Telegram-herald., 1889-12-02

Kent and Hampshire. On the COM
nittee OF which Mr. Gardner is chair
man. serve Lord Brassey and the Hon.
Philip StanhOpe, who with his Russian
wife, the Countess Tolstoi, is one of
the most popular members of London
society. Mr.. Stanhope, whose brother
is tue secretary for war in Lord Sails
bury's government, is dashing
speaker, and although the son of an
Earl. his plebOian occupation as civil
engineer and devotion TO the most
democratic causes endears him TO the
hearts OF his constituents the miners
OF StafIordshire. As an officer of the
Federation, Lord Brassey is. am
afraid. more ornamental than useful,
his pretty estate AZ AorwOnhurst, giving
him. Il Is supposed. stake and an in
fuence Ia what Tsries delight 10 call
Solid success"
As President OF the London Liberal
and Radical Union, Mr.. John Morley
has delivered some stirring orations on
the social cOnd tion OF the people. At
the Federation meetings last year Mr..
Morley electrified his audience by tho
elOauence with which he claimed the
attention Of the Liberal party 70 the
miseries. In three or four short years
the literary student has developed into
a platform orator, and at the present
time there Is no one besides Mr.. Glad
stone whom educated workingmen in
London are more glad 70 hear AL
though Member for so distant city az
Newcastle. Mr. Morley "a President of
this section of the Federation Is praoti-
cally the leader Of London Liberalism.
aud g. the Manchester caucus he will
doubtless again give II a potent voice.
On all the great social questions which
are begin ming 70 agitate the English
masses Mr.. Morley Is In line with the
mast sdvsncsd thi nkers, notwithstand-
ing. "a some would say, his econCsi ic
training and lOgfosl tendencies. Il -
true that he has recently been much
cateobised on me subject Of the legal
lhsni .ations OF the hours OF lsborers.
but 10 must be said that at present the
working classes OF The country have
quite - open mind upon an Eight &
hour b.ll as Mr.. Morley. II is not
on these social questions, however,
prom nent as shey undoubtedly will DO
in All the discussions, that the delegates
a. Manchester viii most certainly fol-
low Mr.. Norley's lips. During the
aatumn the great point in UrfOn-
ist speeches hss been shat toe Liberal
whether, IN abe event OF returning %
power and Teint-od dacing Home Rule,
It N tsads 20 rstais the Hish m'm bsrs
in the Houss OF Commons. As one OF
the earliest pioneers ~ Home Rule. NJ.
Morley Eas ia fsvos q sending bac <
she Irish nam bers % Dublin. and it Ia
believed bT so73e snat is was under his
infuence Mr. Slsestone inserted The
fzm0us s4th clause Into his Home Rule
Bill fsfranch sing Ireland in tha In
perial Parliament nder the pressure
% 1r Sic opinion Mr Gladstone has en- d.
phsticall7 disowned thzt clause. sni
everybody is snKious 20 see whether ss
Mar. eseer in tha coming caucus Mr.
Mo- aT a-ill follow suit
Professor stuart. ". p. Mr 2. K
Causton. ~ ?, aad SIR IT. T. ~. Lawson,
~ r. are the other Leading mem he-s
90 the Lcn6ou section az tao caucus.
SHca Professor St9art left the secin-
sion ~ Cam Bridge ehare, however.
he stitl occupies thr Chair ~ Engineer
irr to eegrt thc turnro.l - politics. hs
has made AL Lonsen questl0ns bis
ovs Ha SIC in che House % lo~-
mens Or one - the poorest iistri-ts =
Greater London IL Nas efpected tAsf
20 would surceed NJ Fi-th. fhe fsther
- hanisi "a keform cn tha nfN lon-
don ioInriL The Professor 4ecl lned
che e1ee stth ns sslafF - m :
year aeesss FolIf Interfere *ifh
a. ati seal 'serf resrac fin@ ere ssss .