The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-08
advance of Public sentiment
ian England.

There L.- Lc,n "A marked progress during the
eight months IN which the present Ministry idH
been in power They came IN because they We're
s7r,nr enough u defeat 4 measure PROPOSING $50
rental. Eight months ago Mr.. Bright stood al
most alone in favor of household suffrage. Mr.
Gladstone was not up - the point of household
~sUfFraee then: bat listen 10 the words uttered mere
tonight.
Mr.. Lowe follows Lord Cranbourn. pouring out
his words in fiery e~arnestnesS, his silver halr
cleaning before us, and his rubicund countcIance
flushed by the heat of the occasion. He Is not III
favor OF household suffrage. He helped te over
throw the government last year, and l. not gong
tn eat his words now. He is sharp in his critl-
cisnls of the course pursued by Earl Derby. ch;rg-
ing him with abandoning all his former princl-
niles. and closes by saying The truth Is, what
was 4 conflict last year has become 4 race this
YEAR. and the two parties are trying. not wh!ch
shall attack and which shall stand up for existing
institutions. but which shall surTass the other IN
the attempt 10 reach the goal of 4 perfectly level
democracy"
MIR. HorSeman. who. with Mr.. Lowe, voted
Earl Russell ont and Earl Derby into office, can
not restrain his Indignation 1T the revelations OF
the evening.
:. There is apparently an abandonment of prin-
ciple and Il breaking down, both IN credit and
character. unexamplcd as far AZ | can remember
in the modern history of Parliament, and we
learn that 4 conservative government, existing
uDll SlicrllCc. are dDouN 70 illilS Viii tiS
Themselves would have called a democratic Reform
bill"
And then Mr.. Bright goes down TO the root of
the subterfuge of the Ministry, in 4 single SEN
tcnce exposing the whole difficulty:
There Is no other country in the world, he
SAYS, with his right arm raised and turning rOund
- that all of those upon the opposite benches
may have the full force of his words, = in which
the monarchy. the aristocrlcy-where there Is
one the wealthy class, is afraid of votes.
Whether You 20 TO America. or Australia, or
nearly every kingdom Of Europe. YOU never hear
such discussions by any legislative body as you
hear in this House. Other countries have no
dread OF their cOuntrymen, and have no fear that
the giving them votes would he destructive of the
order of society or OF the constitution under
which they live"
In conclusion he alludcs with much force and
aptness to n banner carried in the last reform de
monstration. and cOmmcnds The Chancellor of the
Exchequcr to he'd the words which, though not
in the choicest English, convey more wisdom than
he can hope to utter :. Deal with us on the
square. we have been chiselcd long enough :"
Amid roars OF laughter he takes his seat. 1t
is the end of the discussion for the evening.
There sits Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, discounted,
with Il split in his own partv-abandoned by three
OF his late colleagues. and those who had aided To
elevate him-Mr. Lowe, Mr.. Horseman, and all
those who were 50 happily classed by Mr.. Bright
as Adullamites-angry at his advance toward
household suffrage. His late colleagues had ex-
posed his vacillation and want of craftsmanship,
and he was the laughing stock OF those politically
opposed 70 him. who then and there, were they
- disposed, might precipiIate him from office, but
who preferred to keep hin ON the toasting fork Il
while longer.
Such is a bird's-eye view of affairs in Parlil-
the progress made in Democratic ideas.
me not be understood as saying that England
il going TO become a democracy right away-far
from it but there has been, even during the last
week, 4 perceptible advance in public opinion.
Going now outside the Commons, we find that the
Liverpool Reformers have come out in mass meet
Ing and resolved that nothing but household sul-
in borougls and 500 rating in counties
satisfy the country. Other constituencies are
nearly the same; and all are unanim-
)usiy rejecting the proposed REIMBURSEMENT of seats
Is Il cheat and %humbug.
The bin will he brought in on the 18th. about
the time tins letter viii reach You and unless it
is broad, comprehensive and honest, it will be
thrown out at once, and with it the Ministry. in
lsmuch a. Earl Derby has declared his intention
10 stand or fall by it and if he is thrown out it
will be his last appearance in political life, at
east such is his declaration.