Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-09
HOME RULE IS DEAD
So Far as the New Parliament Now
Being Elected Is Concerned.
LIBERAL MAJORITY TOO SMALL.
The House of Lords Can Veto Their Hated
Measure Without Fear.
GLADSTONE TO TAKE A LIGHT PART

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CONSTITUENCIES contested yesterday the Lib
erals lost two and won two. These result
dispose Of the last possibility that Mr.
Gladstone will obtain reliable working
majority. Though disappointed In thu
boroughs," said the Liberal chiefs, "wher
the counties wheel into line we will sweep
the country" As the elections held yester.
day are fairly representative no great Lib
eral triumph can be expected from the
county votes when completed.
The Liberal Executive relied upon cap.
turing ten counties in the voting yesterday.
They admitted that their calculations must
be realized in order to fulfil their expecta-
tion that the agricultural labor vote was
theirs. With their prediction falsifed, the
last hope fades that the Gladstone Govern
ment will be buttressed by strong coherent
party, On the contrary, the Liberal ma
| jority must now depend on the Irish party.
Even with tn. support of both the Irish
sections, it is improbable that Mr. Glad
stone will have more than majority of 80.
The Conservative Estimate Lower
At the Conservative headquarters a ma
jority of more than 20 is held to be improb-
able. Captain Middleton, who occupies in
the Conservative party position similar to
that held by Mr.. Schnadhorst in the Lib
eral party, can point to his estimate made
prior to the elections as now being verified.
The Conservatives regard with malicious
equanimity the prospect Of Mr.. Gladstone
in power with tho sole prop of the Irish
vote between him and collapse.
Among the certainties of the future
nothing is so certain as that long period
of political turmoil is before the country.
A Conservative Government with small
majority readily controlled and accustomed
to obey, would be comparatively secure.
Mr.. Gladstone, with small majority COM
posed of motley groups of Liberals, Rad
icals, Laborists, McCarthyites and Parnell-
ties will be unable to effect any serious leg
islation.
This selfevident fact has given rise to q
rumor that he will decline to form Minis
try, and that he will recommend the Queen
to send for Earl Spencer for that purpose.
The Liberals rightly ridicule the rumor
They know that their chief, even with a
nominal majority of 20, is ready to take
Office and produce his home rule bill.
They are, also, beginning to admit that the
chances of home rule passing the House of
Commons are becoming remote.
Inc Peers have o Free Hand Now.
If ever it does pass, no strain will be
put upon the House of Lords in rejecting
it. The peril to the House of Lords Law
in vetoing home rule as backed bv the de-
clared will of the country. All danger of
that is now past They can reject it with a
Light heart
Among other difficulties awaiting Lib
eraI Government, is the formation of a
labor party not caring rap for home rule, !
and ready to coalesce with any side. Al |
ready Burns and Hardie, the strongest per- |
sonal forces among the Laborists, declare |
their intention to organize party in Par |
Lament and make terms for their support |
When a majority is doubtful, even ten
Laborists following Burns might decide the
fate of the Government
Besides, along with the pure Laborists, the
new London members will form Munich
home rule, and determined not to allow
Irish questions to block the progress OF 30
,ial reforms. With these and other factors
operating against him, Mr.. Gladstone's
cherished scheme to give Ireland separate
Legislature seems hopeless achievement
Anticipating a new Cabinet, the perma-
lent heads OF departments have, as Gus
omary, sought to learn what new Ministers
hey are likely to be required to serve.
The Heavy Work Not for Gladstone.
A leading Treasury official told the repre-
entative Of the Associated Press he had OBJ
aimed an unexpected intimation that Henry
Fowler would be Chancellor of the Ex-
hequer; Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
First Lord of the Treasury and Government
eader in the House of Commons This
ion that Mr.. Gladstone will either retire to
he House of Lords, or that he will take the I
ightest part in the Government-the Vice
of the Council. Not the slight
st inkling Of his intention has as yet reached
be chiefs of departments.
The Gladstone encourage ridicule the no
lon of his accepting peerage. They be- !
eve that, despite his growing infirmities
seeing and hearing, he will remain In the
louise of Commons and fight home rule
trough before he withdraws from public t
fe.
Concerning home rule, Mr.. Gladstone, in T
,llow the general lines of the measures of \
'86, with some changes that have already I
cen annonced In these dispatches, includ- L
lg the retention of the Irish members in
le Imperial Parliament, the employment
the police and military to enforce the
ayment of all taxes leviable by the Irish 7
arliament, restricting the powers of the
ish Legislature to interfere with the en-
,wment of religion or to impose disability
confer privilege on account of religious v
lief and giving further guarantees re- d
riding denominational education. L.
Ireland's Share of the Taxation. b
The Associated Press has authority to state t.
at he alluded to revision of the proposals D
lating to the arrangements between the q
nperial and Irish exchequers and the pro- W
rtion of the national debt to be assigned b
ireland. In 1886 this was calculated as
Fifteenth for Ireland, based upon esti-
ates of taxation, rateable values, etc. This
g been found to be a gross over-estimate, q
failing gover-taxation Of the Irish people. q
e financial inquiry long engaged Mr.
adstone's attention, and in it he was a
sisted by Mr. Goschen. This inquiry Of
lds to show that ireland can only be fusti- fe
bly, apportioned about one-twenty-second P
rt of the debt, making very great differ tt
ce in adjusting the burdens under the pi
W bill tr
The strain of the Midlothian campaign b.
es not affect the vigor of the Grand Old la
ID. He has been devoting his leisure &C
ne to researches for the coming Oxford VI
ture on medieval Universities" and
been cleaning much knowledge from
I'd Roseberrv's great library at Dalmeny.
ter the elections Mr. Gladstone will 20 to i.
ris for few days to find rest in searching p s
materials concerning French medieval =. =.
iversities. M
# Mr.. John Morley becomes Minister th
will have to be reelected. His oppo- or
ITS in Newcastle mean to nominate Joseph st
wan to oppose him should he stand Mr.. vi
wan is immensely popular, and the Con- ar
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