The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-11
DISRAELI'S ADDRESS.

What the Leader Of the English COnser.
vatives Said to HIS Commitments.
The London journals Of the 25th ult publish
the following copy Of Mr. Disraeh's address
which was merely summarized by cable--to the
electors Of the county Of Buckingham, asking
. reelection to Parliament and indicting the
Gladstone Ministry before the nation. The leader
o. the opposition said:- .-.......
GENTLEMEN-Mr. Gladstone has informed the
ADVISED by her Minister to dissolve the present
Parliament. Whether this step has been taken as
the Prime Minister tnat ne has, in fresh violation
o. t wh Tstannng os
pone evads the das Of fecsonns f6T
war carried on without communication with Par
lament, and the expenditure for which Parliament
has not sanctioned, IL Is unnecessary at present
consider. 1t is sufficient to point out that IT, under
any circumstances. the course altogether unpre-
cedented-of calling together Parliament by spe:
then dissoving it before its meeting could be us.
titled, there is In the present case no what
ever suggested why this was not done six weeks
ago. and why the period OF the year usually de-
voted to business before Easter, which must now
be wasted, should not thus have been saved.
tinuance Of that confidence which you have ex.
tended to me on nine different occasions, running
over Tn S;se man OF OF men
stituents prox narrative, In which he mentions
many Of the questions that have occupied or may
occupy public attention, but In which l find moth
ing definite as 10 the policy he would pursue, ex-
cept this, that having the prospect Of large sur
plus ne will, II retained in power devote that
surplus to the remission of taxation which would
be the course OF any party or any Ministry But
what is remarkable in his proposals is that on the
one hand they are accompanied by the disquieting
information that the surplus, In order to make il
adequate, must be enlarged by an adjustment"
and that, on the other hand, his principal meas /
ures OF relief will be the diminutiOn OF local taxa
ton and the abolition OF the income tax-measures
which the conservative party have always favored
and which the Prime Minister and his friends have
always opposed.
turned to Parliament l shall whether In or out Of
office, continue to endeavor, to propose or support
OF the people OF this kingdom. But do not think
this great end is advanced BY incessant and har
erned by their customs as much as by their laws,
and there Is nothing they more dislike than un-
necessary restraint and meddling interference in
Generally spesking. should say Of the admins
tration OF the last hye years that 1t would have
more energy in our foreign policy and little less
in our domestic legislation.
BY an act Q! folly or OF ignorance rarely equalled
secured us the freedom Of the Straits Of Malacca
for our trade with China and Japan, and they at
Africa, into those "equivocal and entangling en-
gagements" which the Prime Minister now depre.
Gates, involved US in the Ashantee war. The honor
Of the country now requires that we should prose-
cute that war with the vIgor necessary to insure
success; put when that honor Is INDICATED 1t will
be the duty Of Parliament to inquire by what
means we were led into a costly and destructive
contest which neither Parliament nor the country
have ever sanctioned, and OF the necessity JUS
tce OF which, In its origin, they have not been
made aware.
The question OF further reform OF the House Of
Commons Is again suggested by the Minister.
think unwisely. The argument for extending to
the counties the household franchise Of the towns,
aiou u.s. is Itself failacous There has always
been difference between the franchises OF the
argued more strongly than the present Prime Min.
lister against the contemplated identity OF suffrage.
The conservative party view ,his question without
AFRAID OF popular rights But the late Reform act
was a large measure, which, In conjunction with
and they viii hesitate before they sanction further
legislation which will inevitably involve, among
of al least ali boroughs in the Kingdom Comprising
less than 10000 inhabitants.
Gentsmen; the mpeno1 o, general gen election 10
ter OF this kingdom. There IL reason to hope nom
the address OF the Prime Minister, putting aside
some Ominous suggestions which II contains as to
the expediency OF q local and subordinate legisa-
ture, that he Ia not certainly at present, opposed
ef the integrity OF the Empire. But uniortunateIy
among his adherents some assal the monarchy,
ord %R there are those wSo Would reeye
Parliament altogether from any share In the
government Of one portion Of the United Kingdom.
policy by disestablishing the Anglican, as he has
despoiled the Irish Church; while trusted col
their desire altogether to thrust religion from the
place which 1t ought to occupy in national educa-
ton.
These gentlemen, are solemn issues, and the
impending general election must decide them.
Their solution must be arrived at when Europe Ii
more deeply stirred than at any period since the
Reformation, and when the cause OF civil liberty
and religious freedom mainly depends upon the
strength and stability OF England. ask you to
return me 70 the Honse OF Commons to resist
every proposal which may impair that strength
and TO support by every means her imperial sway
B. DlSRA ELL