Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-03
SOMETHING OF HOME RULE.
1t is Hoped the General Election
Will Divulge Intentions.
WILL MR.. PARNELL BACK DowNe
The Art of Interviewing ChurchiIl-A
Gladstone's Tour to Cornwall and
the Bothered Reporters-Tho
Grand Old Mans Outlook.
Meeting g With Celebrities.

Meeting With Celebrities.
tCopri0ht 1889 bp james Gordon BenncttI
LONDON, June 2.-[New York Herald
Cable-Specal to The BEE. 1t does not do,
in these days, for any man to shut himself
in a bandbox, and IL he moves about the
world like other people he will very likely
come in contact with a Gladstonian, a Par
nellite, q Salisburyite or even Goschenlte,
for it is said that few odd persons are to be
found who call themselves by this last name.
AT all events he will likely run across the
largely interviewed Lord Randop Churchill.
Queer as it is, although that interesting
gentleman is going, for the next month, to
dine largely on fish caught by himself on the
banks of Norwegian rivers the patent para
graph machine will not stop In the victim's
absence. He will be made to supply grist to
the mill, once or twice a day.
Gladstone is so hardened an offender that
1t is OF no use demonstrating with him on
what Whitsuntide tour he has marked out
for himself, and for the miserable reporters
who were just beginning to hope that they
would get holiday, at least. 1t must be re-
membered that the reporters who can take
really verbatim notes are comparatively few
IN number, and that most of this description
are engaged in the gallery of the house Of
commons. When Gladstone speaks in thu
country, especially during recess some Of
these accomplished gentlemen are required
to follow him, and so with the chief writer's
of the great press associations, who do tho
descriptive articles. They are compelled to
go to the principle points on the Gladstonian
tour. For them, therefore, the news of a
Cornwall expedition came as anything but
welcome surprise.
1t is no joke of ap expedition, either, so far
as can learn. Gladstone has arranged to
speak in something like half a dozen places.
not quite all at once, and to receive no end
of addresses. He will rush about in yachts,
trains and carriages. If he can not find
something new TO say everywhere he will,
at least, succeed in impressing his audiences
with his unrivaled powers, giving an air Of
novelty to the veriest commonplace.
In the art of putting things there is no one
equal to him. Between the things he will
have to put and those he will have to avoid,
his work in Cornwall will tax all the ingenu-
ity he can bring to it, For instance, what
people want to know is, where the home
rule question really stands. What is homo
rule. and how does Gladstone propose to em-
body it in his next bllls
Dealing with all sides of the subject he is
wonderfully coy about it.
Is the scheme of 1856 really dead or is it
only sleeping?
No doubt, Gladstone has attended its
funeral as chief mourner, and put up several
affecting epthets over its remains but can
it be resuctated at a moments notice!
The verbal wizard would only tell us the
present intentions and opinions with regard
to that. He would find the whole country
intently listening to him every time, bnt the
time mas not come for such confidence. Gen.
eralities suffice for the third year of parlia-
ment.
AS general election approaches, 1t is pos
sible that concealInent will be abandoned.
We shall then know of how many of its OBJ
iectionable and unpopular features the home
rule bill has been shorn.
Perhaps Parnell will cause it to leak out
how much less he is willing to take than he
was offered in 1886. Some reduction of
terms will certainly have to be made if the
once formidable liberal party is to be united.
Almost every day. as matters stand, "a fresh
schism occurs. The great shock of tho
earthquake is over, but of the editice which
survives some corner is continually falling
off, or new crack appears in the wall. The
place can be shored up so as TO last till
election comes around, but, ii not steps can
be taken, now and then, to rebuild il en-.
tirely
1t is bad outlook for Gladstone and his
chief followers. Another spell of power for
the unionists would be the death blow of the
liberal party, and that result is far from i'm
probable, unless Gladstone contrives to
make much more favorable impression
upon the public than he has yet done This,
however is taking long look ahead. At
present, we are in The midst of dull ses-
sion, and unless the Irlshmen break sudden
ly into dullness, it will be necessary to cease
to write to you parliamentary proceed
ngs. They will cease to interest anyone but
official bOres
The Scotch local government BILL the Bann
drainage bill-who can strike any fire out Of
srch materials as thesel They are very use
full, no doubt, but heavy beyond power Of
words to describe in every phase of the dis
cussion upon them. Heavier still will be-
come this letter il / lngcr over them mo-
rent longer. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENr.