St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-24

he will resign is absurd Lord Salisbury is
not the sort of a man to admit publicly that
he cannot conduct affairs without Churchill.
Churchill may possibly now gain the
Liberals. Mr.. Gladstone would without
doubt accept the friendship as he has ever
had kindly feeling for Churchill, in spite
of his monstrous language" The Daily
Telegraph presumes that the result OF Lord
Randolph ChurchilPS resignation will be
that the conservative cabinet will be weak
ened morally and personally, retaining Of
flee because there is nobody else to do the
work. The Chronicle thinks that ChurchilPs
resignation will result in Lord Harrington
giving still stronger support to the gov
ernment The Times this morning says
there is reason to believe that the Marquis
of Salisbury is ready to serve under Lord
Harrington and will offer him the leader
ship in the house OF allow him to form a
strictly Liberal uniOnist government. The
Daily News. referring to Mr.. Chamberlain's
speech at Birmingham, says
HIS CoNCLIAToRY TEMPER
will be reciprocated and that the speech
will bear fruit. Churchill, the News says
has materially assisted i'll healing Liberal
disSensiOn. The Standard announces that
Lord Randolph Churchill. in his letter of
resignation to Lord Salisbury, gives as his
sole reason for resigning his unwillingnesS
to accept the naval and military estimates.
Mr.. Chamberlain made speech at a pri-
vate meeting of the Birmingham Liberal
council this evening. He said the political
situation was an extraordinary end critical
one 1t had totally changed within tWen-
ty-fOur hours.
s.rThOr, oh ba continued baUa OftnD
differed with Lord Randolph, have never
failed to do justice to his great ability aud
quick appreciation of public sentiment.
Though reared in old Toryism, he has repeat
edly risen superior 10 it, and his position in the
present government was q guarantee to us
that they would not pursue reactionary
policy. Churchills recent speeches displayed
liberal principles upon the most important
questions. His resignation is a very signi-
cant announcement 1t seems the old Tory
influence has gained the upper hand The
key note to Churchills policy was to
MAINTAIN THE ALLIANCE
with Unionists. 1 thought perhaps Tories
had grown wise by experience and were pre-
pared to govern in a liberal spirit. II they
have abandoned that intention Lord Salisbury
must be prepared to face the consequences.
NOW, gentlemen, in view of this startling
change l ask myself what are the Gladston-
ians going to do? 1t seems to me they have a
great ana perhaS nnal opportunity
We liberals agree upon ninety-nine points and
disagree upon only one. Even upon Irish
matters, when look into things, am more
surprised at the number of points wbereon
we agreed. than at the remainder upon which,
for the present, we must be content to
differ. My opposition to Gadstone's
bill has been grossly misrepresented.
II never said 1 was opposed to the great
land scheme. l opposed the Gladstone bill
mainly upon two grounds. First-I
believe it would involve a loss which the
British tax payer ought not TO bear. Second
L was not prepared to do anything preluding
an arrangement to make Ireland prac tically
independent. 1t is one thing to use all the
resoorces of the state to benefit your fellow
citizens; it is a different thing altogether to
undertake a risk for those about to drift
from you. But 1 never doubted it was possi-
bic to devise
PLAN FOR THE SETTLEMENT
of the land question. / am convinced that
any of the Liberal leaders can soon arrange
scheme which, without throwing an unfair
risk on the British ta4plyer, will in "a short
time make the Irish tenant the owner of the
land he cultivates. We could go even fur
ther in the direction of unity.