The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-09
AGITATION IN ENGLAND-ALARM OF
THE ARIsTOORAOY.


| edged leader Of the Liberal party In England
Mr.. Gladstone may be styled the counselor
organizer and director Of that party. Like
Garnet, who organized In his study the great
victories which were won In the field by the
more active and practiced comm nders of the
French republic, Gladstone, with his pro.
found philosophy, vast experience and knowl-
edge OF the British people, government and
legislation, sketches the plans and pictures
the ideas, or, as we would say In this country
the programmes. upon which his party
should conduct the campaign upon which
they have entered SO vigorously against the
present ministry. M#.#=m
The Marquis of Harrington fills the posi-.
ton Of one of the French marshals, to whose
execution Carrots or Napoleon's plans were
committed. =@
He is q member of one OF the highest fami.
lies Of the peerage of England, and has been
Justly regarded the ablest and most talented
representative OF the proud aristocracy OF
that kingdom. OF splendid gifts, physical
and intellectual, thoroughly educated, great
traveller and observer, an orator, scholar and
SCIENTIST, no man has embarked on the
political arena In England with larger prom
ise Of winning great name and acting a
great part In her affairs than this young
nobleman.
Toward the close OF the late cruel war, the
Marquis visited the United States and min
gled fully with our people, His political OBJ
servations and his impressive bearing made
q profound impression upon all of our people
WHO had the pleasure Of contact and inter-
course with him.
4 The Marquis could not but be Liberal in
politics, and on taking his seat In Parliament
quickly assumed prominent position Ia the
ranks Of the great party Of which Gladstone
Is the head
The telegraph Of yesterday communicates
the fact OF the recent delivery of speech In
England In which the Marquis Of Harrington
developed policy and idea that produced
profound agitation throughout the kingdom.
1t Is the idea upon which the people Of
England and Ireland have, at present, CEN
tered all their interest In political affairs. It
is the initiatory idea Of the next great revolu-
ton which must occur lin that kingdom, and
the one which must complete the victory over
feudalism. It is the idea upon which the
based, and upon which it Is gathering SO
much strength. This is the idea Of creating
new system Of tenures and freeholds, BY
which the lands OF England shall be divided
among larger number Of owners and cult
vators. The Marquis Of Harrington declares
himself as opposed to the present deplorable
system, which aggregates in so few hands
the possession OF all the property of the
kingdom. He says that something must be
done to remedy this great evil. The laws re-
latlng to lease-holds and tenures must be
changed, SO that the tenantry may acquire
an eventual title and interest," In the property
which he cultivates, and not be forever sub
Jected to the serfdom, which compels him to
be satisfied with mere subsistence while
the owner OF the land revels in luxury on the
profits from its cultivation by the toll of the
tenant.
This land monopoly must eventually de-
plete England and Ireland of the best portion
OF their population. Its oppressive and i'm
poyerishing effects are already indicated by
the large drafts upon this country for bread
stuffs. The tenants cannot pay the rents ex-
acted by the monopoly and subsist. The
land owners cannot hold them except by re-
ducing their rents and holding out to them
some prospect Of acquiring a freehold in
terest. m-..5.
This appears to be the idea which prompted
the utterance of the Marquis of Harrington
to which allusion is made in the the telegram.
as the cause of considerable agitation in the
political circles Of Great Britain.