The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-22
DRIFTING TO DEMOCRACY.
Alarm Manifested In the Old Political
camps In England.
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A GREAT CHANGE PREDICTED.
Muny Tory aud Conservative Members
OF the Commons
REEUsE tn RIIN EnQ RE-El Er>TlnN
REFUSE TO RUN FOR REELECTION
The War Spirit In Russia Latest from
tho soudan - China Not Badly
Frightened by Franoo--The
Panama Canal Again,
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.


LONDON, March 2l.--Both liberal and
conservative political agents are
maniiesly preparing Tor general cleo
tion in N vember next. They almost
unanimously concur in reporting
tnat or the present members
Of the house of commons
almost oue-halt VIII dpcl N to stand t0r
a reelection. II this calculation proves
accurate the next parliament viii 'be the
po1duct OF one of the most thorough DO
llticAl changes eyer witnessed in Eng
land, The majority OF those members
III the house vino u Is thought will de-
cline renewals of candidacy arc the old
tories and wings Singular as it may
appear, the bulk of these will not retire
from active politics because If adyanc-
ing age and increasing phys.
zeal debility, but they will
DO 30 because Of the profound discon-
tent al tho progress of democracy in
Great Britain. IL cannot DO gainsaid
that the most energetic aud most ei-
iecllVo political missionaries in her
malesty's dnminiOns for several wears
have been Radicals or Democrats. The
old Tories and the old Wings realZs
this, and thew are convinced that the
Democratic element viii 50 largely con
trul the noXt house of commons az TO
make the parliamentary methods nf
| the position disagreeabe tO English
gentleman Of the old fashion, hence
these gentlemen viii refrain from DO l.
| tics, aud from their own standpoint mat
ter' VIII get worse. Po iticai phiiosu-
phorS see plainly II ever there Is 10 be- a
real and established Democracy In Eng
land its advent will be much hastened
by the very disDO.ition shown by these
Tories ana Wings TO run away 10 avoid
H. Indications show plainly that there
IL going ON in England
STEADY retreat of Conservatism be-
fore Democracy. The whole tenor OF
IN" repurts from provincial centres Is to
.he elect lhat the next parliament will
Do ra ilcally changed IN character; that
the numner OF aristocrAtic, military and
law representatives will he greatly les.
sened aud the number OF commercial
men, traders aud members OF the local
| bOuTgOOise will be astOnlshiugly aug
nented. Tory agents, In view OF the
nee, ssity OF making timely recognition
! 4 tho inevitable, have. advised
iheir leaders IN Adopt an. electoral
prog ammo based ON Demoa,l % liuos
/ q urchill, tho young and atratc Tory
MON Der Oi the CONN ens, who,
! tit OF political disgust with the
NluhNl NbIr'lNhNlNln ul MS tulloNguoN
abruptly started on tour fudia, has
| been asked by cable to return to Lon
| don as speedily ~ possible, 10 consult
| with Salisbury, tho leader oi tho rory
peer, aud with SIR Michael Hicks
Bench. II is reported lhe successor in
| Tory leadership iu tho commons Is
I TO b1 stafford Nocthrote. Gladstone
is r'd OF uctivs political
leadership. IL seems TO be
gene ally believed thai lac will with.
draw from the prime minlstry and
fcnm tho commons at tho Cnd of the
present session. His family aud his
close personal friends, 10 ~ said, All
concur Ia urging hin 10 take this atop.
IL ~ known that Gladstone has recent
ly very oitol "Xpros,si desire to ro.
sigu the letiership uf the Llb.ral party.
some of the premier's relatives aud
family fri0nds urge him to retire iutO
th" house of lords. here ha can con.
t'nne 10 serve Eng'an 10y his counsel
ana iniluo zee, without the sacrifice of
health aud strength, which no must do
u no remains where he IL.