Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-16
.GLADSTONE'S POWER
Will 1t Be Strong Enough to Garry
Home Rule?
PUTTING DOWN TIE IDAHO RIOTERS
Republican Leaders Meet in New
York.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


PROSPECTS OF HOME RULE.
| Its Future Does Not Seem Assured Because
| of Liberal Success.
LONDON, July 16.-The question now troub-
ling the liberal leaders is how far the Parnellite
and labor members will go in support of Mr..
Gladstone. The Parnellites hate the liberal
leader more ardently than they do the tories,
and there is hardly doubt that they would
sooner see home rule defeated than ac-
cept it at his hands. The prospect Of a home
rule measure fashioned by Mr.. Gladstone, Healy
and Mccarthy il something they cannot tOler-
ate. and the conservatives and liberal unionists
will probably have at least the secret sympathy,
and rs far IA possible, the active cooperation
of the Parneliites.
Az for the labor members. they profess COM
plete independence, and while they are presum-
ably not opposed to Irish home rule, there Is no
reason whatever for assuming that they will
go out of their way to forward
it. Besides. large number of the
straight liberals gave but faint support to
home rule i'm their election addresses, and may
conclude to show a good deal of independence
as to the details of home rule bill.
There being no party convention system in
Great Britain the candidates stand each upon
his election address, and while party allegiance
ia strong a member always has the right, if
he chooses. of falling back upon the plat
form of principles which be laid down for him
self when he offered himself as a candidate. A
careful examination of the election addresses
of the liberal candidates throughout England
shows that home rule was ignored in several
instances and was made prominent in compara-
lively few instances.
1t il true, on the other hand, that the New
castle program sustains home rule for Ireland,
and that the Newcastle gathering was supposed
to voice the liberal sentiment of the country.
But the British rule as to candidates being
bound BY their own personal declarations il AZ
yet too powerful to be affected by any assump-
ton that the Newcastle program took pre-
cedence of such declarations.
At an early hour this afternoon the election
returns showed only one seat gained by the
liberals This was in the south division of Lin
colnshire where in the general election of 1886
Mr.. A. H. Heath conservative. wes returned
without opposition. Mr.. Heath contested the
district this year, but Mr.. Perks, his liberal
opponent, was elected by majority of S39.
JUSTIN MCCARTHY GETS SEAT.
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy. the leader of the anti
Parnellites, who was defeated in Londonderry
a few days ago. much to the delight of the Par
nellites was elected yesterday in the north di-
vision of Longford. beating his conservative
opponent, Mr.. J. NJ. Wilson, by majority Of
Ass.
radical who favors the disestablishment Of the
church. the abolition Of the house of lords and
the doing away with standing armies. has been
elected in the Cockemouth division of Cumber-
land. which he lost in the election
of 1885 by majority of ten votes,
but which standing as Gladstonian
liberal he carried in 1886. Sir Wilfred is well
known for his devotion to the temperance cause
and us leader Of the United Kingdom Alliance.
He has been in parliament Oh and on since
1859. In March. 1864, he asked for per-
mission to introduce the measure now so
Ill Kill
the main principle of which was the giving to
wo-thirds of any parish or township an abso-
lutte veto upon all licenses for the sale of intoxi
eating liquors granted within districts. The
bill was supported by forty members of the
house. On June 1S. 1880. Sir Wiifred succeeded
in carrying his local option" resolution by a
majority Of twenty-six.
Baron Ferdinand james De Rothschild. lib
eral unionist. who has represented the Ayles-
bury division of Buckinghinshire since 1885,
has again been returned by his constituents in
that district.
LATE RETURNS.
AT $50 O clock the returns show the election
of 265 conservatives. As liberal unionists. 262
liberals "a anti-Parnellites, 9 Parnellites and 8
laborists.
This gives the government $40 members and
the opposition 1888.
Out of the twenty-five seats remaining to
complete the house sixteen are likely to fall to
the opposition and six to the uniouists.
TIE NEXT HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The house of commons will thus finally con-
sist of SIC unionists against 354 members Of the
liberal sections. The liberals though con-
fronted by the fact that considerable majority
of the British members are still unionists con-
tend that Mr. Gladstons had the absolute right
by law and precedent to carry his home rule
measure by frish votes alone.
The tone of the liberal executive today is en-
tirely altered regarding the proposed delay in
the home rule bill. probably inspired by COM
munications they have received. They now
assert that Mr.. Gladstone will have the full ap-
proval of the party in expediting home rule.
The Times holds that the nnionists are amply
strong enough to prevent Mr.. Gladstone from
carrying revolutionary measure and can afford
TO wait until his heterogeneous following is dis
solved by internal conflicts and rivaries and
until the incompetency of the ministers. Grip
pied by every variety Of fmpracticable promise,
has been exhibited to the world.
Mr.. Gladstone. the Times continues, now
depends upon the Irish. Not being members Of
his party they will not obey his whips. Nine
Parnellites will be sufficient to prevent trans
actions between the Gladstonians and anti
Parnelites, who. obliged to maintain
their Independence of all English
parties. will be forced to refuse any
thing short of Parneifs home rule, which, il
Mr.. Gladstone ventured to propoee. would
break up The English liberals.
The Times confirms the information already
cabled by the representative Of the Associated
Press that Lord Salisbury will not resign until
| the debate at the opening OF parliament COM