The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23
CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND
Manifestoes Are Numerous As
the Election Approaches.
WRATH AT SALISBURY
CHAMBERLAIN'S CONNECTION
WITH CONTRACTS.

London. Sept. 22-The political cam
paign has commenced in earnest Only
another week remains before the poll
ing begins and it will be only a little
over I'VE weeks before the new par
lament assemblies. That it viii be
conservative body is foregone con-
clusion. Mr.. Herbert Gladstone admits
that it is quite impossible for the lib
erals to win over the $50 seats neees-
sary to give them a victory Thus
from the outset the election loses It's
interest. practically resolving itself into
an opportunity for politicians on ooth
sides TO air their views and TO dlscuss
the momentouS issues of the last year,
untrammeled by the CONTEMPORARIES
OF St Stephens.
This outbreak OF oratory, judged from
the initial stage, promises TO oeNei0P
no new or startling facts Inc con-
sel-vatives confine their energies 10 a
defense of the wal. in South Africa and
OF its mana cement, while the. liberals
attempt to ignorefit, concentrating their
attacks upon the failure OF the con-
servatives TO fulfill their promises OF
beneficial home legislation Thougn
this is officially the liberals main plank
the division OF their ranks over the
war is so great that il is quite impos-
sible to keep all the candidates in Inc
Thus while Sir Edward Gray ana Rt.
Hon H H. Asquith and others are
telling the voters that il is useless to
discuss the war and are admitting the
annexation of the Boer republics as
the only logical outcome, Mr. Morley
and other well known members OF the
party are telling them that the war
was unnecessary and tl-@t the anneXa-
ton of the republics is a blot upon
England'S fair name.
Agree on Salisbury's Unfairness.
One one point, however, the liberals
all unite, and that point is the unfair
ness of Lord Salisbury in bringing
about a dissolution at the present mo-
ment, when the register of 1888 IS eX-
piring, so that thus all who were not
registered over two years ago are dis
franchised-
The new register comes into force in
February Thousands are affected, and
the liberals maintain that Lord SANS
bury's action is not only without prece-
dent, but is unconstitutional On the
Other-hand the conservatives claim that
Lord Salisbury acted fairly, as had he
waited until after February he would
have the undoubted advantage OF the
votes of soldiers returning from South
Africa
In their wrath that the election was
precipitated with so little warning, the
liberals are not alone. Business men.
regardless of party, are furious over
the disintegratiOn OF trade, which al
ways accompanies election contests
Publishers. for instance, after a
Wretched year, seeing the war in South
Africa ending and affairs in China be-
coming more quiet. made all prepare
lions for q revival Of trade. Just as
they were beginning to put books out
the announcement of the dissolution of
parliament came like q thunder clap.
spelling all their prospects. The stock
exchange, on the same grounds, has a
! great grievance against Lord Sails
bury. as il will be well into December
before the public can be expected TO