The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-08
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
CHURCH AND STATE IN BRITAIN.
The Fight the Radisals are Hasiur n,
Dissstsblishmsnt--Allianss Of tbs
cashslic aud Prstestant Clep-
sy--Ths scotch Disssntsrs
and Mr.. Gladstone.
The Weekly Gable r,et,.r.

~'nvh ~ poruttteo 70 20 on 0r-
ranging his campaign aud nominating
h'a candidates in Ireland pretty much
AZ he liker, while the voters In Ens.
land and Scotland are set by
the ears over the questiou
OF disabling thu church. Ths
controversy has become exceedtugl '
bitter. 1t has been described a. "the
combat of the established church.
nghting for life against the disseulers
s'raggitng to destroy the seat of mon.
0poly Of religion" Everybody in
Great Britain has become deeply in
tercsted in tho contest, and IL is now
thought that tie result Of ths 90 .ions
viii hinge entirely ON the church uues.
tion alone. Tho enSrossing i'm ,ort.
ancs in thts campaign Of the question
or the dissstsblishment Is due TO the
Dreponderating influence OF the Radi.
sails In the Liberal party. Attic OPEN
Ing OF the contest, the leaders on both
sides acted AZ II they thought that the
campaign would be
FOUGHT ON TMg QUESTION OF FORHI0N
POLICY.
10 was soon found, however, that the
conservatives having nothing better
to offer on this issue than their pre-
decessors In Office, would soon 20 to
pisces Ia political struggle baxed on
that question, and the cSnpsign was
shifted to the Irish matters. Ga these
the TorieA got the better of tbs L!bsr-
a!s and secured Y coalition with the
Heme Ralers, while the Liberals had
q chance OF affiliating with
the Parnelllies, they comparatively
ignored the Radicals; the latter, the re-.
fore, opened a campaign on their own
account, and they make tho promise to
work for diseatabllshment as tae most
Important pledge In their platform.
When Mr.. Gladstone and his Liberal
colleagues were aroused by the defec-
zion OF the Psrnellites to the necessity
" naeuring q closer union with the
Radicals, tho latter had raised tho issue
OF disestablishment to such promin-
snco that it could not bo removed
rom tbs controversy. Mr.. Gladstone
"as oompslled, therefore, In securing
sn alliance with the Radicals, to leave
such Radical and Liberal candidates
AZ were already in nomination free to
remain stendfsst to their pledges. So
many OF these candidates had
pledged Themselves to disestablish
ment that the Conservatives forced the
qaestton to tho front aud arrayed
themselves
LIsRnD CHURCH..
They derived immense,ass sistanco from
the Catholic clergy OF Great
Britain, headed by Cardinal
Newmsu. The most prominent Brit
ish Catholic prelats Joined The Con-
servatlves In defending tho shurch,
taking the ground that any religion
WAS better than no religion, that the
established church was one of Eng
lands greatest bulwarks agsinst i'm
morality, and that to save 1t from do.
struction was moral duty. This
served to cement the union between
tho Catholic Home Rulers aud the
conservatives and to make tho whole
question OF primo Importance. The
Conservative leaders were inspired to
renewed activity, and they have suo-
ceeded in SO far Ia the fight that the
people Of Great Britain are
To night thoroughly aroused and
clearly divided OH this exciting relig.
tous question, and overy clsIyy man
has become for the time
BITTER PARTISAN POLITICIAN
on one of the two sides to tho oontrO
versy. Conservative ALberals are
now doing their utmost TO get
the question removed from The
canvass. Tho Libarsl associations
ara everywhere trying to discard 1t
from the pr gramme OF their party.
IL Is more tnan probable, however,
that the tactical recognition of their
mistake has come too late. This state
meEt Is not meant t. cover tho idea
tnst the Tories and Psrnellites com
bined Will beat tho Liberals and II adj
Gals III the number of candidates thsy
Will elect to the next Parlismsnt.
IA matters stand the Liberals will
probably elect the creator number, but
the Tory party mas declared its inton.
tton to remain In power unless they ere
defeated by no large majority ~ To
indicate au overwhelming public ex-
presalon In favor OF their retirement.
Uoles, Mr.. Gladstone can succeed In
dimintshiBg the advantages which
the Tories st present have In the
religious issue, 1t will be
difficult, II not impossible, for
him 10 secure q majority large
enough In tho next Parliament to per
NIT Of his restoration to power. The
difficulties which lie In his way may
be seen IN the following facts:
or tho Thousand aud more Lib.
ersl Candidates now in the field In
Great Britain iS0 are pledged to favor
diseatsblishment. The constituency
who stand by these candidates Will
nearly all insist on their fidelity to the
pledge. In Scotland tha
EMDARAssMRNTs WHICH LIE IN TIN
EX-PRRMIER's WAY
are particularly Rioat; 1,470 dissenting
scotch clorgymen have signed an Rc
dress 10 him, declaring that they
LOOK TO hun 10 overthrow the
State church. Ia this remarkable
political address these Scotch minis
tore declare the time has como to saver
tue relations between church and
state. "Diseenting Christians have re-
trained too long from making this con.
test and we insist that the cominc
Psrliamenpa terminating the unjust
| aud Injurious connection"
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain and Sil
Charles Dixie, the Radical leaders
placn.e the Scotch vote by
promising to have dlssstsblishmen'
secured for them II they will leave tn,
IuNrhvh " Nv Cobbiou w
further events. There 10 q great dos
OF anxiety to know whAt attitude
oLADsTONR WILL puBLrCLY AssuMI
on this question. He will speak I,
Scotland next week. The Churcl
Do'enso loaguers, Of Edinburgh h
have arranged to make Q grea
public demon .lration In that city OF
tho night OF Gladstone's arrival there
aud tho dissenters arc preparing
counter demonstration for the sam,
evening.
In International affairs attention 4
concentrated upon tho court and do
plomstic intrigues In progress for an
against the
DEPOSITION OF PAINca ALnxAxpE
IN Bulgaria. Queen Victoria su
her ministers, II 10 understood, are d.
termined to keep Princess Beatrice
brothcr.in-law upon the throne y
ruler OF United B llgariaiand II ,umelil
On the other hand tho cs n rn
the royal house Of Dsnmsr
are equally resolved 70 acconplis
his overthrow. Tbi, lstter com6in.
tion sre nushing tho olsims Of youn
prince Wsldamsr ~ sueoeed Alex an
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