The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-07
The Ex-Premier Aims at the Defeat Of Par
nell, After Which He Will Try to
Conciliate the Irish.
Spain Puts on a Bold Front and Sends
an Ultimatum to Germany.
The Divisions in Egypt Regarding the Pro-
ject for an English Protectorate-Cho
era Statistics-Notes by Cable.
BRITISH POLITICS.
The Speech of Lord Harrington Probably In
spired by Gladstone.

1Oe Speecn OF LORD ErODaDiy Au-
spred by Gladstone.
LONDON, Sept. 5-The British political event
Of the past week has been the speech of the
Marquis of Harrington. Having been, as Seore-
tary OF War, one of Mr. Gladstone's most
trusted ministers, the address is generally
accepted as foreshadowing the campaign issues
which will be advocated by the Liberal
party The speech was so moderate and so
utterly disclaimed the more revolutionary meas
ures of the Radicals, that it has angered the
Tories. 1t would appear from their
denunciations of sits lack of policy, 4"
as if Lord Harrington had cleverly taken
the ground from under the Conserva-
tives. Everybody is anxiously awaiting some
political utterance from Mr.. Gladstone 1t is
thought he may have inspired Lord Hartington;
that the latter's speech was put out as a
''feeler," and that it will soon be backed up by
a powerful address by the "grand old man. .
This would leave the situation thus: The To
ries, under the lead of Lord Randolph Churchill
adopting a sort of mild Parnellism the Radicals
led by Chamberlain, urging extreme home rule;
the real Conservatives and Wings not far apart,
and large body of Liberals and Tories in a
Parnellites. Now, Mr.. Gladstone is far more in
fuential with the followers of Mr.. Chamberlain
than the Marquis of Salisbury is with the follow
ers of Lord Randolph Churchill. AS the ex-
premier is supposed to desire the return of his
party, with votes enough to make it Independent
in Parliament, it is easy to surmise that his man
agement will be in the direction of combining
the Wings and moderate Conservatives against
the Irish party, calculating upon securing Radl-
Gals enough for any purpose he may desire in
the House of Commons This scheme. if success
ful, would give the Liberals sufficient majority
in the next House to throw the ParneliteS out
from their present possession of the balance of
power. Without that possession, the Irish
party would 60 to pieces. Then Mr. Gladstone,
having Parnell shorn, could solve the Irish 0ues-
tion by concessions which would placate the
people of Ireland and leave Mr.. Parnell with
out an issue. The question of independence
would disappear when the Irish had all they
wanted, except that which then would cease
for any essential purpose. to be desirable.
Mr.. Jesse Ceilings, Radical member for
Ipswich, speaking at Satourn, Yorkshire, to-
day, denounced Lord Hartlngton's address. He
described the ex-Secretarys programme as
empty" and said it had already done much to
destroy Liberal unity. 1t would appear how
ever, that the destruction of this unity is essen
tial to Mr.. Gladstone's purpose, it, as is sup
posed. that purpose is to draw Conservatives
and Wings together against the Parnelites and
Churchillites, for the old Conservatives will not
support party closely welded to the Radicals.
Mr.. Chamberlain to Reply to Harrington.
LONDON, Sept 5-Mr. Chamberlain, the great
English leader of the Radicals, is booked for a
political address to the electors of Warrington,
Lancaster county, next Tuesday. He is now
expected to reply to Lord Hartington's disavowal
of Mr.. Chamberlain's extreme policy; but the
more radical are deprecating this idea. and are
urging Mr.. Chamberlain to refrain from openly
splitting from the Wings. They advise him to
be as moderate as possible, just now and to
endeavor to bring Lord Harrington around to his
views on the questions of iand-law reform, tax
alton and church disestablishment.
Lord Randolph Churchill's speech at Sheffield
direct reply to Mr.. Parnells challenge
to the English parties to declare themselves
the Irish issues, and indicates that he is
willing to make further concessions to the Home
Rulers Lord Randolph's health is at present
far from good, and, under medical advice, he is
about to take a months holiday