The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-10
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If Americans could only understand II. the
ps-1inZ C5n-es; upon tie reform question in Eng
land would be intensely Interesting The terms
Used. h0wcver. and tic c1nditi1us uVou which
suffrage i Limited in England. render tie cable
di-iatch@ comparatively Unintelligible u the
majority Of reldcr-.
IL j. stated that there are in England and Wales
about 500. 600 adIlt males of the=e about
SJU.utHb are nSv electors. aud the ret are dis
franchi-ri. Tie reform bill Of l>Gj. introduced
% Mr.. Gladstone. prOpJeed 70 admit u the fran
chi-e E2.uth new voters IL the c~Junric-. and
Ia 600 IL tie towns. making the whole number
II eier;G7- between 100 HO and 1900. 600.
Yet this bill. -till denying the franchise u nearly
tour-hfths IF the adult males 81 En-laut. wa- the
hIIepu- AMI revolutionary measure which the
tyrie- denounced 80 tert,iy le-- than one YEAR ago,
and upon which tEcy defeated the liberal ministry
and came into power. Forced hy popular excite
Iueut 70 propose some reform. tie Tory ministry
brought in tie bill now pending. which, in it,
original form. admitted but 4 small number Of
additional electors. but which. by successive
amendments, Las at length been - enlarged ami
extended - q far exceed any proposition ever
made by any liberal party.
The bill a. originally offered simply EXTENDED
the franchise u a certain class u rate-Javerr.
by successive amendments reducing the annual
rate Or tax required o. cutitle = man u Vote. ad-
hitting 70 the suftraEe all men engaged IN pro-
ie--ion- OF scientific and literary pursuits. and
finally securing Ia lptgers and persons renting
ALIiA4-Alf4 al stEIllTII- TIE same f-1ll.ssil t4i--lItst-
ton a. hOUsehOlder-. the bill was very greatly
extended IN it, effect. and the Icrie--rhe old
fashioned hateTs Of popular gbvcrnmcut-be,sme
very much dissatisfied with H.. But. having
pledged themselves To support Di--aeli in any bill
that contained the - TeT-Jnal rating q~uaiiiicl-
ton, they followed sullcrly in his retreat from
one point % anOt'er until at length even the
81 personal rating clause was d,igel by an in
geuiOu- amendment. In England the rates, or
taxes. may either be paid personally, or by an
arrangement with the landlOrd-Ee paving the
whole tax for himself and tenants. Those who
Iay rate- under the latter system are termed
e COMPOUND hOu-ehJliers," in distinction from
ths-c whO pay their rates Ier-IIrtlly- Now the
nuIabe- Of compound householder i very large,
and a. II = optional with the local authorities 10
collect the Iatcs in rlat mode or not, the landlord
interest. controlling local authorities. would be
able 10 greatly increase the number Of compound
householder and u diminish the number Of
wDrkingInen who Jay rntes Iers rEa!ly. The pro-
vision upon which tie Tories - much relied was
that no householder Of the class Proposed 10 be
admitted 70 tie franchise should vote unless he
paid biz Ete- personally. IL j. easy 10 -ec what
Gu absolute power this clause gives the land owner
and landlord interest. IL was up,n this point
that n severe battle was fought and n most i'm
I1rtaHt Liberal victory CAMEL. Instead OF chang
ing tie terms Of suffrage. the Liberals moved that
all rates should ia future he paid personally, thus
ObiiteratinS tie compromising system altogether,
and with il tie power Of the landlord to increase
or diminish tie number Of voters. and this adrOIt
amendment was carried. - the infinite disgust Of
the TOTics. Di-ra.li : acceptance Of this amend
Eicat has caused them 10 hate him bitterly, and
they openly charge him with tr,.ichc.y.
But even this l. not the Won't calamity that Il
poor Tory in this fearful age l. forced To- bear.
The telegraph informs III that the flpU-c voted,
by a majority of IL. that no borough should be
entitled to a member Of Parliament. unless the
population was nj least 900. This j. q crushing
blow st the IDcket borough system which las
hem another main rcliancc "f the Tory Isirty.
IL wall - remembered tiat there are still a mum
Der Of burJugh- represented III Parliament by
two members which have les than five hundred
electors. while large ciie- and towns have but the
-ane representation. This l. the fret time, il Is
stated. that tho English Parliament las ever con-
Sented 10 resort To- population n a basis of repre-
and the Importance of this Liberal
victory cannot well bc over estimated. With all
thee changes in the bill, it i mo- wonder that the
Tories curse Di-racli and look uIOn their cause as
lost. When the Derby ministry came in. it was
-Oiemnly warned by Tory organs NOT 10 undertake
To- PAS a reform bill in a House 80 strongly Libe-
raj. The popular excitement, and perhaps the
personal wish OF the Queen, forced the ministry
To- the unwelcDmc task, and il now seems not un-
likely that the session will end in thc utter disin-
and destruction Of the Tory PARTY, the
appearance Of Mr.. DIsraeli in the character OF an
Radical, and the adoption of changes
will render manhood suffrage inevitable.
The age il very cruel Ia Conservative on both
-idc- vi the water.-N. LOuIS DeHIDcr0f.