Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-28
THE FALL OF LORD SALISBURY.

Gladstone Now Anxious For the AIIi-
 ance of ParnelI-The Irish Members
 Disposed to Shelve Homo Rule Tem-
 porarIly For a General Scheme of
 Irish Reform.
 LONDON, Jan. 27.-The Boston Globes representative has cabled tonight as fol- lows:
 The fall of the Salisbury government was so entirely foregone conclusion that it causes but little excitement. Probably no ministry ever retired with so little humilia- ton. Its attit ude toward tine Irish question represents the re sentiments of a vast ma jority of the English people and defeat un- der these circumstances is recognized as merely the result of party exigencies of 8 temporary nature. Mr. Gladstone and his friends evidently appreciate this, for the Liberals exhibit no enthusiasm over the ar rival of the long foreseen moment of respon- sibility. Salisbury as leader of an opposition united as one man is in position to greatly harass MT. Gladstone striving to harmonize a party differing among themselves and seem ingly committed to an Irish policy which England will accept only under protest and temporarily, if at all. The probabilities in crease that a new general election will be found necessary. The rumors that the Queen will refuse to accept Salisbury's resignation, that she will order new election at once, that she will send for Harrington instead of Gladstone, etc., are all discredited in the best informed quarters. But even if Glad stone is called upon to form a ministry and does form one, it remains very doubtful in the face of the defections of some of his strongest supporters last night Gncluding Harrington, Goschen, Lubbock and others equally prominent) that he can command majority for such measures as will be neces- sary to retain the support of the home rulers. Viewing last nights crisis in the light of probable new election in the near future, it is significant that the vote adverse to the government was not on a home rule question, but one of land reform. As you have been constantly informed in these dispatches, this is the real Irish question. Though home rule has been pushed to the front, what the Irish people really have at.heart is land reform, aud it is to this question that any practicable Irish policy must sooner or later revert.
 MT. Ceilings amendment, which the House adopted, expressed regret that her majesty had proposed in her speech from the throne no measure to facilitate the requirement by agricultural laborers and others of small holding on equitable terms as to rent and security of tenure. Mir. Gladstone would be very apt in the event of a new election to be upheld in policy based on the lines indicated in this amend ment. He carried measures of Irish land reform in 1880, which were a long step toward the very end here aimed at, and there is no reason to doubt his ability to repeat that triumph. He was weakened in the recent campaign by the impression among the English masses that he was committed to home rule. The latter issue was forced to the front in Ireland to the exclusion of all else and was naturally taken by outsiders to represent the over mastering desire of the Irish people. But the practical evidence since obtained that home rule policy pure and simple can not enable the Irish members to gain the balance of power in the House, together with the development of a considerable opposition to such an exclusive policy among the Irish people themselves, has given an al- tered aspect to the situation. With a new election, and perhaps even without it, the land question is likely to resume its leading position in Irish politics, and in that event MT. Gladstoue's ascendency is assured. It is stated this evening that emissaries of MT. Gladstone are at work among the Irish members endeavoring to convince them that the home rule demand has had a fair trial and has proved itself to be impossible of realization at this time, and that by sup porting Mr. Gladstone in a policy of Irish concession on the general principles indicated by the Ceilings amendment they will be acting justly toward their constituents and enable the Liberals to form strong govern ment supported by English sentiment and from which Ireland may obtain valuable legis- lation. MT. Chamberlain, who was visiblv delighted by Mir. Gladstone's remarks on the Ceilings amendment, was seer. to engage MT Parnell in an earnest conversation soon after wards, and it is said that his devotion to Liberalism has been suddenly ripened to enthusiasm by the prospect of his favorite land theories being allowed chance of in corporation in the Gladstone platform and that he is doing his utmost to bring Parnell into the attitude referred to. It is thought by some that the Parnellites will let the home rule question take a secondary place, for tie time being at least, and support Gladstone in 8 policy of general Irish reform by which he will command the support of all his former Whig and Radical allies and gain sufficient mum Der of moderate Tory converts to give him a majority of the present House without re- course to another popular vote.