, 1875-12-11
An ENGLlSuMAN on AMERICA.
What Etr. Forster Thin!ts OF Dcmor-
rncr tfsGf His tistt to tho United
states.

LlonJen ftantfard.
Mr.. Forpter's "trip to tho Unitod Hsates last
ro!stieel opin.one, and he is eandid enonch TO
admit tho fAc: EnyorhAl suns&go. which
Heemed 70 beautiful whilo viewed at tho dis
tanco Of tbousaudr OF n,tlos across All interrcn-
ing ocean, did MOI look 1u,te 10 plcnaaut thing
on closo inspection. Mr.. Forster was received
by the chiefs OF 1a1nmnny Hail. sud. MI
EuEopean Governments 40 accustomed 20
show honor 10 distinguished visitors bY
thrownins open to them arscnais mud
backwards. 10 tho SacAems laid Laro
which they manage the turbulent Democracy.
lie caiue away t!sBllusionlzel and hy no nleala
chatned. Neither cauct4 nGt nominating c.ln-
ycntioH, nor ward rrinllug nor repeater, nnr
atrikcE, vas quito 10 his taste; and 1t in yery
much to his credit that tho fiat t,tno lie ad.
dressed bis constituents atsce his return he had
the courage and honesty to tell thoIn As much.
Dir. Forster Was QUO Of tlloso nlio soma years
ago pEofeshed an exaggerated admiration for
American institutions. Ihat WA ln his green
youth. no doubt. before lie learne.l To think for
himself, aud stlli leaned upon the masters at
whose foet BIO bad bccn brought up. S:I!l it was
BY DO 1ncauH all easy flung tu admit that tho
last lesson he had learned was tue discovery
that hs former Wurshlt, OF universal outrage
was unreasonable aud il!-foundel sIr. Forster
adds tllst the devices Ut Nhch be disapproyes
arc unsuitcd to England. In that We cur
daily ngroo. But when lo goeA un to fay
LA1t tut4 iHlpobHiO!e IlGFG No 1HHWEF " @
hope NJ. but that dopgtdB lArgelY upon the Lol*
oy wo adopi. Ii wo were to botrhw American
ins4ltutlons sse should probably reproduce abases
analogous to tltoBe existing II America. one
other lesson t{r. Forster l1Aa brought away from
hia American tour. IIe taa changed his miua
iu regard to minority representation. That lo
opposed tho tlree-cornefcd constituencies, hs
they bAyo been called, he ftaukt7 admits. But
thongh llo still condenns tho aetna! plum chosen.
ho now acknowledges that Aa haa been converted
1t work, Inns uist tho mcu Il ao|ights to honor,
has witnessed the fruits Of ita legislation, aud
once moro has beeu disilusiouizcd. "TUe great
heart Of ths people," 10 las discovered, does
mt always boat I'll unison with Justice. right,
and truth-does not niways prefer tho good to
tho bai. tho noble to tho ignohie, the wiso 10
the foolish. On the contrary. tue multitude Ia
worry oaBily led asfay. and always Stands in need
Of couuselors. But tho wo1as fruit OF upiyersa!
Suffrage, rs it exists in tho United States mud in
France, IL that the poor and ignorant immensely
outnumber the neI-to-do and instructed. The
latter, therefore, have no chauce Of giving e.
prceBlon to their vio"s aul preferences And in
consequence, they abstain altogether iroul poll
tics, Bv their withdrawal tue professional poll
tcians-tlo men, tlat IL, who make Of politics a
t,a1to ont OF which they derive a livelihood, and
not seldom wealth and poHtiou-obtan thts ad-
vantage: They organize parties, get tho ma.
ohinory of elections into their bands. and
"run tho Government s" for their Own protit.
Mr. Forster iH acute enough to discern. aud
candid enough to admit, that ii csuGuB r1lEo aud
political corruption arc to to brought TO an end
In the United States and'praTen.ed frow grow
iue up osa~ hets In large constituencies. 1t cao
only DO By giving uinorties Representation. u
this way property intelligence, aud culture will
obtain voice in the conduct OF af1airs which
IL not quito proportionnte to thoir Importance,
will ut least be influential. and the iorit.es 10
hold their ovn. will 10 compelled to aolect 70
spectacle candidates. wllilu an accozs 10 public
lifo will be opened 10 mon who disda!u Or alu mol
fitted to ask fayo1s from the mob.