The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-10-07
EUROPEAN TOPICS.
The Parliamentary Campaign
in England.
ca AMPAIGN PL A N.
sIhe Methodists are Taking Hand
in the ttPall Mall
Gazette.

LONDON, October 3.-The Tories are not
yet ready to begin the campaign Tor su-
premacy in the next Parliament. Their
Government, therefore, decided to post
pone dissolution until the 7th OF December
The reason given to the public for this ac'
ton is that the difficulties growing out OF the
enormous registration under the enlarge
ment OF the franchise requires an extended
time for the adjudication and adjustment.
The campaign, when it does open. will be
,Ssie fiercest mud most thoroughly contested
ever fought IN Great Britain. Every voter
in the country will probably be reached and
interested. In this connection the TACT is
pointed out that when the United States
enfranchised the black freedmen hardly
100000 voters were added to the list. but
England has as suddenly added nearly
three times as many voters to her suffrage
list, and the addition certainly contains a
larger mass of ignoranc. Practically. the
whole number have
NO DECIDED POLITICAL LEANINGS.
They will be Liberal or Tory, according to
the influences brought to bear ON them.
The result will be stupendous upon the
destiny OF England. It is fair to assume
that before the close OF the campaign the
parties will have arrayed the old voters
pretty we'll on the Hines, and that the
issue will be decided by by the new ballots.
The election may decide whether the Eng
lish trade policy shall be free or protective;
whether the church and State shall be a.
vorced or remain united: whether the until
cation or disintegration OF the Empire shall
ensue; whether Great Britain shall continue
to interfere in foreign affairs and remain
among the first Powers or hold aloof and
fall back into the second rank. 1t may de-
eide even whether
THE ARIsTOCRACY IN ENGLAND
shall continue and whether the throne
shall remain. The extra ordinary situation
now presented is that the Parliament which
may be called upon to settle some ii not
all OF these momentous issues will cake its
temper from the chance way in which a
majority of the 1000, 900 OF new and un-
educated voters may cast their first ballot.
1t transpires that the Eastern policy OF
Premier Salisbury is conducted in perfect
concert with that of Prince Bismarck. The
Servian Minister to England has had al
official interview with Lord Salisbury, and
obtained from him an assurance OF the
British Governments sympathy with the
Servians aspirations. King Milan's Gov
ernment has been urged by England to
REFRAIN FROM AGGRESSIVE ACTION
and rely upon the the decision OF the
Powers. The King has telegraphed III
reply that he trusts in the assurances gwen
him by England and that the Servians are
willing to wait for the decision OF the
Powers unless events precipitatea a necessity
for active measures.
The social purity movement, founded on
the revelations made by the Pail Mall
Gazette, is steadily gaining strength in
England. The prosecution OF Mr.. Stead
has greatly strengthened the movement
and it is now headed by the Methodist
Church as an organization. The cause is
now warmly advocated by all the organs
and preachers of that denomination.
Meetings are being organized to make the
public acquainted with the new develop
ments OF the scandal in high places and to
inausurate q general system Of boycotting
tradesmen and com mercial houses managed
by men of
REpUTED SEXUAL IMMORTALITY.
Several of the great West End shops
wherein swarms OF young girls are hired at
the most meager wages. have been de-
nounced by name in these public meetings
as places of ruin. Young men and women
and ladies have been warned to avoid
them. Letters have been read accusing the
London journalists OF general immortality.
lne lWeEHOuISC IHcS cNtH SOSo 81 itAI I'D W.
explain the conspiracy OF silence" main
tanned by the majority OF the London
newspapers against the Pail Mall Gazette
and their attack upon Stead for making
his revelations, by alleging that an appall-
ing state OF the vice exposed by Stead ex-
lists in press circles OF London. This paper
prays that God may raise up some mighty
journalistic Hercules ''to cleanse the
Augean stables OF journalism
JOINED THE CATHOLICS.
The Duke af CASTLE. it is reported, has
joined the Roman Catholic church. The
conversion took place some time ago, it is
said, but the avowal was postponed until
the duke attained his majority. The con-
version has caused much annoyance in
Established Church circles. The Duke has
great influence and has an income OF
$2OO,OOO.