Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-16
OAIly POST -IHTEIIIeENCER


Rearns s,puss In 6reas Bdssfn sho~
ns~s clearly than 10 fsls ever osfofs
80 saogs, hos supsrfaess royalty has
h~eoue n The British Government
Tbe aruezgs watch has Esns % % con
slxaously sanos the daSs Of ssardS oi's
ssnsn &c kIcntssort is almost ovef' ana
tbs people have Sou- The throse nss
be>n shrinkine and shrinking STA u
has become o tiny thing when can
soaresly be sen - IL rssts IN ne gain
a che hand Of that zaonssroas %. on's
s.,f e,oxu eians--shs Psopss- Some
ss,-s.d die day il nst far dt'sans--shs
e,snt win crash 70 and ttIrSa TIE sraa-
m.us. sva,. Then old Sir san'oa asd
Hsmpdsn sind Cromrssi and all his
esher. o. siiss htsss Of Esslisii patriots
Who have raised ,hsis soiess ard their
arms In opsosisis'n to The asR'ss'ions o
tiaolv posar. ma, rest all tue qaisssr
An thsir graves, II. indeed. shsrs 10 .
ouietuess greater than dssth iissiL
Thers Z sosnsshina which sorid %
veshstis, II 10 we're not ludiefo1s' ~ 'ns
statement s,ist the pos Qaesn vas cp.
pp.sd 70 Gisdato.is's foreign p'iisy' ana
that be rarely. II ever, consulted nsf y
regard 70 10. Pobf old lady! u y Sac
i,aesd. whs., q,esn has no ihnasnee
e her osn government; yss The poorest
vaser a Grsaf Britain Ia really more
inpostsni parscnAes In The RoFsrnmsni
shsn victofia herself. wasn the 70
ssrves uers aaIlsd oas and tha tension
IN tbs relatlons t,e;sssn England sno
Russis was greatest, the Queen the
nominal haid Of The British Govern
neus, vas travelling In France. Peopls
kusw than thas ste bad little enough 80
do xith shaping the GovsFnmsnss
policy, but no one went 90 far w 10 sup
goss that shs vas not even consulted IN
ssosrd 70 &c. In reality, hovever, ahe
does nos seen 10 have known 'shss was
soIna On unsil rhe read Of u " ner
daily pager. Ehs was precissay on o
par With svary one else In THU respect
What part does tha sovereign play IN
the British government a. Is 10 today
suppcss monarchy. With ell evnnscted
vssh ID, were suddenly abolished by acs
Of Parliament. The governments would
no on iuss tba saus. and no one In Eng
land or out Of IL would feel tho shssss
Of ths change. The aEcieiss iaezioana
ara said 10 have bsen overcome with
fsas and horror when thsy saw the sol
disrs Of CertAz smashing their idols
and dsspoilislg the temples Of ,'hsir re-
Iieion, bat whsn they cav that the hor'
ribie sacrils,ts wAs followed By NO
earthquake aud no thundsr. shsn they
sac that she lave of nature were mos
suspendsd and that everything went on
e. before. o tremendous rsvalsion OF
feeling took place. Their ppwerisss
eoas bssams 6 laughing stock, aud the
anelsns religion was tIsspised a. heartily
a. II had bssu believed devotsaly. 30
ID Il with the British people. They held
IN thsir hands In holy horror a. 9 fes
ssoh sxirems Radicals ~ Dilka, Cham,
besiain and Br.dlauah-soldiers OF
Cortss In black bFsadcloth-deal ring
Inc blows against the ancient insti.
tutions Of thu country. Bat when the
institutions eramble-vhsn The Church
b dissstsbiishsd, uisen the throne be-
ccmes the sss.t Of . ruler whose power
shall come fr,m the divine right Of the
people 10 rule, vhsn he House 81 Lords
becomes Senate then all these things
oesur and no sonvulaion Of nature fol
lows, when the people see that the
aiAiss Of government 20 on as usual
that order 10 stiil maintained, that
srlminals are still thrust into prison
and shat poliotmen ssiil pace their beats,
q sesalaion OF feeling viii tails placs
which viii be precisely similar 10 tAai
which change,i the whole course Of thu
thonehs Of Tie Arlsos. The supers,i'
tloas Ct centuries will mslt assay hss
the sisisns Il . dreamer. and the Ene-
lish people ania the Enelish government
.,yt3 A t..l n s,,a k,.ssoana onn