The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-08-03
The CaledORia'S News.

The JetcS' BM.--Thc principal leven. OF
the past week has been the rejection, by
the House Of Lords, of the claims of the
Jews TO sit in Parliament. The Pariia-
menlary Oa'hs bill has been defeated.
This, il was loreseen, would happen.
Whenever al important measure, carrying
with it the heart of the British people, goes
up from the Commons to the Lords, the
latter body, taught by abundant schooling
lets It pass with more or less important
notifications. That which is carried in the /
Commons by reasonr and augmentation,
runs through the Lords by the impetus re-
eeived from below-by a kind Of moral. !
physical force; for our hereditary Legislators
have had fearful experience, III the aGonies
of the Reform Bill, of what would occur
were they to offer passive resistance, (which
only calls FOR sufficient push TO give way.
! In revenge, however, for this permanent
defeat in substantals, which all Conserv-
alive powers must undergo, their Lordships
CALAMITY destroy small and uncarcd for
measures Of a popular kind, neanly nipping
and tweaking where they dare not show
open fight against the people. So il is with
the jews bill. 1t is now defeated once
more, though coming before them with an
increased pressure from the House Of Com.
mons. But the subject begins 10 excite
wider sympathies the City Of London
whose representative. Baron Lionel Roth.
schild, is deprived of his seat in Para-
ncnt by this vote Of the Peers--is fairly up.
The Baron has resigned his seat, and comes
forward again for reelection, and il is sup
posed will walk over the course.
LONDON, July G, 1910.
RoMscIM Re. Hected.-As I predicted
in my letter OF last week, Baron Rohschild
has been reelected for the city Of London
the most important constituency in the
: Empre-thoush not without opposition.
: a scion of the Aristocracy, one Lord John
: Manners, formerly member of what used
to be called "the Young England party"
and poet, chiefly known by the following
lnes-I quote from memory
"Tet Learning, Trade and Commerce die,
But give US back our old Nobility
was il-advised enough TO contest the seat
with RothSchild. The latter was elected by
an overwhelming majority Of between 1900
and 900 votes. The nomination speeches
on the liberal side were distinguished 10y q
, menacing tone directed 10 the House Of
Lords and the Bench of Bishops-as much
, as 10 say to them Pray do not invite the
, attention Of the country, by any act Of folly
, or rashuess. to your Lordships' house.
:, You are in all reason. an absurdity accord.
, ing to any PRINCIPLES Of right: you are an
old growth, an old cxpediency but only
fit for easy times and arm chair actions, and
, not made, in these times, for contests with
the people. As for you, oh Bishops! pray
> do not. by any new obstrusivenesS Of intol-
. erah'e, ignorance, or i"Pu"'hee' rc'h'"o
=, us where 20" are, or, oy ,he powers, you
2 may perchance be oJeete" from your hospi'
e 'ai IN the feeface.
. Bn' no" mat 'he people nave gone 80 III
: toward winning a"o'ner eN'enSIo" VI WV
ana heliSlonS hiner'y' me question is VIVA
e me next step WEI oe! "'1 a',o'Icl o'''
r oe introduced, an" VIII '''e h"f"S agar" re-
. Ject II, "neh II comes uP WIN ~. '"creaSe'
on 'CShX tF9n ~ yhe commons ,i,S seat Il
once, by making his oath merely matter
of the forms Of the House, and waivirc
them in his case. Such a preceden, was
established when Mr.. Pcase. the frs. Qua.
Rrr member, was elected, Tor South Durham
ne lawyers seem 10 MINK ms might be
oon'' Hhch course would, however,
oVame me Tr'nr'pIe eon'endfd Tor, without,
St"nne II, ! cannon mink 1t VIII alone be
aH"p'eh' thonch possibly kothschlld may
ave MS seat ana o'l. De introduced III ad-
nih"n to admit the Jews, Otherwise the
Jews VIII sun be deprived OF their civil
nights, and cannot, except by sub,e,fuCe
similar In the above, be elevated 10 the
F'eraSr.