Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-04
ENGLISH POLITICS.
TEE COMING ELECTIONS.

q sierre nnn JhorsushiT .fsntrsi,d Cam
discipline.
ll,y cnhle 10 the Dlspatch.l
LOND0N, October a. The Tories are
nai Yet ready 10 begin the campaign
t0i supremacy III the next Parliament.
Their Government have, therefore, de-
rIiied to postpone dissolution until the
9TH Of december. The reason given 20
the public Tor tins B-;tion Is that the
nfihcuitles growing on; Of the enormous
repatriation under the enlargement 0f
franchise require al extended time Tor
adJudlratiuu and adjustment. The cam
paige when II does open viii be the
fisrcest and most thorOughiv-cOutested
ever ioueht IL Great Britain. Every
voter II the ,ountry VIII probably b.
reached and interested. Those nov
possessing franchise are badly enough
muddled. for Churchill Tories arc
counting the Irish Home-Eulc vote.
white the Radicals are clamorinc Tor
the maintenance OF the empires IL
territy. Two millions Of mel. eufrar,-
rhised by Gladstone. u rule belong
10 class much iHferIUr II intelligence
10 any that ev.r heretofore mad voice
II British affairs. They haze never.
as . rule, had any interest II pubii-
questions. and never had OCCASION 20
learn anything at al about politics.
The election may decide vhe.he- the
English trade policy shall be Tree Or
protective whether the Church and
state shall he divorced or remaru
united whether the uniiicaslOn or dl.-
integratiUu Of the empire siiau onsue
whether Great IL Kan shall continue 10
Interfere II iore'~n Affairs and remain
among the FIRST Powers or hold alonf
and tall back INTO the second rank.
j may decide even whether the arts
tocracy il England sinai continue and
whether the thrune shall remain. All
these RE nov i've questions. and Il
does appear 70 be al extraurdlnarv
thing thnt Parliament, which may be
called upon 20 settle some. Il not all.
Of These mnmentuuf ISSUES. viii take It's
temper iron the chance way IN winch
tht maJOrIfy of two millions 81 new and
unerucat. voserB ma cas- their first
ballots. For Il Is far 10 assume
thai before the close OF tins campaign
the parties VIII have a-rgved the old
voters pretty vel OF the DIT lines. III
thar Issue viii be decided 10y the new
ballots. Even now, two months before
dissolution. there arr L.l2G candidate
hlreary ~ the field cor essinc lor the
500 seats belonging 70 England in ghe
Bnusf Of Commons Nearly every
ReHi If being contested aud there are
many instances II which several cgudi-
dates are contestine -he same cOnsGitu-
ency IL tins lR.ter respect, how
ever. the Liberals Gre II present worse
divided lnan the cries The la.ter
aye under much better party discipline,
and then party agents Gre bsndmc
then energies 10 prevent partF Splits.
The parnellIteE remain united and IL
dependent Of the alliance. il Is Admit
ted. however, even by the Liberai nsE--
papers. that il Parneu succeeds in
making bargain wiki ths 7ories 70
stand witt them upon common plgi-
form, TN Liberia majority vii. stand II
aangeI Of disappearing altogetheI.
il mas becOmi known that che eastern
policy UfpreMler Salisbury Is conducted
II periecs concert Win thgt o. Prince
bismarck The Servian Minister 10
Lngiand haf had Ill Official interview
with Lore Salisbury anu obtained from
Mn Jhf assurance o. tint British Gov
eminent sympathy with Servlan H.
pIratIong. Ling Milan Government
has been urged by EnEland 70 refrain
from aggressive action and reiy upon
the decision Of the Powers. The hing
haE Photographed IL reply that lac trusts
IL the disturbances gwen nm by LneianL
Hnc that TIT Servlans VIII wait fof Jhe
decision Of the Powers. Unless events
precIpItate Necessity iOr active mea-
sure8.