Evening journal., 1892-08-12
THE PRESS ON PARLIAMENT.

London Papers I.aud or Condemn Party
Leaders at Yesterdays Session.
IBy Telegraph TO the Evening Journal.l
LONDON, Aug. 12-The Post says; "A
| sight more earnest or impressive than
yesterdays scene in parliament has rarely
been witnessed within the walls of st.
stephens. Although defeated, the
'Unionists will re-assemble, undiminished
in numbers and unfailing in resolution.
Mr.. Gladstone will have to deal with the
strongest and most united majority that
ever assembled in parliament
The News says: "The government of
pledge breaking coercionists is virtually
dead. It is noticeable that the whole of
+ Mr.. Chamberlain's remarks were ad-
dressed to the Liberals. That does not
+ look as If he thought the Tories had any
future or he anything to gain by going
over to them
The Telegraph says "The Gladston-
4 ians silence in the debate is an unabashed
confession that their alliance with the
Irish is a sham and imposture. The sole
basis of the agreement is desire to oust
the government. They accept without a
word of protest the charge of having
concocted a bogus majority merely to
upset the government, and are content to
climb into power without wasting a
single sophism in their own defense. We
would pronounce it incredible did not the
unromantic parliament report prove that
1 it occurred.
The Freeman's Journal, after remark
. ing that the majority against the Sails
\ bury government is ten more than tn {
F which rejected home rule, says: 1T is
more than reversal of the decision
. which handed Ireland over to the rule of
4 coercionists. The effect OF the verdict
can never be undone. No obstruction
i from the peers, no ventilation of consti-
. tutional conundrums can ever destroy
4 the moral or practical effect of the con
. demnation of the union by the Parlia-
ment which set the act of union up.
. Pitts work must be amended.
The Times says; 1T is party victory,
won on party grounds and to be employed
4 for party objects No government that
\ has remained in Office for six years has
\ enioyed the same measure of success as
II the government Just defeated. Blunder:
and disasters there are none to lay TO the
charge of the Unionist ministry. So comes
/ to an end ministry which has performed
work the value of which has not beer
destroyed by the temporary triumph o
a system of pandering to the greed an'
passion of the masses that OutdOes tn
most extravagant flights of Aristophani
satire.
The Standard Conservative says: "h
the face of challenges from which n
body of statesmen with the smallest sens
of dignity would venture to finch, tn
| GladstOnians have sat, uneasily, it
true, but still with closed lips. Sir Henr
James drove home the taunts with whic
Mr.. Chamberlain had already strun
them
1.-The victims sat and tried to smile
They consoled themselves by thinkin
that the portfolios would reward thei
for the moral torture they had to endure
II It is the hopelessness of keeping til
Irish members in temper that mus
weigh most ON Mr.. Gladstone's spirit
They voted last night against Mr. Ba
four but it may be the only occasion O
which they will enter the same lobt
with Mr.. Balfour's successor.
The Daily Chronicle QiberaD says
"The single effective point that Nj
Chamberlain made in his speech was tha
Mr.. Gladstone will hold Office for 81
months without defining his policy. Ha
an Autumn session been concede'
as we advised, Mr.. Chambe
lain must have cut from h
speech all of its most dangerous passag
Until the new ministry meets in q
House next session no man dare say 1t
seated firmly enough to govern Il
country with authority and vigor Uni
Mr.. Gladstone brings his Home Ru
measure forward it would be idle
ignore the fact that his majority
heterogeneous.