Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-24

EVERY ACT IN ANTICIPATION
OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

at Dublin Castle-The Effect the Trip
May Have on His Attitude Toward the
Grimes Act-Plans of the Tory Leader.
LONDON, May pa majority of the
members Of the Cabinet have already left
the city to spend the Whitsuntide holi-
days. This fact is generally accepted as
pretty good indication that whatever dis
sensiOns exist in the Cabinet they have by
no means brought about any actual crisis.
or course there are persons, and we'll in-
formed persons too, who assert that the
Cabinet is really on the verge of a split.
1t is rumOred in some quarters that Sir
Charles Dixie, President Of the Local Gov
ernment Board, rendered his resignation
before he departed yesterday for Dublin.
Many of the radical newspapers declare
that Sir Charles is mainly responsible for
the dlssensiOns In the Cabinet. He has
caused the trouble, they say, by his per-
sistent efforts to force the government to
adopt a radical policy. The London
| Dispatch, which undoubtedly is the organ
Cf Sir Charles Dixie, is urging the Radicals
! to combine and assert themselves. It
! says that if they do they will have the
! best chance of securing control of the next
! Parliament. Even il they don't secure a
majority, they can, the Dispdtch urges, 80
Increase their power as to secure leader
more truly radical than Mr.. Gladstone ia,
or than the Radicals could hope TO ever see
him be, even if he were 20 years younger.
SURVEYING THE SITUATION.
A good general survey of the political
situation would perhaps show that no
man in England realizes more thoroughly
than does Premier Gladstone that there
/ n in ~ mr. aafg ~ 10 of Rriffah n ire
all the elements to form political crisis,
and that he himself is strongly in favor of
making every reasonable concession in
order to hold the Liberal party,
with all its investigations, to-
gether as a solid body to prevent the
return of the Conservatives to power. A
shreWd observer can perhaps discern in
even the visit of Sir Charles Dixie to Ire
land the cunning hand of Premier Glad
stone. Sir Charles goes to Dublin to at
tend meetings of the commission for
housing the poor of the Irish capital. He
will be the guest Of Earl Spencer at the
Viceroy's official residence, Dublin
Castle. Lord Spencer is far from being a
Radical. He believes thoroughly in re-
newing the Irish crimes act, which Sir
Charles opposes.
EARL SPENCER'S INFLUENCE.
In the many conferences which these
! two gentlemen must nave, it is more than
possible that the strong personality of
| Earl Spencer will seriously affect the i'm
/ pressiOnable Sir Charles, and that he will
/ return to London after the holidays more
tractable in his relations to the Prime
Minister. If he does, then you may loos
| for a good compromise renewal bill, which
will give Offense to no one, and whose
harmless lite will be limited to about one
| year. Premier Gladstone has this way OF
/ doing things, and it may be that he has
cast his lines successfully for thus getting
entirely rid of coercion in Ireland. II
this surmise prove correct, the govern
ment will before recess an
nounce the lines upon which they
will proceed next year with a bill for the
local self-gOvernment Of Ireland. The
moderate Liberals are certain TO follow
Premier Gladstone and consent to make
almost any concessions to the Radicals
rather than to cause a split in the Liberal
party. A serious division in this party
would most likely result in putting the
Tories into power.
WHAT THE TORIES WOULD DO.
/ A return of the Tories to power during
the ensuing election would almost ineVit-
ably be followed by war with Russia.
| Lord Randolph Churchill, the aspirant for
/ the Tory leadership in the House of Com
/ mons, has already attempted TO induce
| Lord Salisbury, leader of the Tory peers,
to join forces with him in opposing a re-
4 newal of the Irish crimes act. Lord
/ Salisbury refused. Young Churchill,
nothing daunted, has arranged on his
own account to organize the Tory Opposi-
/ ton. He will fight hard and effectively if
/ the government do not steal away his
/ ground by Withholding their renewal bill.
! Ii is certainly a somewhat extraordinary
condition in English politics wnen Tory
4 leader organizes his followers to join the
/ Radicals and Irish members of the Com
mons to fight coercion in Ireland. 1t is
/ difficult, in view OF all this. 10 withhold
/ admiration from Mr.. Parnell for the edu.
cational effect of his long parliamentary
1 agitation.
! The Dublin Freeman's JOUipdI, CON-
menting to-day upon the situation, saws
that the retirement Of either Sir Charles
/ Dixie or Joseph Chamberlain from the Cab
met would be far more disastrous blow to
/ the government than any such occurrence
as the resigns alton Of Earl Spencer, who is
credited with threat 10 resign the Lord
| Lieutenancy OF Ireland unless the Irish
crimes act were renewed. The resiena-
/ tion Of either of the two gentlemen first
named, the Journal thinks, would cripple
the government hOpelessiy during the rest
OF the parliamentary session, and 90 far
to prejudice their chances for success in
the general elections.
Vaccination for Yellow Fever.