The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-21

his silver wedding with his constituency, is,
to say the least, a very happy coincidence.
Mr.. Bright himself has no doubt of its pas
sage. A large majority in the House of
Commons is a foregone conclusions; the hitch
has always been with the Lords. But popu-
lar clamor the influence of royalty and other
causes combined, have opened the eyes of
their lordships to such a degree that it is now
generally expected they will put the measure
through. There will be a bitter contest,
however, as, in fact, there has al
ready been. When man like
Lord Salisbury, who, strange to say,
is on the wrong side of this controversy, says,
as he did last night, that the upper chamber
ought to continue to stand out against the pro-
posed change, even though their opposition
TO the will of the Commons led 70 their ex-
tnction as legislative body, you may guess
that there is blood on the moon, and that it
will not be easily wiped off The fiercest OPP
ponentS OF this measure are the ecclesiastics
of the established church. Dissenting minis
tiers, as a rule, favor it, but the bishops and
clergy will not be concliated, and they really,
in many cases. carry on their side of the
conflict with very little regard for the kind
of weapons they use. To attribute unworthy
motives to those who are seeking to legalize
marriage between the parties in question is
method of assault in which from long prac-
tice they have become quite skilled. This
accounts for the recent rumor in regard to
the matrimonial intentions of Mr. Bright.
That gentleman has the misfortune to be
wIdower, and his deceased wife left mar
ragebe sister behind her. Being ardently
in favor of having marriage with deceased
wife's sister made legal, the case against him
is as clear as daylight. Thus the church
party are determined and INSCRIPTIONS.
They will do everything possible to hold the
law as it is but they are sure to be beaten at
last and Mr.. Bright and many other good
judges think the day of their discontinue
=. l.
measure, in seeking to mould pub
lie opinion, have shown an en-
terprise that is rather unusual in
POLITICAL agitations in this country. They
desire to win, for they have worked hard and
long in good cause. One of their wisest
strokes was in seeking the opinions of State
Governors and newspaper editors in the
United States The law against this class of
marriages not existing there, it was thought
that men of influence and observation in
that country should be given an opportunity
to testify as to the results. The replies, of
course, admitted the frequency of such ALI
ances and were almost unanimously favora-
Bile to them There has never been any OBJ
lection to such marriages" says one, Their
effect on social and domestic life has been eX-
cellent," says another, while third declares
that 1.-The general observation is that family
ties are more certainly, more kindly and
more affectonately preserved where the
These are fair samples of the whole. and
their publication has done good. Consider
able capital has also been made for the pro-
posed bill out of the fact that it is looked
upon with favor by the royal family.
Measures have been passed from time to time
which have contravened the royal wishes
and which have been met at their different
stages by the active opposition of royalty
Bnt the argument in such cases is that the
people must make the laws not the sover-
eign. When, however, it is known that the
Queen and her family favor bill to which
many of her subjects object the fact is duly
paraded and il has its weight, How much
her Majesty is influenced in favoring this
measure by the attachment of Prince Louis 1
of Hesse, widower of the Princess Alice, for
the Princess Beatrice the Queens enemies
must determine; but that if the law were
changed, this royal pair would take early adj
vantage of the liberty given them has been
pretty generally understood here for some
time past. That this couple should be kept
on the ragged edge of suspense while this
matter is being settled shows that the course
of true love does not always run smooth
even in palaces. 1t would seem, however,
that i'll not being able to do what they desire
to do, the children of her Majesty are Just
now in peculiarly i'll luck. Beatrice wants to
marry Hesse, and cannot because the law is
against her; the Duke of Albany wants to be
Governor-general of Canada, and cannot be-
CAUSE LlG ministry Is against MIN. he only
reason | have heard for the refusal of this
young mans services in the capacity referred
to is the fear that he might put on airs in
Canada and not be sufficiently mindful of
the instructions sent him by his superiors
in office at home. But this is very thin and
l suppose the real secret is in the strong rad
ical tendencies of the present government
for it is we'll known that among Mr.. Glad
stones advisers are some who are not only
averse to comforting any additional power
upon the members of the royal family, but
who would strip them, if they could, of even
the semblance of authority which they
now have. Personally the Duke of Albany
is quite unobectionable. He is, perhaps,
of all the princes the best fitted Tor
public usefulness, for he possesses in a
marked degree the characteristics of the
Prince ConsOrt being at once orator. philan-
thropist and statesman.
The other important event fixed for Mon
day, the 11th, is widely different from either
of those already mentioned, though in this,
as in them, deep interest will be felt in
America. | refer to the trial OF the dynam-
lite conspirators which will begin on that
day. This case having been passed by the
examining magistrates and the grand jury,
there is pretty general expectation that the
accused parties will be found guilty. If
they are, the sentence they will receive will
be sumner, you can rest assured, for the
courts of England do not convict men of
such a combination of crimes as treason
felony, conspiracy to murder and conspiracy
to overawe the Queen" to let them off with
song. Another certainty with reference to
this trial is that it will soon be over. The
mills of British justice grind sure, but they
not grind slow as has been we'll demonstrated
by the quick work made by the Phoenix Park
murderers, the last of whom pays the forfeit
of his life this day With equal dispatch
will the courts put through the dynamite
conspirators. There is no likelihood of any
guilty man escaping, and while we await the
verdict, we will hope that no innocent man
may be punished, and that, as far as consist
ent with the good ends sought, justice in
these painful cases may be tempered with
mercy. H. t.