The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-07-14
TIVE: ELECTIONS IN HOLLAND.
4 Party Friendly 10 Tr1s Liberty Has
,Reen Returned to
lsoWer.
AFTER TWENTY LONG YEARS
Catholics WEI ne Relieved from Further
Persaoutions-Two Noted Oabi-
ueI Ministers.

in Holland, as in other countries, the
tide has turned, and The recent elec-
tions have resulted in returning to
power 81 party more friendly 70 true
liberty than has iesn iN Office for some
time. The Iutcit have shown that they
are tired Of prosecuting their Catholic
feIIor-t;itizens at the beck OF The leaders
ot a political party which for the time
ia in the ascendant, and consequently
among those returned by the last elec-
lions che bulk are ready to accept the
3ervices OF lnen eminent for the love oe
sheir country, the high estimation Of
-hely fellow citiZeus, and their aptitude
10 carry on the government in way
calculated to be advantageous to the
country at large. A Dutch paper, the
Courrier lie Ia Mause, reviews the stu
aticn ln the following manner: I'VE
see cur friends return to power after al
i1,terlude OF twenty years, and are happy
to number among the councillors Of the
King one OF the most marked n.en of
the Right, the representative OF o1trcity
liz the Chamber, oHr esteemed fellow
citizen: Ioh,) G. Ruys Won B6erenhrook.
we co;ilG not al first entertain the
A<st'e ~ tA.e nakurg OF M. Heemskerk AID
AIS cOl1a2gueS 10 pOUo. s.ftssp@ u1ie MARCH,
elections, We canuot lo otherwise. when
vien7iIlg the composition of tho nov,
ministry, than bid hjm welcome. For
tbs appointment OF a. Kuys as q mern--
bes' Of the government is a guarantee TO
us thai We have ministry which will
redress OLE wrongs But more than
tn;it. ws find by the side of tha minister
Is justice another Catholic. NJ. Bergan~
aiuB, and his colleagues, whose past
conduct gives promise of an equally ex~
eallent future, and who, we hope, will
NOT fail to draw ali ste inhabitants of
the N Netherlands into sympathy with he
Right, To put an end to the boasting of
liberalism, to practise economy, TO put
q stop 10 the extravaEgasllce ct Inc
schools, to protect industry, commerce
ADD agricult12re, and to- thoroughly
overhaul the administration Of our pt1s~
sessions beyond the seas, SO that we
may not lose all the fruit of the precious
conquests achieved at the price Of our
ancestors blood The question arises.
what are the Intentions Of the new
ministry in taking oAice?' How do they
hope to alag the conflicts which may
arise between the Two Chambers? Do
they intend to act with yigor. or do they
propose to propitiate their conquered
adversass,iee? DO they intend to intro
duce reforms at once, to put az end to
liberal artitEariness, and to puC the
country into {, position for acquiring a
Jrue representation OF the ration? Or
Mrlll they simply act upon the defensive,
Will they evince q weakness which will
he fat;.l to them through the discomfort
Of their own frierdsf Ii our new minis
tf,rs, who have had the courage to &C.
cept Office with a Liberal majority in
the high Uhamhec, are not wanting in
energy, they may accomplish much
good. The opposition OF the first
Chamber is supposed to ha an insur--
difficulty Tor them. But
precisely on that account they might
signaIize tneiz entry upon otticeby some
vigorous acts which would bring to
their side all true Liberal men. They ;
might propose electoral reform, and re-
place the additional articles Of the con-
stitutien by a law which would PUT an
epti TO the SELF. seeking Liberalism.
Ali tie citizens would willingly |
support them if they would introduce
RI. electoral reform which would
render justice to al! who are at present
actually disinhsrited, and which would
apply to all parties outside the Libsr-
sls; and of which, indeed. Catholics
would be among the first to reap the
fruits by being rendered independent
pf position which has always been
to their detriment Those who accept
The high Office OF governors ought also
70 know how to govern, and since our
sdversaries had always abused their
power to persecute us and place an un-
bearable yoke upon our necks, who
would not desire Conservative gov
to inaugurate an era Of justice.
tor all? If our ministers, under the
PRESSURE Of the majority in the first.
Chamber, proposes electoral reforms
which are really Just, rend dering q dis
solution off. the Etats pro yinciaux neces-
,ary then the liberals vii be seen to,
into the pits which they thense lives
Iug; queshions of Sthe 5hig hest import
anc brous Onward J, aud onr
.oy the