Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-05
ENGLANys MIDDLE.
Her Condition, POIiica', Social and
Moral.

LONDON, October 3.-The Tories are not
yet ready to begin the campaign for su'
premacy in the next Parliament. The gov
ernment has, therefore, decided to postpone
dissolution until the 7th of December. The
reason given to the public for this action is
the difficulties growing out Of the enormous
registration under the enlargement OF the
franchise require the extended time for sd'
Indication and adjustment. The campaigu,
when it does open, will be the 6ercest and
most thoroughly contested ever fought IN
Great Britain. Every voter in the country
will probably be reached and interested.
These now possessing the franchise are bad
" enough mutlated, for the Churchill To
RES ere couring the Irish home rule vote,
while Radicals are clsuoring for the main
tsrhuce of the empires integrity.
Ignorant Voters.
The two millions of men ~enfranchised by
Mr.. Gladstone, as a rule, belong to the
class much inferior in intelligence to any
that have ever heretofore had voice in Brit
ish affairs. They have never, as a rule,
had any interest in public questions ana
never bad occasion to learn anything at all
sbour politics. When the United States
epfrapcbised the black freedmen, hardly
500 coo voters were added to the list. When
thew began to vote they were influenced by
q sentiment which was practically unsui
nous among them, and which was at that
time, at least, intelligent, viz: graitudet
But England has as suddenly added nearly
| three times as msuy voters to her suffrage
list and the addition certainly contains q
larger mss of ignorance. Practically the
sh 10 number have no decided political
learnirg. They will be
Libt raj or Tory According to the Influences
brought to bear upon them. The result Of
tie coming election will be stupenduous
| upon the destiny ofEnglsnd.
II NAV decide whether the English trade
policy shall be free or protected, whether
| The Church and State shall be divorced or
remain united, whether disiL iegrahon Of
The empire shall eDsue, whether Great
Britain shall continue to interfere in foreign
| affairs and remain among the first powers
or hold aloof and fall back into second
rank. 1t may decide even whether
he aristocracy in England shall
| continue and whether the throne shall con-
true. All these are now live questions
and it does appear to be an extraordinary
thipg that Parliament, which may be called
upon to settle someif not all Of these issues,
aill tske its temper from the chance way
in which the majority of the two million
new ard ~uueducatld voters may cast their
irst ballots.
N,srly every seat ia being contested
Tier are many instances in which several
| eel d dates are con,esting the sam
| constituency. In this latter respect
however, the Liberals are q:
present worse divided than the tories. The
| latter are under a much better party disci
plire and their party agents ere bending
hsir energies to proven a party split. l.
IS admitted. however, even by liberal news
o. pers. the,if Mr.. Parnsll succeeds in max.
| ing a bargain with the tories to stand With
| them on a common platform, the liberal
psrty will stand in danger of disappearing
altog ether. 1t trsnspires that
The Eastern Policy of Salisbury
is conducted in perfect concert with that Of
Prirce Bismarck.
The Seryian Minister to England has had
an official interview with Lord Salisbury end
obtained an assurance OF the British gov.
ernment's sympathy with Servian aspira-
,iOrs.
King Milan's government has been urged
ny England to refrain from aggressive &C
non and rely upon the decision OF the pow.
srs. Tie King has telegraphed in reply
that be trusts in assurance given him BY
England, and that the ServiSns are willing
10 wait for a decision of the powers.
The Social Party Movement
is steadily gaining strength. Prosecution
Of Mr.. Stead has greatly strengthened the
movement and now headed by a Methodist
church as an organization. The cause IS
COW warmly advocated by organs and
preachers of all denominations. Meetings
are being organized to make the public &C
uuainted with new developments of scandal
in high places and to ~iDaugurate a genera
system Of boycottiDg trsdesmen and com.
mercial houses managed by men of reputed
sexual immortality. Several Of the great
West End shops where in swarms of young
girls are at the most mesgre wages have
been denounced by name, and these public
Methodistic meetings as places for ruin for
yourg men and women, and ladies have
been warned to avoid them.
immoral Journalists Even in London.
Letters have been read accusing London
journalists with general immortality. The
Methodist Times even goes so far as to ex-
plain the conspiracy of silence maintain
I'd y a majority Of the London papers
agai. st the Pail Mall Gazette and their at
'ack upon Mr.. Stead for making his revels-
tion, By alleging that an appalling state Of
we, exposed by Mr.. Stead exists in the
.r s~circles Of London. The paper prays
.- 90 may raise up some mighty sur
,c Hercules TO cleanse the Aegean
II Of journalism
n Berlin Scandal
! w,.rh discussed in all the social parity
meetings. The nsme OF the illustrious man
implicated is Prot. Groef. He is a member
Of the Berlin Academy Of Arts, is 81 years
Of age, is q senator, has long been celebrated
for his paintings, and is the author Of the
picture known ss the "Nymphs Bathing"
de was accused last spring by the mother
# bis model for the figure of the nymph in
lat picture of having corrupted both the
model and her l4'yesr old sister.
The accusation led to the
Professors srrest on .be 24th of March
last. The details Of the charge we're so
horrible that a secret inquiry was had and
he result of this been conviction Of prisoner
nd the publication of the scandal. The
deiepse was that the mother Of the girls had
sold their persons to the professor; that she
mad compelled him during the period of his
n~elstions with the giIls to pay her in all the
nm of 1000 marks. and that her prosecu.
ton wss ~insriga'ed solely BY his refusal to be
Uurlber blackmailed.
Notes.