The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-09
GLADST0NE'SSLOWG GAINS
THE LIBERAL MAJORITY TO BE
SMALL AND UNRELIABLE.

oO-AhS rival ArlSn ana LABOR Ele-
ments to Hold the Balance Of
Power-The House of Lords Would
Reject a Home Rnle Bill Passed by q
Small Majority.
Copyright, 1892. blythe ~ Y. associated Press)
LONDON, July S.-Out of twenty-four
county constituencies contested yesterday
the liberals lost two and won two. These
results dispose of the last possibility that
Mr.. Gladstone will obtain a reliable work.
ing majority. "Though disappointed In the
burghs," said liberal chief, "when the
counties wheel into line we will sweep the
country" As the elections held yesterday
are fairly representative. no great liberal
triumph can be expected from the county
votes when completed. The liberal
executive committee relied upon capturing
ten counties in the voting yesterday. They
admitted that their calculations must
be realized In order to fulfill their expecta-
tion that the agricultural labor vote was
theirs With their prediction faIsihed the
last hope fades that tho Gladstone govern
ment will be buttressed by a strong. coher-
| ent party. On the contrary. the liberal
majority must now depend on the Irish
sections iE is improbable that Mr.. Glad
stone will have more than a majority
| OF fifty, while at the conservative headquar
| ters a majority of more than twenty 10 held
to be impossible. Capt. Middleton, who
| occupies in the conservative party posi-
tion similar to that held by Mr.. Sohnad-
horst in the liberal party, can point to his
estimate made prior to the elections as now
! being verified.
! The conservatives regard with malicious
equanimity the prospect OF Mr.. Gladstone
In power with the sole prop Of the Irish
vote between him and collapse.
LONG PERIOD OF STRIFE.
Among the certaiuties Of the future noth-
| ing Is so certain as that a long period OF
| political turmoil is before the country. A
| conservative government with small
majority, readily controlled and accustomed
| to obey, would be comparatively secure.
Mr.. Gladstone, with a small majority, COM
posed OF motley groups Of liberals, radicals,
| laborists, McCaTthyies and Parnellites,
would be unable to effect any serious leEis-
lation. This self-evident fact has given
rise to q rumor that he will decline to form
q ministry, and that he will recommend
| the queen TO send for Earl Spencer for
| that purpose. The liberals rightly ridi-
| cule the rumor. They know that
their chief, even with nominal majority
| OF twenty, is ready co take office and produce
his home rule bill. They are also beginning
| TO admit that the chances of home rule
passing the House OF Commons are becom-
| Ing remote. If ever it does pass no strain
will be put upon the House OF Lords in re-
| iecting it. The peril to the House Of Lords
lay In vetoing home rule as backed by the
declared will Of the country. All danger
of that is nov passed. They can reject it
with light heart.
THE LABOR PARTY.
Among other difficulties awaiting the
| liberal government 10 the formation of
labor party caring not rap for home rule
| and ready to coaleSce with any side.
Already Messrs. Burns and Hardie, the
strongest personal forces among the
laborists declare their intention TO organize
| their party in parliament, and make terms
| for their support When "A majority Is
doubtful even ten laborists following Mr..
Burns might decide the fate Of the govern
ment. Besides, along with the pure
| laborists, the new London members will
form municipal socialistic group, wholly
regardless of home rule and determined not
to allow Irish questions to block the progress
of social reforms. With these aud other
factors operating against him. Mr.. Glad
stones cherished scheme to give Ireland q
separate legislature seems hopeless
achievement.
THE NEW CABINET.
Anticipating new cabinet the permanent
heads of the departments have, as customs
arY sought to learn what new ministers
they are likely to be required TO serve. A
leading treasury official told representative
Of the Associated Press that he had obtained
an unexpected intimation that Henry
| Fowler would be chancellor of the exohequer
| aud Sir William Vernon Harcourt fret lord
of the treasury and government leader or
the House of Commons. This ar
ranRement contains the startling
implication that Mr.. Gladstone will
either retire intosthe House of Lords or that
he will take the highest post in the govern
ment-the vice presidency of the council.
Not the slightest inkling Of his intention has
yet reached the chiefs Of the departments.
The Gladstone encourage ridicule the
notion OF bis accepting peerage. They be-
lieve that despite his growing infirmities OK
seeing and hearing he will remain in the
House Of Commons and fight home rule
public life. Concerning homo rule Mr..
Gladstone IN recent declaration
said that the bill would follow the general
lines of the measure Of 1888, with some
changes that have already been announced
in these dispatches, including retention OF
Irish members in the imperial parliament,
employment of police and military to en-
force the payment of all taxes leviable by
| the Irish parliament, restricting the powers
| of the Irish legislature to interfere with
| endowment OF religion or TO impose disa-
bility or confer privilege On account Of
religious belief, and giving further guaran-
tees regarding UNCONVENTIONAL education.
ERIN's PECUNIARY BURDENS.
He referred to the adjustment Of the
pecuniary burdens of Ireland. The Asso-
ciated Press has authority to state that he
alluded to revision OF the proposals relating
to the arrangements between the imperial
and Irish exchequers and the proportion Of
the national debt to be assigned to Ireland.
In 1886 this was calculated as one-6fteenth
for Ireland, based upon estimates OF tax
alton, ratable values, etc. This has been
fonnd to be a gross overestimate. entailing
overtaxation Of the Irish people. The anan-
cial inquiry long engaged Mr. Gladstone's
attention and in 1t he was assisted by MIR.
Goschen. This inquiry tends to show that
to Ireland can only be justifiably appor-
toned about one-twenty second part OF the
debt, making a very great difference Ia ad-
justing the pecuniary burdens under the
new bill.
) s'The strain of the Midlothian campaign
does not effect the vigor of "the grand old
man He has haan deVOtiuQ his leisure