New-York tribune., 1885-07-12
THE TORY CABINET.
WITH SHORT NOTES ON SOME OF ITS CHIEF
MEMBERS

The Gladstone Ministry yesterday ceased to ex-
;st tho Salisbury Ministry came into being. Ihe
outgoing aud the incoming Cabinets journeyeo "
Windsor each had audience of the Queen tne o'a
Ministers gave up the seals OF Office the new kssea
hands. England to-day is under the rule OF Se'
of men totally unlike those who governed her yes
terday and is Is time to say something about those
whom chance and contrivance have placed IN oicc'
The new Cabinet has sixteen membcrs too many
by at least one-fourth. Mr.. Gladstone 1t Is true
by successive additions, had raised his Cabinct 10
the same figure. but the number is known to DO III
conveniently large IL Lord Salisbury had been
coming into power in the usual way, Win sohic
hope of a prolonged tenure OF Office. no "o"iu
probably have thought ten or twelve coieae"e'
quite enough. For provisional administratioh
with a six months lease it matters less. IL Is au
odd incident of the situation that the scramble ior
place should be rather greater t.ian usual. Many
of the second-rate Tories think it is now or never
for them; an argument pressed upon Lord SANS
bury to induce him to waive his demand ior guar
antees from the Liberals and take what he
could get.
A Conservative oracle assured the world not long
ago that there was material enough in the party
for six good Cabinets That only shows now low
the Tory standard Of good Cabinet Is. Nooouy
would think Of saying that this Cabinet Is INC
equal OF Mr. GladstOno's IN ability. The dinercnco
between the two is great aud SO obvious 'n"'
comparison Is idle. Exact comparison man oy man
is not possible because the composition OF thc pres
ent Cabinet is not quite the same as tHe ias''
There are certain posts which NAV he heid "'n VI
without Cabinet rank Under Mr.. Gladstone the
President of the Local Government Board ana '"o
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster had seats ID
the Cabinet. Neither now has. IL Is In tEe nis-
erection of the Prime Minister to include or exclude
certain members of his Government. The Chiei
Secretaryship of Ireland is in the same category.
When Mr. Forster held it hc was III the CABINET
Mr. Trevelyan took it without entering the Cap-
met. but was advanced to that dignity on becom-
| iop Chancellor of the Dnchy of Lancaster.
| Mr.. Mundella was Vice-Prcsidcnt of the
Council, practically Minister for Edu-
| cation Mr.. Edward stanlope succeeds
| him. The former was outside. the latter Is ihsoe'
Perhaps the most remarkable case Of inclusion Is
| that of the Lord Chancellor Of Ireland. Putting
| Mr. Gibson into the Cabinet means that he Is TO
| rank with Lord Carnarvon as adviser on Irish NJ
| fairs Mr. Gibson who will presently be Lord
| Gibson or Lord something other, IL an exceed
| ingly able man, with q wide aud accurate krowi-
edge of Ireland; so good a debater that he ought
never to have been spared from the House oil Com
| mons where the Tories are distrcssingly weak In
dcbaters He shared with Mr. Gladstone and Mr.
| realy the credit of having really mastered the
Irish Land Act But ne Is Dciore All thihBs Pni'J
man.
| Tn the Lords this Cabinet is more than able 70
| hold its own. The Liberal Pccrsi have no match
for Lord Salisbury except the Duke of Argyll. aud
| the Duke Of Argyll has not been Minister since
| 1891 Sir Stafford Northcotc's or rather, Lord
| Iddeslcigh's style of speaking will sut the Upper
House at least we'll a. tho Lower Ii Is pathetic
10 hear that but fortnight since he expected not
only to retain the leadership of the Commons. but
40 be Prime Minister. There was. believe, COM
pact between Lord Salisbury and Sir Stafford tn
| the effect that whichever the Qnccn sent
| for should be supported by the other IN
| forming Ministry. Little did tho excellent Sir
| stafford foocsec his fate. He had not much belief
in Tory Democracy. hut he was clearly of opinion
7bat the balance of the Constitution inclined to
| the selection of Prime Minister with a seat in
that House which is the uudoubed centre of polit-
! zeal authority They say court influences pre-
I varied with the Queen in favor of Lord Salisbury.
| But there is something stronger than court inhu-
encc aud that ~ public opinion And there gas
Lord Randolph Churchill. With that resofnte
| voune man on the premises. knowing his own
mind ready for all enterprises, with an unboundcd
confidence in his own capacity, and with hxed
nurpose not 10 under his nominal leader, or
Stafford Northcotc was an impossible Primc Ninls'
ter You may like to hear Lord Randoph's latest
served. an interesting phrase out ne couiu ho'
| make out what il meant.
| T., the situation he has created for himself Lord
Rondolph Churchill will have need of all his
couragc and all his capacity. For all the chief
nurnoscs of leadership and Of debate he will stand
| almost alone IN the House Of Commons. The re-
| spectabIe Sir Michael Hicks-Bcach. on iwhom Lord
| Rondolph has devolyed for the present the dignity
of the leadership is respectable and not much more
He docs everything respectfully. nothing brill
iantly He isa respectable fnaDcicr who VIII
make respectable Chancellor OF the Exchequer,
| and bring In a respectable Budget, ana make a
speech which will be listened to with respect by
tho Uouse. Lord George Hamilton, who takes tn c
Navy js n fluent plausible. clever speaker, capable
OF dealing with figures and masterag facts. lie
has long b,en known "a one of the coming yonng
man of the Tory party, bat to make him Cabinet
Minister and First Lord of the Admiralty IL to max
n smart frgatc do duty as line-otbattle snip
So of Mr. Edward Stanhooe, who becomes wee
President of the Council. He is industrious,
lucid. Trustworthy, aud will do his departmental
worI, WELL tholgh his views on education are 700
ecclesiastical to allow him to develop tho present
oyston freely These three men excepted.
Lord Randolph has not n single colleague in the
Commons who belongs even TO the second rank OIL
dcbaters. Mr. w. II. Smith, who takes the Wal
Office can state a ease clearly aud is capital IN an
of bnsiness Sir Richard ross, to the general sur
mise. resumes his former place of Home Secretary.
| Ue can be clear ut times and duh at all times.
Colonel Stanley who succeeds his brother. Lord
Derby rs Colonial Secretary, cannot speak at ALL
Lord John Manners. now again Posmastcr-Sen
eral. has gentle dignity OF demeanor which often
leads his hearers to believe that he Is saying some
fling they ought TO hear. And that is all. What
n list to set against the gadiators of the Libera
Opposition. Let us say nothing of Mr.. Gladstone
His supremacy is unquestoned and though Lord
Randolph alone of his party, sometimes stands up
| nin cfniin ION of