New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-30

servers. The Liberals think the vote
good thing IN itself Tho Tories hate IT, anu ,n,y
will not extend tho franchise unless they cNn 'hN'
away with one hnnd what they sivo WIN inc ",h'''
"Wo want n in oidor 10 broaden tho ioW'P'l"nF
of ro,,rnrout m tlat il may rcs upon the express
willof the whole people Tint ia q good ''hl'.'0
and a sincere ono and loro is the couil'lpaI' w ~
The Tories are unsioue 10 maintain inv b''''"'
rourcca Of authority end privilege ana 'noy "'.'o
tn aocuto the contiuuod supremacy oi m'no'H''
,,hlt, ,h.,. ,,,cl, tho maiouty with eomblhnce
aud sl.,ny, of powor" throughout Mr. Chamber
lain, povorrul aud rps,lonnic appeal thrro pr'
,,uicn,c, snch brcyity aud point 49, arc Obvious.
~ ,usnnt ia 1.-Two IN tho general mo nolr onu
,,,,, fan. tl,o rpupnirn Lord salisbury inhitiH on
a., ,,pcul to tho country about tho ltin'h 7' hHI'
"What In tho uao of an appeal when We mo h'i
nge.df" ansNcra Mr., Chamberlain II IL hnid
there ought ~ ho an appeal because the llo"" ~
Commons is worn 0ut aud it' mandate 'A"''a''"
"But Al tho House of Commons T. worn out ana I''
mandate OK huustcd after four years WORK. Wh''o
and when. / should like to know, dld the
House Of Lords renew It's YOUTH Mr. Oh'ihp''
aiu's royiow OF tho past Is brie!cr than MI bisiS
and may he quoted rs q good sample oil ms style
Tho Tfoteo If or,ls courts Investigation into its
no,t history Investigation H. should hayc-Icheers
and a voice " They won't stand much mn Sptt"IL
ing of il, so far as regards tho hhJoII'y "nioH
dictates lis rOlltN, Iol a'ttlilA '''''
noritv OF able disimguished. and patriotic men IN
that assembly. Hear hear But spea tllS oI
what the majority have made II, say ltls SiI0ns-
hold and ALWAYS has been, of Tory prcJudlce
and Tory obstruction. Hear, hear. DINING the
last hundred years II has never COntr butci ohs
iota TO , puar Liberties 81 popular freedom Near,
he9r1 II has never dene anything To N3hcc inc
common veal, and dUmg that time IL has. pro
tectod oyery abuse and sheltered every privilege,
Hear heur.l Ii hes denied Justice ana delayed
reform. Hear, h6arl 1t is ire -p'nsiblo without
independence. obstinate without colla1e-li iuSu,
Ter aud cheer, l-aIbitIdTy without judgment ana
arrogant without know edge ch'ersl-3nd now IL
has deliberately challenged the verdict OF The peo-
ple. Ina CONTEMPT OF thc House of Commons ana
in defiance of the popular opinion which II repre-
scnts. this mechanical majority OF I0Iy
caucus. laughter aud cheeIS-StdndS between
two millions of people and the posses,
sion Of their political rights lSh1me'l
The fact that Mr. Chamberlain IS Cabinet Min
istcr does not rs You see, keep him from speaking
his mind freely. But he thinks it decorous to Of
Ter no plan of reforming the House which lie no Ids
up to tie contempt of the country For all that.
nobody win be in much doubt what Sir. Chamber
lain intends. "The divine right of kings" no
tells us. was dangerous delusIon. The divine
right of peer, Is a ridiculous smont We will never
be the only race i'm the civilized world subseTient
to the insocut prctouaons of the hereditary class
II would not be ri-kng much to predict that the
man who speaks his mind in this fashion Will somo
day be At tie head Of ,ho movement which aims at
nothing less than the total abolition Of the lcgisia-
tive authority OF the House Of Lords. c. ". s.