Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
DYNAMITE A POWER
For the Tories. Who Would
Make a Useful Electoral
Weapon of 1t.
SOME NAY BE EMPLOYED.
Chamberlain's Coming Leadership in
the House eff Commons.
LIBERALS FULL OF ENTHUSIASM
At the Prospect of Fight They Have Long
Tried to Bring About.
Az IMPORTANT CONTEST is on TO-DAY
LIBERALS FULL OF ENTHUSIASM
1t the Prospect of Fight They Have Long
Tried to Bring About.
Az IMPORTANT CONTEST IS on TODAY
rBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATCH.l

furnish the Tories with a very useful
electoral weapon. Probably a majority of
the Liberals who seeded from Gladstone
in 1886 did so because they believed the
Home Rulers were in league with dyna-
miters, whose evil work in London few
years ago caused some terror and much in
dignation and nearly frightened Sir Will
lam Harcourt out of his wits.
4 fresh series of dynamite outrages be-
tween now and the general election might
drive back these timid folk into the Tory
camp, which they have been gradually
leaving. As such a result will give the
present movement a fresh lease of power
and thereby ''save the empire from dis
memberment," the Tories might e1cusably
consider it chesply purchased at the cost of
few damaged Government buildings. The
advantages are so obvious that it will be
surprising if the world does not soon hear of
dynamite plots in London.
Chamberlain to Be the Leader.
Lord Harrington having become Duke of
Oevonshire, will have to sit in the Upper
House, and the Liberal Unionist party is
nominally without leader in the House of
10 the commencement of the session and
formally elect leader, who, of course, will
be Mr.. Chamberlain. The party will still
be led by the new Dnke of Devonshire, but
the certain effect of the change will be to
increase Chamberlain's power and enliven
the proceedings of the House of Commons
The inbred Incidence of the Duke will find a
congenial fostering atmosphere in the
House of Lords, and Chamberlain will be
relieved Of a restraining presence against
which he always chafed.
Parliamentarians anticipate with delight
the spectacle of Mr. Chamberlain attempt
ing to patronize Mr.. Balfour There is no
love lost between these two leaders whose
qualities are about as assimilative as oil
and water, and if the Governmental ma
chine is to run smoothly each will have to
show good deal more forbearance than he
Is known TO possess.
Friction for the House of Lords
There is likely to be some friction also in
the House of Lords, where the Duke of
Devoushire will have to consider the sus-
capabilities of the Duke of Argyll, very
irritable Mugwump who, ever since his son,
Lord Lorne, married the Queens daughter,
has regarded himself as of sthe blood
royal, and of the Earl of Derby, who will
be more than mortal should he relish the
unceremonious election from the leadership
which he has held in the Upper House
since 1886.
Nobody need quarrel with the tone of the
valedictorv address to the electors of Ros-
sendale which the Duke of Devonshire has
Just issued. 1t is a temperate, almost digni-
fed. vindieation of his career in the House
Of Commons, and it is virtually an appeal
10 the constituents to indorse his policy on
the Irish question by electing the Liberal
IniOnis, candidate who is now seeking their
suttraces. 1t will not be possible, there
fore, should the Liberals win Rossendale-
as they are likely to do-to deny that the
election was not fought on the home rule
question. This election, bv general con-
sent VIII be of exceptional importance, as
it Will test the feeling of a typical Lam
cashire industrial community.
Liberals Glad of the Fight.
The Liberals are full of enthusiasm at the
prospect Of a fight which they had repeat-
edly and vainly endeavored to precipitate
by calling upon Lord Harrington to resign.
Rossendale contains three municipal
bGroUghs-Bacup, Rawtenstall and Hasling-
|
tt the - municipal seats 90 are held bv |
Liberals, and at the last county council |
elections the Liberals were everywhere sue |
cesSiuL The Irish vote is estimated at 200 |
out OF an electorate of II 800, and the indi- |
cations are that it will be cast solidly for |
the Liberal candidate. The omens, there |
fore, are propitious.
The contest will actively commence on
Monday, and the thoroughness with which
y VIII be fought NAV be estimated from the
fact that each candidate has sent a photo-
graph OF himself to every elector.
The Prince of Wales continues steadily
10 thread the path of virtue, and his re-
habllltatlOn viii soon be complete He has
Just become male associate" of the Needle.
work Guild, benevolent society formed
soIne wears ago for the purpose of supplying
the poor people with clothing. The male
associates are expected to contribute
annually two articles, but these need not be
necessarily Of their own needlework
Value of a Princes Pantaloons.
The Prince viii probably compound with
D IS conscience by ordering his Maiordomo
20 look up few pairs of cast-of boots and
trousers. If the managers of the Guild DOS
sess The proper commercial instinct they
VII advertise those things for sale bv auc-
zion. A pair of trousers guaranteed to have
Deen Ie worn by the Prince of Wales would
IetcA enough money to furnish a score of
oIu men with complete suits The proprie-
Tor OF the London Daily Telegraph would
be among the bidders,
Notwithstanding that his name has once
more been passed over in the list of New
ear honors' The Telegyaph turned
against Gladstone because its proprietor.
DIT. Lew Lawson, vearned for baronetcy
ind lhought he could more easily get it by I
ierylng Lord Salisbury. Mr.. Lawson is g
MI yearnlng, although he has converted
us newspaper into sort of enlarged court t
A 6ig-type editorial is confidently ex- L
'ected to appear in the Telegraph in day or
NO upon the noble example set TO a deGen- c
rate generation by Coroner Brsxton Hicks.
rho yesterday promptly excused from
eEElce on the jury, convened 10 inouIre
1to the death of q certain pauper. a gen
Lenan vino has the honor to serve in th q ,
'rince OF Wales kitchen. ''Of course %
Id this complaisant Coroner, .sif This Q
entleman has business TO transact in the I
rince's household ne must be excused q" Fl
The Naval Scare Promising Wen. Y
The predicted naval scare has commenced s
nd promises we'll France has. nearly ?
lreC times as many seamen and marines as