Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

Birmingham. where his friends think the
great orator rquned even his former eff
forts, John Bright said
Now would you allow me to put qlcs-
ton or two to You, and, in some sort, to
myself? | should like to ask you who or
what are these peers who take upon them
selves this authority Cries of Moth
ing!' TO look at them as they are enter
ing the house or leaving the house You
would observe that they are very much
like other men. cloud laughter They
are not taller, they are not stronger, they
have no claim believe, to be called more
learned. cloud laughterD We know
that the bulk of them are not more accus-
toned to business, and we believe and we
feel that they have less sympathy than
other men with their fellow countrymen.
(Chcers) Now in some respects they are
peculiar C'I1ear hear and laughter)
and the great bulk of the people would
say that in some respects they are greatly
to he envied. For example the members
of the house of peers-thc 800 persons or
familes-are reported to be the owners of
one-ffth the whole of the land in the
United Kingdom C'Shame -
do not in the least object to any man
owning an estate which he has honestly
come by. ! would not deprive landowner,
or manufacturer. or merchant. or shop
keeper, or labOrcr of anything that is his
and am not calling in question the le-
gality of the ownership of all this land by
ti'c '"V peers or peers IaililIeS whose
c!illllS we are now ulScuSSillg, hI'' nr
SI''tS 'hlH' ! see 1t ~ rcPoItSu lla' ne '"u
peers are pOsscSsOrs of not lcs,-l believe
considerably mOrc-than 1000 liVingS of
the Church of England. r'Shame.l If
inns ne So 'hci II lolIoWH lhil' inc mouse
VI pttIN itn'oiS 'ntlil ca'l HppH,'lt' anu w
appoint III t'e man. ScNGfili thouHaiu
teachers oi me people w Wia' are 10 ne
coiiSlucreu lhc hiGheS' 'illlES' l,eSiueS
I'M ihe hott7e pi lor'9, OF ileIil'eIo ~
iiitl hou1e i'r lle ui"S' Ptr', are l0ru
!ieutenaiitS ol co'lntlES III lna' ol'lte
!ntS "pPoCiiht utmost ail lhc county mus
ne Jouil'H ,r.'eS uii'' ,i,
tci l"H'!'c N,9'iH N'uSil'cl'i W., NV
profess 10 90 II liauGhterl' ana WIN some
tNTePtio',H' we MY ntiieNe .i'i,' my f nu.,
tS,lA ~ me i'i'''"' ci'''''Nol W P'i'"i'' III
'hE ny, uu' ,,
i'H ol' M "H'i,l, Wy ny 'l'tio W wy
mouse oi lordS' 'ne great lahu owners aa
you kiloWi eAelclse very powerful f toil-
. Ioi oNtl !he coun,N Itl'reSth' H'iol. ncIc
are counties Ill Wnlch ln' Whoie repieSeh-
taIlon' WITHOUT lear Oh contest VIII ne
found TO he IN thc nahdS OF two three, or
lour members Oh the mouse OF iurdS'
shame Ihty nave It' ahot htr pecu-
n9fltE Wnlch ought not 10 omlt 10 men
'loil, III th'' aS great owners Oh lahu tncA
are llanle 10 II yer! much llGntef taxation
-ulrecl taNhtlon-up9h lald ih'h Is lne
case WIN any olhef class oi lanu owners
III amy european klhEuoin orr the hlteu
states Oh Ainer'ca' shame } Nov,
nave Spokci ol 'le peers Qul'e apaFt from
'hS mouse Oh peers
Du' now we coIiic 10 lhc question: vi
thelr position IN the mousse OF lords. he,
cau5e 'iiit - W nav we nave now 10 ueai
VIII WIN; Iiiear, ncar,l we eau thHi'l, "a
you h,ioM' ,h ne, PIPER h3'lSt-,l'''Eii'er
anu Mnell plll letNeS tne mouse 81 com
mons 1T hu1 sone Up 10 .iie houHe W ipruS,
n =, IL IL pll' come ron the nous VI lor'S
~ mas S,ic ''oMil 10 ,he iio.lSe ol c"iii,IoiiS'
tiM.Sll'tr' 90 hnt kho nov, now lili,t HlS
.imc' t Is ,i,,'uG nu, MiId !ot' colsn,rn
ms iaCt Il".,, inc hlehipcrs 81 lhe mouse
u! .ni''F w., ,", rn,ei ,'i'', nI.'Nt ~ any
urJioc iro,'t any PeISu'n' ,irii' !, t'';'' AZ,
iachcA ~ tle,h' lii'!r' hcarl II l. NOV
because lnt{ nave performed any gonu or
srcat uero III i,''S ECO lile''' ~
tht iuNor Ut .heir lelloW cnuli'rAl men II +
no, nt Iiic cil"icr u, or Wy "ppr'N al VI
ilcir lri . tiia. lieH p9cpiiie men
perS ol ,lie n"Hse I'll peers i'iil le3'snttors
wi Vii not II wa" Nh "rt t "" np.
VIII NOT saNLlna' Inc PAIN 10 me Temple
.,I noi,"i i'S ~" ,.'r 'Ji',Plc ~ Nl.,ue
iieni irnr n ,, 'nH IA W -'llih l,iG Per-,
ne meyer creams 'iI ini'' ne Is Eolng 10 ,ne
tHI'pie ~ tS'SiatlNt honor ,iro 'iie YIN
PIE o. N,r''r iIn,nHl,tr pIlt IL l. ne Goes
, iio' hnoN we all k,1M 'uhl ne gHeS ili'o >
, lhe tciiiplc ol nolor ti'ro the sep'lIGher oi
ut'" ancestor. 'LuuSh,tr anu l9Ii,'
/ cittrs' .,. was H.i,ick tile otller gay
Wltn a lew WoruS when saw III one Oh
tile l'allil.a oi old TINES II you iuIii
: : ,le SeN Yen. -'hliu ISallh !pu VIII iiilu 'ht
Noiu9 "'Ii SolliS " lct'' '1Pc'k,hS vi
= some yer! unpleasant ana troublesome
It pG0ple III ms ua!' me psalliisl says
:; ,lhey are not III trouple as oIher men,
: other men (ReheWed laughter) Ihere
u l0re, ne says pride compassetn then
It ABOUT as chalh they speak Wlckedll
II concerning oppression they speak loitl
o ~ daughter and great cheering
becomes you TO consider TINS TACT, ina
every blll whlch becomes an act or lay
III TINS country must pass thro their hand
ana depend upon their vote. C1iea
hear
T. Inc addltlonS TO the mouse OF lords ma.
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