The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-24
SHOWER OF MANIFEsTos FALLS
FROM REPRESENTATIVES, OF
BOTH PARTIES
SALISBU2I'S PLEA FOR Votes
PLEADS FOR A STRONG MAJORITY
TO BACK UP THE AFRICAN
POLICY
RosEBERY ON THE OTHER SIDE
Present Trouble Has Exposed Eng
Land to HumiIiatiOns UnparaI-
leled In History Since the
American War;


LONDON, Sept. 2S-Lord salisbury.a
manifesto to the electors of the United
Kingdom, IN anticipation of the parl,a-
mentary general elections, emphasizes the
necessity that the queens government
sheuid be supported by a strong parIia-
men,ary majority as "the only means of
convincing the inhabitants of the CON
| quered South Africa territories that there
Is no hope Of dfverting the government
from their policy by persistent resistance
or agitation"
After remarking that "aIl the recent
troubles In South Africa have been due
to shift of parliamentary opinion at
a critical moment" the prime minister
goes en- to say:
1T will depend upon the disposition and
conduct OF the Beers how long en- inter-
val Is to elaDse before their full position
| as British colony is attaired. The
brilliant success of Lord Roberts army
must not bind us to the inpertections
disclosed in cur own defensive armor, ins-
perfections which but for the war might
| have remained unnoticed It viii be the
urgent duty of parliament and the gov
ernment to remove these defects, a duty
which certainly could not be discharged
| by ministry dependent upon a broken
party"
In conclusion Lord Salisbury refers to
China as "a difficulty among Others con-
fronting the government and requiring
that the government shouI be armed
with strong majority in tie house of
| commons" He urges that in view of al
1 these da1.o ION,
abstentIons at the polls.
MORLEY,s MIND UNCHANGED.
Mr.. John Morley, Liberal member for
Montrose Burghs, declares that his opin-
/ ion has not changed, that everything
/ might have been attained in South Africa
without war. lin a single year, he sal g.
the work OF generation in uni ing the
4 Dutch and English IN South Africa has
! been undope and not even in Ireland has
! the difficult race problem been more mis-
I erably nishand,ed."
Mr.. Moreley admits, however, that it
is impossible to revoke the pIoelana ton
/ of annexation
George j. Goschen, first lord of the ad-
miralty and member of the house Of COM
mons for St. Georges. Hanover Square.
London, announces that he will not seek
reelection to parliament.
| The Earl of Clarendon has been ap-
pointed lord chamberlain in succession to
the Earl of Hopetun, recently appointed
| governor general of the Austrian COM
| monwealth.
The Earl of Rosberry issuing a mani
festo in the form of a letter to liberal
candidate says:
I'm the present situation OF the world
/ would vote for almost any strong adj
ministration; but the present government
| are strong only In votes In other re-
spects they are the weakest government
L can recollect.'
After enumeratlng the governments 8
failures at home and abroad, Lord
Roseberry criticizes the conduct of the
South African war declaring that it has
Exposed England to hun.ihatiors unpar-
alleled i'll our history since the American
war; He declares that nothing can be
hoped for from the government either in
the matter OF urgent domestic reforms ur
the reform Of the war office.
The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, and the president
of the board of trade Mr.. Charles
Thompson Ritchey, as well as other
| prominent men, have issued manifestos,
but these contain no noteworthy features.