The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-12


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LONDON, Nov. ll.-No event in the
recent history Of the Conservative party
approaches in importance the adoption
OF the new programme by the confer
euco OF Conservative associations just
held in Edinburgh. The platform Is
frankly Democratic. 1t even goes be-
yond the Now Castle programme Of tine
Liberals in admitting popular control
OF party legislation, aud further 1t con-
trusts iavorably with the Liberal Fed
eraton's policy as allowing greater in
dependence of opinion among the ad-
herents of the principles of Unionism.
The rigidity Of old Toryism has abso.
lutely vanished and is replaced by an
elastic constilutionalism, which Mr..
Baliour and other leaders have accept
ed, though certain fossils like the duke
OF Rutland continue to think 1t incom-
patible with genuine Conservatism and
dangerous to the SUCCESS OF party gov
ernment.
The programme includes electoral
registration reform, with an equaliEa-
ton OF votes, and q reduction of the
period Of occupancy required to qualify
voters. This in itself trumps the LIB
eral proposals in the same direction,
Next, the conference approved the ex-
tension OF the franchise to enable ratio
payers, the lisfranohisement of litter
ate voters, popular control Of the liquor
traffic, state provision for old age, as
sistance to workingmsn TO enable them
TO acquire land ior building purposes,
an amendment-to the employers liabll-
| ty laws, and factory acts in the work
ingmen's interest. Finally come touch
OF home ruleism was infused in the
programme by the approval Of the,
transfersnce Of private bill procedure
from the committee Of parliament TO
local bodies.
DOOMED MOVEMENT.
Mr.. John Morley's evicted tenants
commission seems doomed to disas-
trous failure. Lord Salisbury has char
acterized it as a saturnalia for insolveht
debtors aud has declared thatlJustice
Matthews, its president, will turn to
the Judicial bench with his robes soiled
and moth eaten. But neither Lord
saliebury's jibes nor Mr.. Balfour's de-
nunciations are causing thecollapse Of
| the commission. Internal disputes
concerning the methods OF INQUIRY,
mistaken instructions by Mr. Morley
and partisan Encouragement by jus
tice Matthew'S are the chief factors in
the breakup.
NOT a BIT souEAMrsH
The Radicals have abandoned all hope
of any legislation for the evicted ten
ants during the coming session. A
plan now discussed by the ministerial
circle is to not ask the house Of COM
mons 10 vote a grant for their relief,
but to eyade decision Of the house by
drawing funds enough from the land
purchase commission to compulsory
purchase portions OF estates from obsti.
nate landlords, with enough 10 make
loans to tenants 10 enable them 10 start
farms anew.
There is nothing timid or squeamish
about this proposal, but with another
general election almost within sight,
prudent Liberal members Of the house
OF commons hesitate to approve
course that is certain to arouse general
reprobation.
ALONG SESSION PROMISED.
Tho Bering Sea arbitraters, who are
to meet in Paris, will probably not
assembl before February. Lord Han.
men, assisted by Sir George BadenpoWer.
is laboring steadily over the case for
Great Britain. In official circles here
the opinion prevails that the arbitra-
ton proceedings will be protracted.
Visitors returning from Woodstock
testify to the general regret felt by the
towns people at the death OF the Duke
OF Marlborough. In his later years the
duke had won popular esteem In Wood
stock and in the whole surrounding
country, and had gained the affection
OF his Blenheim tenants, many Of whom
he had assisted with advices, and often
with needful advances.
MAYBE SETTLED.
The threatened law suit OF the Dowa-
ger Duchess Of Sutherland against the
Duke Of Westminster and Duke Of
Portland, as guardians of the young
Duke OF Sutherland, is varying toward
settlement.
LATEST LABOR UNION.
The latest trades union development
in London is the formation Of domes-
tic servants union, Seven hundred
servants havo already joined, andihs
number Of possible members in London
is estimated at 100000. Tho membera
OF the union intend to hold an open air
meeting to give expression to demand
that the government establish ser.
wants labor exchange where no fees be
exaoted, FIX the hours Of labor, regulate
salaries, aud force employers to give 4
suitable character to servants on die
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