Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-27
TIE ENGLISH CRISIS.
WHAT ELEMENTS WILL COMPOSE
THE NEW MINISTRY!
Harrington and Chamberlain the
Present Chief Subjects of Discus
sion-Home Rulers Hopeful.
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New YORK, December 26th.- The Stars
London special says: Lord Harrington is
timed to arrive in London by Monday.
Harrington and Salisbury will meet on
Tuesday. The Cabinet will assemble if
an understanding is reached at the inter-
view. The probabilities are Harrington
will require time to consult his leading sup
porters, and before a decision is reached he
will be sent for by the Queen, at Salisburys
advice. The Queen was aware from the
first of an impending Cabinet crisis. On
Monday last she learned that Churchill's
resignation might be expected in few
days, and discussed the offer proposed to be
made to Harrington in case of reconcil-
iation with Churchill not being affected.
In the meeting, on Tuesday, the Queen
ordered postponement OF her intended
visit to Osborne.
PREDICTED DOWNFALL OF THE TORY Gov
EMINENT.
New YORK, December 26th.-T. P.
O'Connor's London special to the Star
says: Some of the English journals predict
that Gladstone will be in office again in a
couple of months. Many cool-headed OBJ
servers are of the same opinion. The pres
ent Government, at any rate is doomed.
Harrington will not consent to Join Sails
bury in the formation of a coalition Gov
eminent unless allowed to give several
seats in the Cabinet to his most prominent
followers, replacing men who are too fond
of office to give up their positions without
a struggle. The decentralization of the party
would thus be intensified, and the split
caused by Churchill's desertion widened.
1t is a question whether Salisbury would
not lose more OBJECTIONS in his own party
than if he would agree to Hartington's
terms. Salisbury will probably find him
self obliged to proceed alone. patching up
the existing Cabinet as best he can, and
standing squarely on the Tory platform.
The overthrow of such a Government is
merely question of weeks and choice of
opportunities.
A TORY CRISIS.
New YORK, December 26th.-The Trib-
,tnes London special says: The attempt
to Justify Churchill's resignation by a
reference to the military and naval esti-
mates is met by two answers. They were
and are but sketch estimates, so the oppo-
sition was premature. Secondly, the entire
Cabinet affirmed in principle the absolute
ncCSooity VI ihSlctoiuS Iuc anu
naval forces in view of probable CONT
mental war. Lord Salisbury's first step in
consequence of Lord Randolph's resigna-
ton has been to renew to Lord Harrington
his previous offer of the Premiership, and
Harrington is now on his way from Rome
considering whether he will accept office
under Salisbury, or favor a coalition Min
istry, with Salisbury's support The first
is now thought most probable, and the
second is a proposal on which Harrington
will consult his friends. 1t would be most
unpalatable to the Tories, as a party, but
the crisis is one which cannot be met by
party tactics. The Tories admit these
premises, while declining to draw the in
ference.
AN IRISH PARLIAMENT.
The hand Chamberlain held out on
Thursday evening was grasped on Friday
morning by the Daily NeloS, and negotia-
tons, it is believed, were at once started
with much higher authority. The secret is
that Randolph was Chamberlain's one point
of contact with the Tory Ministry. 1t is
possible for Harrington to join Tory or
coalition Government, but it is not possible
for Chamberlain to do so. A reunion,
therefore, becomes practicable between the
Gladstonians and one section of the Lib
eral Unionists. Chamberlains personal
following in the House of Commons is
small, but important. In the breaking up
of the Unionist party, if Harrington refuses
to form or Join a coalition Ministry, the
hour has struck for an Irish Parliament