New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-18
TOPICS IN THE ENGLISH CAPITAL.
LORD sALISBURY's DECLARATION ABOUT
FEMALE sUFFRAGE-PLANKs OF THE
CONSERVATIVE PI.ATFoRM

FEMALE sUFFRAGE-PLANKs OF THE
CONSERVATIVES PLATFORM.
Copyright; 1904; Br The Ne,r YORK 1ssocfot,5 p,.,.
London, July 11.-Nothng has recently excited the
inner conservative circle so much Lord salisbury
oecThs that female suffrage ought to form part Of
coming electoral reforms The election agents OF In
tending candidates besege the executive OF the Con-
servative Association demanding to know whether this
is an essential part of the Government programme
host Of members of the House of Commons have
warned the executive that female vote plank would
not be accepted by influential section of the Marty
Without protest. The Premier has long been known
TO be inclined to concede the right of suffrage to
women a probable counterpoise to the democratic
tendency toward the principle of manhood suffrage but
now for the first time he has tried to commit the party
10 this mOmentOus change Of franchise The Council
of the Conservative Association at ON Informal meeting
to-day, without passing resolution 10 that effect,
decided to intimate to Lord Salisbury that the party
was so divided the question that 1t would be unwise
to recognize 1t as a Conservative principle.
In spite OF Lord salisbury's aluson that the life
of Parliament Will not expire until August 1893
electoral agents are preparing for dissolution in the
spring The Conservative platform upon which can-
ddates will begin their canvass without delay is now
definitely Apart from the Irish Local Govern
ment bl in the consideration Of which the Ministerial
lists expect and desire obstruction as will Justify
dissolution IN the spring, the platform will include
a reform bill amending the distribution OF seats by
reducing the Welsh and Irish representation slightly
increasing the Scotch and giving large advantages TO
the English representation. Other planhs will
be the maintenance Of tle freeholders' franchise {:
the maintenance of the residential safeguard
against peIsonation the abolition OF tie iterae vote,
and legislation securing Oldage pensions and for the
creation of worlanen's boards Of arbitration. To sun
UP the platform officially f1ed the Ministers
have ndOrSed the leading features Of Mr. Chamberlain
age assurance scheme thus committing the party 10
further developments the lines Of state socialism,
and redistribution of seats will be strong card in
the game.
Mr. sexton obtains the support Of several Irish
bishops is increasing the adhesion Of members who
will support him as leader OF the Irish party on Mr..
McCarthy's withdrawal. The personal friends OF Mr.
Dillon lay stress upon his reluctance to lead any sec
ton Inc fails to reune the party. He is disposed
10 jon his brother In America and to abandon poiti-
cal agitation for a time. The bulk Of the Liberals, If
consulted would select Mr. sexton before Mr. Dillon.
In the progress Of the Irish Land bill Mr.. sexton
added immensely 10 his reputation q tacdcian.
lie is the abest debater in the party, and is now
recognized as an adept in the quiet judicous handling
OF affairs.
The vigant purists got Lord Stanley of Alderncy to
raise a question in the House Of Lords in regard to
tbe national purchase Of Caldcron's picture Of st.
I1lizabeth nude Lord salisbury ridlculcd the idea
few testing words disposed OF the matter Inc purlsS
have scored however, by getting magistrates pder
10 destroy photographs Of GeTOmcs, ouguereaus and
other great French artists works. IEe tddhg algu-
ment against the sale OF such photographs that
while the paiSings might not DO indecent The phOto-
graphic reproductions may be.