The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-18

the discussion of the amendment to the
address In reply to the speech from the
throne. IL this Is followed by change of
government Mr.. Gladstone may take o fort
night to form o Ministry. number of
members of which may require reelection.
The Liberals thus calculate that 1t will be
October before the new government can be
called on to present to Parliament It's pro.
gramme. The import of this estimate OF
progress is that it is probable that Mr..
Gladstone will not begin the work OF
legislation In the winter session, but Will
postpone it until next spring.
the delusi0n that Lord Salisbury. still hold.
ing q majority of the British votes. can re-
fuse TO resign until another appeal has
been made to the country. Some Tory pa.
pers seek to deny that such course would
be unconstitutional. though the bulk OF
them admit that the government must
vacate office on the first adverse vote. All
the Cabinet ministers have been summoned
to London for Thursday next Mr.. Belfour
arrived In town yesterday and proceeded 10
The latter went to Windsor to meet the
Duke of Devonshire. who has been staying
at the castle for some time Here he had o
conference with her Majesty, and returned
to London this evening, accompanied by the
Duke cf Devonshire, under excitement: 1t
Is expected that some developments of an
unwonted character are impending. Arumor
IL rife that the Carlton Club men state that
section OF the Cabinet.want Lord Sails
bury to resign forthwith in order to force
MIR. Gladstone to meet the House OF CON-
mons with full disclosure of his home-
rule and general policy and so preciDitate
the crisis. The Liberal leaders are pro-
pared TO take Office Immediately or wait
ment to the address. No tactics that the
present government can adopt will force
the hand of Mr.. Gladstone. Ii Lord Sails
bury does not await . formal vote of ex-
pulsion. the Liberal government policy, as
outlined in the Queens speech, can be so
couched as to reveal nothing that the Con-
servatves do not already know: II the
Conservatives rely upon forcing Mr.. Glad
stone to declare himself fully on the de-
bate to the amendment that depends upon
his pleasure. The course that Mr.. Glad
stone adopts will not in the slightest be
influenced by the views of the opposition,
but rather directed to battle them.
An analysis 0t the latest returns shows
the value Of the British vote on which the
Conservatives now rely as the bulwark for
the rejection of home rule The number of
members thus far returned Is 652. This
leaves only Is results yet undeclared.
England has sent 2S4 Conservatives.
labor party, 80 Unionists and / Nc
a1sSis ssnd. Gons.ry.tvss, S% 1.n0r 30 Liberals Liberals
and 10 Unionlst. Wales sends 2 Conserva-
tives and % Liberals. and Ireland Ia Con-
and Parnellites. The opposition COM
bined thus aggregates S42. and the Union
lists 80. OF the eighteen seats yet unre-
turned Irish and British, in the late
Parliament. were held by the opposition.
and by the Unionists. As changes are un-
likely the new Parliament will consist OF
355 Gladstonians and 315 Unionists. The
total number Of Unioniets returned by
Great Britain 10 292, and the total Glad
stonlans 275. including to-morrow's results
In the remaining districts.
When Great Britain shows clear major
ity for home rule, says the Unionist press,
It will come. 1t can never be carried by
Irish votos, especially when these votes
are twenty in excess of their fair proper
tlon according to tho. relative population
of the countries.
The total number of.votes recorded MP to
date 10 as follows: Opposition, 2, ,1e9. .594;
Unionists, 2.0O4.292.
The Dundee Courier publishes a rumor
recently subscribed to tho Gladstonian
funds on the condition that Mr.. Gladstone
should not pledge himself TO introduce an
eight-hour bill.
Mr.; Thomas Sexton. in a speech at LIS
towel so day. eald; "A few months ago,
when things looked black and doubtful
the generous Irish race in America and
Australia despaired of home-rule victory,
owing to the quarrel in the Natlonalisti(
ranks and the word went round TO hope nc
more for tho fatherland. All its ranks
were thin and broken. But to-day its ranks
are reunited and In the next Parliament Ire
lands national representatives will wrInG
from their former enemies measure Oi
home rule satisfactory to the national as
pirations of Ireland"
Mr.. Michael Davitt, who also spoke. said
that the nine seats gained by the Parnell
ties had been won with Tory money, lntiu
ence and votes and that they would be OBJ
liberated at the next election.