The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-31
ENGLAND'S CAMPAIGN.
THE CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM IN
PROCESS OF INCUBATION.

A Constructive Policy to be Laid
Before the Electors-An Outline of
What 1t VIII Probably Be-Con-
servativa Agents to Criticize the
Liberal Programme From the Stump.
Copyright 1891, By the N Y associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 30-The council of the
conservative national union have in process
of incubation an electoral programme
which promises to outbid that adopted at
the Newcastle liberal congress. The cir
cular recently issued by the council, direct
ing the leaders of the local caucuses, in
view of the early general election,
to make special effort to oppose the lib
eral propaganda, elicitei appeals from
every quarter of the country for an author
itative platform. The conservative agents
will. therefore. be sent on a tour of the
districts at the expense of the council, on
application Of the local association, and
they will chiefly occupy themselves with
destructive criticism of the op-
position projects. The conservatives also
feel the necessity of offering constructive
policy, the issue Of which the executive of
the council has too long delayed, mainly be-
cause the chiefs of the party have not as yet
given such final assent as will enable them
to make an official publication.
AN OUTLINE OF THE PLATFORM.
Semi officially, the platform can be stated
as follows: Cessation, with the adoption of
local government bill, of special Irish
legislation, and concentration of the atten-
tion of parliament on British affairs; ex-
tension Of popular local government
by the creation of district coun-
cils; allotment Of small holdings for labor
ers administered by district councils; legis-
latlon for the arbitration OF strikes; free
breakfast table, meaning the lowest posi-
| bic taxation on tea, coffee and cocoa re-
duction OF duty on tobacco; vesting
Of power of licensing IN the county councils
with provision for the compensation of the
publicans deprived of their licenses, and the
introduction OF bill providing for insrr-
ance against old age.
To these positive proposals must be added
the negative principles naturally belonging
| to conservatism, including opposition to
church disestablishment, maintenance of
UNCONVENTIONAL schools, preservation of
the privileges of the peers, and rejec-
| tion of local option in the mat
refusing to daily with which the party
leaders will be firm. The platform does not
give the electors comprehensive prospect
Of reform equal TO that afforded by the lib
eral programme, but it is freer from fads
and more immediately practical
WORK OF THE LIBERALS.
| The liberal organizers, convinced that
1 the result of tine election will be largely de :
pendent upon the rural vote, will arrange a
series OF iaborers' meetings, eliminating In
a conference of agricultural delegates, az
which Mr.. Gladstone will deliver the fiual
address before starting for Italy. The
conference will be composed of
three delegates from each rural
district in Great Britain, and
il Is expected that the total number Of dele
gates will be 800. The conference will as
semble at the National Liberal Club early
in December to hear Mr. Gladstone and
other leaders. and afterward will pass reso-
lutions prepared for them by liberal wire
pullers." The conservatives will be obliged
to bid high against the liberal Inducements.