from Balmoral indicate
that in the conferences which have
taken place between the Queen and the
MARQUIS Of Salisbury her Majesty has
.hown that she is concerned most
about the foreign policy OF her Gov
eminent. In court circles there is
no longer any concealmcnt oil
the rejoicing over the fall Of the
Liberal Government. Mr.. Gladstone,
the court officials now admit, was
never in harmony with the Queen
on any subject. and her Majesty
and the Premier disagreed bitterly IN
all their discussions about England S
foreign affairs. Mr.. Gladstone, 1t is
said. rarely consulted the Queen or in-
formed her Of the designs Of his Gov
eminent. In well-informed circles 1t is
thought that the Queen strongly favors
a renewal Of the Soudan campaign, the
retention OF Egypt, the settlement OF
the Anclo-Russian dispute on the basis
"a ,be Grapyille-Giers agreement, the