The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-03

whip, protesting against the appoIntm emit Of 4
n favor Of Common toi err The leader 81 LIB.
eral Government Mr. Iabouchere says
During the Tory ADMINISTRATION the fact
was s sSosh sa%SlsP *: Rs S9sS {. end
out OF Parliament. Mr.. Gladstons's popular
Old age. while holding the Prem ership'
mons ns ais. S: &: ps S9s could
consult in regard to It's future leader; and We
cannot admit iSt moment that either sr the Re
III is obvious that the Queen will select the
the people. The secrecy maintained in regard
to Mr.. Gladstone, semi o f11ciai denials .up to
the last m ON ent. the manner In which his sue
cessor was sprung upon us. and the House not
slttlnR have very ugly aspect ana smack Oh
That the Queen has the right to- select the
and tits probable that within the next few
away the hereditary chamber. When we well
come them in the House OF Commons as elect
others to lead us Until then Il would be more
ratriotic ia Liberal Peer chosen BY the Queen
Mr.. Labouchere further said he regarded
unity OF party az psramount to leaderslhllp.
sm ne o tSs tse we're para
mount TO those OF any other.
The Radical agitation over the selection Of
stone continues unabated. A majority Of the
Radical Leaders, while preferring a commoner
Lord Rosebery hut the extremist yehementy
oppose his appointment. declaring that IL Lord
Ssa @sd viii Be- RS
week. Even some OF the more moderate
Nndlsals express fear that Mr: Glsdstones
party, which his personal inhucnss has held
Mr. +. r. O'Connor said this morning:
81 regret personally and on behalf OF my
party tho PROSPECT 81 losing our leader, and
is vanishins from public life. In view OF the
certainty. however. that his resignatlon was
step that IL should occur Immediately. IL 10
doubtful II his strength could outlast the com
ing session, and It T. still more doubtful II he
election. II the Liberal party were lett In a
state of doubt regarding the leadership 1t
iiell open to soheming and Intriguing. to the
lasting prejudice OF tho party"
The ieaainS ms@bors Of Ii. iibSrs or IRISH
parties believed that it would avail ANYTHING
to bessech Mr.. Gladstone to retain his office.
No. said Mr.. 0'Connor. not In the least.
Iknow personally that every day Mr.. Glad
waite and official. regretting his proposed re-
tiroment and begging him to reconsider his
Mr.. OConnor said tina. Mr. Gladstone would
undoubtedly hand In his resignation to the
referring to the. Earl OF Rosebery's success;
that he was not aware that his selection would
be opposed by the Irish party. Nevertheless.
he, declined to express any opinion on that
The Pail Mall Galrtte says: Mr. Gladstone's
last failure 10 pitiable. He has thu own his last
bomb at the House OF Lords. which frustrated
| him. He now retreats. tired and embitterec In
| his old age. 1t was the irony Of fate that Lord
him the task Of DESTROYING the House Of which
| he himselfis member"
| The Westminster Gdzrue says: 1t 10 mix
ture OF faction and pedantry to object to the
Earl Of Rosebery simply because he Is q peer;
| should the party generally decide that Lord
| the rank and nle ought to loyally adhere to
| that decision. Sir William Harcourt ought to
! silence the voice OF faction and consolidate
the party in the present serious crisis-
The Gdt.ne adds that In exerttng himself 70
be acting Ia accord with an overwhslmihR ma
jority OF Liberal opinion.
LoSDoN. March 5. Tho naily Ne,cs says edi:
toriAly this morning. I'VE most deeply and
earnestly deplore that Mr.. Gladstone should
Liberal desired It and nobody could see any
=" The whols party would have preferred re-
tanning him upon whatever terms he might
have suggested to substituting any other man.
however able and eminent"
ehers's letter to Mr.. MarJorihanKs. and reiutes
every objection OF the Radical leader TO the
choice OF y Premier from the House OF Lords:
The bulk OF tho Radicals are too sensible, \"
says tho NSrs. to reject good Premier be-
cause he happens to be an earl"
there 10 no reason why Mr.. Gladstone should
not recover his eyesight entirely in q lew
months. Advanced age IL adds. II 10 him
drunce to the cure OF such n complaint as his.