Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-23
INTEREST IN THE
ENGLISH ELECTIONS
Political Campaign Has Com
menced In Earnest.
GRIEVANCE OF LIBERALS

While Admitting Defeat They Protest
Against the Date Set For BalIotting.
Business Men Dissatis. 1-American
Laundries to BE Established.
LONDON. Sept. 22.-The politi cam
paign has commenced in earne Only
another week remains before olling
begins and it will be a little over five
weeks before the new parliament assem-
bles. That 1t will be a Conservative
body is a foregone conclusion.
Mr.. Herbert Gladstone admits that 1t
is quite impossible for the Liberals TO
win over the 100 seats necessary to give
them victory. Thus, from the outset,
the election loses its interest, practically
resolving itself into an opportunity for
politicians on both sides to air their
views and to discuss the momentous
issues of the last year untrammelled by
| the conventionalities of st. Stephens.
The Conservatives confine their ener-
gies to = defense of the war in South
Africa and its management while the
Liberals attempt to ignore it, concen-
trating their attacks upon the failure of
the Conservatives to fulfill the promises
of beneficial home legislation. Though
this is officially the Liberals main plank
the division of their ranks over the war
Is so great that it is quite impossible to
keep all.the candidates in line.
On one point, however, the Liberals
all unite, and that point is the ufairness
of Lord Salisbury III bringing about a
dissolution at the present moment when
the register Of 1898 is expiring, SO that
thus all who were not registered over
two years ago are DISTINGUISHED.
Business Men Dissatisfied.
The new register comes into force in
February. Thousands are affected The
Liberals maintain that Lord Salisbury's
Gction is not only without precedent,
but is unconstitutional In their wrath
that the election was precipitated with
so little warning the Liberals are not
alone. Business men, regardless of par
ties, are dissatisfied over the disintegra-
ton of trade which always accompanies
election contests. Publishers, for in
stance, after a wretched year, seeing
the war in South Africa ending and af-
fairs in China becoming more quiescent,
made all preparations for a revival of
trade. Just as they were beginning to
put new books out the announcement
of the dissolution of parliament came
like thunderclap, spelling their pros
poets. The Stock Exchange, on the
same grounds, has got great grievance
against Lord Salisbury, as it will be
well into December before the public
can be expected to take keen interest
In stocks
The question Of home rule, except in
Ireland, is scarcely mentioned. Mr..
Herbert Gladstone, who represents West
Leeds, advises his constituents to let the
matter rest, but the Earl of Sandwich
strikes much franker note in renounc-
ing his adherence to the government
and returning to the ranks of the Lib
erals because 'home rule" is dead.
Political Bomb Exploded.
"a miniature bomb has been thrown
into the Conservative camp by The Lib
eral Morning Leader, which publishes
lengthy story showing that the wife,
sons and daughters of Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, the secretary of state for
the colonies, hold almost all the shares
of the firm of Hoskins & Co., contract
ors. The son holding the larger
amounts Of stock is J. Austin Cham
berlain, the eldest son of the secretary,
who is civil lord of the admiralty To
put worse complexion on the matter it
is pointed out that there are no Hoskins
now connected with the business, which
is practically family concern and APP
parently prosperous. The only answer
SO far vouched to the accusations is q
letter from Mr.. Chamberlain IS secretary
saying the minister is not disposed to
notice the cowardly insinuation con-
tanned in an indirect charge"
Rumor assigns the war ministry to
Mr.. Chamberlain in the new cabinet,
the supposition being that the Marquis
of Lansdowne will retire and also that
Mr.. Chamberlain will likely have Lord
Roberts as commander-in- chief and Lord
Kitchener adjutant general. Earl HAITI
bury, the lord high chancellor, Earl Cad
dingan, Viscount Cross, the lord privy
seal, and Mr.. William Court Gully, the
speaker of the house of commons, are
all said to be likely to retire,