The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-12
yFV TORY DOCTRINES
Conservatives Growing More
Radical Than the Liberals.
rig RELIEF OF THE EviCTED.
Collapse Of the Government Commits
sion-The War in Observation-Disclosures
Besfeged by Chinese In Pamir.

rnxnos Nov il--So event in the recent his
tory OF the Conservative party approaches in i'm.
..c,tsuce the adoption OF a new programme at Q
Conference by Conservative associations In
ydinbnrgh The platform, which is frankly
democratic, even goes beyond the Newcastle
rroVrsrarue of the Liberals In admitting popular
control oil party legislation. and further con-
,,s.ts fayorably with the Liberal iederation's
noIicy as allowing greater independence Of
ooinIou amoug the adherenis of the principle OF
uuion:srn. TIE recidity OF the old Toryism has
shsoIuteiy vanished and is replaced by elastic
constitutonaIism. which Balfour and other
leaders have sccepted. though certain older
members of the party continue to think 1t in
rompatible with genuine conservatism and
dangerous to the success of party government
The p-oyramne includes electoral registration
,eforno with equalization of seats and reduction
of the period OF occupancy required to
cusIity voters. This ia itself a trump to
LIBERAL proposals in the same direction. The
conference next approves extension OF the
franchise to female rate payers; disfranchise-
ment OF ititerate voters: popular control OF the
Iouor traffic; state provision for old age; as
sistsnce OF workingmen to enable them to ac-
ouire land for building purposes and amend
neat Of the employers liability and factory
sc.s In the WORK ingmen's interest Finally q
tocch Of homeruleism is infused into the pro-
sraHme by approval OF the transfer OF private
nll PROCEDURE from parliament committees to
local bodies. This transformed spirit 10 a.
tflbu!ed largely to the lbera,izng influence of
ne Uaionist allies and partly to the leaders
nrognizIug the necessities of the times.
John Morley's evicted tenants commission
Gems doomed to disastrous failure. Neither
Lord saIisburys gibes nor Balfour's denuncia-
ton caused collapse of the commission. but In
,esna dispute and partisan Encouragement By
Justice Mathews are the chief factors in the
beak-un Beside Murphy, who has resigned,
AurrcGgh 0Br!en viii retire, and another
member, Roche. has intimated a desire to be re-
,sced. These de ertions are attributed
70 Justice Mathews procedure. The with
anwas leave two members OF the COM
nasion, but it il rumored that the gos-
ssnent will fill the vacancies with home rule
nanees and continue the commission, though
4 ksds smoke foul in the nostrils OF pariia-
mt The Radicals have abandoned all hope
tGy legislation for evicted tenants during the
aming session. The plan now discussed by the
sns,eral circle is to ask the house of COM
nous to vote grant for relief, but to evade q
dsc:sion OF the house by drawing funds enough
iron the land purchase commission to pur-
ssue eompulsorily portions of estates from Oh
Gnssc landlords and make loans to tenants to
snshle snem to start farms anew.
Ni.h another general election In sight,
prudent Liberal members of the commons hest.
tate to approve a course which is certain to
Gouse general reprobation.
DosLtH. Nov. 1.-THE executive committee of
the Irish land owners convention has resolved
scpotiiy the landowners to withdraw entirely
kou the proceedings OF evicting tenants.