St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-17
Gladstone's Largest Possible
Majority Certain to Be
Disappointing.
The Mixed Character of His
Supporters a Source Of
Worry.
Tories Preparing to Take Ad-
vantage Of Any Vulner-
able Point.
Questions Of Expedieney to
Have Little Weight in
Liberal Actions.

LONDON, July 16-The lates. returns
show the election of 265 Conservatives,
45 Liberal Unionists, 263 Liberals, GA
anti-Parnellites, Parnellites and 8
Laberlsts. This gives the government
$40 and the opposition 3SS. The remain
ing elections will probably bring the
Gladstonians up to S54, against SIG anti
Home Rulers.
The gossip tonight is that the Tories
will enter upon an active campaign of
worriment against Gladstone. of which
the contest for his seat Midlothian
when he resigns on accepting Office,
will be but beginning.
They depend upon the unstable COM
position of the majority to assist them
in their designs, and hope to literally
wear Mr.. Gladstone out. 1t is uncer-
tain what the Parnellites will do. but
the labor members are pretty sure, un-
der the lead of Burns and Hardie, to
seek to extract from Mr.. Gladstone vari-
Gus promises in the interest of their
class before they will promise to sup
port home rule. Uardie's speech and
the resolution offered by him yesterday
at Newcastle and adopted, wherein he
declared Morley to be worse enemy
than any hide-bound Tory, are evi-
dence Of the temper of the labor eie-
ment.
Home Rule RIust Lead.
The Tory sharpshooters anticipate
plenty of work and plenty of pleasure
in the coming session. The scheme
hinted at by some of the Liberals to
postpone home rule legislation until
certain general reforms are carried is
not feasible. because of the impatience
of the Irish for legislation on their be-
half, and because the other reforms
spoken of are certain of rejection by the
lords, involving additional delay with
out any corresponding advantages. Be-
sides this, Gladstone IS pledged in the
most irrevocable way TO hurry home
rule forward in preference TO anything
else. However, it is likely that he will
be'able TO take an adjournment until
August to allow time for the new cab
met to prepare its programme.
Among honers which Lord Salisbury
has to dispose of before quitting Office
are the two garters left vacant by the
deaths of the Dukes of Cleveland and
De vonshire. 1t it thought highly prob
able that these will go to the Dukes of
Devonshire and Aberceron. Lord Sal
isbury himself, it is generally thought, ]
will have the refusal of dukedom.
justin Mccarthy. the leader of the
anti-Parnellites, who was defeated a
few days ago, much to. the delight of
in the North division of Longford, beat
ing his Conservative opponent, j. M.
Wilson, by majority of 2,458.
Sir WllfrId Lawson, who is an adj ]
vanced Radical, who favors the dis
establishment of the church, the aboli-
tion OF the house of lords and the doing
away with standing armies, has been
elected In the Cockermouth division of
Cumberland, which he lost in the elec-
ton OF. 1885 by a majority of 10 votes,
but which, standing as a GladStonlan
Liberal, he carried in 1886.
Tory Hopes in the Lords.
Though MIR. Gladstone has clear ma
jority. it IS of such a mixed character |
that it is doubtful whether he can force |
a home rule bill through. If such bill |
should pass the house of commons. it |
will certainly be thrown out by the
house of lords, sustained, as they would
be, by majority of the British men,
bers Of the house of commons. There
is every indication,. however, that Mr.. |
whatever the result, will
prepare and push home rule bill. He
while premier. to devote him.
self wholly to home rule and other
legislation, leaving the foreign and do
nestle affairs of the empire, apart from
such legislation, to his colleagues.
Mr.. Gladstone will be the leader of
his party in the house, in this respect
having the advantage of Lord Salisbury,
who has been obliged to entrust the
leadership to a lieutenant. For chief
opponent Mr.. Gladstone will have Mr..
Balfour, who is said to be aching for
The opportunity to assail Gladstone from !,
.he opposition benches.
The report that Lord Salisbury would
'etain Office until a vote of want of
% nidence is passed is without founda-