The Osceola times., 1885-10-24
FOREIGN NEWS.


The Split In the British Liberal Camp
Gladstone Threatens to Retire From Pol
Itlcs-The Invitsble Outcome--Lord sails.
bury's Liberalism-His Estimate Oh John
Dillon and His Public Utterances.
LONDON, October ls.-The split In the
liberal camp is complete. Gladstone
threatens to resign aud the party is
lopelessly divided on leadership. The
advanced Radical wing and the non-con-
formist clique, led by Morley, and Nor
ley's paper, the Daily Ne,os, are united to
a man on Chamberlain; and the Churc1
party, the Wings aud the Moderates are
equally sincere In their devotion to Hart.
lngton. The Marquis has invariably
acted as de Jdcto Prime Minister during
Gladstone's temporary inability to per.
pacity has satisfied all sections of the
party except the extremists. Chamber
lain is distasteful to leading Liberals,
outside his own particular circle,
and must prove himself stronger
man than he has yet done
before he can expect to be called
to the head of affairs. Gladstone's
threat to resign may have the effect o..
bringing Harrington and Chamberla In
together on an outwarily friendly foot
ing once more. Unless the two men
agree to sink their differences aud eau
eel their aversion for each other Glad
stone will assuredly go out of politics
and the Liberal organization crumble to
pieces with Chamberlain eventually at
the head OF one division aud Hartingt on
at the head of the other. combination
of Radicals and Conservative Demo crats
on one hand, and Wings and mod crate
Tories on the other, effaclng aud replac-
ing the two great parties OF the State, is
the almost inevitable outcome OF the
evolutionary process at work.
sALIsBURY's uBERALITY.
Lord Salisbury is beiug strongly
pressed to take cognlzance OF Mr.. John
Dillon's revolutionary speech, In which
ne warned landlords that they must sell
their lands at nominal price or fight.
The Marquis so far turns a deaf ear 30
the appeal He regards what he calls
"national flights" as a capital safety
,alve. "Shut up such men as John III
on by force" he says, ''and you cause
ten times the outcry. Dillon is an en-
lhuslast. He is as honest as the da,
Everyone respects him for the purity OF
lis motives and the depth Of his patriot
sm. He says what he believes and say
ng 1t pleases him and gives him some
Thing congenial to think about and Csc
40 one any harm" To the objection
that such speeches are incendlary and
dangerous, his lordship says: "The
crowds that go TO hear Dillon and Hesly
and other vigorous orators, 90 with the
determination to get something stlmu-
ating, and they get it and 20 away salts
aed. Nothing the speakers are able TO
say eau possibly rouse them TO higher
pitch of enthusiasm. lrlshmen have
plenty of cause for dissatisfaction, and
the more they are allowed TO give it vent,
.he sooner we shall know all about II
and how to apply remedies"
This is the ground Lord Salisbury has
-epeate ily taken with representative men
of his party who are lending their innu.
,nce to the landlords in the new controver'
sy that has arisen out of the purchase bill.
Overt acts violating the laws OF persor
md property are different from words,
aud will be severely dealt with. On this
point the Cabinet are a unit. Boycottine
las been carried on to an insuferablC
extreme and threatens the extinction Of
aw and order II permitted to 60 on un
checked The Government have deter
mined that II shall be vigorously der
| with and put down.