The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-12-08
A WORD TO The WISE.

history of the British Empire will
probably take its impress for the
next parliamentary period, has, by
this time, probably been struck. The
first question answered when the re-
suit of the elections is made known,
is. Who shall be the leaders of the
government The answer under
this head will also involve either ap-
proval or disapproval, by the con-
stituencies of the kingdom, OF the
policy of the present administration
as we'll as that of its predecessor.
The fate of General Gordon, and
the Afghan diplomatic negotiations
would have had their full share of
attention and would no doubt have
had considerable weight in the deter
mination of the popular verdict on
the foreign policy of the Gladstone
administration. Ireland's affairs
and the attention paid to them would
be the leading matter on which the
record of the domestic policy of the
Liberal administration would be
tested. The new question confront
ing English craftsmanship is that of
church disestablishment The tre-
mendous success of the Free Church
of Scotland which separated from the
state church in 1S43, the disestab-
lshment of the Irish Church by Act
of Parliament in 1871, and the great
expansion which various dissenting
religious bodies have reached both
in and out of England, have had a
reflex influence on public opinion,
the.inevitable consequences of which
must be the dissolution of all con-
tracts between Church and State in
the British Islands. The great diff
Guilty, at latest advices, seemed TO
be whether the curtain should be
raised at once on the second act in
the programme of disestablishment,
or whether the audience will be CON-
PEELED to wait "a little longer.
The campaign, at latest dates, was
progressing vigorously. Great meet
ings to hear political issues discussed
were being held at every important
point in the Kingdom. The speak
ers were eagerly watched by th'
press, and their views thorough.
ventilated. The orators in the politi
cal campaign presented themselye
before their respective audiences
with full consciousness that the,
were speaking in the hearing of tn
whole nation. An English election
is great constitutional battle
war of opinion--a field of bloodles
strife on which the fate OF nations !
often decided. The intimate AM
complex nature of the relation
existing between the English Cab
met and every state under the SUI
gives the issue of the struggle
world wide interest.
A tremendous responsibility i
that of the English voter. He ha
in his hands what the Hawaiia
voter has not, the power of maxim
or unmaking the advisers of tn
Crown. Whatever verdict the n,
tional jury renders, it will be fina
And it will be acted upon forthwith
Ministers will know: the instant ii
votes are counted, whether they a
or are not ministers any longe
Not so with the Hawaiian voter
however. Be they honest or di
honest in the casting Of their ballot
be they determined as grim fate tn
the ministry shall hold on to IL
reins of state, or drop them; Il
verdict will be worth just the was
paper value of the ballot cards
that and nothing more. III
grand difference between an En-
lish or American and Hawaiis
election is that the one is what
purports to be, choice of office
to navigate the ship of state for
definite period of time; the other
what it does not purport to be,
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