Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-11
THE DEFEAT.

LIE I'lIE In.
1t would seem that the defeat OF the
Government which resulted from the
failure to carry the measure which pro
posed to increase the revenue by raising
the tax on beer and spirits was some
what of a surprise to the Tories, and
totally unexpected by the Liberals. The
Ministry fell through projected financial
measure, and MIR. Gladstone enjoys a
Repatriation as a financier that is
world wide. On his advent to power
in 1880, in his first Budget, he
outlined a plan for complete
reimbursement OF the revenue, and for the
establishment of sinking fund to reduce
the national debt. He successfully read
iusted the taxes and was establishing a
sinking fund, which had assumed 4 very
respectable size. 1t was on this sinking
fund that some OF the extraordinary eX-
penditures OF late were drawn, but the
expenditures have grown so heavy that
they necessitated an increased revenue,
to obtain which it was proposed to in
crease the tax on beer and spirits. It
was the cause OF the Gladstone Ministry's
fall. The fall was owing to the
failure OF a financial measure, and
not to the. conduct OF foreign affairs,
and it is this fact that so troubles the
Tories and makes them hesitate 10 take
office. In financial matters they are by
birth and interest the guardians OF class,
that class the aristocracy. To relieve
that class from the common burden OF
taxation has ever been a chief object
with them England to-day is in q sea
of financial trouble, and tie Tories arc
not safe guides in such matters, and hence
their hesitancy in assuming the control
OF affairs. Aside from the Soudan and
Afghan affairs, there are others which
will confront both parties when
they go to the country in the coming
election. These are internal matters,
prominent among them being the
land question, not in Ireland but in Eng
land. This would rot he so serious 4
matter were the franchise confined to the
same classes and interests as in the old
borough days. Ithas been very greatly
and to classes who are hostile
o the landed proprietors, and the extern
ion of the franchise has been mainly
wing 10 the efforts of Mr.. Gladstone.
)nly recently there was redistribution
# seats in the House, and in this the
'ories lost, ii We may believe the Eng
ish papers Another trouble that besets
he Tories is the fact that the Government !
aust be carried Oh during the interim |
eiore the general elections come off, .
nd the Liberals refuse 10 DO il. thereby /
hrowing the responsibilities on the |
'ories. They DO not Ike 10 undertake /
he business, lest they commit some
rave blunders during the interim,
hereby lesSening their chances fora pop.
lar endorsement at the elections. Their .
onduct might entail popular condem-
ation. No party in England pays such .
ourt to continental opinion as the Tories,
nd even there they do not have the en-
lorsement they would like, as they are
he party of foreign policy par excellence. /
'oncerning the resignation of the Glad /
tone Ministry, The RepnJljq"e Frdncaise
ays: Europe must dstru3t a Ministry
Ihere the wisdom OF Sir Stafford North
ote can be annulled by the passion
te imprudence OF Earl Salisbury and the
etulance OF Lord Randolph Churchill.
hen foreign questions demand SO much
oolness and tact" And it should be
emembered that Lcrd Churchill has been
ne OF the most active members Of the
pposition, and that already his claims
re troubling the Tory leaders. The PqH
tail Gaeetts says that an effort will be
lade TO get rid of him in the national
'uncils, where he might prove trouble
'me, and that there is talk Of sending
m to Ireland and that to induce him TO .
}, the arguments of duty as against am
ton will be used, as his lordship is said
be very susceptible TO fattery. 1t NAV
that those who are using these areu
ents to get rid OF him, are fiattering
II reliance can he placed in London
ecial to the New York Post, it would
pear that the Government ratherwished
that which did happen in preference t,
something else. The telegram saws
at 'as the Tories are always protesting )
eat anxiety to be in office, the best
stics We're to let them try. The resin-
ton OF Gladstone has placed the S
nservatives in most awkward -
d possibly ruinous position" The
'uble with the defeat is that If
me at the wrong time, and it is lust r
ssible that the present defeat and resig-
hon OF the Gladstone Ministry will be K
lefeat for the Conservatives and vic r
for the Liberals The waters are lf
ubled, but have the Tories any oil to f
II upon them? &