The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-30
SALISBURY UNDER FIRE.
MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY FEEL
THAT HE LACKS PLUCK.

They Want Him 20 Fight he Liberals
to the Last Ditch With a Franchise
Reform Bill as the Issue-Redistri-
button Would Give England lao
More Seats and Scotland twenty.
Ireland Would Lose Twenty.
Copyright, 1899, bp the n. Y. Associated Ress.)
LONDON, July 29.-When the members
of the cabinet separated yesterday it was
partially decided that the queens speech
from the throne at the opening of the new
parliament wiz be limited to a blank inti-
nation that parliament had not met for the
transaction OF business The militant sec
ton of the conservative party who want to
combat the opposition 10 the end feel
thoroughly exAsperased at the abandon
ment of what they believe
TO be q strong position, both
for offense and defense. Lord Salisbury is
to visit the queen on Monday previous TO
the hnal cabinet council for the considera-
tion of the speech from the throne. Power
full Influence will In the interval be brought
to bear on the queen and its cabinet alike
to try to induce Lord Salisbury to accept a
bolder policy. A proposal which is finding
large acceptance at the Carlton Club is that
the government open parliament by an
nouncing the Introduction OF franchise
reform bill, including such redistribution OF
seats as will correct the present abnormal
system Of representation. The eonserva=
tives having no reason TO fear a "une-man-
one-vote" measure IL accompanied by redis-
tribution on the principle OF equatorial
districts, or taxation and representation 60
E..ex Vkr~ n1xv kof ftnne
that the Salisbury government has meekly
lost a chance TO carry a redistribution
bill favorable TO the party. Tie "one-
man-one vote measure" when passed
will affect 100000 votes. throwing them
chiefly on the liberal side. Redistribution
based On recognized liberal principles would
increase the number Of English members
by about 14o, mostly conservatives, and the
Scotch by twenty, and would reduce the
Irish representation by twenty members.
Many unionist members are now pressing
Lord Salisbury and other cabinet members
to defer opposition and make franchise re-
form the single item OF the queens speech
and the whole business Of the session, ap-
pealing on defeat.
SALISBURY TIRED OF OFFICE.
But Lord Salisbury has not the pluck and
stamina required for this purpose. Intimate
friends OF the prime minister confess that
he Ia weary OF Office ami wants rest. His
liver and kidneys are out OF order. and any
one seeing bis pasty face, bent shoulders and
dangerous walk would pronounce him de-
ficient in energy, the sort OF man certain to
sbirk q bold policy, aud unfit to grapple
with a momentous crisis in the country's
history. The appeals now being made TO
him and his colleagues to challenge the lib
erals on franchise reform have some minis
terial support, but a majority Of the mems
bers Of the cabinet appear TO rely upon an
sarly breakup Of the Gladstone govern
ment through rupture of the internal forces
on which it must rest. IL Is just barely pos
sible that Lord Salisbury will yst be per-
suaded to throw down the glove hsfore tho
opposition. IL he does 1t will inspire the
unionists with q rampaat courage and en-
thusiasm with which they have never yee
shown.
OMISSION OF THE USUAL DINNERS.
With only formal speech aud no pro-
gramme, the ministers will avoid the usual
official dinners on the night before the
house opens Up 10 the present the only
dinner Invitations which have been issued
from the conservative quarter are those OF
the Duke of Dsvonshire to the unionist
leader. Sir William Vernon Haroourt Is TO
dine MIR. Gladstone, the Earl OF Roseberry
and Others prominent In the liberal party.
Hitherto the practice has bsen at these din
ners to have the speech from the throne
communicated to the opposition as well as
to the government dinner guests. But
with nothing to communicate, the present
occasion is divested of all Importance. The
Absence Of any declaration of policy in the
speech from the throne will not de-
Ter the liberals from proposing
vote of mo confidence" They
will be rather strengthened in dsnounoing
the government for shirking the avowal OF
a programme. The conservative whips
cedure yesterday stated that it was per-
fectay competent for parliament 70 proceed
TO the transaction of business without q
speech from the throse Is IL a fact that
the House OF Commons can dispense with
the speech II IL so chooses. In order to as
sert the historic right to do without speech
from the throne some bill is always read
the first tune in each house before ths
speech is considered. A still unbroken ira
dition il that parliament requires some form
Of speech.
THE IRISH PARTY D1sTRUsTFUL.
The Irish party are not entirely rsasursd
In spite OF the liberal declarations that home
rule will be expedited, and until Mr.. Glad
stone adds assurance of au immediate dis
solution of parliament IL the House OF
Lords reject the bill, a suspicion will haunt
them that they will be used to carry the
Newcastle programme and will then be
thrown aside. Both the McCarthyltes and
Parpellites are possessed of an idea that
il Mr.. Gladstone, after passing the
Zone man one vote" and other
measures Of the Newcastle programme,
went 70 the country and got British work.
ing majority, home rule would become
smoke. Now having him on the hip. they
will throw him unless he makes home rule
his first and final aim. The McCarthyites
at preliminary meeting on Wednesday in
a committee room OF the House OF Commons
will reaffirm this policy. Their finances
are improving. Still twenty-six Of their
number will require monstary assistance to
enable them to stick day by day TO their
duties in parliament, The payment Of
members will be early proposed. A bill
dealing with the matter will pass without
the assent OF the House Of Lords by putting
a vote OF money on the estimates, which the
lords are powerless TO touch.