New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
STANDING BY BALF0OR.
Unanimous Vote for His Policy
Miner Declines Office.

Sheffield Oct Sir John f. Darlington $
resolution sustaining Mr.. Balfours fiscal POI
icy was carried unanimously here to-day at TIE
conference OF the Conservative Associations Thu
resolution. which vas introduced yesterday Was
as follows;
That this conference. believing that the
changes which have taken place during ,iig -, -.
fifty years ia the conditicas under WniCh ID -
fish trade has been carried on neceSsilatC -
reconsideration Of the fiscal system MIl'Nli "
as a nation. have adopted during w. ,lsti+,1r
thanks the Prime Minister for having lAS S ~,
ed an inquiry into the whole sno5Cea, s N" Co. So
comes tho noIicy he has foreshsooNSu III %
curing 10 this country fiscal freeooIil -,th for
-o+iatio,9s and commercial relations WIFI ioi
eign countries.
The attendance at the conleie -
--.s ,,,,cb smaller than yesteroas'
,s,efe-a-,ces in the party on the hscai Pues-
so, were again emphasized III inc
80 and in the interest OF unity hehrs
,-,,an,tn. NJ p. former president OF '"e D'a
= .~scnlture and a lifelong Protectionist
" - rs rider moved yesterday. which
.,o..,-os 1oseph Chamberlain. the former Colo
=, -o,re.a,1- for his patriotic efforts, and eX-
ossa5 ar,rrovai Of any practical scheme 10
,,-,,,o,e a closer political and commercial union
81 the empire
Ia withdrawing the rider. which promised
,,,-,Ha- 70 disrupt the ranks OF the Cnionlsts
NJ Chaplin explained that he was convinced
after hearing Mt. BalfOuT's speech OF last night
,ba, il would be mischievous TO press the mat
ter. as it was directly hostile to the Premier
and nothing was further from his views.
Sir John z. Dorington's resolution was then
carried unanimously. Sir John Gorst saying in
behalf Of the free trade advocates that they
did not desire any more amendments
Lord Hugh Cecil. VI. 2. and Winston Church
81 NJ p subsequently announced that they
had not voted for or against the Dorington
resolution.
After the passage Of a resolution urging the
government to take steps 10 insure the eff
cheney OF the army the conference ended.
Mr.. Ralfour addressed the delegates after
luncheon this afternoon. In the course or MS
speech he announced that Lord Miner did not
feel himself able to accept the Colonial Sec
retaryship.
Mr.. Balfour said that recent events had not
substantially divided the party. but they had
divided the government. and the parting Of
old friends had been accompanied by regret.
Both those who went and those who stayed
we're devoted TO the Cnionist party. the govern
777ent and the empire. They had lost the
greatest Colonial Minister the country had
ever seen. His services could not be exag-
ye-ated He had to leave Mr.. Chamberlain to
EXPRESS his own views. which did not differ
hairs breadth from his CMr. Balfour's).
Although Lord Miner had declined the CO.
lonial Secretaryship, Mr.. Balfour added, he
was in entire agreement with the government
on its imperial and domestic policy. He had
failed to convince Lord Miner that he could
better deal with the delicate South African
oustions in Downing Street than on the spot.
Speaking Of the prospects Of the party, the
Premier declared the Unionist party was never
sn better heart and its opponents were never
more hopeiessly embarrassed. So long as ms
majesty would support the government OF
which he was the head he would never think
OF deserving the cause for which he was re-
fponsible He had no doubt 10 the future
of the party or the future Of the empire so
long as the party worked together.