Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10

be expected that loyal Conservatives would
follow . mugwump leader
The anomaly thus created will cease to
exist as soon as the Salisbury Ministry re-
signs, and Harcourt viii be Chaneellor
with the actual leadership reversion at
tached to it. Harcourt owes his position
rather to the detection of the Liberal states
men already alluded to than to his own
merits. He is heavy in appearance and
build, and pompous and dictatorial in
manner. He is the only available successor
TO Mr.. Gladstone, and represents the ad-
vanced school of English radieaiism. He
can drive better than he can lead, and he
does not possess the facility for harmonizing
differences smong the rank and file geHer-
ally regarded as a sine qua non in success
fill Minister or leader.
The First Editor in a British Cabinet.
Mr. John Morley will be the Secretary
for Ireland or Colonial Secretary in the
new Cabinet, although his acceptance Of
Office will involve another election at New
/ castle-on-Tyne, with q tolerable certainty OF
losing q seat to the opposition. Mr. Morley
was q conspicuous member of the last Cabl-
net, and has the honor OF being the first
newspaper editor to enter a British Caoi-
l.
ars of the day, and the only fault about his
| speeches is the university-lecture tone that
seems to pervade them.
With so many leading Liberals out OF the
race there is practically no one to dispute
| with Harcourt and Morley for the Liberal
| leadership after Gladstone, whose friends
are anxious that he will not tax his strength
| by leading except in the home rule debates.
| The contest between the LAWYER and the
| editor for supremacy has been an interest
| ing one, and the former has won, as already
| hfnted, more on account of his aggressive
ness than his ability, for John Morley is
| one of the brightest scholars of the day. He
| is a vigorous free trader, and his ''Life of
Golden" is one of the best works OF biog-
raphy and political economy combined that
| has been published. His constituents at
Newcastle resent his free trade teachings,
and threaten to defeat him when he stands
for reelection. He will have another seat
provided for him, for his debating talent
viii be sorely needed in the new Parlia-,
ment
The Return OF wanderer. =
Sir George Trevelyan is named as the
probable First Lord Of the Admiralty. Sir
George is the champion electoral reformer
of the day, and he advocated an extension
of the franchise long before it was practi-
cable to introduce such measure. Strange
to say he followed Chamberlain out of the
Cabinet in 1886 and assisted that gentle
man to defeat the home rule bill; but his
secession was brief, and he came back to
the Gladstoneans fully convinced of his
error. He is one of the ablest Of the new
Cabinet Ministers and will be leader in
some of the most acrimonious debates
Campbell -Bannerman, who is the nominee
for the Scotch Secretaryship, is younger
worker, but coming man, and one who
believes in home rule for Scotland as we'll
as ireland.
Henry Labouchere, the brilliant epi-
granmatist, will be member of the
ministry. though his persistent attacks on
the royal family make it doubtful whether
he will be in the Cabinet. Truthful
Tommy" as the editor of Truth is known in
newspaper circles, has in past years treated
politics rather as q good joke than anything
else. and he has burlesqued politicians Of
every grade without mercy. During the
Salisbury administration, however, he
dropped the role of candid critic and he has
developed into a serious politician of con-
spicuous ability. In debate he is caustic
as well as logical. and his zeal for what is
called 'srabid republicanism" in England is
notorious He is vigorous Home Ruler,
and would make a most acceptable Irish
Secretary, though he is now slated for the
Postmaster Generalship.
Herbert Gladstone, the only one of the
new Premier's sons who has exhibited tai
ents of bis fathers order, will be Financial
Secretary of the Treasury, and general man
of all work for the Cabinet. He is brill
liant debater and a young politician of
much promise.
Many for the Other Positions.
Baron Herschell will be the new Lord
Chancellor, unless he voluntarily makes
way for the Lord Chief Justice, Baron
Coleridge. 1t is stated with some measure
of authority that he will take this course,
in order to enable Sir Charles Russell to
become Lord Chief Justice It is rare,
however, that an ex-Lord Chancellor is
passed over, one reason in favor of his re-
appointment being that a life pension is at
tached to the Office. In Herschell's case, as
he only served on the woolsack for four
months, he earned his pension very easily,
and as the new Ministry may be short lived,
another life pensioner would soon be on the
nations books If any than he were ap-
pointed.
Earl Spencer, twice Lord Lieutenans of
Ireland, will gbe Lord President of the
Council, an Office with long title and good
salary, but very little to do The Earl of
Aberdeen will be Lord Lieutenant of Ire
Lords will be the Earl of Kimberly, an
other peer who has done good service for the
Liberal party without establishing very
brilliant record for himself. The other
ministers with seats in the Commons will
include Anthony j. Mundella, whose long
connection with Sheffield and Its numerous
industries will thoroughly qualify him for
the Office of President of the Board of Trade.
Henry Fowler will have Cabinet office,
probably as Secretary for Home Affairs,
and this practically completes the Offices.
Nothing for Sir Charles dixie.
In addition to the prominent members of
past Liberal Cabinets, whom death or de-
fection has made unavailable for the new
Ministry, the records of the Divorce Court
keep one Of the ablest English politicians
out of Office. That is Sir Charles Dixie
whose name has not been mentioned BY any
Cabinet forecasters, and who must be con-
tent with q back seat in the new Parlia-
ment. Sir Charles was fortunate enough in
being selected as a candidate in a constit-
uency in which Liberal nomination is tant-
amount to election, but the British public
has not yet forgiven its old idol, and the
Pail Nall Gazette keeps up a vindictive and
bitter attack on him. 1t is presumed the
correspondent in the celebrated Crawford
Dixie divorce case will support the Govern
ment vigorously, but he will have to do it
as free lance.
Fortunately for Sir Charles, he is quite
wealthy, and does not need Cabinet Off
GERS salary, which is quite large Most
Cabinet Offices carry with them a salary of
S25, 900 year, and the First Lord of the
Treasury and the Chancellor of the Er