The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-15


no effect whatever on the stock ex-
change. The only other change IN the
cabinet thus far announced Is the
chancellor of the eXchequer, though
others are foreshadowed.
The public showed little interest in
the meeting of Mr.. BalfOur's followers,
which was summoned for noon. The
new premier, when he entered the con-
ference room of the foreign office, ac-
companied by the Duke of DevOnshire,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Lord Lon
donderry and others, received quite an
ovation. When Mr.. Balfour rose to
address the meeting, all again stood up
and cheered the new chief Mr.. Bal
four referred to the loss of the services
of the chief, who for nearly fifty years
had been engaged in active political
life. No one, he said, would begrudge
him his well earned repose, though his
loss was irreparable.
Was the Kings Wish.
IT do not flatter myself proceeded
the premier. that the gap he has left
can be filed. But the place he has
left must be occupied, and it is because
the king desired me to do my best to
take that position that L have asked
you to meet me today.
Il have accepted a great task and a
heavy responsibility, certainly not from
overweening belief in my own capacity,
but because 1 am sure, or, at least,
have every reason to believe, that in
attempting to carry on this work 1
will have the most important qualifica-
ton anyone can have, namely, that
regard and confidence of those with
whom he works / have not had the
opportunity before OF consulting you.
but l have, of course, consulted those
with whom / have been working in the
cabinet these many years, and If the
kindness you are prepared to extend
to me is at all equal to the kindness
they have extended to me, then indeed
the terrors. or difficulties I ought per-
haps to say, of the tasks before me
are greatly mitigated.
Il cannot now promise myself that
shall have the continued assistance of
my colleagues One of the most i'm
portant of them with whom / have
been associated all my political life,
and who has occupied and deserves the
highest post in the house of commons
and state, has told me that 1 cannot
count on his further assistance l
mean the chancellor of the excheuuer.
But though 7 grieve to say cannot
count with any assurance on his fur
/ thef assistance, I can count with alb
soIute confidence on his good wishes
in the Ia bors that are before US.
After warm tribute TO Lord Sails
| bury by the Duke of DevOnshire, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach arose and said
there was no one whom he would more
gladly or more readily have accepted as
! leader of the party than the man he
had followed as leader for more than
seven years.
But Lord Salisbury's retirement was
break with the traditions of his past
political life. Two years ago he had
begged, for personal and not for pOliti-
cal reasons, to be relieved from Office,
but he had consented, at Lord Sails
bury's instance, to retain it to the end
of the war He now felt that the mo
ment had come when such poor serY-
/ ices as he could render could not longer
/ be necessary to the country.
! There were younger men who would
/ do the work at least as well as he had
+ been able to do it He had, therefore.
/ told Mr. BalfOur that it was his strong
/ desire to take the present opportunity
of retiring from the Office ne so long
had The honor to hold He had eX-
planned TO him the circumstances which
J he thought had necessitated that view
on his part. Mr.. Balfour had been
good enough TO express a strong de-
sire that he should continue TO act with
/ him as his colleague, but had admitted
/ that the circumstances mentioned re-
I
1 say that if, for the moment, he re
! tanned the Office of which his tenure
{ could not by any possibility be long, II
/ would be because he desired TO show
| that he entertained as fully as any Of
! them a spirit of loyalty TO their new
( leader and a desire TO give him, whether
in or out of office, his best help in the
! administration Of affairs
/ Chamberlain Wants a Change.
4orI- -, tho ~a5.r,o.,%.
| airy Hobbies revOlved about the highly in
| teresting and apparently well founded
/ statement that Mr.. Chamberlain desires
( to exchange the office Of colonial Secre-
! tary for the chancellOrShip. If that be so.
/ II cannot be doubted that Mr. Chamber
/ lain will carry his point Sir Michael
/ Hicks each's decision to retire from Of
/ flee but not from the house OF commons IS
| final although il Difference to Mr. Bal
| tours persuasion Sir MichaeTs retire
| ment may possibly be postponed until
| 1t is an open secret that the chancellor
of the exchequer was only prevented by
! Lord Salisbury'S influence from having
/ abandoned the struggle against the pro-
tective influences in the cabinet, repre-
scented BY Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. BaIfOur 5
/ accession TO the premiership IS a triumph
! of personal qualities, and by acqulescing
I therein Mr.. Chamberlain has secured the
| place next in Importance in the cabinet
| After that of the premier, the post OF
! chancellor of the excheCuer is always
! REGARDED as the weightiest one There
| fore il would be the natural place for
/ Mr.. Chamberlain
/ Among the liberals strong fears are
! expressed that the departure of Sir Mich
| ael Hicks-Beach viii be the signal for
| the sOllverein movement, Mr.. BalfouI
| being pOWerless TO resist the Chamber
lainites tendencies