The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-17
IRELAND HAS FREED HERSELF.
Analysis Of the Results Of the British
Elections.
There Is SOme Surprise That the Liberal unioniSts
Should Have Shown Such Very Re-
msFkahle Vitality.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

New YORK. June 16.-Smalley's letter to
the Tribune from London says: There has
been a very considerable change of scene
since the end of last week. The English
boronghs had then declared by large ma
iority for Salisbury and union. and though
it was not believed that this preponderanee
could be maintained the best Judges on both
sides still thought that the hnal majority Tor
Gladstone and home rule would be small.
1t now promises to be toward 80 the
actual known majority this morning being
40. The net GladstOnian gains in the Eng
liSh counties up 10 this morning are no less
than %. The net gain in the English
borOughS was "A. giving a total net Glad
stonian gain Of 53. The Unionist majority
in England. including the counties and
boroughs. is rs The Gladstonian majority
in Wales is 90. and In Scotland
%. The Uuionist majority in the
whole of Great Britain is &C. and the
home rule majority in Ireland 46. These
figures bring out clearly the true nature of
the con test and its result Ireland gives
the casting vote In her own favor, which
she has the clear constitutional right to do.
The total of votes cast thrOughout tn g
Kingdom thus far show an anti-U nonist
majority of nearly 100000. This would, per-
haps, disappear If the votes In the uncon-
tested counties could be counted.
No feature in the election is more remark
able than the vitality of those Liberal
UniOnistS who were TO have been extin-
guished. They now number 43.
The General Result.
The returns for the House as a whole are
now in for all but 40 seats, many of which
will b. known to-day. Not more than six
OF the remaining seats are thought doubt
ful. 1t is, therefore, possible to consider
the general result Of the election a pretty
well settled.
1t is settled in Ireland, also, where the
anti-Parnellites have made good their pre-
| dictions and beaten the PaTnellites hand
| somely. They stand % 10 8. The changes
| in Ireland, Scotland and Wales during the
week have not been numerous and would
| not, Of themselves, have given Gladstone
| majority. His return TO Office is. having re-
| gard 10 the state OF matters last Saturday,
/ the work of the agricultural labOrers Ii is
| Hodge who has made him, for the fourth
| time, Prime Minister 1t is the bucolic COLI
! stitueDts which have OveTruled the urban.
The net result If this long struggle is, a
! shown above. To leave Gladstone wholly de-
| pendent on the Irish support. 1t need not
be supposed that he regrets It. He has
| changed bis mind since. in 1885. he appealed
| to the rest Of the United Kingdom to give
| him majority independent of Ireland in
| order that he might settle the Irish ques-
| tion In manner most conducive 10 the
| general Interests OF the kingdom. He di-
| lated during this campaign on the gener-
| osity of the Irish. He extolied the spirit Of
| concession they have shown and their read
| iness to take what they could get instead
Of demanding impossible liberties.
Fields Death.
| The death of Cyrus w. Field is widely
| felt here and sincerely lamented. He had
| also an English reputation springing from
| his great services to this country, not less
| than his American reputation, and the
English pay due homage to his genius, his
courage. his splendid faith In his idea and
| In himself. and to the unconquerabe te-
nacity with which he pursued his work.