The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-22
ENeLIsH ELECTION CRIES.
From "IxhaIsl' Hack 60 the Corn
laws.

Laws.
From the London Mall.
The war has enriched our language wiki
new word. and threatens 90 provide us
with the new election cry-Khaii The
elections OF Her Majcrty's reign have been
/ oFi and won IN many instances By lead
ers appealing 10 patriotism. Thus az the
election Of 1887 the Peoples Charter was
the Radical Reformer's pledge. though
Lord Melbourne and his whig ministry
did not gain half a dozen extra votes from
Il. mainly through the fact that the Tory
war cry was "Our Young Queen and our
| Old Constitution"
The winter 81 is87-'7s was one Of un-
usual severity and distress and resulted
IN the Chartist Riots This really intro
/ duced the rights 81 man" cry that So
eialists advocate to-day. Consequently
when In 1871 q general election took place
IL was fought out between the rival fac
lions on che Corn laws. Cheap Bread"
and Low Wages" Platform cries result
| ed
Liberal election addresses are always in
/ teresting. 20 say nothing Of being 0cca-
slonaily ambiguous. This Is a sample Of
one used AZ the 1853 contest:
PEACE. RETRENCHMENT AND RE-
FORM"
Men OF York-Do You want an enneh,-
eBed splrit-of-the-ARe Liberal Reform
| Government. or will you have a Bigoted,
/ Obsolete. Enctc. Tory Goycrument7 DO
YOU want n Government OF High Philos-
ophy or OF Low Practice. OF Principle or
of ExpedIenoy. Of Great Measures or OF
Little Men? A Government Of Statesmen
Or of Clerks Of HumbuR or Of Hum
drum1 n the former vote for vincent
II the las,er-DROwN YOURSELF
Both Liberals and Tories have evoked
the platform Of Reform ~ intervals. and
In February. iS6s. Disrael scored with
the Reform tactic. though ten months
later 'fDiseEta bilshment OF the Irish
Church" and Gladstone and Good Cow
eminent we're subjects for an immense
amount Of successful eiectioneering talk.
The Gin and Glory Party" as Liberals
dubbed their opponents IN 1874 romped
home "a the hastings. despite the fact that
Gladstone Went 20 the country with q
declaration that N again returned 90 pow
er he would abolish the income tax.
After the successful manipulation OF the
treaty OF Berlin In 1878 Lord Beaconsheid
two years later stood 60 win or lose with
| the Peace with Honor" cry. Liberal ora
tors, however. did not fail 10 point out
( that peace Of any price" was far prefer
able, and as the disaster az isanduia had
occurred just previously they were re-
turned by the large majority OF 100.
In l63 Mr.. Gladstone. IN his electoral
address Advocated Home Rule ireland
for tho Irish" and asked the country TO
say aye or nay. The country said May"
'Dlsesta biishment and DISBURSEMENT
were also included In tho Liberal pro-
gramme.
Most people will remember Mr.. Jesss
Coliings' advocacy OF three acres ana =
cow for every agricultural iahorer.
No party ever came into power with 90
many pledges 20 fulhl as did Mr. Glad
stones government o. 1899. The election
had been prolific In promises. Tor Liberals
had practically promised everything de-
manded by temperance reformers. woman
suffraRists. Socialists. labor leaders. anti
vaecinationists and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mr stead too. advocated a Christian
programme" and the Jingle OF
Eight hours work. eight hours play.
Eight hours sleep and eight bob a day"
Wss sung.
In 1884 the Conservatives were dubbed
by certain Of the Liberal element as the
Beer. Bung and Bible Party" This may
have been Alternative but IL had no great
influence az the POLL. what the Liberal
cry viii Be- during the coming election re-
mains 70 be seen.