The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-25
THE ENGLISH TORIES.

BIRMINGHAM. Eng, Nov. A-ThlS city
is crowded 10 its utmost extent with dele
gates to the great conference of the
national union of Conservative associa-
tions. The hall was packed this morn
ing when the conference was called To
order and all the streets in the neighbor-
hood were filed with admirers Of Lord
Salisbury.
Lord Windsor was elected president for
the ensuing year
Resolutions looking toward the dis
establishments of the church in Wales
were adopted.
Viscount Fielding offered resolution
providing that the question of suffrage be
again reopened and that serious con-
sideration be given to wOman's claim to
be admitted TO the franchise.
A resolution was adopted expressing
sympathy with bona fide unionist labor
candidates.
the improved social and industrial con-
ditions of Ireland under the present ad-
ministraJion, and endorsing the admins
tration's plans for the future as regards
Ireland, was rejected by large majority.
The resolution was presented by the
marquis of CRANKY, who was dissatisfied
with the first division on IL, and demanded
another division, which resulted in the
resolution being again defeated by heavy
majority.
A resolution was introduced declaring it
desirable to establish labor department,
to be presided, over by a minister of the
crown TO be known as the labor minister
The movement among the Conserva-
tives which resulted in the division by the
Birmingham conference today against the
governments continuing to maintain Irish
legislation as the principal feature of its
policy has been previously described. The
main object Of the movement is to apply
10 English tenants the principles or the
Irish land purchase act. IL is a plan of
the Conservatives to checkmate the Glad
stOnians with this bill The latter, they
say, would not dare oppose the bill for fear
of the resentment of the small farmers and
agricultural laborers. If the Liberals
should oppose the Irish feature of the bill,
the government can drop it and proceed
with the British land purchase bill
BIRMINGHAM, Eng, Nov. 24-Lord Sails
bury delivered an address tonight at
Masonic hall before an immense and en-
thusiastic audience He endorsed the
work of the Conservative conference, per-
formed during the day. He endorsed, with
some reserve, the policy of lone man, one
vote" The Conservatives, he said, would,
however, make the next campaign on the
issue OF the union of the empire" and it
was on that issue that they would appeal
to the electorate.
II Mr.. Gladstone were successful, they
would fight his every step in the house of
commons. He ridiculed Mr. Gladstone's
menace of the house OF lords and said that
ii was contemplate TO menace without the
power to enforce the menace When
Gladstone should bring into the house of
commons decisive majority in favor of
his scheme of home rule. he would have no
trouble with the house of lortis
He could not menace the lords.
however, without revolution, and be
could not have his revolution in limited
liability. II he imagined that the people
would allow him to set up n revolution
deliver the streets into the hands of a mob
and expose to the hazards of revolution
the vast commercial ana industrial inter
ests Of the country, be mistakes the rea.
feeling OF his countrymen.
Turning TO Irish affairs The speaker said
two of the greatest powers IN ireland to-
day we're blacktbOrnS and priests. Arch
bishops Walsh and Croke, be believed
were acting in defiance Of the pope, and
he dllated upon the results of giving every
institution INTO their hand. 1t would he
only by rebellion that the Irish Protes-
tants would defy such power. IL would
be terrible resort ana would cause un-
numbered scenes of cruelty and massacres
and a revival OF terrible religious wars
England would be bound TO interfere and
TO reconquer Ireland and the long, dreary
record OF seven centuries would recon-
meuce.