El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-20


of the expenses of maintaining head
| quarters, of clerk hire, of postage; and
) the like and then had a surplus left
over sufficient to maintain open head
quarters with full staff of clerks fof
more than three years. Anyone who
has any knowledge of the expense OF
| conducting even state political head
quarters in America viii appreciate
what a burden is lifted from the backs
| of the leaders in political organiza-
tions by this British system Of making
the people pay the freight.
Class Distinctions.
So much for the technical and me-
chanical organization of the COnserva-
tive, party. It's actual and potential
organization is a far different thing
In England the law recognizes and ac-
centuates certain class distinctions,
while in America all men are equal
before the law. 1t is idle TO pretend
| that there are no CLASSES" in America,
but it is true that theyfare not as dis
tinct nor are they as immutable as in
England. 1t would be impossible TO
generaIze with respect to the COM
ponent classes Of the Republican and
Democratic parties in the United States.
for what would be true in Vermont
most certainly would fail in Alabama.
But in England, where society is highly
organized, where class distinctions are
sharply defined and where geogrsDh
ical limitations prevent wide divergen-
cles In social usages, 1t is not only pos
slole to recognize the class lines In
party organizations, but it is impos-
Side to avoid seeing them
Inc Conservative party is made I'D
OF three privileged classes and another
| class that hopes to become privileged.
Inc nrst consists of the peers and the
landed gentry. The second represents
the established church The third is
the liquor trade. The aspirant for priv
lIeges is the Tariff Reform party which
hopes TO induce Great Britain to for
sake its traditional policy Of free trade
ana relnstate q protective tariff
Although liberal governments have
Deen more lavish in their creation of
peers than have Conservative cabinets
1t Is proved by the experience of a CEN
fury tHat few Liberals have the no.
--tlcaI stamina TO resist the influence
OF the society in the house of lords.
AS 1t stands now. the house of lords
has about $50 Tory members and ahou+
40 Liberals This proportion is ex
tended IN about the same ratio through
/ out the land holding and gentle
classes II the government of England
was left to gentlemen" the Liberals
would never have a look in.
ROVER OF the Church
Inc Church of England is a mighty
power 1or good as religious organf-
cation But, being state church II
| always is in politics. Their arc
great many churchmen who are Tjb-
erals, there are a few Liberal cIsroy-
men, and even one or two Radical bisb-
ops Dut they are but executions RI
prove the rule The church. as whole
IS part, and a powerful part. of the
conservative party's political macbfn~
cry MI Gladstone. the greatest NJ
! I-o LioeraI leaders, was not only q
Eur oHiiiah out Puseyite, yet his in
huence never was powerful enough 20
| convince the church that the Liberal
| party aims at anything less than t+s
oesructlOn- As a matter of fact tbA
LiOeraI party Of today is overwheIno-
! ins1y IN FAVOR Of entire separation of
| church and state For that reasor +ba
| church is a Tory
Inc liquor trade stands fast in firm
aHlance with the church and the land
loros In supporting the principles and
| privileges OF Torytsm- The Conserve
| i've party, as the champion of vested
interests, has opposed consistently any
eHort 10 limit or restrict the onara
lions OF the liquor trade. Their On
ponents have endeavOred TO deal With
the alcoholic question somewhat 80
VereIy IN the last campaign more
| than one Clergyman contender that -
was morally wrong TO increase the har
/ room licenses because of the fact tba+
such great quantities of brewery stock
was owned by widows, orphans ard
| clergymen.
Power of Landlords
ne landlords and the church hrins-
into the Conservative ranks an over'
whelming majority Of the gentry and
| upper classes Of society. The honor
| trade brings into the same Organizatio-
an overwhelming majority of the low
est and vilest classes of society. Nov
| II happens that neither the landlords
the clergy nor the brewers vera N
| thusiastic about the tariff reform proD-
uganda. but it became necessary To ar
tract some support from the middle
classes, and TO Offer some alternative
| Tor the new radical scheme for taxa
! ton. On that account the old elements
| in the Tory party accepted, sometimes
with bad grace, the tariff reform doc
trine. Undoubtedly Mr. Chamberlain's
movement has resulted in bringing into
the Conservative party a great MANY
| recruits from the middle classes Of life
and 1t has succeeded. for the time at
| least in staying the hand of the de-
| strOyer which was about To fall upon
| the old Tory organization.
Tomorrow-XVI, The Liberal Party.