Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-04
GLAD TO GET ON
Lord Salisbury viii M.,,,
Submit to a Change Of
Government.
He Has That Tired Feeliu, !,
Is Anxious to Take :
a Rest.

the cabinet separated yesterday !,
practically decided that the snssoS
the throne at the opening OF TIL. nea non
ment would be limited to a blankintimssa;at
that the parliament had not met fass
transaction of business. The mili,av an. as
lion Of the Conservative party who w.ass
combat the opposition routranca wv
Thoroughly exasperated at the abandon,s
Of what they believe to be a stron,
ton, both for ofIense and d,tv s'
Lord Salisbury is to visit the Queen Ta
day previous 10 the final cabi ct co rava
for the consideration of the exact io," u
the speech from the throne. Powerhl
auences will in the interval be brou,ht,'
bear on the queen and cabinet minv~
alike to try TO induce Lord salshu,r''
adopt holder policy. The proposal TH%
is finding large acceptance at the Carlhs
club is that the government open na,;.
ment by announcing the introduction If,
franchise re:orm bill, including such am
| distribution of seats as will correct the MA
sent abnormal system of represen,a;on
The Conservatives, having no reason +.
fear
| If accompanied by redistribution on III,
principle OF equal electoral districts of,ar.
alton and representation going ,ose,he,
are now fiercely alive to the tact that tha
Salisbury government has weakly loa.
chance to carry redistribution bill favo,..
bleto the party. The one. man oDe.yote
measure when passed will affect ocoCtn
votes. throwing them chiefly on the Ljbt1.
al side. A redistribution of seats based on
teco ,nized Liberal principles would in.
crease the number OF English members NV
about lao, mostly Conservatives and the
Scotch by 20, and would reduce the Irish
representation by 20 members. MANY
Unionist members are now pressing Lord
Salisbury and other cabinet members IN
defy the opposition 10 make fran.
chise reform the single item Of the
queens speech and the whole business
the session, appealing on defeat. But Lord
Salisbury has not the pluck and amina re-
CURED Tor this course. Intimate friends OF
the prime minister con less that he is weary
of office and wants rest. His liver and
kidneys are out of order, and any one see
ing his pasty face. bent shoulders and
languerous walk would pronounce him de-.
~
shirk bold lolicy and unfit to grapule
with momentum, crisis in the country's
history. The appears now being made to
him and his colleague, to cllalIenge the
Liberals on franchise reform have srme
mini. terial support, but the majority o: the
members OF the cabinet appear to rely upun
AN EARLY BREAKUP
vi the Gladstone government through h
rupture Of the internal orces on which it
must rest. 1t is Just barely possible that
Lord Salisbury will yet be persuaded to
throw down the glove before the opposi.
ton. II he does SO it will inspire The
Unlonists with rampant courage ami ell.
thusasn. which they have never yet
shown. The ab.ence Of any declaration Of
policy in the spec III from the throne will
not deter the Liberals rom proposing a
vote of mo confidence They will be
! rather strengthened in deaourclng the
government tor Sinking the avowal
of Il programme. Conservative whips who
procedure yesterday stated that it was per.
fectly competent Tor parliament to proceed
to%thc transaction OF business without
speech from the throne. 1t is a TACT tina
the house of commons can dispense will
the speech il it 80 chooses. In order to as
sert the historic right to TO without tn
speech from the throne some bill is Away
read the first time in each house before tn
speech is considered. Still the unbroke
tradition is that parliament requires som
io-m of aspeecli. Tie Irish party is nc
entirely reassurcd, in spite Of Ii beral dec!art
TONS that home rule will be expedited
and until Mr.. Gladstone adds the assurant
OF an immediate disso. ution OF parliamel
If the house of lords reject the bill SUI
picion will haunt them that they will |
used to carry the Newcastle urosramn
and then thrown aside. The McCarthyit
and Parnell,tcS are possessed o! an lde
that il Mr.. G adstone, after passing Il
zone man one vote" and other measures
the Newcastle programme went to II
country and got Biitish-working major
ty, home rule would become smoke: NO
having him on the hip. they will thro
him unless he makes home rule his mr.
and final aim