The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-06
aLADsroNE's oLosn MARGIN.

The Parliamentary situation In Eng
land 10 illustrated by q canvass OF the
House OF Commons on the Home Rule
bill, cabled by the New York Times cor
respondent. On the side OF Gladstone
there are 1874 unofficial Liberals, SS MIN
isters and 90 Irishmen, total OF 2lS.
On the other side there are So Liberals
and 24s Tories, a total OF SO7. This
leaves Id un1xed. OF these, II there Is
q full vote, Mr.. Gladstone must get ~,
and his enemies must get 2S In order TO
have majority. or the III unhxed 10
will not vote, including Mr.. Bright and
other personal admirers Of Gladstone,
bat opposed to his policy. OF the re-
naming so, the cable special says, the
utmost the Tories hope for Ia 10, which
would give them 3l7, and make MIR
Gladstone's strength 3S7, or majority
of 30. The Liberal whip" however,
claims a majority of37. This small ex'
cess will save the Ministry, but will en-
courage the House Of Lords to throw out
the bill. Then MIR, Gladstone may dis
solve Parliament, II he 10 beaten, as 10
not improbable, the Tories will return
to power, there will be another dose OF
coercion laws for Ireland, and then look
out for squalls. The party Of constltu-
tiOnal agitation will give way to the
party of physical force and dyanmlte'
sDill there Is another and more cheerful
ew Of the possible outcome. Good
Judges hold Parliament will never pas9
al other coercion bill and In that case
lhings will be allowed to drift for few
years, unless the Tories, as they did come
years ago In the Suffrage bill, being In
more liberal measure of home rule
than Gladstone's pending bill. That is,
q. Tories will beat the Liberals In lib
eralism, to continue their hold on power,
tOI which the prospects are just now very
entouraPlng, as the Liberal party seems
to be hopelessly divided. We don't be-
liN o the dynamiters will again come to
the front, and that In some way or other
b, ONE novel party movement or coal
itiCn, a satisfactory measure Of home
rule TO commence with will be offered
the l,leh prop"
The IL use Of Commons will take up
the Il ms Rule bill on hursiay Of this
week, and the Arst test question will BE-
to postpone lts secoId reading ak
months-in other words that II be re-
j4cted for this session, Mr., justin Nc
Carthy cables the Herald lhe siIuation:
Ny forecast, then, IN this: Mr.. Glad
stones measure will not pass this sea'
sion not pass IN any session In lts
present shape. But, all the same, Mr.
Gladstone has already carried home
rule. No Parliament will ever again
attempt TO carry on tho imperial busi-
ness until II has settled the home rule
question. Few indeed are the nen who
would now venture 70 got up In any
pubic meeting and say they are opposed
10 all manner Of home rule, ANA don't
teieye It necessary to discuss the quee-
tiOn
Mr.. Mccarthy says the Premier Is 10
new convert TO home rule. For several
years Mr. Gladstone WAS In favor OF the
principle, bat had always two great
dlnlcultles-he was not quito satsa d
that the mDjcrity, the real majority Of
the irish people we're strongly In favor
Of home rule, and he had not seen what
he considered satisfactory plan TO &C.
compllsh home rule. The lrst difficulty
was removed altogether by the late
elections and the return Of the eighty
six home rule members, The second
difficulty Mr.. Gladstone resolved by try
ing 10 devise a scheme himself, " In
added Mr. Gladstone will educate Eng.
land as Parnel has educated Ireland.