The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-17
Mr.. GLADSTONES PLAN
ACCEPTS THE GAUNTLET Thrown
BY THE LORDS.
He May Remain Quiet However Until the
Next Election. then Tell the Peo-
PIE his Iroubies.

LONDON. Sept. Ie.-The Marquis Of
Salisbury's great rally OF peers against
the Home Rule bin has accomplished
what the Unionists least intended. In
stead Of dIscourasins Gladstone, the &C.
ton % the Lords has aroused all the old
mans pugnacity. lie has accepted the
gauge OF battle thrown down by the Cpper
House, and he is now determined 10 nuke
the fight all along the line. They have
invited Il life and death struggle aud
he has shown his readiness to meet
them on their own ground
In the first place, Mr.. Gladstone has
decided not 10 Dissolve Parliament after
passing two or three measures from
the Newcastle programme. It's purpose
now is 10 carry out a serbs OF sweeping
radical reforms ON "A new line OF policy.
which he VIII announce IN an address
20 the Midlothian Committee IN Eden
burgh on September 9Th.
The Ministeriaiists have been expect
Ing that Gladstone would appear some
time this week in the House OF Commons
10 unburfen hts mind OF a speech against
the action OF the Lorlis. Ever since he
went on his holiday to Blackeraig Castle
he has been studying the situation and
consulting by letter with his leutenants.
On Thursday the Liberals thought DO
had resolved 10 come back al once 10
the House and declare his policy. This
was hts original plan, but az the last
moment he received from his agents In
the Midlothian district several reports.
which caused him to decide IN favor OF
III nH
Der OF his constituents. This statement
viii be the programme Of the government
until tho next general election.
Definite Information es TO the items
was spread among the liberal and Radical
members yesterday The most impor-
tant measures to which MIR. Gladstone will
commit himself in his Edinburgh address
viii be the Parish Councils bills. the
dlsestablishment OF the church In Welcs
and Scotland. the electoral rsrist1ltion
reform and zone man one vote" bills,
and proposals for betteltng the relations
Of landlords and tenants IN London. Tho
Welsh say that Gladstone has promised
TO n AXE their disestebishmsnt bill tho
principal measure OF tho autumn session.
but only hearsay evidence OF such
pledge can be found. All the measures
indicated In the above list win be pushed
forward with all possible dispatch In tho
House " Commons and until they can be
disposed Of there will lie no appeal TO the
country II the cabinet can prevent ie.
Such n mass Of legislation can hardly be
finished before 1895.
In other words Gladstone plans 10 leave
the home riie bill ON the shelf for NJ
least two years more. Most Liberals and
Radicals think he has chosen the best
course that the government can follow.
They say that the lords will not assent
10 one Of these bills as II will be sent 70
them from the House of Commons Every
one OF the reform measures, despite the
strong public demand behind it. viii be
either rejected or distorted IN the upper
house The recent record Of peers begun
with the Salisbury rally against home
rule. will then be sufficiently .damasing
for all campaign purposes. The Lords
VII be more generally dlsuredited than
ever before and the Liberals win Do
enormously strengthened among the eiec-
tors. A general election thus prepared
must rt suit in a great Liberal and Radical
victory
II is not expected that Gladstone vii
state at Edinburgh the ultimate object
OF his programme He viii rot proclaim
the immediate necessity OF altering the
constitution and bettering or aholishlng
the House OF Lords. He will merely In
dlcate a new policy, whose object Is 70
embroil the peers so hopeiessiy IN n
quarrel with the people that the electors
viii give him q sweeping British majors-
y two years hence. With such n majorl-
" at his command he could deal With
the Upper House as he might please
The whole plan Is regarded as as'ute
and bold, but weak az several points. It's
success would depend on the constant
support of all the Irish members. Tho
amount OF patience required by such
waiting policy has not been manifested
often by the Nationalists. and nOt few
Liberals think II out ~ the question.
There are several Liberals. moreover. Who
look askance at the dlsestabishment part
OF the Giadstonian programme