The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-03-23
BRITISH POLITICS.
Lord Rosebery Defines His Position on
Home Rule in speech at Edinburgh
The New Premier and MIR. Gladstone
The Question of the Dissolution of Par
ltament-An Electoral Anomaly - hsr.

Home Rule in a Speech at Edinburgh-
The New Premier and MIR. Gladstone
The Question of the Dissolution of Par
liament-An Electoral Anomaly Mr.
Gladstone Ready for Emergencies.
LONDON, March l9.-Lord Rose berv's
| definition of his attitude towards the
| question of Irish home rule, as civen
in his speech at Edinburgh Saturday
certainly ought to be sufficient to de-
feat the purposes of the malignant
Misrepresentation of the premier's
| remarks in the house of lords No re-
| pudiation of the meanings which the
unionists newspapers have succeeded
in attaching to Lord Rose bery's utter
ances has been deemed necessary to
ministerial circles, excepting with a
view of dissipating the uneasiness in
the ranks of the Irish parliamentary
party which misinterpretation and
Misrepresentation have created.
THE LEADERS WANT TO KNOW.
Justin Mccarthy, Thomas Sexton
and Timothy Healy had an extended
| interview on the subject with Mr.
| John Morley, chief secret tary for Ire
land, on Thursday and obtained from
him once more a precise statement of
the home rule policy which the Rose.
berry ministry intends TO pursue. Mr..
Morley informed the Irish deputation
that the policy of the present govern.
| ment in regard to Ireland was the
policy of Mr.. Gladstone, which had
not been altered and would not be
altered Home rule, he said, was in
the forefront of the liberal programme,
| and there was no intention to deviate
from the course which had long ago
been marked out
Concerning the speech of Lord Rose.
berry in the house of lords, Mr. Morley
said the premier's rather unhappy
phrases in the upper house had af
forded the unionists an opportunity
for perverse Interpretation; but Satur
/ day nights elucidation of the govern.
ment's policy and the premier's views
in Edinburgh should restore conf
dence in the sincerity of the govern
ment and its purpose to. carry out the
home-rule policy marked out by Mr.
Gladstone. ..1er IS ae.s
Irish home rule, the Irish secretary
declared. had not been indefinitely
postponed, as the unionists and tories
had alleged. Even in the event that
the next general elections, be they far
or near, should give the liberal party
a majority smaller than it has now
the home-rule bill will be reintroi
duced.
THE NEW rREMIER AND 9IR. GLADSTONE,
''The exact terms of Lord Rose
hery's statement of policy, continued
Mr.. Morley, twas agreed upon between
the new premier and Mr.. Gladstone,
who desired that all adverse criticism
and speculation as to the policy of the
new liberal ministry should be- foiled
by an explicit declaration reaffirming
the principles of the liberal party unt
der the former leadership. Neither at
the cabinet meeting, which was held
at the foreign Office on the day of the
re-opening of parliament, nor in the de-
bates in the house of lords, had Lord
Rosebery had a full opportunity to
make proper elucidation of his poll
icy. The liberals throughout the couni
try wanted an inspiring manifesto
touching the whole range of party
questions. and with view of enabling
the premier to pronounce such man
ifesto the Edin burgh meeting had been
especially arranged,
ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY TO BOTH SIDES.
The interview between the Irish sec.
retary and the leaders of the Irish
party was entirely satisfactory on
both sides, and the Irish members
withdrew with the conviction that the.
current reports as to the Irish pro-
gramme of the new premier were
founded upon nothing more tangible
than oD prejudice
AN ELECTORAL ANOMALY.
In the house of lords it is stated
that the peers will insist upon one
vote-one-value clause implying such
equalization of representation as will
abolish the anomaly of Ireland hav-
ing $50 representatives in the
house of commons, while London, with
population about equal to that of
Ireland, has only sixty-two- members.
The only chance of the registration
bill passing the house of lords there
fore, lies in their acceptance of part of
tie provisions of the bill while reject
ing the one-man-one-vote provision,
which is really the essence of the
measure.
The government certainly intends to
prolong the session until September;
but all sides recognize the difficulties
that beset the ministry and are agreed
that in situation so difficult, an APP
peal to the country may come even
earlier than July.
THE GRAND OLD NAN STILL I'm IT."
Mr. Gladstone,s season of .rest at
Brighton by no means implies that he
has freed himself from the turmoil of
politics. On the contrary he is very
much interested in the political trial
now going on before the country. He
keeps up regular communication with
the ministers, advising them in all
matters submitted to him and has
written to the liberal whips that he is
In readiness at any time to respond to
their summons TO take part in any i'm
portant division or debate should his
presence in the house of commons be-
come necessary. The conviction is
growing in the inner ministerial cir
eles that the Grand Old Mans retire
ment is not fnal. The general ex-
pectation is that he will make occa-
sionai reappearances in parliament
pending the result of the operation
which is to be performed upon his eye.
Desperado shoots Pursuing OmceI
and Commits suicide.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 1s.-A spe-
cial. from Birmingham, Ala, says:
This forenoon a negro named Charles
Flemming,. city convict, attempted TO