Savannah morning news., 1885-07-05
LIBERALS DISHEARTENED
TORIES MAKING GAINS IN ALL
THE DISTRICTS.


LONDON, July THE results of the
Parliamentary elections which took place
during the past week to fill vacancies
caused by the change in the Ministry
have rather alarmed the Liberals. They
were beginning to feel sure of an easy
victory in the coming general elections.
but the Tories have more than held their
own in the special pollings, and have in
creased their majorities in such hOtly
contested DorOughs as Wakefield and
Woodstock. The Liberal election agents
in many OF the provinces have sent in dis
couraging reports about the outlook.
LOSING AGRICULTURAL VOTERS.
They say that the agricultural voters
are falling away from the Liberal interest,
and that labOrers appear Indifferent about
taking advantage of the enlarged fran
chise. These agents further declare that
! in most of the rural districts both the agri-
cultural labOrers and working men are
this year especially under the influence on
control of 'squires, parsons, farmers and
authorities. This is accounted for by the
fact that the times have for long period
been unusually hard, and that these
classes of voters are under more than or
dinary obligations to their employers and
patrons.
THE TORIES A UNIT.
The 'squires, parsons, farmers and local
officials are nearly all Conservatives, and
| with bright party prospects before them,
are eXerting all their Influence to retain
control of British political affairs. The
Tory managers are locating polling places
in remote districts controlled by the Lib
erals III such way that it is difficult
for voters to reach the polls. They
have also issued circulars among farm
labOrers, declaring that the character OF
their ballots will inevitably be known to
their employers. The Irish leaders have
| arranged to throw the Irish vote through
out England in such way as to help the
Tory candidates in the districts. The
Liberal managers. though frightened at
all these things, will early next week at
tempt to bring about "A solid union be-
| tween the Wing and radical factions of
| kheir own party on an electoral pro-
| dramme.
| IhANs OF GLADSTONE AND CHAMBER
LAIN.
( Both Mr.. Gladstone aud MT. Chamber
/ lain have advised that the Liberal candi-
dates be all selected, or at least approved
by the central body Of selections, in order
- save the party strength from being
krittered away by contests in the same
Constituency anywhere between rival can
| didates. Both gentlemen also urge the
! appointment Of national campaign COM
nlittee to direct the entire canvass upon
nIatllred and uniform plan, instead of on
tie dlsiOinted and anarchIcal method
heretofore in vogue. The hope OF an early
I aud pacific close of the present session of
! Parliament Is daily diminishing.
/ THE CONsERV ATIvES EdBOLDENED.
/ The new Cabinet have determined to
meet factions or obstructive opposition in
I fha kIonun nf with tho
| nOuncement that unless the Liberal lead
| els prove themselves willing and able TO
/ absist the Conservatives in passing the
! budget the Tory Ministry viii resign and
/ cdmpel the Liberals again to attempt the
! takE which but recently brought their
! dd%nfall. Sir Michael Beach,
! thl1 new Chancellor Of the Excbequer,
/ wi Eannounee this decision soon after the
! H4f'se of Commons resumes its sittings.
/ THE thances tonight are, therefore, that
] thA present government will terminate
! within a month. Mr.. Gladstone already
regrets his resignation. He now eyinces
! a ceFtain degree of willingness TO resume
| o1ice. He has gone so far as to deny for
publication q report that he had told the
| Quedn that nothing could induce him TO
| take lofice again.
THE QUESTION AT ISSUE.
1t is thought that the leading question
viii he the question Of local government.
/ The speech Of the Earl of Rosebury, Mr..
I Gladdt0ue's Lord PriVy Seal. fOTeshadOws
| a solid agreement among the Radical men,
bers df the Gladstone Ministry in favor Of
} elective county councils, electlng national
! councils in ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The lSDectatOT warns the Radicals that
4 II theil' scheme Of local government for
! Irelauh includes the right Of the Irish
! National Council to settle the Irish land
/ question its advocacy will inevitably
bring about q rupture between the Rad
ical and Wing sections.
DIREcToRATEs IN CORPORATIONS.
An aetive agitation is now being car
red on in England against the practice of
allowing members OF the government 10
retain positions In directorates Of public
corporations. This agitation has ELECTED
/ the intelligence that the Marquis Of Sails
bury. present Prime Minister, Sir Michael
! Hicks-Beach, Chancellor OF the Exche-
qner, Sir Richard Ashton Cross, Home
| Secretary, Arthur James Balf0ur, Presi-
| dent of the Local Government Board, Da-
vid II. Plunkett, First Commissioner OF
Works. Sir William Hart Dyke, Chief
| Secretary for ireland, Lord Harris, Par
/ liamen0ary Secretary for India, NiscOunt
FOlkestOne, Treasurer and Robert Bourke,
| Under Foreign Secretary, all hold direc-
| torates IN one or more public corpora
/ tiOns.
THE lQUEsT1oN TO BIZ USED.
Lord Gedrge Hamilton, First Lord of
J the ADMIRALTY, and Bourke each hold at
present positions in four business cor
| poration,s, while one other member Of the
| governnlent holds positions in six and
still anOther in seven. Unless these
statesmen resign theirposts in these COM
panies the Radicals vii raise the question
| during the ctming campaign ana contend
that no rD1dn Der OF the government shall
be allowed % hold post IN any trading
company. sr Henry Drummond W0ih,
who is inI the drectOrates OF six different
companies, having been called upon 20 ro-
sign fr0ml each on account OF his present
mission 70 Hgypt, declined, and asked
Yesterday TO be accorded by each COM
pany idayeiof absence FOR six months,
with eonttnuad right TO draw his fees.
IRlELAND's NEW RULERS.
DuBLINhJuay A. FTeeDldn's Journal ap-
proves Of Ahc action OF the municipal au-
thoritleB iih abbtaining from participation
in the ceremonies attending the state en-
try into dublin OF Lord Carnarvon, the
new Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland. Ine
Express, on the other hand, says that the
absence Of thcl authorities places them in
q new and mdre repueiye aspect before
the country. lho fFish Times says: "For