The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-06
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THE NEWS.

The returns of the British elections
up to the 10th OF July show upon close
count that the new Parliament, which
will meet this month, will consist OF 319
Conservatives, 100 Gladstonites, sc Par
nellites and "A Unionist Liberals. From
these figures it is quite evident that the
Conservatives cannot carry on the Gov
eminent, if the Gladstonites aided by
the Parnellites and Liberal boilers, unite
their forces. In case these three parties
should "pool their political issues" as
they say in America, they could throw
the Conservatives into a minority by 81
votes. Lord Salisbury can hold major
ity of III votes, provided he can retain
the good will OF the Unionist Liberals !;
but to accomplish this, concessions must
be made to the political friends of Lord
Harrington, who hold to a policy essen
TALLY differing from that which Lord
Salisbury represents. The new Minis
try must be formed in any case upon
some basis OF political compromise.
What that compromise will be none seem
dDlc 10 1OIcSdN. NJlduEIOlc HAS uClcI-
mined to resign, and it seems with more
or less political foresight, since it is adj
mitted that the result of this election is
substantially victory for the Grand
Old Man" To draw a satisfactory con-
clusion on the present political position
of Gladstone it must be remembered
that there were hardly a score of the
members of Parliament in 1885 who were
in favor OF Home Rule for Ireland; the
present House of Commons will contain
100 Home Rule members. This shows
that the people are awakening to the
factj that Justice must be done Ireland :;
and the late election proves that they
have confidence in Gladstone to perform
that work. Gladstone is in reality not
defeated. By a judicious course Glad
stone can gain sufficient political aid, to-
gether with the augmented vote of his
party at the next election, to carry a
modified Home Rule bill after the next
adjournment of Parliament. Success
will be the ultimate result of Gladstone's
seeming defeat, and vote of want of
confidence will likely be the finale OF
the incoming Ministry, who will neces-
sarily be dependent upon compromise and
decentralization of party power in order
to secure a working majority in the
present Parliament.
Another revolution has broken out in
Tamualipas and Coahuila, two OF the
border Mexican States. Like all of the
revolutionary movements which have
disorganized society from time to time in
the States of Nuevo Leon, Sonora and
Tamualipas, this one is nothing more
than an organized raid OF outlaws, who
play the part of insurgents under un-
principled political leaders, in order to
rob the citizens of their country, under
the guise of patriotism.
The United States Congress probably
adjourned on the first of August, as an
ticipated in the dispatches. 1t is be-
lieved that the final adjournment Will
not be delayed after the passage OF the
Appropriation bills, which were to en-
gross the attention of the House during
the week ending July 25th. There
seems to be much speculation among
politicians as to which party viii obtain
a majority in the next Congress. Some
prophesy that, as a large number OF
Democratic members OF the House hold
their seats on slight majorities, Demo
cratic majority is uncertain; but these
reAsoners seem to forget that the argu-
m3nt also applies to as large a number
OF Republican members who are to be
reelected. 1t is certain, however, that
a few changes will either way affect the
political complexion Of the next Con-
gress.