The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-16
PLANS OF THE TORIES.

amid q storm of howIs.
PLANS OF THE TORIES.
They Hope to Drive the Ministry to Dis
solution by Wearing Out the Liberals.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, July 15.-Domestic politics this
week have produced some fine specimens
OF impOtent Tory rsge. The ease with
which the dissident minority. even when
IL was loaded with the massive Clause .,
has driven Mr.. Balfour. MIR. Chamberlain
and Lord Randolph Churchill to their
wits ends for some devioe to block ME-.
GIadstone's rapid progress towards his
goal. Obstruction, as IL was, has been
crushed by the closure resolution, which
slipped the home.rule bill along as smoothly
on last Thursday night as in the comnittes's
sitting of one week earlier. The stubborn
ness of the Unionlsts has been rendered
only temporarily futile. however. 1t has
not surrendered. Mr.. Balfour. Mr.. Cnam-
berlain and Lord Randolph Churchill, as
sisted by Sir Henry James and Mr.. Cos
chen. decided yesterday upon obstruction
In q new form. They are preparing to up
set government business by obstructing
the work on the estimates. The home-rule
bill will be got through the
House of Commons on aboat Aug.
p. Under ordinary circumstances
fortnight moro would wind up
the business of the session. The game of
the Unionists is, however, to prOlOnR the
session. despite heat aud exhaustion, for
weeks after the House of Lords shall have
rejected the bill. They intend to accom-
plish their purpose by means of endless
motions and divisions on the financial
votes. They hOpethus to reduce the gov
ernment majority to the minimum and
eventually to drive the Ministry TO a pre-
mature dissolution by their prolonged
Drawing and bullying
Dissolution is now the goal of UniOnist
Efforts for the Unionist leaders are conf
would result in @ Liberal defeat To their
minds any means TO hasten the approach
of the next general elections are justified,
as they hold that the rejection of the home
rule bill by the House of Lords ought ao-
cordlng to the principles obtaining in the
relations of the government TO Parliament.
to be followed Immediately by an appeal
to the country. A new campaign of OBJ
ructiOD, therefore, is about to be
opened, with the prospects of SURPRISING In
sheer vexatiOn OF epirlt and waste of time
any ythins that Parliament has experienced.
On the opening of this campaign Robert
Hsnbury, Conservative for Preston. has
taken the field with over one hundred no.
less modest In their demands upon the
patience OF the House Of Commons. 1t is
difficult to guess when the end will be. 1t
is certain that the Tory plan. unless frus-
trated Ill novel manner, Will mean the
complete blocking of parliamentary prog
ress.
While the plan has been Matching the
Liberals have hoped that it would be rem
dered vain by the revolt of the young Tory
members whose spirits have already been
sorely tried by the necessity of attending
obstructive debates. The Conservative
whips have crushed this hope. however.
by arranging to give patches of members
of the oppositIons their vacation by turn.
They will SEMI away the different groups
in such order and numbers that the House
can be kept going. Early in SepteIn-
Der at the time set by the govern
ment for prorogation q larger attendance
of Unionists will be brought back from
their outing to fight for delay tooth and
nail. These tactics will cause immeasur-
able en- mbarrassment, as 1t Is almost impos-
sible TO closure on the estimates. The Lib
erals are talking Of adopting radical meas
ures TO thwart the UniOnist tactics.
Whatever may be adopted the execution of
ic will be LETT probably to Mr.. Gladstone's
ministerial colleagues, as the Premier will
seen the home-rule bill through the COM
mittee stage.
Whether the weak and vaciIiatinR Mellor
will retain the chairmanship of the House
with the bill Is still an open question. The
Radicals are as eager as ever To unseat him
and miss no opportunity to badger him. in
the hope of driving him to resigning.
Should they Oust him, Edmund Robertson,
. Scotch Liberal. probably would take the
chair Mr.. Robertson represents Dundee.
He is q lawyer OF great determination and
quick Judgment. and Is skilled parlia-
mentRrlan.
The mutiny of the Psrnellites under
ed financial
pOsals will probably be subdued. The
means as usual. will be concessions from
the government. The Parnellites will
smother their opposition to the clauses in
question In consideration of MIR. Glad
stones promise TO appoint commission on
the relations Of Ireland to Great Britain.
Kier Hardie. who describes himself polit-
lcelly as a Democrat and Socialist, and Is
known as the most picturesque OF the la bor
memb mbers. made an unique and interesting
speech in the House last evening against
the proposal TO waste the time of the men,
bers upon a mummery address OF coDsraru-
lation in connection with the Duke OF
YOrks marriage 1t was melancholy to
fritter away time on this, when not q single
hour could be given to the relief OF half
starved workers. Mr. Hardie contented
himself with his protest. instead. as was
expected. of attempting, with the air of the
irrepressible Mr.. LabOuchere, of dividing
the House and leading the government into
disastrous pitfall.
MIR. Gladstone mas attended tho slttlD gS
unremittingly. and has trudged cheerfully
into the lObbies on the numerous divisions.
On last Thursday evening. while the
division lobby. he became engaged in con-
Versation with a neighbor and presently
asked his name. John Burne sir" was
the reply. Mr.. Gladstone seized the
hand of the great labor leader. saying
pathetically: MY eyesigh Is failing. Very
often the contour OF the person and his
voice only enable me to recognize him."
he. at I'm al tn ha sfra in
to which the session subjected mem bers
aud Mr.. Burns remarked: Hard work
makes work. but at the same time makes
one love it,"
$50 have felt." Mr.. Gladstone answered.
And may you live many years to put
that principle in practice. We both have
been hard workers."
The conversation was overheard by sew
eral members near Mr.. Gladstone daring
the conversation, and has been repeated in
a tone of pathos charaoterizing 40 many of
the Liberal uttersnces concerning their
leader.
LEPER HUNT IN HAWAII.