The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-02
lord Randolph Churchill Makes Partial Con-
eessiOns, but Still Leaves Ground for
DiStruSt Of His Intentions.
A Spacious Attempt to Draw Out the
Grand Old Man.
The Prince of Wales Still Interested in the
Lily-The LOnsdale- Chetwynd Scandal
Sir Charles bikes Faux Pas.
BRITISH POLITICS.
Peace Restored Among the Tories-The Lib
erals all At Sea.

Peace Restored Among the Tories-The Lib
erals all At Sea.
IoSDoS Aug 1-Although the electoral cam
paign is about TO open, both political parties are
still in search of definite programme Of party
action. The developments Of the past week
disclosed an immense rupture in the Conserva-
tive party, caused through the discomfort of the
old Tories, who constitute the vast bulk Of the
party. They believe the present Conservative
leaders have been going too far in their efforts to
propitiate the Parnellites and secure them as
allies. RESPONSIVENESS have been sent the Marquis
of Salisbury from nearly all provincial Tory cleo
ton agents These remonstrances added to the
protests Of Conservative members of Parliament,
have been made the subject of Cabinet discus
sien. The result is, that Lord Randolph
Churchill has submitted to party discipline. He
agreed to take humber public role and has en-
gagged to 60 before his angry and disappointed
party colleagues IN Liverpool, and explain to
them and attempt to justify his relations with
the Irish Home Rulers He has also consented
to go on an electioneering tour under the direc-
tlon of the Marquis of Salisbury. Lord Ran
dolph is stubborn, however. and has not surren-
dered Internationally. He has secured the
consent Of his more aged party managers
to advocate Con servative policy, which will
embrace local self government reform, and re-
form in British land laws. It is true these
terms are very general, but it may be safely
predicted that, having committed his party to a
general advocacy of local self-gOvernment and
land-law reform, Lord Randolph will, in his own
good time, secure the adhesion of the young
Conservatives to decidedly particular and rad
zeal application of the same principles He will
then trade; that is, he will merge his following
with that of Parnell and Chamberlain, snap his
fingers at Lord Salisbury and the ''old fogles,'
and go in for leadership Oh his own account.
Bad off politically as the Tories seem to be- the
Liberals appear to be in worse condition. They
have, it seems, small prospects of securing
unity of conduct among their clausmen in the
coming elections, and smaller prospects still of
agreeing on party cry. Brett, secretary to the
Marquis of Harrington, Mr.. Gladstone's Minister
for War, caused more or less political excitement
the other day by writing public letter deplor
ing the lack of party unity among the Liberals,
and insisting upon the necessity of the party
joining in a formal declaration of a policy.
1t is now said Brett's action undertaken
with the design of drawing Gladstone out, and
inducing him to speak. But the grand old
man" refuses to speak, refuses to formulate
policy for his distracted party, despite the con-
slant representations of his colleagues that it is
time to proclaim the principles on which he
means to appeal to the new electorate.
Trevelyan, who was the Liberal Chan
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster;
John Morley, and a large number
of other Radicals OF their school, have outlined
political platform which they urge the Liberal
party to adopt. 1t demands the disestabishment
Of the church in England and Scotland, homo
rule for Ireland. and reform in the feudal land
system. The democratic Radicals accept this
platform, but insist on adding to it: Demand
for shorter Parliament: for the abolition of the
House of Lords, and for the payment of salaries
to members OF the House of Commons, so that
poor men can go there to represent the poor of
Great Britain"