The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-25

LoxpoS, September iS.--November The
18th havin. been selected for polling
dav. the manifestos Of political leaders
Are next In order. In this country Ia
The place Of political platforms by
conventions, there. are addresses BY
party chiefs. Sir Michael HicAs -Beach'
a. the representative OF the orthodox
conservatism ia the elective chamber,
may be expected 20 lead the dance, IN
less Lord Randolph Churchill, illness
Notwithstanding. should happen 70 be |
first In the field Both aro probably en-
gagged ar this moment drafting the dec
laratious OF policy which are 10 sound |
the keynote of the fi.ht- Mr. Glad
stones reply to the Tory chcl-
lengc should Immediately appear |
ana both sides there upon fall 10 IN |
grim earnest Campaign speeches usual
" follow the addresses; this year they |
have to q large extent preceded them,
and the country already knows what the
main issues are 10 be. Lord Randolph
faces the Birmingham Radical caucus
with a scheme OF Tory Democracy,
! Chamberlain filings down the gauge OF
| land reform, free schools aud local SELF
government: Beach raises the nag Of
protection In the counties. and Bright
appears in the lists As the champion OF free
/ trade. These are national issues. Sec
tional interests are not less clearly de-
\ fined by such representative leaders as
I Roseberry, Morgan aud the Irish patriots.
I Scotland Is absorbed insthe disestablssh-
\ ment craze and bids fair TO treat herself
| TO Liberal split ami Tory gains. Wales
Il stirred to her depths by the
| Irish revolt and shows a firm front
for principally interests. Ire'and's cam
paign will decide whether the
cry for the repeal OF the union IS the de-
mand Of the nation or faction. II Is
worth nothing that the leading issues IN
England, Scotland and Wales point 10
home rule as the only practicable solu-
luton, leaving Ireland entirely out OF the
question. Mr.. Gladstone has repeatedly
admitted. both inside and outside Par
lament, that the pressure Of pablo bust
ness alone points TO the absolute neces-
sity OF some form OF distribution OF local
or National Legislation among the locall-
ties or nationalties respectively Interest,"
ed. Take for instance the Manchester
shin canal bill. II is measure OF purely
local interest and ought not TO have en-
loved the attention OF Irish. Scotch
and Welsh members for single hour,
instead Of taking up sittin. after sitting,
| week after week and month after month
70 the deirlment Of urgent 5mperial
interests affecting the common family
Of nations. The Scotch disef,a olishment
Affords another instance. Gladstone has
deliberately placed himself on record
with respect to this measure. that Il -
one for Scotchmen solely 10 deal with.
| He does not attempt 20 reconcile THIS
4 80 - a.. ~ ~ n
are utterly poweriess TO control le.isia-
ton On this or any subject. and are en-
tirely in the hands OF majority com
posed OF English, Welsh and Irish MEM
. bers Mr.. Gladstone, inding himself
. ! under the necessity, and q serious neccs-
. sity II Is, Of protesting against disestao-
, | lishment being made = test question Al
. | the Scotch elections, has unconsciously
. | placed himself NJ the side OF MIR. Par
nell. q supporter OF home-ruie In its wild
est application. Dir. Gladstone has for
vesrs past championed local sef-govern-
ment. a restricted form OF home-rn!e.
Local self-soyernment as IL confronts
politicians In England to-day - home
rule In no restricted sense, but IN Us
fullest and compietest aspect The time
for combining local self-goverpment TO IN
|. important urban and suburban bodies,
partly elective and partly non-eiective,
has passed. Thanks TO Parneli aud bis
courageous lieutenants, uniform elect
i've svstem. with full control over finances,
0 appolntments and internal ADMINISTERS
4 ton. Is the Inevitable next step. Ma
/. tional self-rovernment with imperial
functions for q central authority, mus
follow Is naturally a. water flows dowr
. HILL Mr. Cha mber.ain, Sir Charles Dixie
Lord Harrington and all Liberals
' OF prominence have pronounced Tor IN
|. fullest and complctest scheme OF loca
!. | self-uoyernnent short OF National hons
: rule. and il will be the chief object Q
4 Lord Chnrchlii's Tory democracy, II no
|. OF the orthodox Conservatives undel
4 Lord SALISBURY. TO outbid the Liberals Il
A this as they did In the franchise bill, sns
= convert home rule In the counties Int
y home rule for the nations. unless tn
= Liberals. foreseeing this. promptly fore
Z stall them ana make Nationsl legisiatio
"A a prominent plank In .he Liberal platform
a. II 10 TOO early yet to figure on the numDe
10 oil seats 10 be contested At the approach
inr election, but the returns alread
!. received make II toserably certain iha
~ fully three .ffths Of the one-seat division
:, will be contested. On the Liberal sid
IL fewer candidates have appeared In ID
n newly created rural constituencis
"A than had been anticipated. The part
A managers are indIposed TO ind none
= for candidates unable 10 pay the e,
Z. pcnses Of contested election themsels'
III and niggardly spirit, as unusual as Il
". alarming to nominees Of local polite
-. bodies, il manifested AZ hcadquarter
NJ At Conservative headquarters all
Nv life, activity and downright hard wor
,in Two-thIrds OF more OF the seats whit
he the managers consider worth coniestii
b. have been supplied with candidates Al
A. the party is providing the necessa
he funds with unsparing hand. Hcaiy,