Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-07
MANY MANIFESTOS.
Their Number and Variety in BTitain'S
Political Field Great.
RADICAL PROGRAMME oursroKEN.

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(sYocial Cable Icttcr)
TONDON Jniv c-Thc distinctive yea
ture OF the present electoral c'h'i'd's"
as compared With any previous oc''a'o"
OF the Kind I'm The h.sia:. OF the country
* IA. number and variety OF the party
manifesto. Hitherto the appeals "nich
have been made 20 the editors have 'i'H-
natl from two or three authoritative
source. and lave defined more or less
c,,licrlv the great party programme
mic, each canlidate must pledge him
,..r either 90 accept or reject. During
a.. vs.s she country has been doluSed
vth party and facuonal programmes
taking every conceivable ground in the
treatment ~ the issues on which the
coming election IS 20 De contested
Tn official dicim OF The Liberal party
has bccn followed by a Illumination by
Che Radical unions. combined in hony
called the National Reform Union
Tauow.n. these have been launched APP
ucals from the Welsh Nauoaaiiats' tn
Loc7!-Optionists. the PubHclps' Associa'
tloo. and tie Agricultural Union the
last-namod demanding special protection
I'm. Liberty Of Property League de
r.lirra ltYte issues lu elections. Wniie
the Socialist, a-e out with demand TOT
fr. urlll .c- &C interfering with efcry>
uiu- .....
o. ooh rfrra U.s. Oh zoe found IN the mani
fo.fl. of tie INSTRUMENTATION party
The NcCqrthyites. the lo1leylics. the
IaImondit,s. and AN the other 'ites'
lnl advocates Of isms.
LIBERAL EATTLE-CRY.
The general party principles and the
characteristics of the leaders or Inc NaIl-
ous parties ana factions are shown h
these addresses and this is especially
true % the Irc-rauine Issued by TN
Liberal leaders. Lord Koscbery sounds
the bsttle-cIv OF The Liberal party IA a
demand for the reform of the House on
Lords SIR William llaTc0urt regards the
l1cal-vct1 question as Of FIRST Importance
and MI John Morley makes home rule
the line of battle.
The Radical conspiracy Of silence
against home rule has stirred AR Morley
% the dcriis of INDIGNATION as eVnced
Iv bis Manchester speech. IN which he
fsid. III at this election the Liberal can.
dilgtes shall put homo rule aside the
Liberal party will become the most dis
honest political Organization ia the his
tory Of alaul.' EJt for this honest
uttc,auCc there i8 no doubt that the
Liberals would have gone on ignoring
tine JOB lses o. Tire Irish party which kept
them in power until Mr. Gladstone's re-
trement from Office ana political life
ra.ae3 tL.n
Nr Gladstone himself sent tho chill Of
death through the hones Of home rule I'm
IFS recent farewell letter to his Midlothian
constituents.
Since Mr. Morley delivered his Man
chester speech. and. stung by the wide
spread reports that she cN-Prcmier had
turned Dnioaist, Mr.. Glad tone has found
80 advisable 90 write "a brief letter, adj
visiLg the people OF England 10 "recog
ri2e the just claims OF Ireland" the
phrase meaning anything but Unionlsm
or home Iulc-according % the views of
the reader.
Lord Bosebery and Sir William Har-
court. iu their sUo.c hes yesterday, how
ever. found 1t prudent to admit that home
rule was sun plank i'm the platform ot
the Liberal party. but If the Irish leaders
have NOT hy this time become disillusioned
as % the value OF Liberal pledges they
have themselves 20 blame.
RADICAL PROGRAMME.
The Radical manifesto is as honest ana
siraig1tf0rw arl declaration as any that
h. been issued. IL simply advocates home
rIl. uot only n ireland, but in Scotland
and Wales. as well, beginning, however
iu Ireland
The Radical programme places demo-
cratic reforms first GA the list, but unless
the balance of The parties IN the coming
Parliament shall restore the value OF
the Irish vote. which IS not at all likely
the chances are that the irish cause VIII
be postponed foy ~ least a decade.
IRVING FOR PARLIAMENT
10 his willingness TO contest one Of the
London districts for a seat in Parliament
and TO- these Oycrturcs ne nas replied with
@ mixture OF good sense and irony. 1t
would De tribe incos,ven.ent" Mr. r.
wing writes. "to Ice called off the stage
by the urgeat Summons OF q party whip.
and Gtll more awkward if the pit should
insist upon ny coming forward between
the acts % be hecLicd about evasion of
local veto"
HEBREW PEERS.
The well-known nrancicr. sydney stern.
having put 5000 into the purse OF the
Liberal party, LORD Rosc1csy raised him
90 the pceraee. According to the Jewish
Chronicle stern has poured ont his money
Ike water. always with a view 10 Sc
curing a pecrare as the price Of his politi-
CA contributions. Though AR. Stern has
gwen financial assistance 10 the Liberal
cause with a lavish hand. he has never
%. unruishcd himself as "a giyer 90 chart
tles-a fact which places him in striking
contrast 90 many other milllonaires OF
DIS faith and race.
The Queen nonored the Rothschilds the
Nontcroe. ard the Goidsmidts for their
acts ol charity. but Sten's vast wealth
Aa never been shared by the poor.
Two Hebrews are now peers, and both
are Dos. .nlants of tradespeorle OF Frank
fort. Tho Sterns began their career 80
London Do the Wine-uadc. nlty years ago.
They mani into the Goldsmidt family,
and bio. .omol out as bankers. They are
now the posses aor5 OF a colossal fortune
OF many millions.