The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-05
A Programme Indicating that the Salisbury
Ministry Will Probably Be Out of Of
flee by the First of August.
Alarming Increase of Mortality Among
Babes Whose Lives Are Insured.
Additional Details of the Manner in Which
Lady Churchill Conducted Her Sue
cessful Campaign at Woodstock.
BRITISH POLITICS.
Alarm Among the Liberals-A Short Life
for Salisbury's Ministry.


Alarm Among the Liberals-A Short Life
for Salisbury's Ministry.
LONDON July 4.-The results of the Parlia-
mentary elections which took place during the
past week to fill vacancies caused by the change
in the Ministry have rather alarmed the Liber
ais. They were beginning to feel sure of an
easy victory in the coming general elections, but
the Tories have more than held their own in the
special pollings, and have increased their major
tiles in such hotly contested boroughs as Wake
field and Woodstock. The Liberal election
agents in many sections, have sent in discourag
ing reports about the outlook. They say the
agricultural voters falling away from the
Liberal interest," and that the laborers appear in
different about taking advantage of the enlarged
franchise. These agents further de-
clare that in most of the rural
regions of England both the agricultural la
borers and the workingmen, this year, are
especially under the influence or control of local
squires, parsons, farmers, and authorities. This
is accounted for by the fact that times have, for
long period past been unusually hard, and
that these classes of voters are under more than
ordinary obligations to their employers and
patrons
The squires, parsons, farmers and local officials
are nearly all Conservatives, and with bright
party prospects before them are exerting all
their influence to retain control of British poit-
ical affairs. The Tory managers, in locating
polling places in remote districts controlled by
Liberals, have selected the places in such way
as to make it difficult for voters to reach the polls.
They also issued a circular among farm laborers
declaring that the character of their ballots will
inevitably be known to their employers. The
Irish leaders arrayed the Irish vote throughout
England in such way as to help the Tory can
didates in all close districts The Liberal man
ayers, thoroughly frightened at all these things,
will, early next week, obtain solid union be-
tween the Whig and Radical factions of their
party on the electoral programme. Both Glad
stone anu Chamberlain have advised that Liberal
candidates be selected, or at least approved by
central body of electors, in order to save the
party strength from being frittered away by
tests in the same constituency anywhere between
rival Liberal candidates. Both also urge
committee to direct the entire canvass
upon mutured and uniform plan,
instead of the dsiointed and anarchcal
method heretofore in vogue
The hope Of an early and pacific close of the
present session ofParilament is daily diminishing
The new Cabinet is determined to meet the
factious or obstructive opposition in the House
of Commons with the announcement: that unless
the Liberal leaders prove themselves willing and
tn +bo in cir no
budget the Tory Ministry will resign, and com
pei the Liberals again to attempt the
task which but recently brought about
their downfall. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the
new Chancellor of the Exchequer, will announce
this decision soon after the House of Commons
resumes its sittines The chances tonight.
therefore, are that tho present government will
terminate within month. Gladstone already
regrets his resignation. He now evlnces GER
tain degree of willingness to resume office. He
has gone so far as to deny, for publication the
report that he told the Queen nothing could in
duce him to take Office again. 1t is thought the
leading question in the coming general electoral
of Earl Roseberry, Gladstone's Lord of the
Privy Seal foresha6ows a solid agreement
among the Radical members of the Gladstone
Ministry in favor of elective county councils
electing national councils in Ireland, Scotland
and Wales.
An active agitation is now being carried on in
England against the practice of allowing
members of government to retain positions IL
the directorates of public corporations. This
agitation has elected the information that the
Marquis of Salisbury, present Prime Minister;
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer Sir Richard Assheton- Cross, Home Sec
retary; Arthur James Balfour. President of the
Local Government Board; Right Hon. David r.
Punkett First Commissioner of Works;
Right Hon. Sir William Hart
Dyke Chief Secretary for Ireland;
Lord Harris, Parliamentary Secretary
for India; Viscount Folkestone Treasurer. and
Right Hon. Robert Bourke, Under Foreign Sec
retary, all hold directOrates in one or more
public companies. Lord George Hamilton, First
Lord of the Admiralty. and Mr. Bourke each
hold, at present, positions in four busnes cor
poratons, while one other member of the gov
ernment holds positions in SIX, and still another
in seven. Unless these statesmen re-
sign their posts in these companies,
the Radicals will raise the question, during the
coming campaign, and contend that no member
of the government shall be allowed to hold a
post in any trading company. Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolff. who is in the directorates of six
different companies, having been called upon to
resign from each on account of his present
mission to Egypt declined, and asked instead to
be accorded by each company leave of absence
for six months with the continued right to draw
his fees.
CHILD-MURDER IN LONDON.