The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
THE TORIES AND THE SPOILS
Salisbury Offers the Liberal Unionists
Four Seats in the New Cabinet.
And an Equal Proportion of the Lesser Offices
lord Harrington Can Have Anything He
~ Wants Except the Office of Premier.
THE spoILs OF OFFICE.

HE SKULLS OE OEE1CEs
lord Salisbury Will Sit at the Head of the
Table-The Share of the Dissidents.
LONDON, July 15.-Lord Salisbury has offered
the Liberal-U nionists four seats in the Cabinet
and an equal ratio of the lesser Offices. He will
permit Lord Harrington to act as leader in the
House of Commons and to select what Office he
chooses, except Premier. Lord Salisbury pro-
poses to again unite the premiership with the
Office of Foreign Secretary Conservative news
papers predict that the first fight will arise over
obstructive tactics By the Gladstonians and Par
nc2ites Ministerial circles deny the charge
and affirm that Gladstone is DESTROYS of extend
ing the Speakers powers OF cloture. Parnell is
disposed to follow the lead Of Gladstone, but if
Lord Salisbury proposes coercion, every means
will be resorted to to protract the opposition.
Dir. Gladstone has postponed the meeting Of
the Cabinet until Tuesday. to enable all the
Ministers to be present.
The Tories have elected 312 candidates, the
Unionists IS, the Gladstonian 1S5, and the Par
nellites 81. The total vote thus far is: Con-
seryative and Unionist, i. AS, $50; Gladstonian,
1885,. lib
Mr.. Gladstone has written reioinder to the
Ouk0 OI WeSbulluSteTS reply W tuc L LolAACA
charge that his Grace struck blow at the
aristocracy by deserving Liberalism and aiding
in the election of Tory candidate in his district
Of Chester by the use Of money and carriages.
Mir. Gladstone twits the Duke with working
for the Tories harder than he ever worked for
Liberalism" and suggests that in doing SO he is
striking a similar blow at aristocracy
to that which he gave it when
he helped defeat the reform bill in
1856. Gladstone says he does not challenge the
propriety of the Dukes action but that he is
grieved over it. tit was an act against patriot
ism.' continues Mr.. Gladstone. and he adds: ''To
disunite the classes and so impair the strength
of the empire are acts as grave as to strike a
blow at aristocracy which you did when, in
1866, you took the chief part in destroying the
reform bill and in ousting the government Isit
not possible what you then did you may be doing
now? In my eyes, the gravity of the present is
sue involves the honor of the empire. The civil
lied world has stamped Englands Irish policy
with discredit and disgrace. The government
ought to cancel the past on which you shut your
eyes and meet the present and future demands.
Thinking that England's honor should becleared,
l lament that this should be prevented"
The Dublin United Ireland comments on the
British political situation in a somewhat raging
style Among other things, it says: 1.-THE
trieEsters, soreheads and nontebanks who are
about to assume Office in the present tremendous
crisis in English history have in common but
one dominating impulse-to grab at the emolu-
mgnts of power This is, indeed, grotesquo
sacrifice 1t is as if a rascal disguised himself
in the vestments of priest for the purpose of
robbing the altar" In another paragraph the
paper sage: ''Gladstone's opponents deliber
ately concerted the Belfast tragedies for political
purposes Murder, particular or wholesale,
will not stop them any than
It did Ireland's enemies heretofore. The
Marquis of Salisbury, Joseph Chamberlain and
Lord Randolph Churchill arc as interruptions
as Pitt, Clare and Castlereagh; but they are
punier. The standards of the Times and Lord
Harrington are as infamous as those of
Lord Cornwallis or General Ross. The Bel
fast Orangemen have been selected to goad
the Irish people into violence. in order to Sc
cure a pretext for coercion with view to
stiHe Ireland's demand until Gladstone shall be
dead
Copies of telegram from Mr.. Sexton. ad-
dressed to the Nationslists of Belfast, have
been placarded throughout that city. In it Mr..
Sexton says the NatioEaiists have hitherto
earned the gratitude of the country by their
admirable selfcontrol. despite repeated and
deliberate provoeations, and he implores them
to continue in this wise course. and to remain as
much possible within doors, especially after
nightfal