The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-20
STATUS OF BRITISH POLITICS
Ex-President Harrison Says Repub-
licans Will Again Have Power.
Tomb of John Hancock Opened at BOs-
ton-OutIook for Irish IndePen-
dence is Gloomy.

dence is Gloomy.
NEW YORK, August 3.-The Trib-
une's London special cable says;
After the tidal wave there is sud-
den, complete calm. The Liberal
leaders and journalists have aban-
doned their attempts to explain the
Union flood and are silent, except the
cynical Labouchere, whose ire against
Lord Rosebery cannot be appeased.
The only consolation which they have
after their overwhelming defeat is the
reflection that the Unionist majority
is go large as to be unmanageable,
and Joseph Chamberlain, a man
whom they hate, cannot dictate the
governments policy and may some
time head a revolt against Lord Sails
bury and Balfour. This conclusion
leaves out of account the fact that
Chamberlain is something more than
an adrOit political organizer and cleo
ton campaigner. He is statesman
of lucidity of mind and creative en-
ergy and represents ideas as we'll as
votes Even with its great maj Ority,
the Salisbury government can hardly
afford TO dispense with the services OF
the leader who is now the brain of the
Tory democracy.
The efforts Of Unionist journals to
forecast the policy of the government
have scarcely left ripple on the stag
nant waters of politics. Every one
knows instinctively that the financial
votes will be easily obtained when
Parliament re assemblies for the fort
nights session, and nothing else will
be done. The Unionist program Will
not be disclosed until February.
Lord Salisbury never has been accus-
toned to allow any minister to die
tate policies to his government, nor
TO suffer the party press to anticipate
his own decisions. The Prime Min
lister, with a majority of over $50 be-
hind him, can be depended upon to
conduct his own administration and
to lead his party without much assist
ance from prophetic journals.
Irish Outlook Gloomy.
The Irish members, who have slight
Iy increased their representation In
Parliament, are taking an optimistic
view of the situation. Justin Nc
Carthy Is not downcast nor disheart-
ened, but is encouraged by the con-
stancy of Ireland to the home rule
cause.
Timothy HeaIy's Dublin organ ad-
vocates a return to the original lines
of Irish policy This may be the sign
of a coming alliance between Red
mond aud Healy, based not upon
Gladstone's bill, but upon more rad1-
cal measure of Irish independence.
Justin Mccarthy has issued call
for a full meeting of the Irish party
on the opening day Of the new parlia-
ment, when Timothy Healy's re-elec-
ton will be dealt with. Healy has
following of twenty members, and If
he should secede from the majority of
the party and unite with the Red
mond split, it would leave the Nation
alists with fifty members as against
thirty. The outlook for Ireland in
the face OF these dissension is gloomy
indeed.
Hancock's Tomb Opened.
BOSTON, Aug. 3-WOrkmen prepar-
ing for the foundation of the state
monument to John Hancock in the
Old Granary burying ground, opened
the tomb, disclosing for the first time
in more than a century the coffin Of
the famous siguer of the Declaration
of Independence. 1t was zinc coffin
with this inscription:
"Jphn Hancock, born January D,
1887, died October S, 1898. John
George Washington Hancock, died
January %, 1887, aged 8 years"
The letters are perfectly plain and
the copper plate untaI nIshed- The
second name on the plate shows I'M
doubleday that the body of a son of
John Hancock was also placed in the
coffin.
Harrison on Politics
WATERFOWL, Aug. 3.-Ex-P, esi-
dent Harrison was interviewed at Old
Forge by n representative of the
Standard. He declined to- discuss pol
itics further than to- say: "You will
see that when the Republican party
comes into power again they will be a
long time in power. That era will be-
gin when the people are heard from
again. The Republicans have learned
lesson, and they will attend the the
caucus hereafter More earnest hard
work will be performed and conse-
quently success is practically as
sured."
When the reporter suggested that
Mr.. Harrison light be the nominee
for the Presidency the ex-President
said: THANK you, but 1 don't be
lieve am the man."
Imperial Federation
LONDON, August 8 -Joseph Cham
berlain, Secretary of State for the
Colonies, has written an important
letter to friend, in which he indicat-
ed his views upon the imperial feder-
alton question. Chamberlain said he
had taken office with two objects:
First, to see whether something can
not be done to "bring the self govern
ing colonies and ourselves closer to-
gether; sec molly, TO attempt to de-
velop the resources of the Crown in
the colonies, aud especially to increase
the trade between them and the
mother country" THIS letter seems
to promise practical steps TO this end
on the part of the Salisbury govern
ment.