The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-24
BRITISH POLITICS.

Lord Rosebcry Defines His Position ou
Homo Rule In n Speech at Edinburgh
/ The New Premier and Mr.. Gladstone
The Question OF Che Dissolution of Par
/ liameut-An Electoral Anomaly - Mr..
Gladstone Ready for discrepancies
LONDON, March la-Lord Roscbery's
definition Of his attitude towards the
| dt.estion of Irish home rule, as given
in his 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 bease of lords No re-
pudiation of the meanings which the
unionists newspapers have succeeded
IN attaching to Lord Rose5ery's utter
aDScs has been deemed necessary to
ministerial circles, excepting with a
view of dissipatirg the unsasiness in
the ranks of the fffsl. parliamentary
party which Neutrality-suspicious. and
Misrepresentation have creates,
THE LEADERS WANT TO KNOW.
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
ment in regard to Ireland was tho
policy of Mr.. Gladstone, which had
not trcn altered and would not be
altered. Home rule, he said, was in
the forefront of the liberal programme.
afld there was no intention to deviate
from the course which had long ago
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 perversc Interpretation; but Satur-
day nights elucldstion 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 Hnionists and tories
had alleged. Evet in the event that
the next general elections, lie they far
or near, should give the liberal party
a majority smaller than it has now,
the heme-rule bill will be reiutro-
duced
THE NEW PREMIER AND MR.. GLADSTONE.
THE exact terms of Lord Rose
bery's statemeu. Of policy continued
Mr.. Morley, was agreed upon between
the new premier and Mr.. Gladstone,
vino desired that all adverse criticism
and speculation as to the policy of the
new liberal ministry should be fOiled
by an explicit declaration reafiirming
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 n full opportunity to
icy. The liberals throughout the coun-
try wanted an inspiring manifesto
touching tine whole range of party
questions, and with view of fenabling
the premier to pronounce such n man
ifcsto 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 members
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 a one
vOte-one-value clause implying such
of representation as will
abolish the anomaly of Ireland hav-
ing $50 representatives in the
house of commons, while London, with
a population rbOut equal to that of
Ireland, has only sixty-two members
The only chance of the registration
fore, lies in their acceptance of part OF
the provisions of the bill while reject
ing the e-man-one-vote provision,
which is really the essence of the
The government certainly intends to
prolong the session until September;
but all sides recognize the difficulties
that beset the ministry and are agreed
that in situation SO difficult, an ap-
earlier than July.
THE GRAND OLD MAN STILL TN IT."
Mr.. Gladstone's season of rest ut
Brighton by no means implies that he
has freed himself from the turmoil of
politics. On the contrary he is YER;
much interested in the political trial
now going on before the country. He
keeps up regular communication with
the ministers, advising them in all
matters submitted to him and has
written to the liberal whips that he is
in readiness at any time to respond to
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
lies that the Grand Old Mans retire.
nent is not final The general ex-
pectation is that he will make occa-
,ional temperatures in parliament
pending the result of the operation
which is to be performed upon his eye.
Desperate Shoots Pursuing Officer
and Commits Suicide.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March IS.-A spe-
,ial from birmingham, Ala, says:
This forenoon negro named Charles
a city convict, attempted to
escape from the street gang. Street
Burkhalter overlook him
on horseback and ordered him to sur
.ender. The negro snatchcd the Off
er's pistol from his hand and fired one
yall into Burkhalter, another into the