The morning call., 1892-07-31
Gladstone Committed to the Home.
Rule Bill.
SPECULATIONS on THE NEW MINISTRY
10 Official List Of the Members Of the Cabinet
LnnoHnted-The Liberal Leaders Understand.
Ing With the ROrkiRgmen.
special 70 THE MORNING CALI.

NEW YORK. July So.-The TrIbune's
special cRblegram from London says
Gladstone has returned to town, taking I'D
his residence. as he did last session, In the
house of his sons father-in-law, conve-
niently situated in Carlton Gardens. Hat
field House and Downing street now hold
the secondary place Ia the public interest
The Offices still lodge with them, but the
power regns in Gladstoue's room, which,
by an odd chance Immediately faces Ar
thur BalfouT'S house on the other side Of
the read.
TIE Conservatives have convinced them
selves that at his age Ii would be suicidal
for Gladstone TO undertake the labor of
leading the House of Commons with the
supersdded task of piloting the home-rule
bill. In their concern for his welfare they
suggest that he should accept peerage.
leaving the drudgery of the ministerial
work to Sir William HarcouTt Failing
that, he Is plainly threatened with sudden
death at his post or, worse still, break
oeWn OF his mental faculties.
Glsdstone's Good Health.
Gladstone takes no public notice Of these
daily lueubrations but in private he smiles
genlally al them and goes forward with his
work. He Is in fact. In good health, having
suffered nothing from his herculeRn efforts
In Midlothian. He possesses to this dav In
remarkable degree the faculty Of swift
Tecuperauon. The week he stayed in
BTaemar after the Midlothian election set
him up for the work that awaits him in the
short session Of Parliament that opens on
Thursday.
The papers are full of lists of the new
Ministry wherein they have the advantage
OF Gladstone, who has not yet drafted one
There will be time enough for that in the
recess that viii follow up the defeat of the
Ministry on the address. 10 the meantime no
communications OF any kind have taken
place between the Premier designated and
the gentlemen tho may be regarded as eer-
tain TO be Invited TO take office. All the lists
put forth are necessarily pure contectures
passed upon material open to any newspaper
reader.
The Ministerial Programme.
While nothing has yet been done in the
way OF arranging the personnel Of the new
Ministry, an Important decision has been
taken IN respect TO the arrangement Of the
ministerial programme. The phrase intro-
dnsed ~ Gladstone III ore Of his Midlothian
speeches gave rise 20 the suspicion that
moved py The comparative smR.iness OF his
majority. ne would be compelled to recon-
s4aor alS position and abandon the inten-
.ee -of putting home rule iD front Of the
legislative measures.
Ihls openiBg was eagerly seized by the
Mini isteTlailSts. who shayo boldly assumed
that The Inference is correct ard have
amused themselves by pieturing the con-
sfsrnatlon that viii fsll an tss Irtst Na-
ttss asicts Nhen tney ind themse YES De-
Erayed. | have the highest possible author
fty Ter stating tlal LheEs is not nos nor has
tGsTe a any sane been the slightest shadca
e< 1oHn1atlGu FOR this report.
Eons EuIe Leads.
elaastane's attitude Ia respect 20 therela-
-lT5 pesitlea ~ -be 8cnr-sais question 7ssth
.Ds others 1s1ht aCe G EuaorluE : 3sr getties4eu,
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