Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-07
TORIES In A TURMOIL.
Their Whips Flying Around Lively
to Drum Up Votes.
TOO MUCH SICKNESS In LONDON
For Mr.. Gladstone to Attend the Opening
of Parliament.
THE MOVEMENTS OF ROYAL PEOPLE
tRY CABLE TO THE p1sPArcH.l


upon the advice of his personal and politi-
cal friends, Mr. Gladstone will not return
TO London for a week or two, and the Par
liamentarv session will open without his
familiar presence The decision is a wise
one, for there is still an alarming amount
of sickness here and the proceedings in
Parliament are not likely to be Of any par
ticular Importance during the first fort
night
In any event, Sir William Harcourt,
Gladstone's fighting lieutenant. will be on
the spot, and is well qualified to take COM
mand during the preliminary skirmishing.
Harcourt made big speech at Southamp-
ton last night, in the course of which he in
dicated pretty plainly that if the Govern
ment be not forced to appeal to the country
within the next few months, il will not be
the fault of the Liberal opposition in the
House of Commons.
Tory Whips in n Turmoil.
Pessimism reigrs at the Tory headquar-
hers in Parliament street. and gloom pre-
rails at the Carlton. The party whips
have received an unusually large number
OF letters from Tory members, e1cusing
themselves from attendance at the opening
of Parliament on the ground of i'll health,
and it is already becoming evident that If
the Liberals attend in anything like normal
force the Government will run the risk of
aefeat verv early in the session.
This state of things is the more remarka-
bic, coming as it does Immediately after
Lord Salisbury's call to arms, sounded in
his speech at Exeter Tuesday. The whips,
therefore, are greatly alarmed, and are
making tremendous efforts to get their men
TO London. Threatening letters have been
sent TO members thought to be susceptible
10 bullying while word has gone forth gen.
orally that behavior, during the coming
critical month, rather than service actually
rendered in the past will be taken into ac-
count when the time comes for the Premier
TO distribute peerages, baronetcies and
other rewards
The Last Extremity Dreaded.
1t has been suggested, also, that Lord |
Salisbury should address 8 personal appeal |
TO his followers to attend to their duty. But |
this would confirm so strikingly the |
disorganization of the Tory party that it |
will be resorted to only in the last ex- |
iremitv.
The Liberal -Unionists will hold a private |
caucus at the new Duke of Devonshire's |
house on Tuesday, for the purpose of for |
mally appointing Joseph Chamberlain to be |
their leader in the House of Commons. But |
little public interest is displayed in this |
gathering of a moribund party. Probably |
two thirds of the Liberal U nionists will be |
politically killed at the general election,
and the prospect is not calculated to inspire
these ear-marked victims with zeal or en-
thusiasm during the coming session.
A series of meetings designed to rouse
the Liberals in London commenced last
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at Remington, which was almost the first
won from the Tories after the
disastrous general election in 1886. Sir
George Trevelyan, who was the chief |
speaker, e1pounded what is now known as /
"the London programme, " which, it should
be explained, puts home rule for Ireland
first and municipal reforms in the metropo-
lis second, 10. a... ....-
APopular Programme in London.
The Londoners want to get control over
heir police, to supply their own gas and
gater and, above all, to make the rents of
he great owners of land in London pay
something toward the cost of education, inn
and the like, which, by the ex-
sting ini9uitous system, are defrayed en-
irely by the tenants. This London pro-
yrsmme is creating an immense amount of
enthusiasm among the Liberals, and is even
making an impression upon the most big
,ted Libera1-Unionists
Mr.. Goschen has another quarrel on his =
hands, this time with the wine and spirit |
lealers, whose trade he is accused of haras-
ing by means of inquisitorial regulations
md conditions impossible to be tolerated in
he nineteenth century and quite unworthy ,
4 the great English Government The ,
rouble has arisen out of an act which
ioschen induced Parliament to pass, a
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urtax was to be levied on
parking wines according to their
market value. Everybody supposed the
rice paid by the importer would be con-
idered the market value, but Goschen, dis
rusting the traders, ordered Custom House
f6cers to make their own estimates of the {
larket value. In order to assist them in
lsking their estimate the officers have in ]
sted upon examining importers books, ,
nd have even entered into correspondence
18th importers customers in order to find
ut the price actually paid and the profit
lade in retailing.
Liquor Dealers Doing the Kicking
The traders declare these vexatious and J
7rannical proceedings are hampering c
usiness, and as Goschen has treated their
presentations with contempt they held
ublic meeting of protest Yesterday, at
gainst the Government at the coming
eneral election. The prevailing feeling at !
he meeting was one of Indignation at the
ase ingratitude of the Government in e
arrassing a trade nine-tenths of whose u
embers are Tories s
As the Chancellor of the Excheouer is g
nxious to swell his revenue account. Mr.. "
oschen NAV be able to make out good 6
'se for himself But as politician he has il
'mmItted grave mistake in provoking fl
le hostility of many thouSands of voters, W
nd 1t is understood that influential repre- \
to this effect have Just been "
ade to him.
The Irish land owners, another BODY of
orles with strong grievances against this
ory government, held a secret caucus in | II
ublln, Wednesday, at which it has trans 4
ired the proposed local government sys- :, y
m Tor Ireland was fercelv denounced. 1t Y
as generally admitted, however that the L
oYernment was too tightly tied |
Its Liberal Unionist allies to al
W. of the bill being dropped. and the
nd owners therefore decided that the onIy o.
ing left for them to do was to obtain the re
sertion ofclauses guarding their interests b
far as possible. Resolutions embodvino III
e landlords demands were passed and
dered to be forwarded to the Government
r its benevolent consideration The chief -
hit in the coming session will arise ont of n
ose demands.
New Title for Prince Georpe
An impression prevails that the Oman co
ll confer the entirely new,title of Duke II
LonGon upon Prince George of Wales fic
has been found that there is scarcely .a %
lgle royal dukedom capable of revival as s
at has not been sullied by evil or dimmad tn
unfortunate association and ,bo l; er