St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-23
DEMOCRACY MUST RULE.
Conservatism and AristOcracy to be
Displaced by Democracy in the
British Parliament.
Gladstone to Retire From the Prime
Ministry to the House of
Lords.
Inc situation of Affairs in Egypt Zen. Ora
ham to Permanently Advance from
Suakim Tuesday.

A General Shakeup in British Politics
LONDON, March 21.-Both the Liberal and
Conservative political agents are manifcstly
preparing for a general election in Novemb Der
next. They almost unanimously concur in
reporting that of the present members of the
house of commons almost half will decline to
stand reelection. If this calculation proves
accurate the next parliament will be the pro-
duct of one of
THE MOST THOROUGH POLITICAL CHANGES
ever with in England. A majority %
those members of the house who, it :
thought will decline renewals of candidac
are older Tories and Wings. Singular as
may appear the bulk of these will not retire
from active politics because of advancing age
and increasing physical disability, but they
will do so because of profound discomfort at
the progress of democracy in Great Britain.
1t cannot be gainsayed that the most ener-
getic and most effective political missionaries
in her majesty's dominions for several years
past have been
RADICALS or DEMOCRATS.
Old Tories and Wings realize this and they
are convinced that the democratic elements
will SO largely control the next house of
commons as to make parliamentary methods
and position disagreeable to English gentle
men of the old fashion. Hence, these gen.
tlemen will refrain from politics, and, from
their own standpoint, matters will get worse.
Political philosophers see plainly if there is
to be real and established democracy in
England its advent will be much
FASTENED by the very disposition shown by
these Tories and Wings to
RUN AWAY TO AVOID 1T.
All indications show plainly that there is 60
ing on in England steady retreat of con-
servatism before democracy. The whole
tenor of reports from provincial centers is
to the effect that the next parliament will be
radically chang ed in character; that the num-
Der of aristocratic. military and law repre-
sentatives will be greatly lessened, and the
number of commercial men, traders and
members of the local borgeois in the house
will be astonishingly augmented. The Tory
agents in view of the necessity of making
timely recognition of the inevitable, have ad-
vised their leaders to adopt an electoral pro-
gram based on democratic lines. Churchill,
the young and erratic Tory member of COM
mons, who, in fit of political disgust with
the clumsy conservatism of his colleagues,
abruptly started on tour of India, has been
asked by cable to return to London as speed
lily as possible to consult with Salisbury, the
leader of the Tory peers. and with Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, the reported successor in Tory
leapership in the commons to Stafford North
COTE
Gladstone is tired of active political lead
ership. 1t seems to be generally believed
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 said, all concur in
urging him to take the step. 1t is known
that Gladstone has recently and very often
expressed 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 counsel
and influence without sacrificing health and
strength, as he must do if he remains where
he is.