The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04
A NATrRAL srArFsMAN-

ton is out of the question Lord Kan
dolph Churchill once compared Lord
E.osebery with Machiavelh The com
parisOn was made in Jest, but many
OF their most intimate friends think
II might be accepted in earnest. Lord
ROseberry has been a schemer, and
therein lies one cause of the radical dis
trust. although MIR. Labouchere and his
friends say that the opposition Is quite
lmpersOnal, and is directed against the
hereditary principal alone. The radicals
believe also that Mr.. GladstOne's with
drawal was not due wholly to the weak
ness of his health, but largely to the
favor of the larger naval expenditures.
THE DANGER OF A SPLIT.
1t is not by any means certain that
Lord Rosebery viii succeed in holding
his party together long, but it is certain
thai he is better able to reconcile
the discordant elements than any
other. Not a few think that in the
ditticulty and delicacy of the situation
| the career of the reconstructed minis
try will proceed for some time probab
on the lines hitherto followed The
glamor of Mr.. Gladstone's name will be,
doubtless, OF the greatest use in making
clear the way of the cabinet as long as
he shall remain in or near the arena of
politics; but it must be remembered that
the government majority is, small and
that Lord Rosebery, who has never been
an ardent home ruler, is likely to have
trouble with the Irish memb bers after the
| withdrawal of the old premier's concilia-
tory influence
LABOUCHERE's DETECTION.
Henry Labouchere, the fighting leader
OF the radicals, and most of his support
ers, moreover, are not likely to be recon
clled to peer in the Premiership even
under Mr.. GladsJone's influence, and es-
| pecially in view of Mr.. Gladstones final
declaration against the House of Lords.
The attitude of Justin Mccarthy and
| his anti-Parnellite followers will not be
| chosen definitely, until their meeting on
| the eve of the new session. At present
| they are not disposed to take part in the
| conflict over the leadership, as they re-
gard the pledges given by the liberal
| party as satisfactory TO the claims of
| Ireland.
HARCOURT's ATTITUDE
Much depends upon the attitude of Sir
| William HarcOurt, chancellor of the ex-
| chequer and Mr.. Gladstone's tried lieu
| tenant in the House OF Commons. Sir
| William seems to be the only possible
| leader of the liberals in the commons.
| Should he consent to serve under Lord
| Rosebery, much of the ministerial
! difficulty would be removed. although
| REL ain. 1t is impossible for any liberal
| commoner 10 oppose any item of the New
| castle programme merely with a
| view 10 eiecting government
! headed by peer, but if Sir
! William and other ministers dislike the
| plan Of the new regime, a dissolution of
| parliament is more likely than a recon
| struction of the cabinet. The summoning
| Of members,fr the south side and the
! front bench to take seats in the cabi-
| net is regarded as unlikely. Another
| series of questions is involved in the
! uncertaintyOf the attitude of the union
lists to some variations which Lord Rose
! berry might introduce in the liberal policy
| However much the conservatives and
! liberal unionists may desire to GUST the
new ministry at the first opportunity,
their action is likely to be dictated
largely by the tactics of the
! liberal party managers, and should
| ord Rosebery insist upon a
! larger naval vote than the one fay ored by
! MIR. Gladstone, the conservatives and lib
| eral-unionists would suppo rt him.
The opposition in this case would ema-
nate from the radicals and lrishmen.
! Sir William HarcOurt, moreover, is not
! likely to favor the large naval expendi-
/ lures, to which Lord RoseJery IS be-
! lieved to be inclined but he is anxious TO
| have a popular budget, and will discour-
! age him in advance and cause him to refuse
| the leadership, at The same time pushing
/ forward the Earl of Kimberly, now sec
/ retary Of State for India. as S stop-gap. it
/ is not likely. The Earl of Rosebery is
/ ambitious and selt-confdent Moreover,
! his refusal Of the premiership would
/ greatly injure his popularity which is
/ due largely to the peoples belief in his
/ strength OF character.
THE ANARCHIsT SCARE.
The anarchist scare has abatcd on the
continent. and but for the announcement
| Of numerous arrests in Paris, would be
/ forgotten. ElSee RecluS, the anarchist
7 geographer, delivered in Brussels yester-
day the first OF a series of lectures. The
same lectures were intended for the uni
VersitV, but were postponed by order
Of the faculty The result of the
postpOnement was a riot and protest
among the students. Yesterday, how
ever, there was not the slightest disor-
der. The lecture was delivered to a large
audience in a masonic hall. 1t was en-
titled, The Search for the New Eden. -
The next lecture will be on Universal
Happiness" and the rest of the series
win concern subjects in comparative
geography.
INDIA's NEW DUTY.
The omission of cotton from the list of
articles dutiable under lndias proposed
per Get. tariff have aroused much bad
feeling. The imperial government is de-
nouuced bitterly by the Indian newspa-
pers for making India the victim of party
machinat.ous at home. In Lancashire,
whose cotton manufacturers will reap
the benefits of the arrangements, the
newspapers make no comment on the pro
posed tariff changes. but The liberal
voters there are happy in the conscious
ness that the government needs them so
much that they dare not offend them.
LEGISLATION A LUXURY.
Colorado Spends S75, 900 to Pass a
Dozen Unimportant Bills.