The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-03-08


offered TO Him When He Made His Re
tirement Known Lord Rosebery HI'
Successor.
Ioy DON. March 3.-By command Of the
u.c,.. Mr. and Mrs Gladstone are at Wind
81 eass.s to remain rs her guests today
At noon privy council will be held al
Windsor castle, when Mr.. Gladstone viii
tender his resignation Of the premiership.
The Earl of Kimberley, lord president ol
the council; Earl Spencer, first lord of the
admiralty, and the other ministers, witt
the exception OF Lord Rosebery, will be
present.
In his consultation with the queen Mr.
Gladstone explained fully to her majesty
the reasons for his retirement
The queen expressed her regrets that the
country should lose his services and offered
him peerage.
This Mr.. Gladstone declined to accept.
Mr.. Gladstone recommended that Lord
Rosebery be appointed as his successor. A
telegram was sent later to Lord Rosebery,
who is at EPSON, summoning him to
Windsor for o'clock this afternoon.
1t is understood that he will accept the
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two other changes in the cabinet.
Wants No Peer For Premier.
Mr. Henry Labouchere, in an interview,
was asked what he would do if Lord Rose
berry became premier. In reply Mr.. Labou-
chere said that if the Conservatives moved
a want of confidence in such government
he would not support the government, and
he thought that at least 20 members were
in full sympathy With his view of the situ-
alton, and that if they were driven to ex-
tremes they would even overturn a govern
ment headed by peer.
1t is learned upon good authority that
Mr. Gladstone will not accept any position
in the soon to be reorganized administra-
tion. The general feeling in the Liberal
clubs is that if Mr.. Gladstone was to re-
main member of the cabinet it would
hamper his successors and take away their
freedom of action, though it is understood
that he has intimated his desire to give his
successors counsel and cooperation when
ever required.
In an editorial The Standard says: "Nei-
ther dignity nor grace has been consulted
In the arrangement for the close of Mr..
Gladstone's career. Up to the last moment
those persons possessing primary claim
on his confidence were quite obviously un-
der false impression as to his intentions.
The autocratic obstinacy which attempted
to cram into one year legislation that
should have occupied two eliminates in a
pitiable scene of confusion, recrimination
and frantic haste"
The Parnellite members regard the re-
tirement of Mr.. Gladstone as a betrayal of
h<.T Tr4a ali -
any ministry of which Mr.. Gladstone is
not a member.
Between Harcourt and Rose berry.
The Times says: 1T is unusual for the
queen to seek advice from a retiring pre-
mier, but if, out of compliment to Mr.
Gladstone's long and faithful service, she
should ask his opinion, it is likely that he
would name Lord Rosebery as the man
best able to hold the cabinet and party to-
gether. Her majesty's choice appears to
lie between Sir William Harcourt, the
Earl of Kimberley and Lord Rosebery"
The Standard says: 1T is understood
that Mr.. Gladstone will retain his seat in
parliament. 1t is regarded as certain that
the Earl of Kimberley will have the foreign
office, while Mr.. John Morley will succeed
him as secretary for India"
All the ministers. with the possible ex-
ception of Sir William Harcourt, are will
ing to serve under Lord Rosebery Most
of them feel strongly that this will be the
best arrangement. 1t is not certain that
they would all accept Sir William Har-
court as premier. The Earl of Kimberley
might conciliate everybody.
A feeling exists that if the premier is tc
be peer-whien is undesirable, but prob
ably yinevitable-the choice should fall upon
Lord Rosebery. If it does. he will not hold
the foreign portfolio, and Mr.. John Morley
will leave the Irish Office for more digni-
fed position.