The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-02
Mr.. aladstone,s Retirement.

The report that Mr.. Gladstone has re-
signed, or is about to resign, must rest on
very good foundation, or some of the great
London dailies that are not so well
pleased with the fact that Mr.. Astor's
paper beat them in announcing it, would
long ago have exploded the story. AS it
is, most of them are convinced that the
premIer's retirement is merely question
of short time, and are discussing the eff
feet his retirement would have on public
affairs
Mr.. Gladstone's resignation, it is under
stood, does not or will not, mean that he
will retire from active political life at this
time. The resignation touches, or will
touch, only the premiership, leaving him
still a member of the House of
Commons for the division of Edinburg
that he represents. His failing eyesight
makes it necessary for him to give up the
more arduous duties of the premiership
for the present, but if the operation for
cataract, which he will undergo, proves
successful he NAV once more seek the
reins of government control.
Besides the premiership, Mr.. Glads tone
holds two other offices in the cabinet; he is
First Lord of the Treasury and Lord Privy
Seal. There are spcculations to the effect
that it is his purpose to retain these posi-
tions, as well as his seat in the commoAs
merely retiring from the leadership dur
ing the time his physical condition de-
mands rest and quiet. If this view should
prove correct, the new premier would be
"a 1Nyv
ministry would probably soon go to
pieces. If Mr.. Gladstone were to
remain in the cabinet, his very presence
would embarrass the new premier And
again, the Gladstonian party might. and
probably would prove more than ever
turbulent under new leader, especially
if that leader represented line of policy
differing ever so slightly from the policy
of Gladstone himself Suppose a lord
Lord Rosebery, for instance, as has been
suggested-were given the leadership,
would the radicals accept him? Would
they not Seize the first opportunity to
make trouble for him, representative of
that rather unpopular institution, the
House of Lords
1t is quite likely, therefore, that should
the announcement of the resignation of
Mr. Gladstone be made soon 1t would be
shortly followed by cabinet upheaval
The bill creating the Greater New
York has been signed by Gov. Flower,
as told in our dispatches of yesterday.
The governors signature, however, is not
final, the matter has still to be submitted
to the citizens of the districts involved at
the next state election. The territory
proposed to be consolidated into one
municipality consists of the city of New
York, Kings county, in which Brooklyn is
situated, Richmond county, Long Island
city, Westchester, Flushing, Newtown,
Jamaica, Eastchester, Pelham and
Hampstead. These several divisions
form an area of 3I7.77 square miles, en-
bracing population of nearly 100000.
Should the consolidation be carried at the
election, the new city would rank next to
London. And, parenthetically, it may be
observed that Chicago would be heart
broken, until she could make arrange
meuts to annex everything between Fort
Wayne and Milwaukee, inclusive.
The statement Of the mayor and bust
ness men of Georgetown, Col, that
the report that they wished Colorado to
secede from the union and be annexed to
Mexico is false, will be accepted by the
rest of the country. At the same time
the rest Of the country would be very
glad if Mexico would annex Gov. Waite,
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