Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-04


to them, from time TO time, only
such small measures Of reform al
were necessary to prevent reyo
luton; the people have never beer
fully heard. a climax was reached, how
ever, last session, when All act was
forced upon the house Of lords, which al
once transferred power from the prlyi
legged few TO the masses" Already Mr.
Carnegie sees in English legislation al
imitation OF the laws of America and Of
her own colonits at would be diff
cult" he says, ITO point out any change
made IN the laws Of Britain In the past
twenty years which is not in the direction
OF colonial and republican practice. II
we regard prospective legislation we find
the same suggestive fact: the parent land
Is politically under the influence OF her
children, and her part for some years Is
TO follow them" 1.-THE child now lives
who will see every English speaking COM
munity living under institutions founded
upon the EXTREMIST views Of the rights OF
man, as formulated In our Declaration OF
Independence, without vestlge Of privi-
lcge from birth, without king or arlstoc-
racy, without united church and state,
without great standing armies, unhamp-
cred by prlmogenlture and entail, with
equal electoral privileges and equal dis
tricis. In short, with only such slight
variations OF laws as are necessary to adj
Just them to different conditions and eli
mates, the various divisions OF the En-
glish race will live in peaceful brother
hood, each governing Itself as free and
independent nation, but held to the 9th
ers by bonds stronger than those OF con-
quest, feudal dependency or colonial re-
latlonshlp, and ready to help each other
In need"
The diffusion Of democratic spirit In
England cannot but have an important
effect upon the fortunes of Ireland.
Democracy is founded upon the inaliena-
BILE right Of men to govern themselves in
their own way. A system of oppression
and coercion, by which a nation is com
PEELED TO submit to laws not made by its
own Legislature, is Inconsistent with
democracy The English democrats can
not refuse home rule to Ireland without
stultifying themselves with Inconsistency.
They will not even allow certain class
of their own people 10 rule them, but
they assert their right to rule another
people not connected with them by nat
ural alliance; that IS their logic II they
persist In the policy OF governing the
Irish people that was natural enough
when adopted and pursued by an aris-
tocracy, While asserting the principle
Of human liberty, they must follow the
practice OF denying the commcnest liberty
to their fellow-belngs II they do not
give them home rule. IL Is impossible
that such Inconsistency should prevail.
Democracy in England means home rule
in lrelandi and the day Of English de-
mocracy may be nearer than we think.
The coming electoral struggle will be
largely contest between aristocracy and
democracy the arlstocracy of the Tories,
who are the party of coercion, and the
democracy Of the Liberals, who, under
Gladstone, are for giving local govern
menl 20 Ireland. For the first time since
they were eniranchised, 5000, 600 English
voters have an opportunity TO make them.
selves felt in deciding contest between
arlstocracy and democracy. There can
be no question where their sympathies 20 |
at least there is no doubt where their |
interest lies. The vote that sustains the |
party that represents coercion in Ireland
also delays the day Of relief from the CO.
ercion Of aristocracy In England. 1t is
struggle OF the oppressed against OPP
pressors, where the great majority belong
to the former class, and have the means |
OF victory in their hands If they have the
intelligence to use those means to advan. |
iage, That they will do this under the
leadership Of Gladstone cannot be
doubted, The day is near, foretold by
England's baTd:-
SLOWLY comes hungry people, as lion creep.
Ing nlgho-
G ares at one that mods and wlnks behind
slowly dying ilro"
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THE McGREGOR MEETING.