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unnatural and unreliable, while the
4 former, although unreliable, is natural
The Radicals claim the credit Of the
Liberals success among the new voters
and the Liberals claim it among the old
The Conservatives are in a hopeless
minority without the solid Parnell vote,
l and would be helpless with it against
the Radical and Liberal vote combined.
On the other hand the Parnelli ties could
always depend upon a large Radical
vote in any fair parliamentary measure
in the interest of Ireland. From this
4 is plain that if the Tories should re-
\ tain power they could never be certain
Il of their ability to pass any measure,
even with the Irish vote, and could
never be sure Of commanding that.
Such a government would simply be
impotent and ridiculous.
/ HSthe Liberals should assume power
they could never count on the whole
Radical vote, and consequently would
he without the ability to command a
majority for any Of their government
measures. The Radicals might affiliate
with the Parnellites, but If they should
do SO, the Liberals and Conservatives
would assuredly combine against them.
The situation is one Of unparallele pc
|culiarity 1t shows that the people Of
Great Britain are clearly divided into
four parties, no two of which are
analogous. It makes The prospective
British government depend on party
deals. 1t demonstrates that there is at
present no majority lin Great Britain
for any definite policy. Neither the
Liberal nor Tory party can, it would
appear, take the government without a
compact to ally itself with the other on
all English measures against any
branch of it's organization. The Lib
eral party to act with the Tories against
the Radicals, or the Conservative party
to act with the Liberals against the
Irish. The Liberals are divided in
opinion whether they should take office
or not. The Radicals demand that if
the Liberals secure majority OF TWEEN
| ty members over the number needed
by the Conservatives and Parnellites
together, Lord Salisbury shall resign
before parliament opens.
The moderate Liberals prefer that
Mr.. Gladstone shall decline office and
adopt policy Of guarded support OF
Lord Salisbury. This policy involves a
practical recasting of party lines, u
union of the moderate Liberals and
Conservatives, as against the Irish and
Radicals Such an organization, il ar
ranged, would really form new Eng
lish party which would have a ire
meRdous majority in the House Of
oosaaiissnnT IpR GGp66y GiadGssss9haie III s9hieh
vocates such an organization In the
Conservative party, Lord Randolph
Churchill leads the element which fav-
ors meeting Parnell's demand for a
broad measure of local self-government
for Ireland in return for the support Of
the Nationalists on Tory measures con-
cerning local taxation in England and
law reforms and foreign policy. The
more powerful among the Conservative
politicians on the other hand and the
most influential element in the Conser-
yative clubs are strongly opposing the
forming Of any alliance with Parnell.
They prefer arranging with Gladstone
for united opposition to the leagues
demand. They even advocate that no
matter bow the elections result, Lord
Salisbury shall remain In office, open
parliament, and challenge a vote Of
confidence 1T is reported that the
Premier himself favors this latter line
of conduct. English opinion is to the
effect that whatever political deals may
be made in the near future, the next
British parliament will hardly last
twelve months. The majority Of Brit
ish business men distrust Mr.. Glad
stone, because they regard his foreign
policy as too philanthropic and not suf-
Gciently hard-headed- An. undoubted
increase Of activity in English trade
followed the restoration Of the Tories
to power. This activity increased with
the Tory prospects and is now declining
with them. At present the Conserve
tiyes have become fearful Of G Gladstone's
return to power and imagine thatit will
be followed by political chaos. This
fear is beginning to para.yze business
especially on the stock exchange. Its
announced tbatif Mr.. parnell shall find
himself unable to attend the coming
Chicago convention he will send q
deputation to represent him, consisting
probably of Messrs Healey, Sexton, and
O'Connor.
One Of the best of the stories OF he-
roism displayed on the Newfoundland
fishing feet during the October gale is
this: A father tried 10 save his boy,
II or IL years old, by swimming With
the lad fastened to his back. He struR-
gled hard, but again and again, with
such burden on his shoulders, be was
nearly overwhelmed. The poor boy
begged his father to let him 90 and
save his own life; and when he saw his
father would not do this, he managed
to work himself free. and struck out
toward the shore. a huge wave came
and flung father and son On tie shore
and both were saved. a lady who saw
theboy since he reached home told me
that she said to him: Viii you ever 90
to Labrador again. The reply was: