Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-28
GLADSTONE's CHANCES,
They Were Never Better-rhe Ministry {
Close Corporation.

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Close Corporation.
Special Cable Dispatch to the New York Herald
LONDON, Sept. 26.-Mr. Gladstone will
once more jump into the political
arena in the coming week. English
men of all parties admire his vitality and like
his pluck. Here lie is at the age of eighty-two,
with most Of his old associates, from Sir
Pobert Peel to Benjamin Disraeli, in the grave,
hammering away as hard as ever. He has re-
covered this year from an illess which would
have killed many q young man. Shaken by a
severe domestic bereavement and cruelty mauled
by influenza, he will once more set the heather
afre at Newcastle and practically start the cam
paign for the general election, for that is the
great event to which men of every class are
now looking forward.
LIKE orR PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
Already the candidates on both sides for
nearly every constituency in the country have
been chosen. 1t is like the year before the
presidential election with you. There may be
dark horse or two destined to come to the
front, but in the main the entries are complete
and we know the past record connected with
them.
The tories profess to be very confident of VIC
tory and the Gladstonians are full OF hope and
for Lord Salisbury is not popular, and perhaps
he has never sought to be. He prefers to live
out Of the public eye. No one has ever caught
him swinging an ak for the Amusement Of Q
crowd of excursionists To the public he is a
great name and nothing more, whereas Glad
stone is a vivid personality. That counts for
much in such a struggle as that now before us,
and which will win, IN my opinion.
LIBERALS HAVE GOOD CHANCE.
Speaking impartially, the liberals have a very
good schance. They start with between sixty
and seventy nationalist seats Of which they
feel quite secure. That handicaps the con-
servatives heavily. The liberal seceders
neutralized this force at the last election. 1t is
most probable their strength will be greatly re-
duced next time. The inevitable tendency is
Tor the dissentients to return to the true fold.
The men who are now in parliament may re-
main true to Lord Har tington, but will the men
who elect them? There's the rub.
CONSERVATIVES TRY RADICAL MEASURES.
Appearances indicate another great swing Of
the pendulum, with the Grand Old Man once
more in Office. The conservatives have tried
hard to maintain their ground in public favor.
They have passed all sorts of measures which
are essentially radical, but tho advantage is
doubtful. Many tories are aggrieved at the
sacrifice of principle made by their leaders.
The radicals are not won over, because they
prefer to 60 to the old stand for wares which
the opposition profess to sell Thus there is a
certain loss and q very uncertain gain.
The ministry has been close corporation.
1t has taken in no new men. Wealth and family
influence have been the only passports to it,
whereas the liberals are throwing off these
relics Of the past and are striking into new
fields. Altogether Mr.. Gladstone will be jus
titled in the note OF confidence he means to
strike at Newcastle. He may again be soundly
beaten, but it will take all the conservative
know to do it. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT