BY
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL, M.P.
AUTHOR OF
‘THE STORY OF THE MALAKAND FIELD FORCE, 1897’
‘THE RIVER WAR,’ ‘LONDON TO LADYSMITH VIA PRETORIA,’ ETC.
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. II
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd.
1906
All rights reserved
Copyright, 1906,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Set up and electrotyped. Published January, 1906.
Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| 1886 THE TWENTY-SIXTH OF JANUARY | |
| PAGE | |
Mr. Gladstone’s meditations—The Home Rule disclosures—LordRandolph’s Irish policy—Hopes of a Coalition—Lord Randolph’sprogramme—Lord Salisbury’s reply—Resignation ofLord Carnarvon—Procedure discussions—Rumour and report—Mr.Gladstone’s offer—The Queen’s Speech—LordSalisbury and Coercion—Divisions in the Cabinet—Meetingof Parliament—The policy of the 26th of January—Mr. JesseCollings’ Amendment—Defeat of the Conservative Government—Theirrecord | [1] |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| 1886 HOME RULE | |
Mr. Gladstone’s Home Rule Administration—The reality of thestruggle—Mr. Chamberlain’s position—Lord Randolph andHome Rule—Ulster, 1886—‘The Union party’—Waitingfor the Bill—Mr. Chamberlain resigns—Mr. Chamberlainand Lord Randolph—The great debate—Mr. Chamberlain’sspeech—The Whig peers—The Land Bill—The dissentientLiberals—Mr. Chamberlain and Birmingham—The ForeignOffice meeting—A critical interlude—‘Never! Never!’—TheHome Rule Division—Parliament dissolved | [48] |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| 1886 LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS | |
The General Election—‘An old man in a hurry’—Birmingham—Triumphof the Unionist party—Formation of Lord Salisbury’ssecond Administration—The lead in the House ofCommons—Chancellor of the Exchequer—The short session—LordRandolph as leader—Conduct of public business—Correspondencewith Lord Hartington—End of the session—Goldenopinions—Foreign affairs—A grave divergence—Easternpolicy—The Dartford programme—‘Mr. Spencer’sjourney’—Bradford—‘The Grand Young Man’ | [115] |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| 1886 THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER | |
At the Treasury—Lord Randolph as an official—Secret Servicemoney—The Metropolitan coal and wine dues—Preparationof the Budget—Democratic finance—The death duties—Theinhabited house tax—New stamp duties—Horses, cartridgesand theatre tickets—The Sinking Fund—Large reductionsof taxation—A fivepenny income tax—The meansfor Local Government—The Budget in the Cabinet—Asilence | [179] |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| 1886 RESIGNATION | |
Lord Randolph Churchill’s resignation announced—Considerationof rival forces and principles in the Conservative party—Theconflict in the Cabinet—Various differences—Retrenchment—TheArmy Estimates—The Prime Minister’s choice—WindsorCastle—Letter of Resignation—Lord Salisbury’sreply—Publication of the news—General reflections thereon | [213] |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| 1887 THE TURN OF THE TIDE | |
A private member—Mr. Chamberlain’s letters—Outcry againstLord Randolph Churchill—Lord Salisbury and Lord Hartington—Failureof a coalition—Protracted Cabinet crisis—ANew Year’s Day letter—Explanation to the Queen—Mr.Jennings—Mr. Goschen—Death of Lord Iddesleigh—TheGovernment reconstituted—Final correspondence with LordSalisbury—The two courses—Meeting of Parliament—LordRandolph’s statement—Algiers and Italy—Public resultsof Lord Randolph’s resignation—Displeasure of the Conservativeparty | [251] |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| 1887 ECONOMY | |
Difficulties of an ex-Minister—Lord Randolph’s course—Mr.Goschen’s Budget—The Army and Navy Committee—Economyand efficiency—Departmental mismanagement—Wolverhamptonspeech—The Hartington Commission—Effectof Lord Randolph’s agitation—Lord Randolph abandonsFair Trade | [302] |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| 1887-1888 THE NATIONAL PARTY | |
Ireland still—The Liberal Unionists—Coercion—Lord RandolphChurchill and Mr. Chamberlain—Dream of a centralparty—Difficulties of co-operation—A severance—Correspondencewith Lord Hartington—Weakness of the Government—Irisheducational schemes—Lord Randolph in Russia—Hisconversation with the Czar | [334] |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | |
| 1888-1889 CROSS CURRENTS | |
Irish Local Government—A disregarded pledge—Suakin—Vacancyat Birmingham—Mr. Chamberlain’s attitude—Mr.Jennings’ account—Lord Randolph withdraws—Disappointmentof Birmingham Conservatives—Mr. Balfour’s intervention—Correspondencewith Mr. Chamberlain—Royal grants—Speechesin the Midlands—‘Mr. Podsnap’—Hostility ofthe Conservative party | [370] |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | |
| 1890-1891 THE PARNELL COMMISSION | |
The Pigott letter—Action of the Government—Lord Randolph’swarning—The forgery exposed—Report of the Special Commission—Mr.Jennings’ amendment—Lord Randolph’sspeech—Mr. Chamberlain replies—Mr. Jennings offended—Wrathof the Conservative party—Estrangement from Mr.Jennings—Tendency of Lord Randolph Churchill’s later views—Ministerialdiscredit—Lord Randolph on the turf—Athome and abroad—Barren years—Loyalty to the Conservativeparty—Expedition to Mashonaland—Lion-hunting—Mr.Balfour becomes Leader of the House of Commons | [405] |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | |
| 1892-1895 OPPOSITION ONCE MORE | |
A new situation—General Election of 1892—Lord Randolph unopposed—Friendlydispositions of Conservative leaders—LordRandolph rejoins their councils—Speech on the HomeRule Bill—Fatal symptoms—His last success—Correspondencewith FitzGibbon—Riot in the House of Commons—Increasinginfirmities—A desperate campaign—Kissingen—Meetingwith Bismarck—Preparations for a long journey—Theend | [453] |
| [APPENDICES] | ||
Two Election Addresses, 1886 and 1892 | [491] | |
Parliamentary Procedure: The Closure | [500] | |
Political Letters of Lord Randolph Churchill: Freedomof Contract; Temperance; Home Rule | [504] | |
VIII. Mr. Jennings’ Account of his Quarrel with LordRandolph Churchill: Lord Justice Fitzgibbon’sNote thereupon | [512] | |
Lord Randolph Churchill’s Memorandum on Army andNavy Administration | [517] | |
| [525] | ||
ILLUSTRATIONS
TO
THE SECOND VOLUME
| 1. | Lord Randolph Churchill, 1886 (Photogravure) | [Frontispiece] |
| TO FACE PAGE | ||
| 2. | ‘Ulster will Fight and Ulster will be Right’ (Photogravure) | [64] |
| 3. | The Grand Young Man (Cartoon from ‘Punch‘) | [140] |
| 4. | Letter from Queen Victoria (facsimile) | [154] |
| 5. | ‘Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!’ (Cartoonfrom ‘Punch‘) | [168] |
| 6. | Bellerophon Junior (Cartoon from ‘Punch‘) | [184] |
| 7. | Lord Randolph Churchill’s Budget (facsimile) | [192] |
| 8. | Lady Randolph Churchill (from a drawing by John S. Sargent) | [438] |