New-York tribune., 1894-04-15
THE pOSEBERY GOVERNIENE

Tho posehcry Ministry Is displaying consd-
or,hIc dextcrty in carrying water on bolh
sbouldcrs In order to hold It's supporters To-
oo,hcr II is compcllcd to make large concessions
simultaneously to the Radicals and to the Ma
,ioroIists The Registration bill introduced by
Afr Morley Is n measure which falls short OF
tbo nromisc Of the Newcastle programme, YET
g will enlarge the number Of voters by ln,ooo
according, to his own estimate, through the re-
duction of the residence qualification To three
months Tho Radicals have practical reasons
for hcinr satisfied with its provisions, although
Theoretically IL does not carry out the cherished
sr,,I, of ono vote to one man. Mcanwhile
official notice has been given that the Evlcted
Tenants hill will be introduced on 1h'lrsdaN'
This is the measure for which the Nationalists
bovo bonn impatIcntly waiting. IL it be- as
large and generous a relief bill as they have
demanded, the Rosebcry Ministry may survive
tho r,s,s and ncrils OF the session. The fate or
the coalition Government may he sealed py 'Ae
hostile reception Of that measure.
The Registration scheme is a more radical
measure than Mr. Morley was willing TO adj
nit. Its leading features are three months
residence qualification II scml-anhuhl revision
or thc rcglstration restrictions upon plural
thc United Kingdom when Parliament Is dis
solved. Apparently the Government has stopped
short Of applying the principle of one vote 10
one man In order To have plausible excuse
for no, incorporating in the bill a redistribution
scheme Mr. MorlcyS measure IS radical enough
70 enlarge the popular vote and To confer many
advantages upon the Liberal party; put II i
NOT 80 conprchcnslyc rs TO include rcadjusi-
i..,Io ltf.
voting strength Of the irish Nationalists in th"
Commons would be- materially reduced. Ihad-
deus Stevens was once rcprolchcd for seating
u contestant in the House. The fact was
said th, great Commoncr with his peculiar
ci,ucNc. that we needed just one vote IN the
House to rive us n requisite twothirds. 50 we
had to set, The man in order To carry on h''
construction" The present distribution of seats
I'm the Commons Is unqu">iionabiy ihelni'ap''
but neither The NaionaliSls nor TIE Liberals
can afford 10 change IT until The Home Nuic
bin Is enacted. 49,,
The provision for simultaneous elections VIII
diminish the influence Of the earliest borough
| contests The general elections have often occu'
pied rs many aS ten days. and IN" drirt as
closed IN the first balloting has not been WITH
on effect upon he remaining contests II WAS
similar - the old time inhucnc" Of the October
elections In doubtful States upon an American
| Presidential contest II was sometimes prac'
ticahlr for A Ministry 10 arrang" thc ord'r "i
borough elections for political advantage; ana
under all circumstances the county divisions
have voted after the bulk Of the boroughS' ana
| have been Influenced by the earlier results
The proposed procedure will he practical re-
! form Of considerable utility. The nation Will
! yot. ns "A unit and neither borough nor county
/ will bc affected by the chances Of success "r
| failure aS prcmaturcly disclosed. rms ana
! other features of the Registration bill ar" "N
ccllcni. and. apart from the question OF redlS
! tribuiiun Of seats. there Is little To be said
| against it. II Is a genuine democratic reform
J measure. which ought to satisfy the Radicals
| II tine Ministry have equal success with the
Evctcd Tenants bill this week. the dissolution
Of Parliament may be deferred for six months
or even year.