The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-25
BIRMINGHANSB BIG RALLY
TIE POLICY OF TIE CoNsERvA-
TIVES COMING OUT.

Irish Matters Not to be Allowed Co
overshadow Everything Else in the
Future-An Inclination to Out Down
the Irish Representation In Pariia-
ment.
BIRMINGHAM, ENG, Nov. 4.-The city is
crowded with delegates to the great national
conference Of the union of conservative
associations. Many of the delegates are
accompanied by their families, and the
hotels and lodging houses are filed to over
flowing with enthusiastic crowds Of
supporters. The hall was crowded
when the meeting opened to-day. aud
many ladies in primrose colors were pres
ent. All the arrangements for the transac-
tion of the regular business of the CONFER
ence were completed at an informal meet
ing held yesterday, and this resulted In the
work to-day moving smoothly and with
celebrity when the session opened. The ar
rival of Lord Salisbury, accompanied by
the Marchioness of Salisbury and Lady
Gwendolin, was the occasion of the great
est excitement. The audience rose to its
feet and men oheered and yelled and waved
their hats and cane while the ladies, too,
carried away by the excitement. waved
their handkerohiefs and made their voices
heard above the din.
CALLED TO ORDER.
II. Byron Reed, member for East Brad
ford, called the conference TO order. In
opening the session Mr.. Reed said the pres
ent conference was the largest one ever
held by the conservative party. He made
an optimistic speech, predicting the success
of the party at the next general election
and took occasion to highly praise the atti-
tude of the iberal-unionisssa
Lord Windsor was elected president of
national union Of conservative associations
for the ensuing year. A resolution congrat-
ulating Mr.. Balfour, late chief secretary
for Ireland, upon his promotion to the posi-
tion of first lord of the treasury, was pro-
posed by Ashmead Bartlett, men,
Der for the Eccleshall division
of Sheffield, and adopted. Mr.
Bartlett said Mr.. Balfour had rescued Ire
land and that his administration OF the af-
fairs Of that country had resulted in great
benefit TO the Irish people. He declared
that at the present time the popularity of
Mr. Balfour among the Irish people was
exceeded by no mans.
Resolutions were adopted committing
the conservative party to determined op-
position 20 the Glndstonian proposal TO dis
establish and disendow the church In Wales
and declaring the proposal an insidious one,
unjust and injurious to the best interests Of
the church.
IRELAND's REPRESENTATION MENACED1
The following resolution was also
adopted:
That, having regard to the extraordinary dis
proportion in the representation of England,
| Scotland, Wales and Ireland in the imperial
parliament it is most desirable that steps be
| taken to redress these inequalities.
| This means that the party will endeavor
1 fn raIuNa Ire1andia
THE LABOR CANDIDATES.
II. s. Neale offered the following resoIu-
tion: THAT, in the opinion of this confer
ence. the attitude of the conservative party
toward bona fide labor candidates should be
one of sympathy and encouragement"
This resolution did not exactly meet the
views of some of the delegates. and after
some debate the word ''unionist" was in
| serted before "Iabor, y and as so amended
the resolution was adopted.
| Sir Albert Rollite, member of parliament
| for the south division of Islington member
of the conservative council, submitted the
following: '"rhat the conference regards
with the utmost satisfaction the improved
social and industrial condition OF Ireland
under the present government, and cor
daily indorses the intention Of the ministers
| to introduce at the next session bills for the
extension of local government, aud also for
the promotion of technical education In
that part Of the United Kingdom"
This resolution gave rise 10 an excited
discussion. A number of delegates made
speeches against its adoption, urging that
there had been enough Irish legislation,
while others held that the government
might be left free handed to deal with Ire
| land. Mr.. Rollite's motion was finally de-
feated by large majority amid enthusias~
| tic cheers.
A resolution was adopted declaring it ad
visable that labor department should be
| formed by the government, with cabinet
officer known as labor minister"
WHAT RoLLITE's DEFEAT MEANS.
The action of the conference in rejecting
Mr. Rollite's motion is significant OF the
purpose of the conservatives to push leRis-
tion offering relief to the English agri-
culturists.
The Standard and Globe and leading
tory journals generally throughout the
country concur in expressing the opinion
that the last session OF the present parlia-
| ment ought not to be devoted to Ireland.
The Globe, while admitting that the cabinet
are pledged to introduce an Irish bill, sug-
gests that the government should stimuli
taneously promote British land purchase
bill and Irish local government bill.
1t says that such action would
checkmate the Gladstonians, who would
not dare to oppose the former bill for fear
of the resentment Of the small farmers aud
agricultural laborers. and that II the lib
erals hotly obstructed Irish local govern
ment that bill could be dropped, while the
British land purchase bill could be pro-
ceeded with, although parliament's life was
prolonged until the summer of 1893
SALISBURY SPEAKS.
Lord Salisbury, in speech this evening,
said:
/ disclaim any intention to abstain from
English and Scotch legislation because we are
| threatened by Irish agitation. am in favor
| of rating ground landlords, provided the re.
| form be executed with fairness and not made
the occasion for gratifying class antipathy.
| Mr.. Morley's complaint about land not being
titled is rather exactinR. The non-tillege is due
to the withdrawal OF protection. under which
the land formerly grew wheat. That is the
| price you pay for the advantages of free trade.
Nowhere in the world will you find grain grow
ing without protection In the B2do of latitude
| IL is absurd to imagine 1t possible to correct
| the defect without abandoning the great policy
| 10 which we are all attached. | am not
going TO emulate the Gladstonian policy of
| trying to pass home rule bill on the sly; am
not going to pretend that ! am deeply impressed
with the Importance Of English and Scotch
| legislation,
| UNION WITH IRELAND.
/ am not going to blind myself to the fact
that union with Ireland Is a great question that
| should summon the whole strength OF the
electorate to our side [Applause.l If my
this city, which is the center OF the
unionist-conseryative alli lnce, beg that you
will cement the alliance In the interests of the
party and TIE country. IL / read Alright the