Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-06
English Politics in a Ridiculous
State Of PerpIsxity.
Four Parties, None of which Has
Any Separate Power.
Spain in a Ferment Over an Ex'
pectsd Revolution.

uncertainty. A glance at the history {
the campaign will make he reason of thi
plain. Nj. Gladstone was disgusted Wit
his whole relationship to the Irish part
and confident in his strength resigned pow
er in order to regain it on a new found,
ton wbereon he should be independent Q
Irish members. He desired to have at hi
back British Majesty so that whsteve
he might do for Ireland should be accept
ed as conclusion and not as an extrac
ton. he had enfrslchised 100000
votes, had redistributed boundaries o
constituencies and felt certain his part
would gain largely from the measures
When the campaign opened, however, tn
Radical leaders went off on their own hool
and tried to secure en- alliance with hom,
rulers, with whom they believed
they could secure government
for themselves. While engaged il
this effort radicals committed themselves
to several very advanced principles which
were popular throughout Ireland anc
Scotland, ssand English rural provinces con
tanning the bulk OF the newly enfranchiseG
voters. The home rulers accordingly
Airted with radicals in order to secure bet
ter terms from the Conservatives. The
latter finally agreed to the Irish terms snG
the Parnellltes and the Salisbury compact
was announced.
GLADSTONE AROUSED.
BY this time Gladstone had became thor
ougbly aroused and by main force he com
PEELED the radicals 10 return to their ale
glance to the Liberal party. They had &C
generally and thoroughly pledged them
selves that their union with the grand old
mans followers scared away from him large
numbers of moderate Liberals who went
to the Tories to save the church
These accessions were 60 numerous
that Conservatives threw aside all other
issues and placed themselves before the
country as defenders Of the English
Church. In this attitude they received &C
much encouragement that they felt certain
OF success without Irish help So after this
had been turned over to them by mani
fes.o from ParEell, the Conservatives repu
dated it and passed ss a pure and unsl
loyed English party.
THE OLD MAN WORK.
In the meantime Gladstone by almost
superhuman efforts had succeeded in
dwarfug the importance ofthe dises'sblish,
hent issue by losalizing it in Scotland
where it is popular With the majority and
throwing it out from the campaign in
EOglsnd where it is unpopular with the
majority. By this achievement he
stopped the religious stampede from
his ranks and brought back
thousands Of The deserting The campaign
had now began in large towns. The Lib
eral party gradually drew together and the
Tory party was left without a distinct is,
sue and has gradually dsindled. The
Parnellites have stood together to man
while they have voted in all cases against
the Liberal candidates and in favor of the
Tories. In districts wherein Nationalist
candidates were they practically parted
company with the Tories.
THE SITUATION.
At time of writing the Liberals have
elected 3l3 candidates Cor servatives 243
and ParnelIites 10. While Gladstone has
therefore 20 majority over The Tories they
and the Home Rulers tie him. Never be-
fore in English history wOs political sit
ua,ion like this. There are clearly four
jisunct parties Radicals and Liberals,
are nominally united and 50 are the Tories
and Home kulers. The latter sllisncs is
unnatural and unreliable, while the former,
although uoreliable, are natural. The
Radicals claim the credit Of the Liberal
succt IS is among new voters, aud the Lib
erals claim it among the old. The Con
servahves are in hopeless minority With
out the solid Parnell vote, and wo1ld be
helpless with it against the Radical and
Liberal vote. On the other hand the Par
nellites could always depend on a large
Radical vote on any fair Psrla
mentary measure in the interest Of Ireland
From this it is plain that if the Tories
should retain power they could never be
certain Of their ability TO PASS any measure
even with the Irish vote, ard could never
be sure Of commanding that. Such gov
ernment would simply be iDpotent aud
ridiculous II the Liberals should come
into power they could never count On the
whole Radical vote. and consequently
would be without ability to command 6
majority for any OF their meas
ures. Radicals might affiliate with
Parnellites, but il they shoulc
DO so Liberals and Conservative
would combine ard the titua;ion is one o
unparalleled perplexi'y. Ii shoEs hat tn,
people OF Great Britain sre olesr,y divides
into
FOUR PARTIES,
10 two OF which are Analogous. /, demon
strstes that there is at present no sjorit
in Er rgland for any defined policy. Neithe
Liberal n5r Tory can trade the govern
ment Without compact 10 ally itself wit
the other on all EDpish measures sgains
one breach Of its oED psrty-LiberAl
10 act With Tories sgains
Radicals, or CONSERVATIVES to &C
with Liberals against Insh A week az
Conservatives were 60 certain OF maintain
ing power, that a Csbipe; Council wa
called to meet next Monday 10 arrange
Government programme. To-day the si
uation ia so changed that this council hs
been postponed for q gesk in order (
await the outcome Of the election.
1t is plain that Lord Salisbury is disiI
clined to remain in Office without net
essary support carry on the Goversmen
Liberals are divided in opinion % tovhetht
they should take olce or not Rsdica
demand that if Liberals secure q msjofit
of twenty members over the numbc
elected By the Conservatives and Parnel
ties together, Lo1d Salisbury thsll resig
before Parliament opens. They take th
ground that the Liberals can carry on th
government with ever go small Q uajorit
arguing that enough Conservatives can q
wsFs be depended on to support Il
ministry against the Psrnelhtss ar
their allies TO insurs
majority pa al Imports
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