The Daily Tombstone. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-08

situation tonight is one OF perplexity
to all British politicians. The liberia Is
close the week with a tie with the
tories and the Parnelites combined.
There are, however, enough constitu-
ences to vote to make the whole issue
of absolute uncertainty, and a glance
At the history Of the campaign will
make the reason of this plain. When
Mr. Gladstone was defeated in the par
liamentory vote in which the home
rulers withdrew their strength from
him, he knew that his absentee votes
added to the votes that he Tailed
would be more than sufficient to over
come the entire allied opposition. He
was disgusted with his whole relation
ship to the Irish party, and confident
in his strength resigned power in or.
der TO regain new foundation.
Whenever he should be independent
enough OF the Irish members he de-
sired to have at his back British
majority, So that whatever he might
do for Ireland, it should be accepted
as concession and not as an extor-
ton. He felt entirely able to accom-
plish this result. He had enfranchised
two million votes, had re-distributed
the boundaries of constituencies, and
felt confident that his party would
gain from these measures. When the
campaign opened, however, the radi-
cal leaders tried to secure an alliance
with the home rulers and committed
themselves to several very advanced
principles. Chief among these was
establishment. The Parnelites,
however, distrusted the radicals and
courted an alliance with the tories,
who We're then in first flush of power
and stronger with the people than
now. The conservatives finally agreed
TO the Irish terms. and the Parnell-
Salisbury compact was announced.
BY this time Glad stone had become
thoroughly aroused, and by main
force compelled the radicals to return
to their allegiance to the liberals. The
conservatives threw aside Il. other is-
-::cS and placed themselves before the
country as defenders of the English
church. In the meantime Mr.. Glad
stone, by almost superhuman efforts,
had succeeded in dwarfing the impor-
tance of the disestablishment issue BY
localizing it in Scotland, where it IL
popular with the majority, and throw
ing it out altogether in England where
1t is unpopular with the majority BY
this achievement he stopped the re-
ligious stampede from his ranks, and
brought back thousands of deserters.
The voting had now begun in large
towns. The liberal party gradually
grew together, and the tory party, left
without distinct issue, has gradually
dwindied. The Parnellites have stood
together to man, and while they
have voted on all issues against the
liberal candidates and in favor of the
tory nominees, in districts where no
nat!onalists candidate was running
they have practically parted company
with the tories. At the time OF writ
ing the liberals have elected 313 can
didates, the conservatives 2I3 and the
Parnellites 20, while Gladstone has,
therefore, 20 majority over the tories.
LONDON, Dec. THE steamer Ore
gon, from New York for Liverpool,
has arrived at Queenstown. The time
OF passage was six days, eleven hours
and ten minutes.
LONDON, Dec. 7.-Returns received
up 20 3 o'clock this afternoon show
the liberals still have a slight majority
OF tories and nationalists thus ia,
elected. Figures showed 3O7 liberals,
2f2 conservatives and AZ nationalists.
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