Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-09
.NOHOPEFORHO home RULE
All Indications Point to the Defeat Of
Mr.. GladStone'S
HOPED-FOR SAFE MAJORITY IN
The House Of COmmons-He will Have to Depend
Entirely Upon the Irish Section for his Ma
jOriy and That is Not at all Safe
Report That He Will Refuse
the Ministry.

Copyright, 1892.
LONDON, July s.-0ut OF the 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 reliable working majority.
Though disappointed In the
Burghs," said the Liberal chiefs, when
the counties wheel into line we wilt
sweep the country"
AS the elections held yesterday are
fairly representative, no great Liberal
triumph can be expected from the eoun-
" votes when completed. The Liberal
| executive relied upon capturing ten
counties in the voting yesterday. They
| admitted that their calculations must
be realized In order 10 fulfil their ex-
pectaton that the agricultural labor
vote was theirs. With their prediction
falsified the last hope fades that the
Gladstone government will be buttressed
by strong coherent party. On the
contrary, the Liberal majority must
now depend on the Irish party. Even
with the support OF both the Irish sec
tions, II is improbable that Mr.. Glad
stone will have more than a majority OF
so.
At the Conservative headquarters
majority OF more than twenty is held
TO be improbable. Captain Middleton,
who occupies in the Conservative party
position similar to that held by Mr..
Schnedhorst in the Liberal party, can
point TO his estimate made prior 10 the
elections as now being verified. The
Conservatives regard with malicious
eQuanimlty the prospect OF Mr.. Glad
stone in power with the sole prop OF the
Irish vote between him and collapse.
Among the certainties OF the future,
| nothing is so certain as that
long. period OF political
turmoil is before the country. A Con-
servative government with small ma
jority readily controlled and accustomed
TO obey would be comparatively secure.
Mr.. Gladstone, with a small majority
composed OF motley group OF LIB
erals, Radicals, Laborists, Mccarthy
ties, Parnelltes, etc, will be unable 10
effect any serious legislation. This self
evident fact has given rise 70 y rumorl
that he will decline the ministry, and
that he will recommend the Queen TO
send for Earl Spencer for that purpose.
The Liberals rightly ridicule the rumor.
The peril to the House OF Lords lay
in vetoeing Home Rule as based by the
declared will OF the country. All danger
OF that is now past. They can reject IL
with light heart. Among others diii-
culties awaiting a Liberal Government
Is the formation OF a labor party not
caring rap for Home Rule and ready
to coalesce with any side. With these
and other factors operating against
MIN, Mr.. Gladstone's cherished scheme
to give Ireland separate legislature
seems hopeless achievement.
After the elections Mr.. Gladstone will
go 10 Paris for few days 10 ind rest In
searching for materials concerning
French medieval universities. II Mr..
John Morley becomes Minister he will
have to be reelected. His opponents Ia
New Castle mean 10 nominate Mr.. Jo-
seph Cowan 10 oppose him should he
stand. Mr.. Cowan II immensely popu-
lar and the Conservatives believe he
would be likely 20 oust Mr.. Morley.