Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10
ALL ARE FOB. HOME RULE.
The Statesmen to Whom Ireland
Looks for a Means of Relief
MANY 0F THE BRIGHT LEIBEgs
Ofthe Old Liberal Party Still in the Ranks
of the Unionists.
s0NE OFFICES WITH BIG SALARIES

fourth Cabinet is practically settled; indeed,
it has never been in doubt since the verdict
of the British electors was recorded, be-
cause the new Premier has such very little
choice in his selections Not the least un-
fortunate feature of the split in the Lib
eral ranks is the fact that the little body OF
maIcontents contains some of the ablest
debaters and legislators the party possesses,
and this is really why it is that the Liberal
Unionists are still q power in politics, al
though the recent general election and the
bye elections of the last five years have re-
dnced their strength in the Commons by
nearly SO per cent
But among the faithful-or unfaithful
few-that remain are some of the men who
have done yeoman service under Gladstone
during two administrations, but whose
party disloyalty prevents being again called
upon to aid him in his great work. Premi-
nent among these is Joseph Chamberlain,
President of the Board of Trade, and of the
local board in two ministries, and twice q
member of a Gladstone Cabinet Mr..
Chamberfain's place can not we'll be filed,
for as debater he has few superiors, while
as an agitator and lobbyist he mas scarcely
an equal He claims to be as earnest rad
ical and republican as ever, and is credited
with the hope that the home rule question
settled, he will be able to serve again in the
united Liberal Cabinet.
Position Of the King of Birmingham.
But however this may be, the services of
the ''King of Birmingham" are net availa-
BILE at this juncture, and the same must be
said regarding Sir Henry James, whe served
as Attorney General in the two long Glad
stone administrations, his total service as
chief law adviser of the Ministry extend
ing over ten years Few lawyers have held
this position so long, the Office carrying
with it the right of first refusal of the Lord
Chaacellorship. 1t so happened that NO
Lord Chancellor made way for Sir Henry
until 1885, when he declined to accept the
office with its $50, 600 a year and life PEN
sion, because of his conscientious objections
to home rule. Sir Henry is an able lawyer,
and was the framer OF the corrupt practices
act, believed to be the most stringent cleo
tion regulating measure ever passed by o
legislative assembly.
Another conspicuous Liberal who has
served through two OF Gladstone's
ministries, and who in 1874 succeeded that
statesman as leader OF the Liberal party in
the Commons. will be vigorous opponent
instead of member of the new Cabinet.
This is the Duke of Devonshire, better
known to the world as the Marquis of Hart
ington, un Ter which title he sat as q
Commoner for a large number of years The
Duke is a forcible, although heavy speaker,
and he represents the rapidly dying out
Wing element in England. He made an ex-
cellent Secretary for India, and was still
more successful at the head of the War
Office but he is not likely to ever serve
again in an exclusively Liberal Cabinet,
though he is generally looked upon as the
best available Premier for the coalition
Ministry which NAV be formed in the event
of home rule being defeated by the present
Parliament
A Statesman Out of . job.
Another Liberal of marked ability, but
more than doubtful sincerity, will be con-
spicuous by his absence from the new Cabi-
net This is Mr.. Goschen, one OF the sblest
bankers and fnanciers in Europe. He de-
clined to join the Gladstone Cabinet of 1880,
because he objected to the plank of the
the suffrage to the counties But
during the life of the administration
he gave il very loyal support and al
though he spoke against the reform bill. he
did not vote against it, and 1t was not until
the home rule difficulty arose that he be-
came an actual secessionist. Since 1886 he
has associated generally with the Tories,
and has been Salisbury's Chancellor of the
Exchequer for over four years. Now, how
ever, he finds himself out of job and in a
rather unpleasant position. HIS old allies
the Liberals, despise him, while his more
recently formed friends, having made use
OF him for their own ends, are now prepared
TO let MIN go. Thus statesman and
scholar takes q back seat and is likely to be
lost sight of altogether.
The ranks of the Cabinet possibilities
have been further thinned by death, Earl
Granville, the faithful Gladstonean leader
in the Lords, and the painstaking If not
very brilliant Foreign Secretary during
opposition. His place at the head of the
Foreign Office and the Ministerial party in
the Lords is to be filled BY peer of an en-
tirely different type, Lord Roseberry, who
was Foreign Secretary tor few months in
1886, having been again SLATED" for the DO
sition. Roseberry is Radical peer with few
aristocratic tendencies. He is in the prime
of life, but is a mere boy by the side of
Gladstone, or even OF Salisbury, himself
young man as British politicians 60, while
his clean-shaved face and genial smile make
Registrar OF Births and the Roseberry
family Bible unite in describing him. By
his marriage into the RothschiId family he
has acquired great wealth, and his great
hobby up to within the last few years has
been the breeding of race horses. His home
is within half mile of the EPSON race
course, and while the Derby is run his es-
tablishment is crowded with guests. As
politician he has only developed of recent
years, but he is q good debater and of
temperament not calculated to submit to
diplomatic sneers or insults
The New Chancellor of the Exchcquer.
Passing from the leadership of the Lords
TO that of the Commons, it is settled that
Mr. Gladstone is to have as lieutenant Sir
William Vernon Harcourt, who will lead
the House on all save occasions of vital i'm
portance. Sir William will be Chancellor
of the Exchequer, not because he Is in any
sense of the word q master OF finance, but
because the Office carries with it first official
precedence, and Sir William Is the
acknowledged leader next to the Grand Old
Man himself. The Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer has almost always led
the Commons when the Premier
has been a peer, and Salisbury COM
menced his 1886 administration with Lord
Randolph Churchill, both Chancellor and
leader. On Churchill's resignation he
was succeeded as Chancellor By Mr..
Goschen, Mr.. w. H. Smith taking the sine
cure Office of First Lord of the Treasury and
precedent was rendered necessary by
Goschen's difference of opinion with his col
lesgues on many points, for, although his
ohilitv ne !. 6nopainr and hi. t,ut1fs s-~;&n