St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-26
The TORIES ALARMED
GladStOne'S Moderation in
Dealing With the Govern
ment Causes Anxiety.
They Suspect Some Lurking
Mischief And Are Moving
Cautiously.
Liberal and Irish Parties Will
Give the Government No
Encouragement.
An Abundance Of Opportunity
Will Be Offered for Discuss
ing Ireland.
Copyright Cable to the Clio be.

Copyright Cable to the Clio be.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Mr. Gladstone's
moderation in dealing with the govern
ment and their legislative programme
has alarmed the Tories. who suspect
some lurking mischief. On the other
hand, the Radicals, who were longing
to worry the foe, are little disappointed
by what they consider the unduly pa
cific tone of their great commander.
MIR. ParnelPs obviously sincere invita-
ton to the government to accelerate
their form of procedure, and his en-
phatic reputation of obstructive tactics
have deepened the perpleXity of the
Tories and greatly strengthened Mr..
Gladstone'S hands. Mr.. LabOuchere S
recent letter to his constituents in dis
paragement of Tory legislation seemed
for the moment to threaten a line for
independent action. But it is now be-
lleyed that the member for NOrthamp-
ton has realized the eXpedIency of fore
ing the government into constructive
legislation, and will cooperate with
Mr.. Gladstone in the course which COM
mendS itself to his unequaled expert
ence. The aim of many of the Conserv-
ativeS, particularly those of the old
school, is to get through the session by
dint of Irish obstruction" little war,
great deal of foreign politics, Brad
laugh incident. and any other such
'alarums and excursions" as may be
available. But legislation is quite an
other matter. Legislation means the
possession of definite principles, but
Tory legislation just now
INVOLVES A CHOICE
between alternating the high-flying mem
bers of the party, the stern and unbend-
ing Tories, by genuine popular reforms
and eXaSperating the great mass of the
community by shams. 1t is tolerably
certain that the government will seize
any excuse for escaping from the neces-
Sity of large democratic legislation. A
purely Irish session would suit them
well enough, but so would session in
which the predominant interest was for
eign policy. Therefore the Liberal and
Irish parties will give the government
no encouragement in either direction,
but will do all they can to recall them
to the business they profess to have in
hand. There will, however, be an
abundance of opportunity for discuss
ing Ireland. The Clanecarde estate,
where LOGO tenants are being evIcted,
has already supplied material for de-
bate. The case is all the more pregnant
and important in that it displays the
full measure of the difference between
Mr.. BalfOur and his predecessor, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach. There remains
the possibility that Irish subjects and
English subjects alike may be forced to
take a second place through the occu-
patton of the house of commons and the
country by grave events abroad. Eng
liShmen are said to be incapable, in
politics, of thinking of more than one
thing at time, and a great European
war, which would compel England to
arm and make ready, even if it did not
compel an English army to appear in
the field, would undoubtedly 90 far to
thrust every other subject into the back
ground. Anyhow, in either event, for
eign complications would be injurious
to
THE CAUSE. OF IRELAND.
A great war, or even the menace of one.
would compel Englishmen seriously to
consider the underlying facts of their
military situation. One of the most es-
sential of those facts is that $4,000 and
more of England's best troops are locked
up in Ireland, and could not, in the
present temper of the Irish people, be
released in time of war. 1t is probable
that this force might even have to be in
creased. Engiishmen would then sud-
denly realize what many of them do not
realize at present. that Ireland is held
by force alone. Unionists are fond of
drawing imaginary pictures of the woes
that might befall England from home
ruled Ireland; but what English Home
Rulers complain of is that no Unionist
can ever be got to see, or at all events
to admit, that the present state of things
is intolerably bad, and can hardly be
worse. War, OF the danger of war,
would of necessity force this truth upon
the mind of every Englishman. He
would be compelled to ask himself
whether there really was no means of
getting rid of this perpetual source of
weakness and even of converting it into
a source of strength. In such a state of
feeling there would be a great oppor-
tunity for Irish success; and if Mr..
Parnell could convince EngliShmen that
the mere adoption of home rule by one
of the great English parties had
changed the Irish temper and made
Irishmen as loyal to the common con-
Germ as before they were violently sedi-
tiOus, the complete success of his en-
deavorS would be assured. Englishmen
are not fools, and even the GOSchens
and the SalisburyS would be forced to
admit that loyal Ireland was
WORTH ITS PRICE.
A difficult and delicate question is
now under the consideration of the GOV
eminent. The daughters of the Prince
of Wales are of marriageable age. and
the question is one of parliamentary
provision. There are some who think
the matter had better be settled without
delay, while others are in favor of al
lowing 1t to wait until there is some
matrimonial engagement and insisting
that the matter be brought before the
house of commons in the usual form of
message from the crown. Mr.. Glad
stone, who is thoroughly versed in all
questions OF royal procedure, Is under
stood to hold that select committee
recommendations to parliament with re-
gard to what he has termed secondary
provisions for members of the royal
family, and the government has ac-
cepted this policy in principle. 1t is
not likely that parliament will consent
to make provision for the younger men,
bers of the royal family other than the
children of the Prince of Wales. or that
even this will be done without prospect
i've reference to the next settlement Of
the civil list.
POSTAL SERVICE.
It Is now quite certain that Cecil
RaikeS, the postmaster general, who is
being inundated With representations
from the country surveyors as to the
wholesale decentralization in the lower
branches Of the postal service by the