The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
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Fight tho Home Ru,e Bni. Clause by
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Ne toUes Hack to New York Next Fall
Collapse OF the Century Club In London.
LONDON. July 16.-Six hundred and Atty out
ofthe $40 members who constitute the House
ofCon,mons havo now been elected, and the
par,ics this evening stand as follows:
Liberals 2U5: Nationnlsts. rs: rarncl-
tcs q: Conservatives, 200; Liberal Union
lists a..
Mr.. Gladstone has gained altogether in
Grpnt britain eighty sents but against this
magnificent achievement must unfortunately
DO sot nineteen Conservative and six Union
list gains In Great Britain and Ireland. The
net Liberal gain. therefore. Is lifty.nve. OF
tho remaining twenty seats Gladstone can
scarcely win more than two. and his majority
In tho new Parliament cannot exceed forty.
FIVE This result 1t must be confessed. Is not
e1unl to tho snnguine hopes with which the
Liberals went into the night but Mr.. Glad
stone Is confident that 1t will sufflco for his
purpose.
struggle which practically ends to-day Is the
drastic manner in which tho constituencies
have treated the Liberal Unionist party. led
by the Duke OF Devunshire and TINT most ven
omous Of Mugwumps. Joseph Chamberlain.
The party numbered 70 members at the be-
ginning Of the last Parliament. 1t lost several
seats at tho bye elections. and to-day it can
muster only A. men. including u who Gcc
dcntaly won seats during the present contest.
p,tt IA ,ttpic 4 ,apt n1t IN oil
ancr sufficiently severe. does not satisfy Mr..
Gladstone and his more ardent followers who
long ago made UP their minds that tho Mug
wumps would not number more than 80 in the
new Parliament. Mr.. Gladstone betrayed his
disappointment In n letter. published yester-
day. addressed to the Liberal candidate for
the IIandswcrth division StufTordshire. In the
course OF which ho said:
"ui all the clnsscs OF candidates now before
the country none is so hopeless the dissen-
tent Liberal. cannot help hoping that the
Tories. il left to them selves. would havo had
good sense enough to restore harmony be-
tween England and Ireland w settling the
Irish question. But here are q set OF gentle
men whose creed seems to be summed up in
their hatred Of tho Irish cause. and who. In
their indulgence OF that unhappy sentiment.
have foresworn. one by ono. oil their Liberal
ideas, and yet continue to maintain the namo
OF o political creed Of which they are the
mask cd. but not dangerous. enemies"
But after all. the reduction Of this political
PARTY from IS to ~ 10 Q striking piece OF work.
OF which the Liberals have good reason to be
proud.
Mr.. Gladstone Is now resting In the Scottish
Highlands. but he will be in London next week
In order to confer with his lieutenants as to
the course to bs pursued at the reassemblng
ofParliament on Aug. 4. 1t is understood that
Lord Salisbury hos made up his mind not to
retire gracefully. but will wait to be kicked
out. He argues that the numerical strength
Of tho Tory party still exceeds that OF any
other single party In Parliament and that he
is not bound to count labor members. Parnel-
lies. and Anti Parnellitos among Mr.. Glad
stones followers until they have actually gone
with him into the same Parliamentary division
lobby. This. Of course. ia merely device for
Jostponing the inevitable. but at most 1t will
not delay Mr.. Gludstono'S return to power be-
yond a week or two. 1t will involve. among
other small Inconvenience. q set debate upon
the Queens ST czech. in the course Of which the
Tories hope they will be able to force Mr..
Gladstonos hand by compelling him prema-
turely to dvulse the details OF his Home Rule
hill. They ought to know the odd Parlia-
mentary hand" better than that. They are
foredoomed to disappointment. The Grand
Old Man will beat them in strategy and tactics.
and will carrya vote of ccrsure In the waywhich
seems best TO him, Notwithstanding the par
lamentnry Glibustcring which the Tories are
already threntcnng
OF tho NIFTY 1.-TWO Irish scnts which year ago
Timothy Harrington confidently predicted
would 30 won by the Parnelites only nine
have boon secured by that faction. result
which speaks highly for the good sense and
rN.riotism ~ the people. A large Nationalist
INA! drity WAS never in doubt. but few people
believed Tint tho factioaists would be so ut
taly routed. Upon the OF tho general
election Harrington made what he described
Is IL generous offer. made solely in the
inorost OF peace. There shoull he nc
contests in Nationalist constituencies II thir.
y.three seats were allotted to his party. But
II that offer were rejected he and his friends
would mike It hot In every sense o. the
word for the Nationalists all over Ireland. In
order to avoid contests which would let In To
ri"e the Natonalists offered the Parnallitef
twelve seats. but that offer. generous In the
Circumstance s. WIS contemptuOusly rejected
with .he result that while proving to the world
their own insignllcnnce. tho Parnei ties have
nnfc present to the Tories Of FIVE National.
ist s"at1. The Tories are MS much chagrined
as the rnrnellltes. They had counted. In
their Ignorance Of Ireland, upon tho presence
in the rev Parliament OF I'm Irish party a I'm ost
equals divided. and they would have been
prepared to pay high price for Pnrnel!to
SUPPORT against Gladstone: but that assist
ancc Is now scarcely worth purchasing
Meanwhile. however. the Farncllites arc Gra-
tultously playing the Tory game by endeavor,
Ing to sow d!strust between the Nationalist
ard tho Liberals. The Dublin independent
the chief ParnellIts organ. gave prominence
Yesterday to q ridiculous statement. purrort
Ing to ernGnate from London TO the effect that
Gladstone had decided. with the consent Of the
J Irish mem' ers. TO shelve home rule. in order t.
give him an opportunity OF reforming thu
electoral system. The statement is an mpu
dent and malicious fabrication. Gladstone
will proceed with his home rule scheme will
the least possible delay. The Irish Leaders
had positive Assurances to that effect befor
the general election commenced. Gladstone
could not have gone back upon them had hi
majority been double its present size Blu
that majority now absolutely depends upoi
Tho Irish vote, and that fnct. II there wer
nothing else. Affords OF itself ample securlt