Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-04
GLADST0NE'SNEWV VOTERS
ENGLAND's FUTURE AT STAKE
IN THE COMING ELECTION.

Both Parties working Hard TO Secure e
Majority of the Two Millions just
EnrrAnchised--Lord Salisbury Work
ing ia Conoert with Prince Bismarck
In the ROnmelian Affair.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The Tories are not
yet ready TO begin the campaign for the
supremacy in the next Parliament The
government has, therefore, decided tn
postpone dissolution until Dec. Z. The
reason given to the public for this action
is that the difficulties growing out kof the
enormous registration under the enlarge
ment of the franchise require an extended
time Tor adjudication and adjustment.
The campaign, when 1t does open, will be
the hercest and most thoroughly contested
ever fought in Great Britain. Every
voter in the country will probably be
reached and Interested
VOTERS BADLY MUDDLED.
Those now possessing the franchise are
badly enough muddled, for the Churchill
Tories are cOurting the Irish home rule
vote, while the Radicals are olnmoring for
The maintenance Of the empires integrity.
The 100000 OF men entranchised by ex-
Premier Gladstone, as rule. belong to q
class much inferior in intelligence 10 any
that have ever heretofore had a voice ia
British affairs. They nave never, as .
rule, had any interest 10 public questions,
and never had occasion t0 learn anything
az all about politics. When the United
States enfranehised the black freedmen
hardly 100000 voters were added to the
list
INFLUENCED by SENTIMENT.
When they began to vote they were ins
fiuencad by a sentiment which WAS prac-
tlcallY unanimous among them, and
which WAS at the time at least intelligent,
viz: gratitude; but England has as sud-
denly added nearly three times as many
voters 10 her suffrage list, and the addI-
tiOn certainly contains larger mass Of
ignorance. While gratitude 10 the party
tor the franchise may sway many OF these
new voters IL would be folly to calculate
upon II as a feeling which will prevail with
any large portion OF them. Practically
the whole number have no decided pOlitx
ical leanings.
THE ISSUE sTUPENDOUs.
They will be Liberal OF Tory, accord
ing 10 the influences brought 20 bear upon
them. The result Of the forthcoming elec-
tiOn will be stupendcus upon the destiny
Of England. IL may decide whether the
English trade policy shall be free or pro-
tectlye, whether Church and State shall
be divorced or remain united. whether
uuluthLiuu VI ulHANNtkIdhlbD Vi tue ellis
pire shall ensue, whether Great Britain
shall continue 10 interfere in foreign al
fairs and remain among the first powers,
or hold aloOt and fall back into second
rank. 1t may decide even whether the
aristocracy in England shall continue.
and whether the throne shall remain.
A GAME or CHANCE.
All these are now live questions, and fE
does appear 10 be an extraordinary thing
that the Parliament. which may be called
upon to settle some, II not all of these
momentOus issues, will take its temper
from the chance way in which the ma
JOrity Of the 2,0O0,O00 Of new and unedu-
GATED voters may cast their first ballots,
for it is fair 10 assume that before the
close Of the campaign the parties will
have arrayed the old voters pretty we'll
on old lines, and that the issue will he
decided by the new ballots. Even now,
two months before the dissolution, there
are .l26 candidates already in the field,
cOntesting for the 800 seats belonging TO
England in the House of Commons.
Nearly every seat IL being contested, and
there are many instances in which several
candidates are cOntestng the same con-
stituency.
THE LIBERALS MOST DIVIDED.
In this latter respect, however, the
Liberals are at present worse divided
than the Torres. The latter are under
much better party discipline, and their
party agents are bending their energies
10 prevent party splits.
The Parnellites remain united and in-
dependent OF alliance. II Is admitted,
however, even by tho Liberal newspapers,
that II Mr.. Parnell succeeds IN making d
bargain with the Tories TO stand with
themiupOn common platform, the Liberal
majority will stand in danger Qf disap.
pearing altogether. IL has become
known that the Eastern policy Of Premier
Salisbury ID conducted In perfect concert
with that Of Prince Bismarck. Tie Seryi-
AN Minister TO England has had an Off
cial interview with Lord Salisbury, and
obtained from him an assurance OF the
British governments sympathy With
oeryian aspirations.
MILAN URGED TO KEEP COOL.
King Milan's government has been
urged by England 10 refrain from az.
gressiye action, and rely upon the de-
clsi0n OF the powers. The King has tele-
graphed IN reply that he trusts in the
assurances given him by England, and
that the Seryians are willing to wait for
the decision OF the powers unless events
preclpitate the necessity for active