The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-05
(From Sundays Second Editirn.)
ROsebery Succeeds Gladstone.


Gladstone, long known as England's grand
old man, to-day formally rendered his resg-
nation as Prime Minister, First Lord of
the Treasury and Lord Privy Seal. The
tender was made to her Majesty, Queen
Victoria, at Windsor Castle, where the
Premier spent last night and to-day. This
evening 1t officially announced that
the Queen had accepted the resignation of
Mr. Gladstone. and that her Majesty had
summoned Lord Rosebery and offered him
the post of Prime Minister in Gladstone's
stead. 1t was further officially announced
that Lord Rosebery had accepted the po-
sition.
1t is understood that Mr.. Edward Maori
banks. the chief Liberal whip. to whom the
Radical deputation, headed by Mr.. Henry
sion of Lord Rosebery to the premiership,
has replied TO the protestants, addressing
his reply to Mr.. Henry Labouchere Mr..
MaioribankS submitted the protest to the
Ministers, and his reply is said to have
been couched in concliatory language, his
very evident purpose being to prevent, if
possible. the threatened detection of the
Radicals. At the time the deputation called
upon Mr.. Majoribanks, Mr.. Labouchere,
who spoke in the name of the Radical
party, declared his opposition to the selec-
ton of a successor to Mr. Gladstone from
the House of Lords, and said that if the
new Prime Minister was not taken from the
House of Commons, the Radicals, who prac-
tically hold the balance of power, would
desert the government. Whether this threat
can be carried into effect is somewhat a
matter of conjecture, but it is thoroughly
we'll known that Mr. Labouchere, who is
not at all lover of the peerage, Will do
all in his power to withdraw the Radical
support from RoSebery Cabinet Mr.. Ma
joribankss letter, it is understood, is. while
conciliatory, intended to strengthen in the
governments favor whoever may be WaVer-
ing in the Radical ranks.
lit is freely asserted tonight that Lori
Rosebery and the Liberal party will have
to face grave crisis after the retirement
of Mr. Gladstone. In addition to the strong
objection that is entertained by a large
section of the new Radical party to the
selection of a peer as successor to Mr..
Gladstone there is a feeling of soreness
among the more moderate Liberals at the
cavalier manner in which Mr.. Gladstone
had treated his collea CUES in the matter
of his resignation This soreness is OK
pressed in a variety of ways, and wherever
the members of any section of the Gladston-
of resentment at the SecretivenesS of their
leader in Withholding from the party an in
timation of his intention to yield up the
seals of office. In common courtesy and
common fairness to his supporters ii is de-
clared, he should, before having taken SO
decisive a step, called the party together
his REIMBURSEMENT of the leadership of the
party at critical time. This feeling and
the question that has been separately raised
by Mr.. Labouchere, anent the selection Of
a peer as the successor of Mr.. Gladstone,
have combined to place the Gladstonians of
every shade of opinion In very bitter
frame of mind. The leaders of the party,
however, scott the idea that there viii be
any general revolt. They say that Lord
Rosebery's accession to the premiership
will be cheerfully acquiesced in by all but
a small faction of the party.
More important to the great bulk of the
Liberal party than the action of Mr.. La
bouchere is the attitude of the anti-Parnell-
tie party, which undoubtedly will have the
power to turn the Ministry CIT of Office
any day they choose. 1t is believed that
communications have passed between MEM
berS of the government and the leaders Of
the Irish Nationalist. The latter are said
to have received assurances that the pas
sage of a measure of home rule will still
be the chief aim of the government.
The Independent newspaper of Dublin
to-day repeats its assertion that the resig-
nation of Mr. Gladstone is the result of
a cabal, the object of which is To obtain
a free hand in the overthrow of home
rule in Ireland The writer denounces the
retirement of Mr.. Gladstone as an act of
treachery to Ireland
The Queen will arrive in this city on
Monday when Lord Rosebery will have an
audience with her Majesty at buckingham
Palace.
LONDON, March 3.-Williams, a leader
of the unemployed workmen, in a speech
at a meeting of the unemployed held to-
night at Tower Hill, said that a plan was
being prepared, in which he would par
ticipate, to kidnap Lord RoSebeTy if he
were chosen Prime Minister. He gave as
q reason for this determination that the
condition of the unemployed people would
be made even worse under Rosebery'S adj
ministration than at present.