The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-11

era of activity, and that events of radical
i'm porlance to all civilization will crowd
upon each other now at rate which
Glodstone's presence forbade.
Rosebery and the little family group
who so smartly and even brilliantly have
seized upon the scepter which the old man
was jockeyed into throwing down may
or may not remain at the head of this
new regime. That will depend upon
their ability to understand what
il really means and to keep well
in front on the path they are determined
to follow. If they fail of this. nothing
will happen except that they will dis
appear under the wheels. The movement
will 60 en- just the same. The small knot
of new leaders have next to nothing to
fear from organized antagonism by Eng
lish Radicals.
The concentration of patronage and
party favor places all hopes of advance
uent and even of legislative usefulness in
the hands of the Parliamentary commit
tee (Which the Cabinet strictly is) and
naturally makes towards of the rank and
file. No one except here and there a sport
ing VARIETY like Labouchere can afford to
mutiny ag inst it.
from quarters known as the Celtic fringe.
How TO shape next session so as o prevent
either the Welsh or Irish party from a
murderous revolt remains a crucial prob
lem. Negotiations with both are still g.
ing on, and we shall see on Monday in
the Queen's speech how the Government
thinks it can best face the dilemma.
One thing must be remem bered; Rose
berry himself is not at all an enthusiastic
churchman. There could hardly have
been found another Liberal leader whose
divergence from Gladstone's reverential
attitude is more marked. The Establish
ment is already exercised about the kind
of Bishops he Is likely to appoint. For
nearly twenty years either Gladstone or
Salisbury have been stacking the bench
with ecclesiastics of high church SYM
pathies and scholastic old fogies. Sails
bury's selections were considerably better
than Gladstone's, but both were in quite
the same fossilzed spirit.
1t is taken for granted now that Rose
berry will seize every opportunity to put in
prelates of a different stamp-men Of
evangelical tendencies who are abreast of
their time.
There are good many very old Bishops,
but they now have an additional incentive
setting them toward living just as long as
they possibly can. Even as Rosebery Is not
likely to stand in the way OF disestablish-
menr, so in some ways he may be more
helpful to Ireland than the Irish are
aware of.
For years have been pointing out that
Lord Dnfferin was a factor in the Irish
problem which was studiously keeping
itself in the background, but would some
day come swiftly TO the front. fancy we
are now on the threshold OF that day.
Rosebery's personal following contains
as coDspicuously intimate the figure of
young Munro Ferguson. whose big Fife
shire estates march with Premiers and
whose wife is Dufferin's daughter. There
are other very close bonds of friendship p aud
appreciation between these two nobemen.
Dufferin has for many years been home
ruler by conviction, and successive Tory
ministries have showered all sorts of
offices on him to keep him from saying so.
Now that he has every hing there is, the
embassadorship to Paris and the
wardenship to CinQue Ports, it will
be an opportnne time for him to come for
ward under Rosebery's friendly auspiees.
disclose his real sentiments, take Office
and take a leading part in the restoration
of national institutions and life to his
native land. / shall be surprised If Rose
bery's attitude toward home rule does not
turn out to be colored by Dufferinism. II
wi II then remain of course to discover