Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-22
THE NEW POLITICAL PARTY IN
ENGLAND.

1t has been well said that self-goverIl-
ment is not likely to become an established
fact in Europe until its promoters are men
possessed of ideas that are less visionary
than those held by the present leaders of
Democracy in France and England. The
late reign of the Commune in Faris has
exhibited 10 the world the French Demo
cratic view of liberty; and now we have the
Republican Committee of England publish
ing their party programme, in which we
find, among the principles advocated such
Communistic theories as that the State shall
provide homes for; the laboring
men, and that the land shall be
natiOnalized-tlat is, belong to the nation
at large, and not to the individual. Nothing
is more likely to retard the spread of Re
publican doctrines in the old world than the
advocacy of such Utopian schemes for the
regeneration of mankind as necessary to
Republican form Of government. The fol-
lowing is the platform Of the new party:
l. The families of the working-classes
shall be rescued from the dismal lanes,
crowded alleys, and unwholesome dwellings
of,our towns, and planted out in the clear,
where, eash in the middle of its garden,
shall be detached homesteads, in whole
some air and sunshine, wherein they may
grow up strong, healthy, and pure, under
the influences of weIl-ordered homes.
2. To enable this to be effectually carried
ont there shall be created perfect Organiza-
ton for the self-government Of counties,
towns, and villages, with powers for the
acquisition and disposal Of land for the
common good.
). 4 days labor shall consist, for skilled
worlmen, of eight hours of honest work.
4. In addition to schools for elementary
education there shall be provided schools for
practical knowledge and technical educa-
ton. These schools shall be numerous and
shall be established in the midst of the
workmen's new homeSteads.
). For the moral and physical well being
of the people, places of public recreation,
knowledge and refinement shall be Organized
as paris of the public service.
6. Public markets shall be erected in every
town, for the sale Of goods in small quaint
ties of the best quality at wholesale price.
I. There shall be provided great extern
sion of the organization Of the public service
on the model of the pOStOflice for the COM
mon good.
The London correspondent of the New
York World says neither industry, nor zeal,
nor brains, nor money will be spared TO Sc
cure the success of the new party. This
correspondent adds: "The agreement is
that each of the seven planks Of the plat
form shall be put into the shape Of bill, in
hoduced in the House of Lords at the COM
mencement of next session, passed and sent
down to the Commons as speedily as may
be" II will likely create stir, but it is by
no means certain that the new party win
win.
1t is said that fifteen wealthy and influ-
entail conservative peers, baronets and
members Of Parliament have been arrang-
ing the preliminaTies, and that a contract
is signed binding the representatives of the
different interests to mutual action. This
may explain why the House Of Lords seeks
to prevent infringements by the House of
Commons on its hereditary prerogatiyes:
but such a combination of Lords and Peers
with the working classes would be beyond
belief in any age but the present,