Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-18
THE CABLE LETTER.
Progress Of the British Parliamentary
Campaign-The Tories i'm Fine Trim
for the Fight,
While Mr.. Gladstone's Forces Are Torn
Asunder by Faction Fights-Par-
nelPs Management.
The Expulsion Of Poles from Germany
BOycOtting in Ireland-1he Bal.
kan Difficulties.

LONDON. October 17.-Prime Minister
Salisbury has already got the Tory party in
thorough campaign trim. At the openir::
of the canvass the Conservatives were in
an apparently hopeless minority as
against the united Liberal factions. These
factions were at the time indulging in
sort OF fgo-as-you-please campaign, and COM
mitting themselves to all kinds of isms.
Mr.. Gladstone was at the time enjoying
his vacation in Norway. People supposed
that when he should return and blow his
bugle blast the Liberals would cease their
chickering's and close up their ranks in
trumpet call. 1t was followed by an un-
mistakable cessation of the noise of quarrels
among his followers, but the ranks did not
close up. Investigation showed that the
faction leaders had gone too far with
pledges, and that many of them could not
decently recant and submit to the narrow
er policy adopted by
THE GREAT LEADERS.
Besides, the great leaders were quarrel
ing among themselves concerning the
principles to be advocated in the cam
paign. Mr.. Gladstone came to the rescue
and proposed grand arbitration scheme.
This was the appointment of campaign
committee of twelve honorable gentlemen,
three to be elected from each of the four
representative Liberal Clubs of London,
in order that all shades of liberal opinion
might have representation. This commit
tee was given power to choose between
the Liberal candidates in all cases where
several were dividing by contesting the
same constituency, and the voters were
| instructed to support the candidates ap-
proved by the arbitrators. For over a
week everything went well. The commit
tee did great deal of work, decisions
were respected, and the rejected candi-
dates retired. But for several days past a
| different state of affairs has been devel-
| oped. Such number of provincial can
didates have absolutely refused to abide
by the decisions of the committee that
the
| TROUBLE HAS BECOME SERIOUS,
On this account a meeting was recently
held here of delegates from all the pro-
vincial and metropolitan Liberal clubs.
At this meeting second and special arbi-
tration committee was appointed to adjust
the troubles growing out of refusals to
abide by the decisions of the larger general
committee. This special committee at
present consists OF Lord Harrington,
leader of the Wings; Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain, leader of the Radicals; the Hon.
Samuel Morley, moderate, and Sir Henry
James, Attorney General under Gladstone
1t was calculated that no Liberal candidate
would have the temerity to stand out
against the decision of both committees,
and that between them they would be
able to gradually eliminate all the ele
ments of disunion from the party. But
the result has shown that MIR. Gladstone
has adopted but a very awkward imita
ton of the
| AMERICAN CAUCUS SYSTEM.
His caucus assumes to say who shall re
main in the lists long after they are al
made up. Its decisions are frequently
made when ii is absolutely too late to Sc
cure obedience to them. If these commit
tees had been given the selection of the
| III Luc AESt pldCo uO
would now be soliciting LIBERAL votes ex
cept those indorsed by Mr.. Gladstone. Al
it is, we find his caucus brought into bein,
after the candidates are all up, and maxim,
many ex post facto decisions, orderiD,
popular men, deeply pledged and far ad
r vanced in their campaign work, to ignobly
retire. The result is, of course, that mum
ber5 of these candidates refuse to accep
the caucus decisions, and persevere in thei
l ordI IAot1 of thoE r1rxiia Il
, provincial constituencies remain contested
: by four or five rival Liberal candidates
} each attempting to split up the party vot
against a single Conservative candidate il
, | the same field.
MR.. PARNELL's MANAGEMENT
OF his Irish campaign has been NOR
closely initiative of the American methot
and correspondingly more successful. Hi
caucus selects the candidates who shall b.
privileged to solicit League votes. If Mr
| Parnell permitted any number of Irish
{ men to put themselves forward as Nation
| alist Parliamentary candidates in Ireland
L and after all these gentlemen had secure,
followers and given pledges, formed
. caucus to expel certain of them from tn
canvass on the simple ground of party ex
h pediency, one campaign would complete
= ly shatter and dissipate his power. Ye
this very thing is what Mr.. Gladstone
! at present attempting in England. II
!. may, of course, succeed, the Euglishma
:; being more submissive than the Irish
= man, but there cannot be any doubt tina
! d sunion at present prevails largely in tn
= = Liberal party.
CARDINAL NEwMAN's DECLARATION.
The public declaration of Cardinal New
man concerning the Established Church
y really one Of the most extraordinary occu
4 ! rences of the campaign. He anvises Catl
= = olics to assist the Conservatives in mair
\ tanning the Established Church against tn
!. attacks of its enemies, declaring that it
? zone of the greatest bulwarks of Englsn
! against atheism. wish all success
y those defending the church, and and m
friends will join in defending it." Man
affect to see in the cardinals eXhortatio
= nothing more than a political adoption
the Roman Church's principle that an
, religion is better than no religion; but b
?, | words have attracted universal attentio
's here, and will undoubtedly assist the Coz
servatives, who, as party, stand by II
church, to secure an alliance with the Iris
,e party.
Il THE TORY POLITICAL AGENTS
70 throughout the country generally repo
g. a more favorable prospest for their part
E. They do not predict victory, but the su
Of of their assurances is that in no event cs
u the Liberals win by large majority. II
8. Conservative party leaders are so CO
* vinced OF this that the Marquis of Sal
:; bury has, it is stated, decided to adopt .
rs extraordinary course. He will, 1t is sal
. continue in office even if the Liberals o
tainAa majority in the next Parliament, u
less the majority is go large as to show
40 very strong public verdict against the go
eminent, until defeated by vote in the ne
.i1 House.
+ LORD LoNDKsBoRoUGH's SECESSION.
e. 1t is announced this afternoon that Lo
op Londesborough has seeded from Il
IN Wing party, and that he will preside at
e. Tory meeting Others, it is said, will f
at low Lord Londesborough's example. tn
gentleman, while in favor of wide e
tension of suffrage and reform taxatio
'sr was not prepared to adopt the whole
! MIR. Chamberlain's policy, as promulgat
:; in his various speeches.
a. THING OF THE PAST.
to The Daily Ners, this morning, in po
Ii erful editorial, declares that Lord Hartir
toms leadership of the Liberals is thi
OF the past. 1t says that Mr.. Chamb
lain is now the leader, and that Lord H.
K tington has only himself to thank for
ne retirement. The editorial was probat
mt inspired. Both Lord Harrington and n
'er Chamberlain have recently visited N
at Gladstone at Hawsrden.
BoYcorTING IN IRELAND.
!. The executive branch of the Irish q
M ernment is making most determin
ng effort to check, through the operation
Oh, the ordinary laws, the extensive system