Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-20
The Magic Effect OF Mr.. Gladst0ne's
Manifesto in Uniting the Ferces Of
the Liberals.
Much Curious Information Being De.
veloped by the British Political Cam.
paign-The Present Outlook.
Strong Feeling Against Lord WOlseley
in Army Circles-New Cable Scheme
Literary Notes.


pamphleteering of his life. The document
was secretly issued to his political col
leagues as early as last Monday. Its first
effect was the palpsble rapprochement
between Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, Lord
Harrington and Sir William Vernon Har-
court, the three most powerful leaders,
next to the ex-premier himself, in the Lib.
eral party. All three are ambitious men,
and they had been pulling apart. Eac4l
was-tzking large following along. tn.
Radicals were going with Chamberlain.
the Wings with Harrington, and Harcourt
was endeavoring to hold the moderates
together. The Liberal party was being
rent to pieces. The manifesto put a stop
to the ripping, and the diverging trium-
virate at once set to work to replace the
stitches, and with each effort came closer
together. To-day, week only having
elapsed, the Liberal party in Great Britain,
ct least, is solid unit. Mr.. Chamberlain
may be said to be
THE MOST RKBELLIoUs LEADER
in the whole Liberal party. Before Mr..
Gladstone's utterance Mr.. Chamberlain q
radical campaign tour included Glasgow,
where no doubt it was entertained that he
would repeat his pronounced indepepd-
ence. But the orator spoke in Glasgow
after he had perused the manifesto, and
his speech displayed practical abandon
ment of his independent radicalism and
the adoption of policy of opportunism,
and so it has been with Lord Harrington
and Sir Vernon Harcourt. They have
also indicated complete submission to Mr..
Gladstone and have become opportunists.
There are two explanations Of these re-
markable submissions. No one doubts
that if these three leaders had been per-
mitted to persevere in the causes they
had mapped out for themselves the Liberal
party would have been dismembered. 1t
was pretty generally thought that
MR.. GLADSTONE WAS TIRED CT PUBLIC
LIFE,
and had decided to remain out of il. He
was implored TO reconsider this deter
mination and resume the management OF
the present campaign for his party. Sue
cess in this campaign was essential to the
continued existence of the Liberal parry
as party, and absolute unity was a re-
quisite of success. Mr.. Gladstone de-
manded submission as the price of his
leadership. 1t is, of course, possible to
suppose that Chamberlain, Harrington
and HarcouIt consented to drop their
differences out of pure desire to accom-
plish the success of their party as whole
and to obtain this result pay Mr.. Glad
stones price, but no doubt can be enter
tanned that each of these three men has
been ambitious to succeed the
GRAND OLD MAN
in party leadership. Circumstances have
demonstrated that the party will at pes
ent accept no leader but him, and that
without him restoration to power is impos
sible. The supposition that Mr.. Glad
stJne has consented to lead his party bach
to power, and determined after its lodg
ment there to retire permanently, would
afford the most reasonable explanation O
the conduct of three submissive leaders
for in that case they would be playing for {
stake worth while. In this latter even
the leadership to attain would be that O
united party adhesive with power,
thing immensely different from factiona
success. Many things go to show that the
latter supposition is the correct explana
ton the turn affairs have taken. In on,
of the opening sentences of his manifest
Mr.. Gladstone uses the following sienifi
cant statement: sit Will not be possibl,
for me to repeat in the new Parliament tn,
labors OF previous sessions" This is every
where accepted as distinct asseveratio1
by Mr.. Gladstone that he intends, if
VICTORIOUS IN THIS CAMPAIGN,
| to confne himself to the work of formin,
a Ministry, and after remaining in offic,
| long enough to assure the successfu
working of his re-established government
machinery, to retire permanently to pri
vate life. 1t is everywhere apparent tina
| the ex-Premier's effort has secured
marvellous and instantaneous restoration
| of unity in the Liberal party and given
| fighting trim. 1t is thoroughly reinforced
| Its electoral agents in the country alread,
| report the obliteration of dissensions AM
consultations upon single candidates. !
is also rumored that the powers of tn
local caucuses are being revived, and the
are resuming the work of selecting th
candidates and organizing the canvasset
| The Tory press criticise Mr.. Gladstone
address as "perplexing," Ambiguous,
"bolting," "prolix," zone of the most in
accurate political documents ever issue
to the public, mere trayersty on hom
and foreign affairs" etc. Even the Lib
eral journals admit that the manifesto
"vague" and "diffuse," but that it has bee
extraordinarily effective has been
i
and that result was undoubtedly what Nj
Gladstone aimed at. The very vsguenes
| and dihuseness which characterize III
document have this merit, that they pei
NIT each section of the Liberal party to il
terpret the whole production favorably
according to factional inclination, and dis
arm the conservatives of cogent criticism
The extreme radical newspaper, the Di
patch, commenting on the address, says
prefers at present the leadership of Nj
Gladstone to even that of Mr.. Chambe
lain. "He may not be as radical as W
WISH" says the Dispatch, "but radicalisI
loses nothing by biding its time. Th
moderate Spectator declares that the re
suit of the manifesto will be to enable th
Liberal party 'to march forward like
wall. Perhaps the most remarkab
proof of the power of the manifesto
that afforded by the bourses, which de.
specially in Egyptian, Turkish and Ru
| sian securities. In these markets Egyp
ian stocks fell three-fourths of poin
and Turkish and Russian securities fe
three-fourths of point almost immed
ately after the publication of the tenor {
the document. The spectators who's
sales brought about the decline explaine
that the situation created by the manifest
is one of probable return of Gladston
4 W OllfOC, WAACh bhCg ody LACcuo a
BRITISH EVACUATION OF EGYPT
and stern foreign policy on the part {
England. This extraordinary taking
time by the forelock would appear to e
tabIish the fact that Mr.. Gladstone is th
most powerful man out of power in th
world. The British political campaign
developing much curious information
Liberal electioneering agents who hav
4 Il 49,, ..f
report that they found a surprising amour
of political intelligence and informatio
among the newly enfranchised laborers i
the midland counties. These new voter
it is reported, generally appreciate the
new political responsibilities, have clef
views respecting the political principles
issue between the two great parties, pa
ticularly those relating to the land que
ton, and ent t3rtain no bitter feeling
against the landlords as such. 1t is eve
said that where there is strong oppos
ton among the laborers to a continuanc
of the Established Church the oppositio
is one of principle, and finds no persons
vent against the clergy as State pensicI
ers. More than this, the new voters al
reported to be fairly well educated on tn
question of the relation between capiti
and labor, able to appreciate the need {
capital, whils less willing than ever to
influenced by money in their polite,
opinions or actions.
AN ELECTORAL FACTOR
of growing importance is found in th
spread of the Tory Primrose League. TIL
organization is growing daily more powe
full through comprehensive organization
It is establishing lodges, which are calle
habitations, in even the remotest district
These habitations are conducted on tn
principle of American campaign club
and managed with q view to disseminat
party literature and information, and I