The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-25
THE CONSERVATIVES
Their Programme Will Include
the Rights of Women.
ON THE SITUATION
He Says Gladstone's Railing Against the House
of Lords is Contemplate so Long as
He is Without Power.

BIRMINGHAM, Eng, Nov. 24.-The city is
crowded to the utmost extent with dele
gates to the great conference of the Nation
al Union Conservative associations. The
hall was packed this morning when the
conference was called to order. At half
past 3 the vast gathering was called 10 or
der and routine business hastily disposed
Of. Lord Windsor was elected president
for the ensuing year. A number of vice
presidents were then elected after which
a resolution of congratulaton to Balfour,
late chief secretary for Ireland, upon mis-
promotion to the position Of first lord Of
the treasury, was adopted. A resolution
looking toward the dlsestabhshment Of
the church in Wales was then presented
and adopted. The following resolution
was also adopted: THAT having regerd
to the extraordinary disproportion in the
representation OF England, Scotland,
Wales and Ireland in the imperial parlia-
ment, it is most desirable mat steps be
taken to redress these iniquities.'
Viscount Fielding, Conservative candi-
date for the Rugby division of Warwick
shire, offered, and the conference adopted,
the following resolution: THAT the con-
ference is of the opinion that when the
question of representation Of the people is
re-opened by parliament, serious consid-
Grafton should be given the claims of
women to be admitted to the franchise
when entitled by ownership or occupa-
ton"
Mrs. Faucet, the well-known authoress
and leader of the women's suffrage move
meDt, in a speech, said the Gladstonians
had changed their attitude on this question
because they were afraid the representa-
ton of women would powerfully reinforce
the party of order.
Sir Albert Roulett submitted a resolution
that the conference regards with satisfac-
ton the improved social and industrial
condition of ireland under the present
government, and endorses the intention of
the ministers to introduce at the next
session bills for an extension of local gov
eminent and the promotion of technical
education there. This resolution was
heavily defeated.
A resolution was adopted, declaring the
attitude of the Conservative party toward
bona 1de Unionist-Labor candidates should
be one of sympathy and encouragement,
and hoping the government may Gee it's
way clear to the appointment of female
factory inspectors.
| The movement which resulted in a deci-
sion against the government continuing to
maintain Irish legislation as the principal
feature Of its policy has been previously
described. The main object of the move
ment is 10 apply to England the principles
! of the Irish land purchase act. Party
clamor for what the Conservative press
now calls Great Britains agricultural relief
! bill becomes daily moro vehement.
| Lord Salisbury spoke at length tonight
| to great crowd in the Masonic hall on
political topics of the day. He said he was
in favor of rating ground landlords pro-
vided the reform be executed with fairness
and not made the occasion for gratifying
class antipathy. Marley's complaint about
land not being titled, said the premier, is
rather eXacting. Non-tillage is due TO the
withdrawal OF the protection under which
the land formerly grew wheat. That, I"
said he, sis the price you pay for the advan-
tages of free trade. Nowhere in the world
will you find corn grown without protec-
ton. Ia the fifty second degree of latitude
it is absurd to imagine it possible to COR
rect this defect without abandoning the
great policy to which we are all attached"
If he read Alright the political history Of the
past two years the great towns will sup
port them on the question of home rule; il
the rural districts take an opposite view it
is on some local matter. In the improbable
event of a Gladstonian victory they will
fight at every step in the commons. Speak
ing of Gladstones references to the house
of lords, Salisbury said it is contemplate
to menace without the power to execute
menaces. When Gladstone is able to pre-
sent home rule bill to the electors and
bring decisive majority in favor OF it, he
will not have much trouble with the lords.
He cannot menace the house Of lords with
out revolution, and he cannot have revo-
luton on limited liability. If we fail in the
house of lords, we should still fight TO per-
suade the electors of the mistake they have
committed. Great Britain's vast com
mercial and political supremacy depends
upon the dominion she exercises in many
lands in various parts Of the globe.
''If you cut off these great possessions
England, unable to feed third Of her peo-
pie, will be unable to maintain in anything
but direct misery the vast multitudes that
inhabit her soil. You would tell the worlt
you are so weak that Ireland would bt
wrenched from you by sheer agitation. Dc
you not think other dependencies would
take lesson2"
Turning to Ireland, Salisbury said il
that country two great influences were
Laughter.
Nothing in modern history equallet
! the influence of Archbishops Crokt
and Walsh in the present his
tory of Ireland. Ecclesiastical domination
said he, is parasite which eats the vitality
of ali. After remarking, he believed tn,
Irish archbishops were defying the Pope
he dilated upon the results of giving ever,
: institution in Ireland into their hands ant
said: ut will be only by rebellion tina
the Irish Protestents will defy such
power It will be terrible resort; tn
cause of unnumbered scenes of cruelty ant
massacre and the revival of terribl
religious wars from which Ire
: land has already suffered too much
We shall be bound to interfere to reconQue
the country and the long dreary toll of seve
,-i,@ ,ryi11 va 81,
said we are moving with the stream; Glad
stone is battling hopelessly against it. H
instances Spain, Germany, Italy and tn
: United States as proving the tendency t
consolidate territory and said the Conssr
q natives were certain the coming election
, will decide in their favor.
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