Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-24
BRITISH POLITICS.
Lord Rosebery Defines His Position %
Home Rule In a Speech at Edinburgh
The New Premier and Mr.. Gladstone
The Question of the Dissolution Of Par
liament-An Electoral Anomaly - Mr.
Gladstone Ready for EmergencIes.


The Question of the Dissolution Of Par.
Iiament-An Electoral Anomaly = Mr.
Gladstone Ready for Emergencies.
LONDON, March l9.-Lord Rosebery's
definition of his attitude towards the
question of Irish home rule, as given
in Lis 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 Rosebery'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 KMQV,
Justin Mccarthy, Thomas Sexton
and Timothy Healy had an extended
interview on the subject with Mr..
John Morley, chief secretary for Ire
land, on Thursday and obtained from
him once more 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
mcnt 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 age
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 clucidation 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.
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 reintro.
duced.
| THE NEW PREMIER AND MIR. GLADSTONE.
"The exact terms of Lord Rose
bery's statement of policy" continued
Mr.. Morley, was 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 un.
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 full opportunity to
make proper elucidation of his pol.
Icy. The liberals throughout the coun.
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 Edinburgh 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 member.
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 on 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 representaton 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
the provisions of the bill while reject
ing the one-man-one.votc provision
which is really the essence of the
measure.
The government certainly intends tc
prolong the session until September
but all sides recognize the diffcultie.
that beset the ministry and are agreed
that in a situation so difficult, an ap
peal to the country may come even
earlier than July.
THE GRAND OLD MAN STILL I'm IT.
Mr.. Gladstone's season OF rest al
Brighton by no means implies that he
has freed himself from the turmoil oi
politics. On the contrary he is very
much interested in the political trial
now going on before the country. lie
keeps up regular communication with
the ministers, advising them in all
matters submitted to him and has
written to the liberal whips that ne is
in readiness at any time to respond te
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
cles that the Grand Old Mans retire
ment is not final. The general ex
pectation is that he will make occa
sional reappearances in parliament
pending the result OF the operation
which is to be performed upon his eye.
A Desperate Shoots u Pursuing Oficel
and Commits suicide.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, March IS. "A spe
cial from Birmingham, Ala, says
This forenoon negro named Charlie.
Flemming, city convict, attempted tc
escape from the street gang. Street
Commissioner Burkhalter overlook him
on horseback and ordered him to sur
render. The negro snatched the Off
GERS pistol from his hand and fired one
ball into Burkhaltcr, another into the
horse and put a third through his own
brain, dying instantly. Burkhalter's
wound is not serious. The considered
horse died.