Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-29
The Conservatives Change Their Tactics
and Adopt the Irish Policy
Of the Liberals.
Sturgeon the Great English Preacher,
Attacks immortality in high Life
london Second sodom,
Doubt IS TO whether il Was Poet Shell.
ley's Heart or Liver That Was
Stolen by Leigh Hunt.
A Sunday Riot in q Polish Catholic
Church Two Men Killed-sev.
erAl Others Injured

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LONDON, June gS.--The Tory gov.
ernment Is skillfdlly feeling its way
along, Even Lord Randolph Church.
III has become prudent since his party
has had the responsibility OF the gov
eminent thrust upon 1t, The young
orator has exhibited surprising repres-
ability. He has Judiciously
HELD ROTH his PEN AND TONGUE,
In view Of the Impotence OF all
Britons 10 know what the policy OF the
new government Is To be, all this In
remarkable. The only minister OF the
new government who has up TO date
publicly addressed his constituents IL
MR.. ARTHUR JAMES BALFouR,
the Tory member of parliament for
Hertforiborough which he has repre-
scented since 1877. Mr., BAlfuur Is
about thirty.seven years Of age and is n
son.in-law ofthe marquis OF Salisbury,
the new prime minister, whose private
secretary the young man has long
been. The selection Of Mr.. Balfour for
the important Office OF chief secretary
| for Ireland must be looked upon M
| especially significant, because he
huoWo bVNNSi VothnIa Niihii any NihtI
| person the Ideas OF Lord Salisbury
upon
rHE WHOLE IRISH QUESTION,
and IL the only man who has ever
been permitted by the present premier
to speak for him. Hence MIR. Raj.
| four's speech has attracted profound
attention, Before his advent 20 power
| Lord Salisbury WAS most persistent
advocate OF coercion In Ireland. The
| very orlsla which crowded his party
into power found him actively engaged
| In opposing every tendency toward
LInERALIsM IN IRELAND.
His responsibility however, has
apparently tempered Lord Sallsbury's
views on this important question, and
he evidently shrlnks from doing him.
self those things for the abstinence
from the performance OF which
he castigated the Gladstone min.
istry To uss an Amerlcnnism
Mr.. salisbury feels the necessity OF
'lettiDg the Tories down eRsyn on the
questihn, aud Mr. BAlfour IL pushed
forweAp ~ the chief instrument OF the
process. The most striking instance
la Mr.. BalfouT's address was the un.
qualified declaration that he desires
not less than Mr.. Chamberlain TO zee
Ireland governed by
EQuAI LAWS WITH ENGLAND,
and 10 zee all coeTcive legislation
against the Irish people forever ab0l-
ished. The Radicals and parnellitss
who worked the Liberal minlstry out
Of power never stated their wishes
on this subject more tersely and fully
Not satleiied with this bold statement,
Mr.. Bslfour has lust caused 10 be pub
llshed for general information "a
paper on the Irish question
In this the new chief secretary strong.
~ supports home rule for Roland, hut
continues that this home rule shRll ex-
tend 10 local interests only. lIia argu.
ment for this limit II the favorite one
OF the Tories, viz That Il Is necessary
for the general welfare OF Ireland
itself, a. II IL for the strategic security
of Great Britain, that In all national
affairs the present state OF dependency
shall be maintained, and that all con
ctssions 10 Ireland shall be based on
the absolute maintenance OF Ireland
UNDER IMPERIAL CONTROL.
Another idea IL elaborated In this
paper, namely, that In any new or
ganlzation OF the government Of Irs.
land the rights OF the Irish Tories such
as the loyEl'minority.such AZ In Ulster,
\ shall be respected and maintained.
While II may loo said that these state
ments task deiiniteneHs, still IL must
be admitted that they indicate re.
mRrkable change OF attitude in the
conservative feeling towards Ireland.
Not only that, but there IL IN
astonishing brood OF Tory declarations
OF the same character ~ those made
by Mr.. Balfour. In fact all repOrta
from the Conservative clubs aud po-
llticAl circles show that Lord RRu-
dolph Churchill has become the
PROPHET on THE TORY PARTY
on the Irish question. His policy,
which, from ali present indications.
will prevail with the present govern
ment fayors gradual rFplenlahment
az the present machinery OF the vice
regal government al Dublin castle by
the formation OF an elective central
board TO sit In Dublin and possesses the
the power OF dealing with all interna-
tlonal questions Of the government.
FIRST CONTACT WIN THR POWERS.
Lord Salisbufy has 90 far had but
one interchange OF views with the for
eign powers on diplomatic questions.
That was with M. Waddington, the
French embass6doT, md II re-
lated entirely 10 the never
ending Egyptian question. The
interview was forced upon
the new premier by hernsh Of oiiicial
hdylces from the knedivs'a doninions
10 the effect that anarchy practically
exists Ia Egypt, that the ADMINISTERS.
ton 10 exhansting the treasury and IA
openly
HOSTILE 10 ENGLISH INFLUENCE,
and that this hostile iDnuenee IL IN.
spired by BArelli Bey. who u described
A. "a powerful adviser" He
ls said 70 be tue private Of
, ficer OF lie Bosph0Ie Egypiien,
which was recently suppressed ny the
khedive for the vlFulenee Of IL attack
upon him and England The pro
test OF France secured tbs rehAbilA'