The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-24

OF the Council, the position Of Foreign Sec |
retary will undoubtedly fall TO the
Duke of Devonshire. In the
Commons the distribution of the
principal offices will be easily accomplished.
Hon. A. J. Bakour will become leader Of
the House probably. with the Office of First
Lord OF the Treasury. Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain's position gives him an indsputable
claim to the very highest office next TO
Lord Salisbury, the Duke of Devonshire and
the Hon. A j. Balfour BY far the greatest
opening for the adequate display Of Mr..
Chamberlain's ability and energy is the War
Office. No man in Parliament is better fit
ted to grapple with the task of admnstra-
tive reforms and reconstruction which has
TO be carried out in the War Office than
Mr.. Chamberlain. With him at the War
Office and the Rt. Hon. George Goschen in
the Admiralty, we could rest assured that
the national defenses and the immense ex-
penditures made in making them would be
in the hands Qf capable men of business.
as well as stanch upholders Of the empire
The Daily News GlberaD says: ''Tbe
Queen accepted Earl Rosebery's resignation
as she accepted Mr.. Gladstone's without
any expression of the reluctance with which
she favored Lord Salisbury. We believe
that Lord Roseoery and Sir William Har-
court from the first strongly favored the
course ultimately adopted Lord Rosebery
considered that government which was
weakened by defeat in the Commons was
not well qualified to deal with foreign af-
fairs. When Sir William Harcourt has
nounced the resignation in the Commons
he will probaly move TO adjourn for a few
days. The impression prevails that Lord
Salisbury will dissolve Parliament immedi-
| ateIy. 1t is we'll known that the opposi-
| ton believe that an election in July will
| give them the best chance of getting a ma
| jority.''
| The Daily News says in an editorial:
! Lord Rosebery and his colleagues have
| shown a high and prompt sense of what
| their honor and duty requires. 1t wouid
have been a mean and base act to do.s1t
| Mr.. Campbell-Bannerman. With an orig
| inal majority of forty reduced by the de-
| serton of the Parnellites and by loss and
| by-election the government has performed
amount of legislative work which ex-
acted reluctant eulogy from Mr.. Cham
! berlain. Its successor may be more eau
| tious, but il will neither be so bold nor so
fruitful"
The Standard Conservative says: THE
| government has been trading in fraudulent
| representations from the beginning, and
| probably Sir William Harcourt is not sorry
J that the ignoble farce in which he has
| played a leading part has been hissed off
the stage. Lord Rosebery did not have the
| courage 20 face the constituencies himself
| and the new Ministry will have to under
! take the dissolution at the first possible
moment Salisbury is prepared to form
government, but possibly he
will endeavor to obtain certain
conditions with regard to winding up busi-
ness. We have reason to believe that the
Duke of Devonshire, Mr.. Chamberlain
Sir Henry James and Lord Lansdowne will
be invited to join the Cabinet. The return of
Mr. Gladstone is awaited by the
Liberals with the greatest klter-
est There is no prospect that he
Will take any personal part in the cam
| paign, but there is an impression in Lib
erai quarters that he will issue mani
festo in support of the Liberal programme.
| The idea prevails that the Cnionist govern
ment will endeavor to arrange a compro-
mise on an Irish land bill in order to pass
! it before the general election. There will
| undoubtedly, be some settlement OF the
Irish land question and it will be one of the
first measures of the new government But
1t is probable that they will prefer to in
troduce their own measure in the new Par
| lament
The Chronicle says that it is definitely
known that the Duke of Devonshire will
accept office. and that the Hon. George n.
Curzon goes to the India office.
ROsebery's Premiership.
Earl Rosebery was offered the office of
Prime Minister by Queen Victoria on
March g. 1894. Mr.. Gladstone having offered
| of foil
eyesight Lord Rosebery had occupied the
position of Foreign Secretary in Mf. Glad
stones Cabinet and had been prominently
considered for ten years past as the prob
able successor TO Mr.. Gladstone in the lead
ership of the Liberal party when the time
for the retirement Of that gentleman should
come. About the only objection urged
| against MS appointment as Premier was
that the leader of the party should be a
member of the House of Commons and
that the party cannot be managed from
the House of Lords. Lord Rosebery, upon
assuming the premiership. took the place
of First Lord of the Treasury in the Cab
met and called the Earl of Kimberley to
succeed himself as Foreign Secretary. The
leadership in the House of Commons was
| intrusted to Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Chancellor of the Exchequer. The retire
ment Of Mr.. Gladstone was considered a
severe strain upon the government and
many persons looked upon the defeat OF
the Liberals and the resignation of the
Cabinet at that time.
on March Il, 1894. Prime Minister Rose
berry defined his policy to a great meet
ing of Liberal leaders held in London. 1.-The
policy Of home rule he said, will no,
be less definitely pursued" In regard to
the House of Lords. he said The con.
viction has long been forcing itself or
] me that with the democratic suffrage
which we now enjoy, second chamber
constituted like the House of Lords, is
An anomaly" This declaration aroused
hopes on the part of the Radicals that
the Rosebery government would offer meas
ures for the abolition of the House Of
Lords. Its failure to do awakened much
dissatisfaction in certain quarters. The
other measures which had been undertaken
| said, the government would continue tC
push forward. The course of the new gov
ernment on the subject of home rule wa:
by no means satisfactory TO the Irish mem
| bers of Parliament and their support o
| the government on many measures evel
since has been grudgingly given. The
Scotch members also were many of then
dissatisfied with the attitude of the gov
| ernment towards Scotch measures. Th'
| Irish members were estranged by the pro
posal of the government to erect a statue
TO Oliver Cromwell at Westminster. TIL,
failure of the government has been con
sidered inevitable for over a year and 1
has only been a question whether il should
come in a dissolution of Parliament anC
an appeal TO the country, or in resignation
as has proved the case.
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