The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-22
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special: The light ID breaking for the
premier. and II 10 now certain that the
land bill will reach the House Of Lords
early in July. Lord Salisbury has
muitsrei threats against il, but the
prevailing impression il that the upper
house will not dare 10 rejec. il. Their
rejection last year Of the compensation
for disturbance bill wss followed By
the present measure, sod II they should
throw il out, then they may safely
count On being cunfrouted with q much
more radical scheme. 1, 10 quite On
the cards, however, for the bill 10 be
amended in the Lords. although have
reason 70 know that no attempt will be
made 70 tamper with its leading prin-
ciples. The moss important amend
men: probably will lie one in the spint
Of that movement in the Commons by
Henssgs, the member for Great
Grins!ev on Thursday. VIZ: To exempt
landlords who have made their own
improvements according to the usual
English system from operation Of the
clause providing for the free sale Of
tenant right by the outgoing occupier.'
An amendment Of this kind, which
would not materially affect the scope
Of the bill, is almost sure 70 be carried
ia the upper house. bat just now the
Lords are not in humor for trifing
with the behests Of the Commons. Mr.
Joseph Archer. the leader Of the sgri-
cultural laborers, wrote to Mr. Glad
stone the other day. asking when gov
eminent intendsd TO bring dow2 bill
for assimilating borough and coCnty
franchise. The premier In very court
sous and complimentary note replied
that bill would be prepared during
the recess and made peace de resistance
for next session. The assimilGdDg of
borough and county franchise will.
il is estimated, increase radical strength
in the counties at least GO per
cent. The scepter 10 departing
from the psrson. and squire Hodge
with . ballot in his hand will be as
incorporating foe 10 the State
Church and the landed interests 40 any
Nottingham or Northampton. Lame
Arch who is travelling through the
country holding open air meetings in
the evenings. makes no secret of the
future programme Of the vast organi-
zatious OF laborers' unions which be
controls. lie demands that the law OF
primogeniture and entail be abolished;
that the land be thrown open for pur.
chase; that the Church be disestab-
| lished, titles be abolished, and the par
son, as the chartists used TO say, com
PEELED to live on the affections Of the
people or starve.' This 10 strong talk,
and there is plenty of it just now.
Under the present electoral law there
is lodging suffrage in the boroughs. /. g.,
the inhabitants who pay rents 70 the
amount OF tss pounds year are en-.
titled TO vote. whilst 10 the counties the
franchise 10 confined to Eve pounds
lessees and IL pounds occupiers. Az
riculturai laborers who rarely get
more than eight to ten shillings .
week only pay at most &c . year
rent They are utterly disfrancbised
Just now. II would be madness for the
lords to attempt 70 force . fight With
the Government on the land bill with
theee new radical ieviss within day oil
the Geld. Readers who only know
English country life from the poems oil
Mrs Hsmsns and others, about the
Cottage Homes. the Merry Homes.
the Stately Homes. and 90 forth. would
be taken ahack IL they were 10 visit
rural England Just now. Hundreds ol
| onoe maguifisens estates are nov ten
antlesa. In some counties nearly sc
Der cant. of thu lard is out Of cultiva-
ton. Property 10 drug and rent roll
ars rapidly diminishing. In older
times every Englishmsn who had made
money in business invested il In land
ed property. with the object Of founo
ing family dynasty. The East In
diaus, the Nabobs. - they were called
spent fabulous sans in the good oli
days Of the rotten boroughs in acquiring
estates which brought with them seat
in PArliament, and in later times III,
cotton lords and other capitalists o
industry sunk their fortunes in thi
manner. assured Of . perennial incom'
and . sonsented tenansry. All this be
longs b. : c<sl ssS The tenant. man
. scled by fsudal customs and apprizes
by titles and big rents. 10 unable to fac
r American competition and live, ans
ahAndons the farm to swell the angr,
mohs in the horuughs. The labcrer i
no longer satisfed to live from ham
10 mouth and snjoy the bliss Of ignc
! rance He wants land Of his own. an.
threatens 10 take IL IL IL IL not given Il
him. He belongs 70 unicn controlleS
BY active propsgAndists Of udAlisu
and insists On the franchise NOT a {
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