, 1875-02-04
THAT AoEpHA1ous MoNs7Ros17Y.

1Ae ~HlcaRO 1BHt4 ii F1SlonAfY political
a1porimcntalist. In matters Of Government
it il devotee to transconlentalism and nom
senso. It longs after something different
from tho existing state of things, no ma!tor
what the existing status ,nay be. It is con-
stantly reaclling after something It doesn't
know exactly what. 1ts vagnries nre COCK
tonsivs with tho numbers Of its yearly issue.
Some time ago it attempted to apply II.
Cousins eclectic system to politics with the
most disastrous results. The "Eclectic tick
et' got about fourteen votes in tho county.
Now It is making desperate effort to apply
II. CoMrE'a positive system to politics and
the process ia equally unintelligibe. But
whether eclectic, positive, or negative, the
result in all cases Is a iumble Of nonsense
and absurkity likely to ensue whenever re.
former starts out without understanding
what he is talking about. In the present in-
stance it has produced m acephalous mon
Btroaity-a Government without a head.
We arc asked to believe TINT constitutional
monarchy in Europe is d heatiless institution.
With the facts before 1ls we really can't do it.
Tho British Government In tho model of con-
stitutiona monarchy in Europe. just now
Queen hnppens to be the head Of that Gov
ern1nent. She possesses the power OF ap-
pointnlent and removal, and otherwise oxer-
cises the functions Of the Executive. The
peculiarly of the system Is that tho Adminis-
tration, or Ministry, is changeab1e according
to the notifications Of public sentiment on
pending ISSUES ns reflected and represented by
tho majority in tho House of Commons.
When the Ministry ceases to be in syn1-
pathy with this majority, the Queen usual-
ly dismisses it and calls about her an-
other Ministry composed OF the lenders
Of the majority. But she IL not forced
to do this, as sho may dissolve
the Parliament aud send the members buck
to their constituency to determine by now
election whether they ARE in sympathy with
a majority Of tho people. It is in this way
the Executive head Of the Government-the
Qucon-ascortains what the sentiment Of the
people is, when she is in doubt, whether in
harmony with the Commons or with her Min
istry. II the political complexion Of the mn
jority in the House remains tho same after
the election, tho Queen dismissos her Minis
try md forms new one if not, aho retains
ler Ministry. Usually the majority sentiment
is so clear that the Ministry savea tho Queen
nortfo1;oa v,,enaver tha uorsa ~ Cnr,mane
votes waut Of confidence by rejecting ono
Of their leading projects. The constitutional
right and power Of the Queen remains all the
came. This is certainly not system without
N'e. ..........,
as We generously intln,ateo tne otner oay'
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siolnt} " "t'asn y, " tne f-1seu'iso W N taaa
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s1'la1'u .of snS pteSen4 fespols.ointS 10 one
party No" anls ~ Fely gooa loea' out We
eon : soe M ~ Low ~ ~ 70 pe pso"osea ~ aoo'-
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Aososeses' n'f W n'ahlns on' ffes.oene g0s
wv ~. " e14eo Aua 4'4oa.sns ~" ifes'oou' "
INV olAs' way 1A141 ea''e ~ = enanBe IL tno
senll.aens u tns nouse OF 'epresea'atiVes
Oh teaung quess'on. "nh' YOU'D Inc 1s'"es
na,'s a'AuSiS's '1"s 'nete sna1. oe "o ueae' no
oh'o1 Mag'atsatei 'hen VINO aha!l MAKE these
onaasea ~ tnes eonle Apout' ~ ~ IL 10 oe
enane y, nee"pla A's.@1enoJ, an'o "A''a one hn'
sn"l slep III sno ano'hef s1eP out every iew
mooens' are We J" nave genera rfes,aen-
'a1 elee.lon ese1y ~" nontns! we nope
not; We nave 1ar 100 many e1ec.1ons IN th's
country now VI Is tala new 1ofm OF gov
efnment 70 oe SIMPLY Cao'aet without =
ae@af ~ 'aas case "ho ~ 10 CHI INC cao'-
net toeo1nel' on"n II oe tno spencer OF Inc