The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-19

whites and blacks unite; for their interests are
the same-frst to get restored as soon as DOS
sible to full and equal political privileges in
the Union, and then to commence new politi-
cal career in accordance with the revolution
that has taken place and the new issues that
will soon arise. In this are safety and power:
in the opposite course, disaster and weakness.
The Split In the Liberal Party on the
Reform Question.
From He Tribune.
In dealing, from time to time, with the
question of Parliamentary Reform, as it has
stood since the defeat last year of Mr.. Glad
stones BILL we have more than once ventured
to express our doubts whether the Liberal
party, as party in Parliament, could be de-
pended upon for carrying such a measure as
would satisfy the just demands of the people,
1t is notorious that the loss of that bill was
owing to the unexpected detection from the
Liberal ranks of several of its most influential
members, led by the famous political adven-
turer Robert Lowe; and although this man
and his followers have, for reasons best known
to themselves shown a disposition since the
commencement of the present session of Par
lament to resume their old places in the
party, their recent speeches afford proof that
their hostility to democracy of which they
profess pious horror, is as bitter and uncom-
promising as ever. The Lowe faction, we
believe, could not be induced under any cir
cumstances short Of the impending peril of a
violent revolution, to support really liberal
measure of reform and there are many others
OF the Liberal party besides this faction, who
synpathize thoroughly with the views of the
schismatics, though lacking in the courage to
ayoW their real sentiments. 1t is quite mis-
take to suppose that an English Liberal must
be, from the very necessity of his political
creed and connection, a supporter of popular
rights in their integrity. A large num-
Der of men of that political denomination
differ but little if they differ at all, from the
old Wings. They believe that government
should be Of the people, and they hold, too,
Ihat government should be for the people;
but here they stop, practically repudiating, as
a dreadful heresy, the doctrine that govern
ment should be by the people. They adhere
hImly to the representative principle of gov
eminent; they would have all political disa-
bilities created by differences of religious be-
hei removed; and they are in favor of the
spread of popular education for which they
would employ the power of the National Gov
eminent. But when it comes to the question
OF investing the Democracy with power of
letting the people share with the aristocracy
in administering the national affairs, they
incontinently shrink back, being quite unable
to endure the idea of an association, ON
terms of perfect political equality of men
of plebeian origin with the ''Old nobility"
There is, in fact, but a very slight shade
of difference between this class of Liberals
and Tories of the modern and more adj
vanced school; and they could never be
brought unless under the direst cOmpulsion, to
support a really Just and comprehensive
measure of reform. We are not, therefore, in
the least surprised at the intelligence brought
to us by the cable of split in the Liberal
party on the Reform question, and of the
defeat of Mr.. Gladstone's amendment on a
point of vital importance owing to the deser-
tion, or "bolting," as the London Times calls
it, of a number of the Liberals, who voted
with the Government on the occasion.
Disraeli's bill is Objectionable to that portion
of the party sincerely desirous of seeing the
question settled by generous concession
to popular demands; but it meets with
favor from the men we have described,
because, by means of its "checks and
counterpoises," it would have the effect,
notwithstanding its ostentation of hbe-
rality, of still contining Parliamentary repre-
sentation of popular intsrests within narrow
limits, and of thus enabling the privileged
classes to retain their monopoly of power
The cable despatch adds, as a sequence of the
division in the Liberal camp, ''It is now
thought the Derby Government is safe;" but
we fail to see the connection between the
split and the probable safety of the Admin
lstration. The divisions among the Liberals in
eI4ldluSllt lllBuI, unuef Ofulnaly COQQltlOQS
OF politics, serve the interests and strengthen
the position of the Administration; but there
has been of late an unprecedented agita-
ton among the classes hitherto ignored by
the "higher orders as an element of politi-
cal power in the States and there is now
consequently, another party upon whose
action in the premises will depend the
safety of the Government. The people,
we are persuaded will not allow them
selves to be cheated this time, as they have
often been before, by the aristocratic polit-
clans, who will never voluntarily surrender the
| power and the privileges they have so long
enjoyed We cannot believe that the i'm
posing popular demonstration, which have
taken place in different parts of England and
/ Scotland during the last nine months have
been got up simply for purposes of recreation
ana pictorial effect. Ii they mean anything at
all, they mean justice for the masses. or evo-
Ielloh' lhis split in the Liberal party, instead
OF weakening and hindering the cause of
! reform, VIII only strengthen it, and accelerate
IT'S triumph. 1t will put the radical wing of
lhe party on their mettle, and make them
! eventually masters of the situation A coali-
ti0h between the so-caled moderates of the
Liberal party and the Tories would be the
worst thing that could happen for the latter,
and the best for the working classes of Eng
land; for IT would open the eyes of the people
as they had never been opened before. woilld
seal the doom OF caste and privilege. and in
augurate the reign of merit and right.
MIR. Raymond and the Austrian NT,ss,ou.
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