The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-27
Tue Little History of the Last
Parliament.
GLADsToNPS MINISTRY WORK.
"Give Us Freedom, Independence,
Home Rule, and We will See
to the Other Things"
BELFAST, August %, 1885.
Correspondence of THE HERALD.

| make Ine latter forever dependent on
! the former. 1t is needless to say that
such people are not business men, but
politicians, pure and simple. And they
are doubtless sincere in their belief
That the world do move" the politi-
clan is certain, and approaching that
knowledge is the almost absolute GER
tiinty that 1t "do move" because OF
politics. There is consequently slight
difference of opinion between hepoli-
tician and the man of business; for the
latter knows beyond the peradventure
OF doubt that were it not for his in.
dustry and brains and accumulated
wealth it would not be long before the
scenes which are now acquainted with
the politician would know him no
more But as the modern statesmen
(the ordinary, one of course) does not
grasp the subject so Complementary
no- behold it in that light, he still puts
forth his periodical argument on the
subject and finds many to listen and
countenance his peculiar views
Great Britain is on the eve of new
era. Not a little history was manu-
featured by the last Parliament. Con
spicuous among the acts Immediately
affecting the people at large was one by
which 100000 males were added to the
list of those enjoying the general cleo
tive franchise Notwithstanding the
information British statesmen can OBJ
tain by acquaintance with the method
Of voting in the United States; notwith-
standing the fact that almost universal
right to vote was given-women except
ed-and has so far resulted in no i'm
mediate or apparent injury. they still
entertain grave apprehensions as to the
outcome. 1t is refreshing to note the
caution displayed by these political
priz e-hghters or prophets with regard
TO the expressions of opinion on the
ultimate result OF the election for the
next Parliament. Both parties have
assisted and claim equal honor in hay
ing let the bars down so that 1000 900
OF the figurative cattle can enter, and
they are equally afraid, now they have
let the bars down. No opportunity has
been had as yet, of testing the temper
OF these new electors, and neither party
can form any opinion of its own
strength because of the heavy addition
that has been made to the voting popu-
lation of the United Kingdom. The
result is that both sides Liberal and
Conservative are sprucing up like
young beau on the eve of his regular
visit to the darling who holds his heart
silken chains while the Nationalist,
or Home Rule party, greatly resembles
a middle aged lady of doubtful virtue
who is making up so as to pass off for
an innocent little thing barely out of
her teens. Neither of the suitors-Lib-
eral or COnservative-has any apparent
advantage over the other Neither
knows to whom the maiden vote viii
give her heart and hand, and in the
anxiety consequent upon such condi-
ton of uncertainty, both are making
promises that the deluded maiden will
never see fulfilled. But if there is one
thing which is more of a stronghold
with the wooer than another. it is his
ability to make promises. Reform ice
cream is promised by one beau; opera
nights by the rival. The other fellow
dives into buggy rides, while to hold I'D
his end the other fellow promises a we'd
ding tour. Wealth untold is assured
by both, but as yet the unsettled maiden
has not tasted the ice cream; the opera
night is still thing of the future; while
buggy rides, wedding tours and wealth
have hardly doomed on the horizon.
But the maid will soon be forced to,
making choice, and when she does so
L Will wager that three years will not
pass before she regrets it. 1t is like the
man who asked which of two bad roads
he should take; and he was told he
might go over either. 1t did not mat
ter which he chose. he would soon wish
he had taken the other. n
England, or the United Kingdom. is
in bad way. 1t is true. there is tenn
porary relaxation from the anxiety ex
perienced some time since during the
existence of the Gladstone Ministry. bv
the extremely strange conditions which
grew up between it and foreign powers.
the tension on which has been released
Tor the time being at least, by the Sal.
lsbury government. But this is not the
source OF gravest apprehension to the
statesman. 1t is the Frustrated, almost
paralyzed condition OF trade existing
and which has existed for a number Of
years throughout Great Britain and
which seems to be growing worse fast
instead of developing circumstances
that may give cause for congratulation.
In the wild ambition for political pri-
GRITTY each party charges the other with
bringing about the existing alarming
state of trades; while these whose poll
teal standing and position would lead
one to look to them for the Qualities
which characterize statesmen, seem
only too willing to encourage their par
tisan admirers in the propagation of
theories that are not only fundamental
ly false. but which are doubly Injurious
for the reason that they are calculated
to deceive and lead the mind away from
such sober contemplation of the grave
subject as might result in clear view
Of the real causes at the bottom of
British commercial distress, thereby
the way for remedy CONNER
surate with the great and growing eyilN
The newspapers, too. those alleged pop-
llar educators, are rendering what as
'istance they can to keep up the popu-
ar delusion, and each talks as though
.he success of the party which it up
lofds would prove panacea for all the
'rade and commercial evils with which
his nation is now so.abundantly affiict-
I'd. There are, however, sober men who
realize the true situation, and who I'M
lerStand that SO I0no aS foroi0p vuorc