The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-16
WHAT WILL BE FATE
Of CHAMBERLAIN? :?
This Is Question Now Upper
most i'm All Minds in
England.
HURRICANE OYERTAKES
THE UNI0NIST PARTY
Winston Churchill, in Speech,
Declares That Protection
Has Been Killed.

LONDON, Jan 15.-"Wc have killed
protection. This Is the beginning of such
political upheaval rs has not been
seen in England since the days OF the
great reform bill. Manchester has saved
herself by her eXertionsi she Will save
England by her example"
Thus spoke Winston Churchill SATURDAY
night and his opinion that free trade has
gained q victory IL the opinion oil lhe
more responsible OF the Gntonist news
papers. though many OF them attempt TO
explain the result OF the election ON sat
urday as due more TO questions Ike Chi
ncsc labor in South Africa, war taxation.
etc. Nowhere. however, is there any hlnt
II minimizing the hurricane that has
oN oNCrtnken the UnloniSt party or Sug-
gestion OF doing anything but TO beat an
orderly rctrent and save what Is possible
from the rout.
The question now uPpermost, in an
minds Is what tatc Will befall Joseph
Chamberlain at Birmingham.
View of the Post
The Morning Post edtorially points out
that the temporary prosperity OF the
cotton industry may have made Manches-
ter slow TO accept even the Balfourian
measure of tariff reform. IL says that
should Birmingham follow tho example of
Manchester the meaning OF the country 8
voice would no longer be a matter for
slightest doubt.
The Unionst Graphic, in n temperate
dltlCle, says 1t cannot US UOubtSu lldl
The country was not prepared for such
revolution In it's finance policy and de-
cined to grasp the subtle distinction be-
tween free trade and protection as illus
trated by Mr.. Balfour's halfway house "
Opinion of Standard.
The Standard. In an editorial. thinks that
the fear OF American reprisals OH its
staple industry I'm the event of tho adop-
tion of fiscal reform largely Influenced the
action OF the Manchester voters.
The Telegraph says The combined
forces of rndicalism, separatsm, Social
for the Unionists" The paper admits
that the main cause Is that the country
will not sanction any modification OF the
free trade system"
Liberal Organs Jubilant.
The Liberal organs are naturally jubi-
liant The Daily Chronicle says: 1T Is a
result without parallel In the history OF
every free trader with deep thankful
ness"
The Daily News heralds Winston
Churchill as the rising hope OF the Lib
become one of the most interesting in the
empire"
MIR Balfour, though evidently deeply
disappointed at the loss of his seat in
Manchester. displayed great calmness of
dcmeanor on Saturday night. when he
delivered an admirably dispassionatc
End impressive speech Already the for
mer Premier has had safe seats offered
him, but yet he has reached no de-
cision.
Joseph Chamberlain has thus far de-
clined 10 comment on the result OF Sat-
urdays pollings.
Pollings in London.
Pollngs are fixed for today in twenty
enc London districts and forty-scyen pro-
vlncial boroughs. The London districts
were previously represented by seventeen
Unionists and four Liberals. Today's re-
suit therefore. Will afford a good test
OF whether London Is to follow the lead
of Manchester
The most interesting contest will be al
Greenwich, where there will be q three,
Corncred fight owing to the fact that Mr.
Chamberlain insisted on putting up a
candidate against Lord Hugh Cecil, the
leader OF the Conservative free traders
Two avowed Chamberlainites arc also
contcsting the Hoxton and Haggerston
divisions of Shoreditch. Among the pro-
yincial contests today will be that nt
LEADS where Gerald Balfour. former
president OF the Board OF Trade Is al.
most certain TO be defeated he having
been badly hectored during the campaign
Will Run Gantlet
Another former Cabinet officer. Walter
y Hume-Long- who was president OF the To-
cal Government board and later Chic
Secretary for Ireland Will run the CANT.
let today In the effort TO retain his sea-
also Will be four members OF the present
Cabinet. Augustine Brrcll president o,
The Board OF Education. Herbert Johr
Gladstone, Secretary for Home Affairs
@T Henry Hartley Fowler Chancellor o.
Ghe Duchy of Lancaster. and Jane,
Bryce. Chief Secretary for Ireland
The grent success which the Labor
party Is experiencing Is likely TO have
a marked influence on the future rcla
tions Of the LIBERAL and IRISH parties
The present prospect is that Sir Henry
Campbell-Ra pnerman may obtain q ma
iority large enough 10 make him inde
pendent OF the Nationalls.s. IN that ca sc
should there bo large labor party II
The new Parliament: the possibility or al
alliance between the Natioaal.sts an,
the Laborites worlG become AN interest
ing problem. James Keir Hardie. one o
the most prominent OF the Labor leaders
already has made cverturea for such al
..llianse. whilo ii Is known THAI Johl
Eurns. president Of the local Government
Board, is n strong advocate OF homo rul
for ireland.