The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-26

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4 genius has arranged a. aconcert or orgal
Irecital, he invariably seeks the patron
age and tinan cial aid Of the member 3
1 T. arliament IfFa fourth-rate theatrica
combination is giving 4 show ia 9 bootl
fthe member is often ntimes called upon Y
1 give his interes and aid. Some etirnes hi
presence and that Of his wife and dangh
| ters is persistently solicited, If there
lis to be a Christmas treat to the ole
folks iii the town, a hand some donation
Ills expected from the towns repre- seIlta
I tiyein the House Of Co Commons. Again
tifg a lady constituent writes a novel !, 81
Isets some Jingle to music, !, she oftenel
than not dedicates the novel OF the
jingle set to- music to the local M. P.
looks to him for an ind dorse ement, and ant
| expects him to take 4 liberal number q
copies of the pub ication and circulate
them among his friends. Missi orlary
subscri ption solicitors, appli cants fol
private loans on the Witho ut security
and without-interest foo ooting, and dead
beats generally, call on the members
three and four deep during the time lime he ll
I is at his resid dence in the consti ituency.
The calls ON his time are almost as
numerous as the calls on his pocket
book, and man of them more exacting.
He is supposed to be in active sympathy
with every denunina tion and religious y s
body in his constituency is there is q
foundation stone to be laid anywhere
In the neighbour ood, he is invariably
asked to perform the ceremon even i it
he has to- journey from London in order
to be present. H there is a church so-
cial or a distribution Of prizes at a
school, he is expected to preside. If q
local ora tor say chemist Is appTentsc &c
or a. Junior laWye s clerk lis to make q
speech in a debating g forum, he writes
to the. local member for the loan ofspar-
Hame entary Blue Books. Every member
of the NJ. P.'s local committee expects
to be rem mberel with a Blue Book
two orthTee times during 2 parllaInen[Ct-
ary session. M ot that English Blue
Books are racy or interesting, OF that
the reclplent OF blue BOOK So sent can
always understand and s. appreciate 3,'l' lts
contents but the tact that fe mas re-
faivad q Rlna Book from II nYl Tt-Sent
direct by the Inenlloe q r--re cognlzles az ana
improves man 40 8 fep1llsblon as poll-
tlclan aud as an anVhpflty On alaCeeIs
political. The smaller !, the cons tltuency'
strange as II may appear, 1he gfeabef
are the demands on the memo q per, TOE %
small constItue the 1 pfesenGallVe
in Parliament is more ID contact Will " 'lfI
the electors than ne would De Is he rep
resented q large cons nstituency.
There is one advantage an English
member Of Parliament has over d
United States Congressman. He is.
"a a troubled with candidates for
q 3, nmel,t 4 app poin ntments. The COM.
petitiye examination has done away
with the Influence and Endorsement
system and under present civil service
rep,,lations 4 member OF Parliament
cans do little for an office-seeker. a gain
he has another advantage over the.
United States Congressman. He is
never interviewed by the reporters; but
what he does not communicate to his
constituents in one day he has to do in
another; for twice year, sometimes
oftener. he is expected to deliver two
hours address to the electors, and an
sWer innumerable INQUIRIES as to why
he supported that measure, voted
AGAINST the other measure. or why he