Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-13

BIER Is.
buildings has lately come prominently
before the country. and many cases have
been brought To HIGHT where rich men
have used undue Influence 10 relieve
themselves Oh the legitimate taxation
OF their palatial residences. Oddly
enough, some OF the most proieSsedly
vlrtuous OF the Liberal party have been
among these ungencrous and unpatriotlc
rich. AZ Derby Mr.. Ley, great en-.
ployer OF labor addressing Sir William
ilarcourt at a public meeting, said he
knew gentleman who lived In rne
mansion which had cost him 100000
(S250,00 20 build. That gentleman APP
pealcd against the assessment Of his
palace and got the annual rating value
reduced to $500 (Sis0o), whereas
the principal adjacent works, which did
not cost third OF 100000, were rated az
f600, Asked u he thought that fair, Sir
William, OF course, said he did
not whereupon Icy said "Thc
man who owns the mansion
and appealed against the as
scssment is yourfrlend, Mr., Chamberlain,
aud own the works" In reply, all
Harourt did was 70 protest against what
he called this shameful personal attack
upon his triond Chamberlain. The truth
Is the Harourt, Duke and Chamberlain
crowd profess TO be the sole possessors
OF virtue and wisdom Ia the country, and
men who are SO awfully good are sure TO
be found out. Joseph Surface is all very
well until you really know him.
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rHE PROSECUTION or srRAD As POLITE
CAL QUESTION.
The strength OF the Joseph Surface
kind OF politician Is strong In proportion
TO the ignorance OF his constituents. Take
the Stead case, Where the salvation
army think they have some political power
they are trying TO make IL appear that the
governmentmallciously prosecuted Stead
they say Stead, who tried to do good, was
prosecuted while eyil doors were allowed
TO be at large. Now Stead was proceeded
against by the public prosecutor or sollci-
tor to the treasury, The circumstances
under which this high officials aid may
be invoked are these, a. In case OF
great legal difficulty, and On In cases
where the poverty OF the person aggrieved
might render failure Of Justice proha.
BILE. The prosecution of Stead and his
crew on the part OF the Armstrong; be-
logged TO the latter class. AS for the
solicitor to the treasury showing
Partially there have been NJ.
teen treasury prosecutions already under
the new criminal act, Moreover, these
prosecutions against brutes who orimin.
ally assault women aud girls are no nov.
city. The miserable lot who published
"The Maiden Tribute" would have tho
new voters believe that prior 20 Stcad's
escapadcs IN London hrothcls the law was
poworless and even unwilling to punish
rape, whereas IN no country Is that
wretched crime more severely punished
than In England. According TO the latest
statistics the number of prosecutions OF
all kinds for certain offenses against
women and young girls during the live
years lSS0.Si, have been sag average ~
per year For ofcnses against girls be.
tween II and Is years Of
age the number OF prOsecu-
tions was G0-average about IA per year,
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THE QUEEN AND rnE Primer or WALKS
AND Pubic Policy.
The influence OF her majesty on home
and international affairs has OF late been
much canyassed. have II on the most
reliable authority that among the multi
tude OF persons who drew the attention
OF the solicitor TO the treasury TO the
Armstrong case WAS the queen. The Sal.
walton Army people imposed upon her
good nature when they got from her,
through a lady In waiting, sympathetic
expression OF opinion IN favor of the new
act, and used II as II II were a declaration
OF royal opinion In favor OF the Pail Mall
Gazette. | know that her majesty was
very angry at this; that she had the whole
OF the Armstrong case submitted 10 her,
aud was one OF the FIRST persons IN the
land TO suggest that the abduction and
assault OF Eliza Armstrong was an out
rage which called for his attention.
MOnarchs are human. No royal ruler has
given us more touching proofs Of this
than Queen Victoria. II ~ always inter.
esting II not important to know which
way her sympathles go in public affairs.
Those who have the privilege of her com
panlouship at the present time will tell
you that she Is anxious 20 see Lord Salis-
bury come back 10 power. Asa consttn-
tional monarch she must not say so; but
as human beng, and very loyal
woman, there IL no law, human or d.
vine, which can prevent her haying an
opinion, and among her tried attendants
aud friends she does not hesitate 90 ex-
press IL, She has no fear OF the people
eventually doing the right thing how
ever badly influenced meanwhile. She
believes In men having special training
for craftsmanship she hates trimmers,
or as they are now called, "opportunists;p
she distrusts advisers who have any doubt
about maintaining the integrity OF the
empire at whatever cost. She thinks
Chamberlain's land schemes an UNI
fair attack upon property intended
10 divert attention from the
failure OF our staple trades; aud she
thinks Mr. Gladstone unduly anxious TO
satisfy all the various sections Of HIS party.
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THE PRINCE, pARNELL AND POLITICAL
PARTfEs,
As the prince, should he ever come 30
the throne, means 20 be- popular king
the king OF all classes aud pertes--one
eau imagine him being particularly gra-