Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-22
oAIlY pOsTINTaLlGENcER


Whstssss map be said Of Mr.. '5isd-
s,os.s's foseien policy. wsak and vseis
lssfue o. 10 n aaknosisdesd 10 De- u
sannot 10 dippuiAd that his policy 10 re-
gana 10 ths internal Affairs OF the brls
ID Rsnsirs has ever hssn c0uraesoas
i.sa, ana right. To no one Of thsif sons
tn, a statesmen do the English pee
rae ows more tl.an 10 GisdstnDs- bis
nsu,s has hesn pfonsinsassy nsnnaeo
vitlh every reform accomplished a''snah
ths iass half sentury. and tee sue
sss, of many Of the Er''A's
resorms 10 diss 10 him ai'ns
Enasrsaa Parissme<t almost nmiE
aiAssly upon attaining bis majority o
vaa identified 10 tho early ps'Fthn o.
~ sarssr With the extreme vinR Of tn
Tory party. A fOilovsf OF sir h0oeF'
Ps,s. 10 was looked upon ~ The saft
.uoesssor Of thas statesman in the sHee
tso,,s OF The .ristoeratie elsSH. Fn'n
ths rssstianary sstituds frs ASHAMED
he has prsxrssssa deliberately and ears
frlay, bat sureiy, 70 the most adaanseo
Ixssrssiara. Go Rrsdaal hss Deen nis
progress shas IL b impossisis 70 ssa suss
vausa his or dat particular step vas
.aksu. Ths sxasus Of the change u hia
euiu,ous nan be- seen only By contrast
ina his astisads 81 aoms pArtaeuiin pc
fsas d bio life wish that Of q lev Jeafs
urssious. 30 sVidsntly sinoers hns ns
bssn IN this iifs-soug changing OF %
nsou; % CLAIM has u besn that 10 his
mind the force Of tsadision IRIS gave
uasss 70 doubt. doubt 20 indspsndens
shsneht, and chs nssthod Of shsagns 70
spsshsr insthoi, shas 10 one haa' svsf
asrnsea hin Of being 9 tarncoat OF .
v.ssbereock. lHis whole life ban been
a rsvisinE Of OPINIONS. and esah nssised
euinson he has had the courage 70 ayo~
ana 70 masntaiil, whistler the majority
AT hss eoansrytnsn shared In Il ca NOT.
The Last eudsnes affordsd Of MI.
0lsAsssns's iunles, undergraduates and
es,ssaas. ID shown Ia the Irish land pur-
shsse ban, whish On be annonnoes 10
Paxiiameas, viii soon be introduoed- II
shs short synoysis Of shisbili which has
besn tsiaaraphed n % ali oosr'ot, i's
,ufssanaiioa nsarks sevoantirn 10
che meshods pafsued By the British
Government In dealing With the
Irish lana Question. Ths principal
psszisIona ere thas the Govsfpmsni
shsli sdssnos 10 tenants thrse-forrits
af shs unonsy neasssafy 30 bay me land
wi,ish shay siiI. The landlord ial each
este shall retain lien on the holding
10 secure the ether fourth. The tenant
n shsu 10 es allowed TO pay hss debs 10
ins&almsnts, tie landlord being Gem
nailed 20 wais antil Tbs greater portion
ef tbs cblIeatian 10 the Govsrnmsns 10
paid.
.rhs passage Of such bill would do
snDse 10 aiiay discomfort In Leland
than almost anything Else that eoutd be
devised. The measure 10 worthy Of The
man who SECURED tbs diseata hlishnient Of
tn Irish chnrsh, and however 10 may
be looked upon nov, u viii be- regarded
In The near future - an aot Of simple
iussies. II the bill becomes Law, IL
viii be held forever ~ one Of the great
esi aohievemafsts ef Mr.. Glads6one's
iolla and useful life. II may, however,
and probably viii, inset With furious
criticism m soon as II ia introduced.
II 10 startling. 90 sweeping Is tta mature.
n may almost he regarded. II not a. an
absolute Surrender 10 the philosophy of
Henry George, At least ~ marked
slgs OF yielding 10 the theories In re-
gard 20 tho ownsrship Of land % ably
ed forth snd d,ifsadsd By thai plliioso-
phAr.
II Mr.. Gladstone really introduces a
bill saeh ~ 10 described, secures iis pas,
sage and inausmsatss tho execution Of
ita tssnas. his fame In che eyes Of poster
ity viii bo enhanced not little.
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