The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04
MASTER AND MAN"
GLADSTONE ACCEPTED ON CERTAIN
)NplTloNa
II ne Complies WIN the whIms of Queen
Vic Hs May Lead the Government
Otherwi.e Political Chaos wili come
Again English Views ON Law.

LONDON, Feb The work has been done,
Mr.. Gladstone returned TO London at 7i3O
last evening He submitted aud the queen
accepted a cabinet II Ia certain that at
least two OF the members selected are not
satisfied with tho positions which have been
allotted 10 them aud will refuse TO serve
Selections for these positions will necessarily
be recousleral and submitted 10 tho same
royal scrutiny which has been passed upon
Mr.. Gladstouob list. The queen has asserted
her powers, ana the situation as ii develops
dlatnctively proves that the relative post
Hons between soverlngn and premier are
those OF "master and man. Her majesty
accept, Mr. Gilsto no on certain coud tions,
II he dompils with these conditions ho may
lead tho goyornmont otherwise political
chaos will come again
Tho queens tlrnneSs on Friday whom she
practically ndmated that she preferred alb
dication 10 Gladstone without definite
prom sos, Is gradually becoming known In
London. Hir Henry Ponsonby, her
majestyS private secretary, Insisted on a
concise declaration OF tho Liberal leaders,
policy aud frankly announced that any un-
dertaklng tainted with soparatist legation
would aot bo acceptable There IA ex1ellont
authority for stating that her majesty was
20 fearful Of the result Of her s'erotary's
mission that she requested Mr., Goschen TO
como 10 Osborne for consultation before
summonng Mr. Gladstone, A special
steamer awaited him all d0y, but after long
consultation with Lord Harrington, Mr.
Goschen decided that 10 would bO best 10 al
low Mr. Gladstone to bo summoned without
the intervening influences which hor majesty
apparently no much desired, THIS episode
explains Sir Horny Ponsonby's late call on
Mr.. Gladstone
Tho position which tho queen has assumed
throuP Pholt the crisis, ~ regarded 90 beng
strictly c0nsutlonal, but " impnrts 10 thu
people IL, sudden perception that the crown
is still IN important factor In British poll.
tics Tho roya, veto being ruloi out, that
Ia, II tho sovereign docs not choose 10 assert
hor royal proroSatiyo In refusing TO sign q
bill, sue may elect TO retire rather than ap-
prove u measure which sho regards as fatal
10 the welfare Of the realm, The now gov
ernment is plainly regarded as stop'gap bo'
tween tho angry Liberals aud tho Irish s0a
Ono may oyorturn or submergo H. Any
how II viii certainly be shortlived,
There is much regret expressed In politl.
cal clrclo5 that Sir Charles DllGo Is shut out
from the position Of foreign secretary In the
new ministry through tho Crawford divorce
case Mr. Crawford insists on pressing tho
suit for divorce aud continually revorts 10
tho first charges which were made against
Sir Charles The lattor declares that no has
nothing 10 complain " aud that Mr., Craw-
ford's conduct has been perfectly fair aud
gontlemanigo throughout Sir Charles'
friends now hope that he will DO relieved OF
tho o1ium OF being tho solo destroyer OF Mr.,
Crawford's counubal felicity anl that
others will bo implicated, giving tho affair
tho moro general AMI loa roprch'nsiblo
complexion OF the famous MordOunt case
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at Washington on tho international copy.
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