The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-22
Half of the Present Membership of the House
Expected to Decline Reelection, and
Political Revolution Imminent.
Conservative Elements Driven to the
Wall by Progressive Liberalism.
A Russian Military Newspaper Declares that
England Must Be Chased Out of Tur-
conan Territory-Cab Notes.
A COMING REVOLUTION.
An Astonishing Change Thought To Be at
Hand in England.

Hand in England.
LONDON, March 21-Both Liberal and Con-
seryative political agents are manifestly prepar-
ing for the general election in November next.
They almost unanimously concur in reporting
that of the present members of the
House of Commons almost half will de-
cline to stand for reelection. If this
calculation proves accurate the next Parliament
win be the product of one of the most thorough
political changes ever witnessed in England. A
majority of those members Of the House who it
is thought, will decline renewals Of
candidacy, are the older Tories and Wings.
Singular as it may appear, the bulk of these will
not retire from active politics because of ad-
vancing age and increasing physical disability,
but they will do so because of profound discon-
tent at the progress of democracy in Great Brit
ain. 1t cannot be gainsaid that the most ener
getic and most effective political mis-
sionaries in her Majesty's dominions for
several years past, have been Radicals
or democrats. The oid Tories and old Wings
realize this, and they are convinced that demo
cratic elements will SO largely control the next
House of Commons as to make the parlia-
mentary methods of the opposition disagreeable
to English gentlemen of the old fashion. Hence
these gentlemen will ''refrain from politics"
and, from their own standpoint, matters will
get worse Political philosophers see plainly
that if ever there is to be real and established
hastened by the very disposition shown by these
Tories and Wings to run away and avoid it.
Indications show plainly that there is going
on in England steady retreat of conservatism
before democracy. The whole tenor of the re-
ports from the provincial centers is to the effect
that the next Parliament will he radically
changed in character; that the number of aris-
tocracy, military and law representatives will
be greatly lessened, and the num-
ber{of commercial men, traders and members
of the local bourgeois in the house be astonsh-
inely argumented. The Tory agents, in view. of
the necessity of making timely recognition Of
theinevitable, have advised their leaders to
adoas an electoral programme based ON demo-
cratic lines.
Churchill. the young and erratic Tory member
of the Commons, who, in ft of political disgust
with the clumsy conservatism of his col
leagues, abruptly started ON a tour of
India has been asked by cable to re-
turn to London as speedily as possible,
to consult with Salisbury, leader of the Tory
peers, and with Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the
reputed successor in the Tory leadership IN the
Commons to Stafford Northcote.
Gladstone is rid of active political leadership
1t seems to be generally believed that he will
Withdraw from the prime ministry, and from
the Commons at the end of the present session.
His family and his close personal friends it is
take this STEP 1t is known that
Gladstone has recently very often expressed
a desire to resign the leadership of the Liberal
party. Some of the Premiers relatives and
family friends are urging him to retire into the
House of Lords, where he can continue to serve
England by his counsel and influence without
sacrificing his health and strength, as he must
do if he remains where he is