New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-24
ELECTION PROSPECTS.
RESULTS OF MR. GLADsToNE's CANVASS
xux nopy OF THE sCoTCH PEOPLE WITH HIM
THE TORIES CoNFfpENT OF SUCCESS
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILLs
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LONDON Iune 23.-Mr. Gladstone is BACK q.
Uawarden after his Scotch campaign, which Roou
observer describes short sharp but not decisive
rd,nbnrrh and Glasgow gave him magnificent
recept,on. HIS friends are delighted to discover
that his voice has stood great strain without
.er;ous niury Mr. Gladstone himself was de-
LIGHTED by the continuous demonstrations of aifec-
tionate admiration wherever he went, but tue
political result of this remarkable effort is dubious
The public mind is perhaps more be wliuereo tn'n
enlightened by his three eloquent discourses.
Mr.. Gladstone meets criticisms or the Home Rule
and Land Purchase bills by saying that both are
dead for the moment. To the question 4" W ha' oo
YOU offer the country in their place 7 he "ns"o',
that the only thing that survives is the prnoip'0
seif-goverument for Ireland. But ME- NOTIFY says
that the main consequences and conditions OF the
hin a. we'll as the principle of Home Rule are alive,
;rssts that the Land Purchase bill is also alive. and
declares that he will yer be party to creating
an Irish legislature with power TO settle the laho
o,.est,on The English and Scotch public, there
fore. fnd themeves in this delimma If they accept
Mr.. Gladstones statement of the issue they must
reject Mr. Morley's; and vice versa,
Mr. Goschen, wl.o spoke at Newcastle Yesterday
brought out the conflict between Mr.. Gladstone and
Mr. Morley sharply. but not more sharply than
some Leading Home Ruic papers III bns'"ii" -'i'
Gladstone and Mr.. Morley for all Home Rule pur-
poses are the Cabinet, and their present decara-
tions as to what Home Rule means are irreconci-
able. One Home Rule journal orrowfuy protests
that the election is lost unless Mr.. Morley be dis
owned.
Mr.. Gladstone's 1rst Edinburgh speech was
thought concihatory toward a part of the Liberal
Unionists. Mr.. Chamberlain speaking on Saturday
at Birmingham evidently doubted whether or not
Mr. GadstOns Intended to invite him to return 10
the Gladstonian fold and expressed the hope that
assurance would be given that the Land Purchase
bill would be dropped and new Home Rule Dill
framed in accordance with his views so that IL
would be possible to reunite the Liberal party.
The DAILY Ndcs ON Monday eagerly welcomed the
suggestion and cried out that the time for an
agreement to vote for large measure OF Home
Rule IS near but Mr.. Gadstone's letter to Mr..
Caine followed by Mondays speech chilled this
none. Mr. Gladstone will not give the smallest
pledge respecting the new measure, not even an
Indication of what he intends; nor can the closest
stadent of his elaborate written statement
followed by his own spoken commentary say what
Mr. Gladstone really means to do about lana pur-
chase HIS opponents insist strongly on the purely
personal character of Mr. Gladstoncs policy saying
that he demands from the people of the three King
ioms vote of confidence in himself. When chal-
lensed to say what use he will make of the power
he solicits. no answer can be got What hc asks IS
a blank check.
Tie scotsman describes him as un generous In
dealing with his opponents. eNaslve IN dealing win
facts and delusve in the region OF prophecy This
uncompromisng tone of the leading Scottish
journal faithfully rejects the opinion of the better
classes'in Scotland. They used to throng the plat
forms from which Mr. Gladstone spoke. Now they
are absent But Mr. Gladstone has apparently
carried with niE The great BODY OF the scottish
people. That means a great deal, 1or the oody OF
the Scottish people are far more intelligent than
the En- ,iish. An appeal to the Scottish democracy
is more like an appeal to the American democracy.
The election prospects are If anything more favor
able TO the Conservatives and Liberal Cnlonlsts
The efforts TO prevent collision have succeeded in
reducing the number OF seats where Tories oppose
Unionists from eighteen to eight. The Tory man
arors profess themselves confident of the el ection
of 800 anti-Mlni ~terialists The Gadstonlans rdl-
cnle this prediction. but offer no very sanguine
estimate of their numbers
Mr. Mor,ev's seat IN Newcastle is in some danger.
His colleague Mr.. Cralg. whom Mr.. COwen daily
attacks in The Chronicle stands a poor chance
AGAINST Sir William Armstrong. Sir William liar-
court will be strongly opposed at Derby Mr
Childers who threw over the Land bill, carried the
caucus for his division OF Edinburgh. though there
was strong hostile minority. The attempt to
oppose Lord Harrington at Rossendale has col
lapsed. The caucus after concerning Lord Hart
ington and resolving to oppose him found the con
ties, hopeless and voted yesterday to abandon the
field. London. say the Torres is more strongly
anti-Gladston than ever. The metropolitan con-
.tituencies are expected to elect forty Union
lists and Conservatives.
Tie chief stroke of luck the Mini sterialists have
,1nI.l lt,rc 1 li-c mi
festo. Lord Randolph Churchill puts the case
against Mr.. Gladstones Irish policy lucidiy and
vigorously. but his scandalous personalities are
worth thousands OF votes to Mr.. Gladstone.
Every Tory one meets deplores his indscretion.
English yachtsmcn express little confidence i'll
tie prospect of the Galatea's bringing back the
Americas Cup. The Times denies that she is a rep
resentative vessel and describes her as an unsuc-
cessful and unfortunate boat with less chance of
success than the Genesta.
Great efforts are making TO revive the London
season. which dissolution was supposed to have
killed. The Prince and Princess Of Wales remain
in town. This insures animation III those social
circles known as the Princes set and indirectly
enlivens many others Both took part on Monday
in the ceremony of laying the foundation stone OF
the new Tower Bridge over the Thames. The city
authorities mismanaged this affair, which at one
moment threatened to break up i'll a row. The
spectators outsde the pavilion saw little OF the
royal party. Those inside included numerous other
ROYALTIES and celebrities of every degree. The
Prince duly laid the of the bridge which some
h,yh authorities believe will be serious obstruc-
tion TO the river. The Princes visit to Brighton
the next day to transacts Masonic solemnlties
earned him but cold reception from the towns
people. who complained that the Masons took
possession of the Prince He returned to London in
time to be present at the Caledonian ball, the
smartest of six social functions which occurred
simultaneously last evening. Tonight the first
state concert of the season will be given at Buck
ingham Palace. People WI no care mole for music
han fors afe 10 This aff