New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-16
TIE NEW CABINET.
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE DIFF
FICULrlES IN FORMING IT.

The situation in which Mr.. Gladstone found him
self after turning ont Lord SalIsbury's Government
abounded in cmbarrassmentS. His victory had
been won by a coalition with Mr. Parneil. HIS sole
hone of forming a Ministry with IL majority I'D the
present House of Commons lay in the support Oh
| Mr. Parnell. The support of Mr.. Parnell was OnlV
| to be had on cond ton OF adopting Mr. ParnelPs
| policy for the government of Ireland. Mr. Parnell
must in other words, have controlling influence
on a great question of Imperial policy The danger
OF such pretlfcament wa, pointed out by one oil
the speakers at the last Lord Mayors dinner To the
late Liberal Government ID terms so prophetic ana
| 80 forcible that tney well deserve quoting:
lie. me now suppose tor arguments sake that the
Liberal party mIgut be returned To the coming
| Parliament IN "a minority, but IN minority when
! might become majority Dy the ala oil the IRISH
| vote; and will suppose that owing to some cause
the present Government has Disappeared, ana the
| Liberal party was called to deal with TINS great
| constitutional question OF the government Oh
| Ireland IN IA position where IL was minority
depending on the irish vote for converting 1t INTO
| majority. Now. gentlemen, tell you seriously ana
| sulcnnly that though believe the Liberal party TO
! be hOnOrIb,e patriotic and Trustworthy, IN such
position that 1t would not be safe Tor 10 10 enter
| on the consi ,rratOn OF "A measure IN respect 10
which, mt the first step of its progress, IL would he
IN the power OF party coming from LELAND 10 say
Unless you do this, and Mess you do That, we
Will turn you out tomorrow"
The author of that prophetic passage was Mr.
! Gladstone, and no words can add force to the de-
|
surround him to-day. Nor is it merely a question
of difficulties. nitlicuties might be con ed and
! overcome. But Mr.. Gladstone has seriously ana
solemn.y said that the Liberal party, honorable,
patriotic and Trustworthy as 1T Is, could not he
trusted to deal win Irish demands in the very cir
culust lnces in which to-day he undertakes to deal
! with them. | need dwell on a prehlctl0n 80
! remarkable as this IL is recOru. and 1t remains
with Mr. Gladstone to falslfy his own words II lie
!
| But if this peril seemed to Mr.. Gladstone too
great To confront with tho unitel Liberal party at
| his back what must he think it when 1t has to he
surmounted with n divided party The long
told disruption OF the Liberal party has come. and
| Mr. Gladstone has had to construct IA Ministry
without the help of some of the strongest OF his Ola
colleagues. This it is Wick has so long delayed
the formation Of Government Mr.. Gladstone
WAS sent for by the Queen last Friday lie did not
90 to Osburne till Monday The interval Sunday
| included, spent III the anxious cudcaVOr hTSt,
To overcome the reluctance Of certain men to JON
him. secondly to tit together such fragments of his
former Cabinet rs RENAMED to hun. aud such new
men "a had to be inserted in tins new piece of
ii .yer,liied mosaic. More than that, some OF the
ablrst and best Liberals now living, who ut Que
time or another have been Mr. Gadstonns col
leagues. were known to be 80 much opposed to the
new departure in Irish politics that to ask their
help would nave been idle ceremony. so they
were no. even asked.
The list OF Mr.. GalsOnes former colleagues
who now for one reason another do not Join hls
present Ministry includes:
carl of Selboruc Lord Chancellor
Ear Of Derby secretary
Duke of ATlN Indian Secretary
Marquis o; SECRETARY for War
NJ i,lratS
MI Bnght.-.--... ia, ~ "I Lancaster
Lord Carmgford. Lord Pres al council
Mr. Forster Chct secretary Ireland
Henry James. tofuey -Grucrdl
sir Charles DIk,..........P Pres. loca Gov Board
AlT Shaw IcIcyrc..............Pus master bchctal
EarI o. Aorthbrook Admiralty
# this list were headed by the name OF Mr.. Glad
stone aud compared with the actual CABINET now
formed. should be afraid to say which thought
tho stronger But 1t may be sufficient To say that
the rev men who are o. I'LL tho gap caused by the
retirement of the old are SIR Farror Hcrschel, Mr..
Jonn Morley. the Marquis OF RIpon, Mr.. Mund"lla
aud Mr.. Campbell BanncrnIn. Mr. john Morley
and SIR Fnrrer llersche are brilliant nc Ius'tons;
the others are able men. bnt can these five be
thonght To outweigh the twelve above named
If we look az the chIuges IN detail the position
does not improve. Sir Farror IIcrschc Is lawyer
who may we'll enough be- Thought the equal of Lord
Seibnrnc. and Mr.. John Morloy's abilities are
brilliant enough to entIte HIM To rank. despite ms
total want of experience with anybody Bui
when that mas Deem 7hl inc pIoto'' oI '"Hp" 'H"
had better not be pursued 1t i. delicate one aud
would Land rs in too great prrpleNltle5. Bnt VINO
i. there to replace the Duke of Argyll. the first
debat.r in the Hous, of Lordsi Whose knowledge
of affairs Is equal to Lord Dorbs'si Where is the
rival of Mr.. Go-cheL ~ hnancior and as an econ
omisti who is Mr. Brights rival IN public conf
dencc or n, an orator Who bring to public
bushes, tho good and shrowd capacity of Mr.
For,teri And who is the substitute Tor Lord
Harrington rs next in succession to the leadership
Of the Liberal party
To clear the ground it may be said at once that
the reasons for the abstenton of these twelve are
various SebOrn. Ii was understood last year
would not again accept the Woosick. bat hrs
dissent from the present Irish policy the less
energetic Lord Carllngford's health prcv"ntS ms
reentrring public life Lord Dcrly is out OF touch
with the Liberal party on more questions thah one
The Duko of Argyll. secession dates from tho
introduction of the irish Land Act IN April, 1851.
Mr. Forstor's refusal to lbs party to tue klnaln-
ham Treaty is fresh in every memory. Mr.. Bright
was driven into retirement 10y tho thunLer OF tDe
cannon before Alexandria. Mr.. Shaw Leie're has
LOST his scat Sir Charles Dixie is impossible
Minister pending the trial of the action for divorce
in which he il correspondent. But putting aside
every case in which there is doubt, or i'll which !
other causes are mixed mp. those who are now
separated from Mr.. Ola istOne wholly or mainly by
his IRISH policy inc udo tho Duke OF Argyll MI |
Bright, Mr. Goschon, Mr.. Forster Sir Henry James |
who was not in the last Cabinet but was offered
tho Home Secretaryshp In thus and Lord Hart |
naton 1t is to bo added that Mr. Chamberlain !
certainly aud Mr.. Trevelyan probably. have joined
the Ministry under reservations, expressed or I'M
plied with reference tho schc'uo to be proposed
for the government of Ireland.
Among all these refusaIs. it is beyond doubt that
of Lord Harrington which Is of the gravest import |
ance. None other deals such blow ut the anthor-
ity of Mr. Gladstone. With no other leader did tine |
lender OF Lhem all mike snch efforts To overcome |