The Wilmingtonian., 1886-07-10
GladstOnc's Probable Defeat.

GladStOnc'S Probable Defeat.
1t is pretty clearly defined at this moment
that MIR. Gladstone has lost his leadership of
Parliament in the present general election.
He will retire from the Premiership and
the Marquis of Salisbury takes his place.
The fact will go upon English history
as the result of a combination of the Con
servative party with those of Mr.. Gladstone's
following who dsapprove of his Irish policy.
The new coalition is called Unionist.
1t will enter upon Office with the duty Of
settling Irish affairs. This is necessary by
implication. For without the aid of leading
Liberals such as John Bright Joseph Cham
berlain, the Marquis of Harrington, and
George j. Goschen, the Conservative leader
Lord Salisbury could not have been success
full.
The four leading Liberals mentioned all
held office at one time other in Mr. Glad
stones cabinet.
As their influence and political ideas
upon Irish affairs which they represented
will place the Marquis of Salisbury at the
head OF the British affairs, the new Premier
will necessarily invite some of them to par
ticipate in the new administration.
Probably Messrs. Chamberlain and Cos
chen will find themselves in Lord Salisbury's
Cabinet sitting alongside such rampant To.
les as Lord Randolph Churchill ard Sir
Michael Hicks Beach.
So it will be coalition administration
whose sole province will be the settlement Of
Home Rule matters upon neither the ex-
treme Salisbury nor the extreme Gladstone
pla. forms.
There will be compromise, and a neces-
sary plank in the new policy will be an in.
sistance upon the unity of the Empire.
However or in whatever way that problem
will be solved the future will develop
There is one fact, namely that the new
ministry will be entirely acceptable to the
sovereign.
Perhaps one of the most important phases
of this campaign, probably the bitterest in
British political annals is the disruption be-
tween tbe almost lifelong friends John
Bright and WIN. E. Gladstone.
The war of words between these two Grand
old leaders was calm but very inc'sive Dis
passionate history must give the palm of
logic, truth and consistency to Americas
genuine old friend the Quaker John Bright.
Certain parts of his recent letters to MIR.
Gladstone should go on record as they will
form future history.
Mr. Bright said =
81 am sorry that my speech irritated you
1t has been as great grief to me to speak
as have spoken as it eau have been to Won
to listen or read.''
Mr.. Bright then argues that Mr.. Glad
stones asking last November for majority
to enable him to be independent of Parnell
was by the c1uutry as well as by the Liber
ais understood to mean a majority to resist
Parnel and not to make a complete surren-
der to him.
referring to Mr. Gladstone's objection 10
his quotation of the phrase describing the
Parnelites as marching through rapine to
the disruption Of the empire, Mr. Bright says
he beives that the Irish movement is now
such a conspiracy, and that this is accepting
and seeking its further success through Mr..
Gladstones measures.
Concerning the Irish Land Purchase bill,
Mr.. Bright thinks that both Mr.. Gladstone's
friends aud enemies throughout the country
have right to know the Premier's inten.
tions concerning his future action on the
measure and adds =
y our language seems to me rather puz-
zle than an explanation, and the language
of your colleagues is contradictory, though
little clearer"
In conclusion Mr.. Bright says 81 have
urged no man in or out of Parliament to
vote against you. | ahstaincd from speaking
until was in face of my electors. l adhere
to what said. shall be surprised if the
new Parliament be more favorable to Your
Irish measures than the one you thought
necessary to dissolve. Though thus differ
from you now on this question, do not i'm
aginc can ever cease to admire your great