Sir William placed a curious construetion on Lord Rosebery's pronouncement. Phe ashes of Mr. Gladstone were hardly cold, he said, before they were advised to take a sponge and wipe out the whole of the inheritance which that illustrious and revered statesman had left tothe Liberal Party. They were to wipe out Welsh Disestablishment, Land Reform, Temperance Reform and the abolition of the eto of the Lords. Now whatever Lord Rosebery did mean he certainly did not mean this. What he did mean is pretty clear. He meant that if Home Rule were not abandoned, at least shelved for a time, the Liberal Party might be reorganised on a basis which would bring back to them the bulk of the Liberal Unionists of the country. Lord Rosebery's plan may not be feasible, but, at least, it points out what would seem to be the only possible means by which the Liberals can hope to obtain a substantial majority at the next elections. Home Rilo has certainly ceased to arouse anything like enthusiasm among English Liberals. It has been carefully placed in the-back ground at recent by clections, But unfortunately for the Party Lord Rosebery at present seems onl to have succeeded in doing that whic he declared he would net do—produce a new schism in the party. Lord Kimberley has practically gone with Sir William Harcourt. Zo is still convinced that Homo Rule ought to be adopted, and he "indignantly repels the idea that Mr. Gladstone's old colleagues are going to turn their backs on their principles." It is a pretty hopeless look-out for the Party.
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