Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-04
THE CABLE LETTER.
The Past Week In British Political Cir
cles-Latest Developments in the
Great Contest.
Increased Activity In the Social Purity
decentralization Stead's Iudict-
ment-1he Berlin Scandal.
No Improvement in Empress CarlOtta's
ConditiOn-Queen VictOria's Daily
Life at BalmOral Castle.

yet ready to begin the campaign for su-
premacy in the next Parliament. Their
government have, therefore, decided to
postpone dissolution until the 9TH of De-
cember. The reason given to the puh''~
Tor this action is that tho ,,,,c,,,.;os G oror. ~
ing OUT OF ..,e enormous registration un-
Ger the enlargement of the franchise re-
quire the extended term for adjudication
and adjustment. The campaign, when i
does open, will be the fiercert and most
thoroughly contested battle ever fought
in Great Britain. Every voter in the
country will probably be reached and in
terestea. Those now possessing the iran
chise are badly enough rnudd!ed; for the
Churchill Tories are courtins the Irish
Home Rule totE, while the Radicals are
clamoring for maintenance of the en-
pire's integrity. The 1000, 900 men en-
franchised by Mr.. Gladstone, as a rule,
belong to Class much inferior in intelli-
gence to any that have ever heretofore
had voice in British affairs. They have
never, as rule, had any interest in pcb-
lie questions, and never had occasit to
learn anything at all about politics. When
the United States ehfranchised
THE BLACK FREEDMEN
hardly 100000 voters were added to the
list. When they began to vote they were
iunuenced by a sentiment which was
practically unanimous among them, and
which was at the time least intelligent,
namely, gratitude. But England has as
suddenly added nearly three times as many
voters to her suffrage list and the addition
certainly contains large mass OF igto-
rance. While gratitude to the Liberal party
may sway many of these new voters, it
would be folly to calcuia upon it as a
feeling which will prevail with any large
portion of them. Practically the whole
number have no decided pc litical leanings.
They will be Liberal or Tory, according to
the influence brought to bear upon them.
The result OF the coming election will be
stupendous upon the destiny of England.
1t may decide whether the English trade
policy shall be free or protective; whether
the church and State shall be divorced or
remain united; whether uniication or
disintegration of the empire shall ensue; 3;
whether Great Britain shall continue to
interfere in foreiga affairs and remain
among the first powers, or hold aloof and
fail back in the second rauk. 1t may de
eide even whether
ARIsToCIACY IN ENGLAND SHALL CONTINUE,
| whether the throne shall remain. All
| these ara now live que tions, and it does
/ appear to be an exit aordinary thing that
the Parliament which may be called upon
to settle seine if not. all of these. mo
mentoue issues will take its temper from
| the chance way In which m jority of
| the 100000 Of new and uneducated
1 voters may cast their FIRST ballot. For it
| is fair to assume that before the close OF
/ the campaign the parties will have arrayed
] the old voters pretty well on the old lines,
| and that the issu. will be decided by the
new ballots. Even now, two months be,
| fore dissolution, there are 1925 candidates
| already in the field contestiDg for the SOC
seats belonging to England IN The House
l of Commons. Nesrly every seat is being
contested. There are many instances in
l which several candidates are contestine
the same constituency. In this latter
respect, however, the Liberals are at pres
ent worse divided than the Tories. The
latter are under much better party diseip
| line, snd their party SCENTS aTe bending
! their energies to prevent party splits. The
| Parnellites remain united and independ
ent of alliances, 1t is admitted, however
| even by Liberal newspapers that if Mr.
| Parnell succeeds in making bargain with
the Tories to stand with them upon {
common platform, the Liberal majority
will stand in danger of disappearing alto
gether.
| sALIsBURY's EASTERN POLICY.
1t transpires that the Eastern policy @
Premier Salisbury is conducted in perfec
concert with thst of Prince Bismarck
The Servian Minister to E9gland has haC
an official interview with Lord Salisbur,
and obtained from him an assurance o
the British governments sympathy Will
Servian aspirations King Milan's govern
ment has been urged by England to re
frain from aggressive action and rely upol
the decision of the powers. The Kin
has telegrsphed in rsply that he trusts il
the assurances given him by England
and that the Servians are willing to wal
fer the decision of the powers, unles
events precipitate necessity for active
| measures.
THE ATLANTIC CABLES.
The London managers of the Atlanti
cable companies in the present pool wi
meet in this city next week. 1t is posi-
lively stated that the object of the meet
ing is to arrange for a reduction of tn
present cable tariffs betw cen England an
the United States from "a cents to : cent
on ordinary or commercial messages, an
, from II cents to 6 cents on press message.
The directors of the different Englis
! companies in the pool are said to be all i
favor of making the proposed reductions
They take the ground that the oppositio
OF the Mackay. Bennett cables must b
ended by anpihilation. The opposition
it is argued, has already made the DOT
) dividends 80 small that the shareholder
will consent to sacrifice them entirely f(
q time in a war of rates that will eitht
break down the opposition or comI ell it
: join the pool, and result eventually
7 raising the tariffs all around, and in a
: | eventual increase of the pool dividend
i The American pool directors, on the 9th.
!, hand, are said to be less willing to consel
. to the proposed re eiuctions, and to
: quite timid aoout entering into war
rates. They profess to be uncertain abov
5 the outcome of such war, and up to da
/ have not been induced to consent to it.
THE SOCIAL PURITY MOVEMENT,
g founded on the revelations made by Il
| Pail Mall Gazette, is steadily gainiI
strength in England. The prosecution
Mr.. Stead has greatly Strengthened Il
movement, and it is low headed by Il
Methodist Church as an organization, II
s. cause is now warmly advocated d by all Il
l. organs and preachers of the denomin
ton. Meetings are being organized
make the public acquainted with the he
- developments OF scandal in high piac
L and to inaugurste general system of bo
c)ttiDg tradesmen and commercial hous
'' managed by men of reputed sexual il
n morality. Several of the great West FL
q shops wherein swarms of young girls a
le hired at the most meager wages have be,
n denounced by name in these public Met
u odist meetings as places for ruin for you
l. men and women, and ladies have be-
warned 20 avoid them. Letters ha
=, been read, accusing London journalists
n general immortality. The Methodist Tn
:, even goes go far as to explain t
. "conspirscy of silence maintain
a by majority of the LoDd
70 newspapers against the Pal Mall Gdzet
a and their attaes upon Mr. Stead for ms
a. ing his revelations, by alleging that an 9
r. pailing etate of the vice exposed by }
"A Stead exists in the press circles of Load
This paper prays that God may raise
some mighty journalistic Hercules
cleanse the Augean stables of journalism
& THE BERLIN SCANDAL
st is much discussed in all the social pur
IA meetings The name of the illustrious m
es implicated is Prof. Graef. He is a me
Id ber OF the Berlin Academy nf Arts,
r. | sixty-four years of age, is a Senator,
ne long been celebrated for his paintings, a
IN is the author of the picture known as I
is "Nymph Bathing" He was accused Il
spring by the mother of his model for
nymph in that picture of having corrupt
both the model and her fourteen-ye
en- professors arrest on the Gath OF MAJ
N last. The details of the charge were
rs horrible thst a secret inquiry was b
at and the result of this has been the CT
ed viction of the prisoner and the publicaii
n; of the scandal. The defense was that
ed mother of the girls had sold their pers,
to the professor, that she had compel
N. him during the period Of his relate
with the girls to pay her in all the sum
ay IS 1000 marks, an that her prosecution
&c. instigated solely by his refusal to be
ri ther black nailed