The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-29

be Dnff1eu III thclr al
tempts TO carry out such determina-
lions. Mr.. Glad stone can be very viu-
dictive. The Parnell vote threw the
liberals from power, and the same
vote prevented their return. Glad
stone knows the tories
DO NOT LOVE THE IRISH
and would be glad to be Independent
of the home-rulers. The Parnellite
balance of power would thus disap-
pear and the Irish party might go TO
pieces, TO stay dismemDered, because
OF the loss of the cohesive power of
Gladstone is Eng
lish above all things. He has 1t in
his power to deprive Parnell of all the
expected benefits he counts on in the
control ola solid Irish party, for he
need only to ally himself with the
conservatives on all Irish matters to
do this. Such an alliance would be in
accord with the past history OF the
liberal party and would be exceed
ingly grateful to the tories, as 1t would
leave the Parnellites and the radicals
completely out in the cold, for even
IL combined, they would be an in
significant minority. as compared
with their allied opponents. The po-
litical justice of this form OF retalia-
ton is apparent, and there are already
Indications that "The grand old man"
has made up his mind to adopt 1t.
A STORY is CURRENT
in the clubs tonight that MIR. Glad
stone has intimated to Lord Sails
bury his willingness, in the event
conservative success at the polls, to
give the whole liberal strength to the
support Of the government on "all
reasonable measures, in order 10 pre-
vent the necessity Of yielding to the
ruinous course of placing England
under Irish dictation." The very
phraseology of the ex-premier's
overture is captivating to a
tory, and no doubt is entertained
that that ih,: liberal leaders pro.
posal, If it has really been offer
has been accepted. This would clear
" explain the inward meaning of the
sudden change OF front, adopted yes
terday by the conservatives. Alter
the Parnellite manifesto, issued last
Saturday, aud forbidiug the costing
of the home-rule vote for liberal eau
didates, had secured the league vote
for the conservatives, the tory leaders
suddenly lost much of the ardor they
had displayed while counting the al
lance.
THE oLADsToNE-sALIsBUR COMPACT
makes all this plain. IL also suggests
many other serious reflections, up
permost among which is the thought
that this latest Gladstonian intrigue
may result in the ultimate disrup-
lion OF the whole Irish party. If,
after all their steady efforts, many
sacrifices and long continued good
should find their then complete unity,
instead of being of any avail, should
result In nothing but a solid combi'
nation of the great English parties
against them, nothing would be more
natural than for them to become dis
Outraged over the humility, and even
danger, of their organization. and
fall TO pieces. THEIR case would exactly
resemble that to which a celebrated
cardinal had likened IL, and which h,
advised the Catholics of the United
States TO avoid. 80 long, said he
"as you remain in one political party
the other can afford to aSsail yop, an,
when the unfriendly party is II
power, your loss will be great. fifth
party YOU are allied to should obtuil
power, 1t would not care to max
your cause its own. If you re
main in party by yourselve
you must barter your influence with
out obtaining any certainty of OBJ
tanning your price, and you canno
act alone without arraigniug III
4 balance of the country against vol
The only way is TO divide youreclve
: between the parties as other churchc
do and you will then be equally uu
assailable."
The Spectator declares il has au
thority for stating that a liberal-con
servative understanding on the line
above described has been arrived al
: At the different liberal clubs grea
. concern is already manifested rs +
/; the future leadership of the party
Mr.. Gladstone, in a private CONVEX
F.. sation, admits his willingness to ente
/, the neat parliament as
THE LEADER OF HIS PARTY,
| Dut lie luliinhtts ut VIII uo inis il'it
ly for the purpose of helping to plac
! ID on his feet as the party of Opposi
ton, AMI declares that IL is his dcsir
10 retire from public lite during tbi
, session, after completing this tasl
/: So far as his expression of preferenc
goes IL would appear that the eN
/. premier wishes Lord Harrington, OK
war minister, to succeed to the lat
eral leadership. Mr.. George Goshe
will Join the front bench OF the OF
position. and be locally attached /
7 Mr.. Gladstone.
E Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain is at pres
eut under heavy cloud. His adrOi
+ management in pushing the disestat
/. lishment question to the front durin
f the campaign and bnrdening the lii
i, eral party with the weight of ths
4 issue, has brought upon him the il
/. tense ill-will of all but the extremel
!, radical members of the liberal part
!. in England, and both the liberal an
I. radical papers continue In upbraidin
!, him for the result.
III The Economist says that if the Ill
/. erals are defeated AT the polls 1t wi
be the result tot
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN's WORK.