Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE GOVERNMENT.
An Account by Mr.. O'kelIey Of the
Downfall OF Lord Salisbury's Govern
ment-FOrecast of the New Govern.
ment.

MIR. Okelley gives this account of the
downfall of Lord Salisbury's government, and
the agencies which brought it about;
The tories are sad. Their plotting has
brought them disastrous defeat. Their whig
allies failed them, and the Queen failed them,
for she did not send for Lord Harrington.
Her Msjesty hates Mr.. Gladstone ani would
like TO send Mr.. Parnell TO the tower, but
she is anxious the Prince of Wales should
have throne TO sit on. and therefore Her
Majesty sent for the woodchopper of Hawar-
den. Mr.. Gladstone and the ministers he
selects will receive the seats of office. Tues-
days defeat was an awful sell" for the
tories. They had arranged with the wings to
take decisive division on coercion That
would allow the mutinous wings To rat"
without absolutely hoisting the standard of
revolt. The tories, if defeated, could then
appeal to the country on the "integrity of the
empire" cry, but Mr.. Parnelrs move check
mated them. In order to compel the gov
ernment to take decisive vote on the Eng
lish land question, he demanded the debate
on the address should proceed until disposed
of. This move was supported by Mr.. Glad
stone and Sir William Vernon Harcourt, and
the government was forced to give way
From that moment their doom was sealed
The majority of the wings could not muster
Il.
English land question. SO they abstained
and the tory game was spoiled The defeat
of the tories on Mr.. Jesse Ceilings amend
ment is regarded AS fatal to their chance of
success at the next elections. 1t is lmpor-
tant to remember that the general election
sent to the new House a strong agrarian re-
form party from England, Scotland and
Wales, thoroughly in sympathy with Irish
Land League ideas and prepared to support
very drastic measures of land reform. Both
in Great Britain and Ireland, the fear of nav
ing their rents reduced is alarming the whig
land owners more than the danger to
the integrity of the empire. Mr.. Joseph
Arch's speech demanding that rents shall be
reduced in proportion to the fall of price in
produce sounded the death knell, both of
English and Irish landlordism of the old type
This new element in English politics, COM
bined with the Irish representatives and town
radicals, will control Parliament in the imme-
date future.
Had the tories been able and clear-sighted
they would have conciliated Ireland and sac
riticed Irish landlords, using the solid Irish
vote to sustain themselves until they could
have unloaded their overgrown estates on a
new class of small proprietors. They pre-
ferred to stake all on a single chance of win
ming by trick or device. They have lost and
will receive scant mercy from the united
democracy of the sister isles.
Mr.. Gladstone sees how the wind is veer-
ing and begins t. trim his sails. This week
he announces to his tenants reductions in
their rents varying from 20 to 80 per cent. IL
is an ominous incident. Evidently the "Grand
Old Man" is preparing to take off his coat to
deal with the land question, as well as with
home rule. This fact is enormously impor-
tant. 1t will rally to his standard the whole
farming class of Great Britain, and enable
him to utterly destroy the political influence
of the land owning classes represented by
Lord Harrington and Mr.. Goshen. Mr.. Cham
berlain, who played a marvellously clever
game, is in thorough sympathy with the land
reform movement, and succeeded in com
pletely outwitting Lord Harrington. Between
the Birmingham radical leader and the no.
BILE lord there is bitter rivalry. Each is
aim ing at becoming Mr.. Gladstone's success.
sor, and it is With difficulty they preserve the
outward appearance of decent toleration, so
bitter is the feud. Mr.. Chamberlain saw his
chance on Mr.. Jesse Ceilings amendment
which ne is credited with having inspired-to
give his rival bad fall and make himself the
leader of combined forces of town and coun-
try radicals. BY ostentatiously proclaming
that he would be no party to the weakening
of the integrity of the empire, the Birmingham
leader encouraged the wings in their revolt
against Mr.. Gladstone. Lord Harrington
and Mr.. Goschen fell into the trap. They
openly mutinied, and Mr.. Chamberlain clev-
erly came to Mr. Gladstone's rescue,
thereby securing for himself the sec
ond place in the liberal ranks, and, what
is more important, the future control OF
the political machine. Lord Harting-
,a tt,t tha of,1I md ahn ~,
consent to enter Mr.. Gladstone's ministry,
he comes back beaten and discredited man
For years Mr.. Chamberlain has manGuvered
and schemed, and sought with untiring as
siduity to secure for himself Mr. Gladstone s
succession Now the prize is almost within
his grasp, and ne will leave no effort nnsried
to secure it. Lord Harrington, unfortunately
for his political prospects, is heir to 100000
of rent. Naturally, to him any serious land
reform is an abomination. Thi. is the reason
why both the radicals and Parnelites insisted
in turning Lord Salisbury's government out
on an English land question. At one blow
they kill the government and Lord Harting.
tons influence with the rural voters. Had
the wings had the courage of their opinions
they might have foiled Mr.. Gladstone and
his allies, but they knew vote given against
| Mr.. Jessee Ceilings amendment would lead
to their utter annihilation at the polls. Thi'
is why the projected alliance ended in a mis-
erable fasco. Gladstone now has the ball a
hi. feet, though there is little donbt that tn,
coming session will be stormy one, and
perhaps, barren Once the new ministry il
| formed, the combined tories aud boltins
whigs will not be strong enough to put Mr.
Gladstone in the minority while he is sup
ported by the Irish vote. Probably the tore
| will adopt obstructive tactics. They hope
by encouraging the Irish landlords to carr,
| out ruthlessly wholesale evictions, to pro
yoke disorder and crime in Ireland. with
view to compel Mr.. Gladstone to revert t
COERCION and so bring about a conflict be
tween the liberals and the Irish party. Thi
shameful scheme will probably fail. Th
Parnellites will make vigorous endeavors &
prevent disorder in Ireland, in order to Civ
Mr.. Gladstone a fair chance.
The policy of the new government is no
yet defined. Their position is very difficult
Mr.. Gladstone this evening is making effort
to induce Lord Harrington to accept plac
in the cabinet, to prevent split IN the lioers
ranks. The advanced radicals nope he won
succeed, as the presence of the whig leade
would hamper thorough-going reform. bot
on the land question and on home rule
Ernest reformers believe the time has com
for separating the sheep from the goats.
The Press Association gives the followin
as forecast of the new cabinet: Gladstone
first lord of the treasury and chancellor of e1
chequer; Sir Farrer Herschell, lord hig
chancellor; Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt, hom
secretary Earl Granville, lord president {
the council. Mr. H. C. n Childers aecrt