The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-19
ENGLISH POLITICS.

ArASn RANKS Bridged, Etc, Etc,
LONDON, Feb. I4.-The first meeting
of the Cabinet for the purpose of con-
sidering Mr.. Gladstone's- programme in
the coming session of Parliament will be
held on Tuesday. AS yet the order of
Parliamentary business remains unde-
cided, except that it is considered certain
that Mr.. Gladstone will insist upon the
urgency of settling the question affecting
Irish land tenure. The first symptoms of
possible diSsension in the Cabinet are be-
ing manifested in consequence of the de-
mand of Mr.. Chamberlain, President of
the local government board, that a local
government bill embracing land allot-
ments to labOrers shall either precede or
accompanying governments Irish legis-
lation. Mr.. Chamberlain's ground for
the demand is that the late government
having been defeated, by reason of its
opposition to a declaration in favor of
land allotments, (the Ceilings amend
ment) the present government is, there
fore, bound to carry out the spirit
shown by the House in adopting that
amendment.
The result of the elections at Newcas-
tie and Hackney greatly strengthened Mr..
GladstOne's position by their moral eff.
feet. Both canvasSes turned upon the
question of home rule and in both cases
the government policy was sustained, in
d1catlng that the constituencies are ready
to support immediate treatment of the
home rule matter.
Government circles are especially
elated over the large majority (2,661) by
which Mr.. John Morley, Chief Secretary
for Ireland, was reelected for Newcastle.
They take it as showing that the country
is ready for clear declaration of Mr..
Gladstone's Irish policy, as heretofore
only vaguely outlined.
The Pail Mall Gazette, referring to the
signs of Cabinet discOrd mentioned above,
urges the government to take advantage
of the prestige conferred by the results
at Newcastle and Hackney, and to crown
the victory by purging the Cabinet of the
elements opposed to home rule.
The resignation of the Earl of Fife from
the presidency of the Scotch Liberal Asso-
ciation has had no appreciable effect upon
the party in Scotland. The EaTl's mani
festo denouncing Mr.. Gladstone's home
rule policy as tending toward Socialism,
and as menacing the integrity of the En-
pire, is treated with Indifference in his
native country, but its warning seems to
be resulting in further accessiOns to what
may be called the Irrational" wing of the
Liberals in England.
One of the singular features of the pO-
litical situation is that the Methodists
have got into a quarrel among themselves
over the home rule question. The Irish
MethOdists' committee recently declared
against home rule. This mixing in poll
tics seems to have irritated the members
of that church in England, and it is said
on good authority that motion is to be
presented at the coming general confer
ence, setting forth that cit is contrary to
the spirit and usageS of Methodism for
any committee to declare an attitude of
the church upon a political policy con-
corning which wide differences of opin-
ion involving no moral question exist"
Lord Randolph Churchill in a speech
last night remarked that perhaps the gov
ernment would find time to perform the
sober duty of preserving order in Lon
don. Everyb ody was aware, he said,
that disorder prevailed in Ireland, but
until lately no one had thought that a
riot was possible in London. He ridi-
culed Mr.. Childers as Home Secretary,
and denounced that gentleman for having
assumed the presidency of the committee
to inquire into the causes of the recent
outbreak, alleging that the object of the
head of the committee was to take care
that the blame of the riots was not laid
at the door of the Home Office. Lord
Randolph said that he believed that.
Mr.. Gladstone's parliamentary ''trickery"
would disgust and alarm the country.
Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell had COM
bined their forces to overthrow the Con-
servatiye ministry. Herbert Gladstone,
he declared, was a willing tool of Mr..
Do T,oIT oIvo,a uoiA %hn+
Conservatives returned to power their
government would be the only one in Ire
land. Mr.. John Morley's ignorance re-
garding Ireland was only equalled by his
arrogance. Lord Randolph prophesied
that Mr.. Morley would have a short ca
reer as Irish Secretary, and announced
that he intended to visit Belfast to ex-
change views on the Irish question with
the leading men of the city.
Concord has been temporarily restored
to the Irish parliamentary party, which
during the last week was threatened with
disruption. AS matters stand now, Mr..
Biggar will not resign from Parliament
and Mr.. Healy and his friends will give
united support to Mr.. ParneI's policy in
Parliament, though they will refuse to
permit Mr.. O'Shea to share in their cOun-
ellis or to act with them on the parlia-
mentary committees. Mr.. O'Shea will,
therefore, occupy a rather uncomfortable
position of isolation in his party, but it is
expected that he will become Mr.. Par
nell's diplomatic agent in the negotiations
to be carried on from time to time with
Mr.. Gladstone.
The Ne1os states that Mr.. Parnell at
Galway threatened that If Mr.. Healy and
Mr.. Biggar did not allow him to have his
own way in giving the party nomination
to Captain O'Shea instead of to Mr..
Lynch, the local choice, he would re-
sign and retire from political life. Com
menting on this fact, the Nel0s says that
the Irish leader made it clear that he
meant Just what he said. The paper
adds: "B1t this game can not be played
too often. This threat is ParnelPs last
card and it may some day be trumped
by acceptance and be followed, if neces-
sary, by resignation"
The recently-organiZed Loyalists'
mounted infantry corps" has been
strengthened by the recruiting of 1000
more gentlemen of England, who are
willing, at their own expense, to equip
and arm an expedition to Ireland in case
of emergency. The organization now
1900 men. It is proposed to
divide them into five companies, who will
be thoroughly drilled and instructed.
Sir Charles Duke's friends are urging
aim to retire for awhile to the Continent
until the disgraceful details of Mrs.
Crawford's story fade from the public
memory. Meanwhile Dilke's political
position is hopeless. He is, in the first
place, menaced by an inclination on the
part of the electors of Chelsea to demand
his resignation. This demand would GER
tainly be made but for the fact that the
Liberal committee discourage it, as they
think it doubtful if another Liberal would
be returned from that division in case Of
new election. Sir Charles has had
conference with the committee as to
whether he ought to resign without be-
ing asked to do so. It is understood
that he is willing to step down and
out, but that the committee, for the
political reason just named, are inclined