The Irish standard., 1891-06-13
A REVOLUTION POSSIBLE.

A REVOLUTION POSSIBLE.
The baccarat scandal, which occupied
the attention OF one of her majesty's
courts last week and the greater part OF
this week, is already having its effects
on the minds of honest and fair minded
Englishmen. It has already 1naugura-
q change in English politics, will play a
prominent part in future political CAM
paigns. The desire OF the prime minis
tor, Lord Salisbury, to increase the SAL
a1Y OF the Prince OF Wales, followed by
the revealing OF very unwholesome
state OF affairs in high circles, has caused
the strongest and most sanguine Tories
to fear for their party. The prince's
oonduct sill through the performance
that led to che Cumming Wilson suit,
was anything but dignided, In feet it
was most disgraosful. He gambled on
the race coure, at the club and in the
parlors OF his aristrocratio acquaintance
and went so far as to provide himself
with gambling outfit. The Tory pa
pars instead of coming out and publish
ing the news as it came out iii court,
contented themselves with giving a sym
opsis of the minor details, all of course
because they wanted to spare the prince
and their party. The Liberals have all
along opposed increasing the princes
salary, and, aided by such men as La
bouchere. have SO far succeeded III sav-
ing. the treasury from another royal in
vasion. It was not enough to provide
for useless European prince, who had
nothing but title, by giving him rich
wife in the person OF Princess Beatrice,
but the Tory government, with the ex-
ception OF one member, wanted to put
him upon the national pay roll. Prince
Henry Of Battenburg, who had nothing
but an effeminate face and an empty
title. wanted the people of Great Britain
and ireland TO pay his expenses because
he married one OF the daughters OF
Queen Victoria. Salisbury has carried
the Tories over many stormy seas and
rocky coasts during the past six years,
but 1t looks now as if the waves OF pub
lie disapproval. aggravated by She oac-
carat scandal, would wreck the party.
The catastrophe cannot come any too
soon. The Tories have lived and preyed
upon the nation since Gladstone's re-
tirement. with the righteousness Of a
wild beast. They have increased the
running expenses OF the government al
most one. third over that of the preced-
ing government; they have sent more
people to the poor-house and out of the
country, than the British empire can
we'll afford to lose. To the liberty Now
ing it is O. great consolation to see the
predicament the party Of oppression has
found itself in. No one will rejoice
more over the overthrow of this dynasty
than will the liberty loving people IF
the United States. For years have those
around us here wept and prayed Cor Ire
lands freedom and the overthrow of
Toryism. To these, the retirement Of
Salisbury and Balfour will be good
news. The Prince of Wales will be held
aud Justly too, more responsible for the
change than any other man in England
The scoring that Sir Edward Clarke. the
for Sir William Gordon Cum
ming, gave the prince when summing
up the case for the plaintiff. made more
chan one modest man blush for the fu-
ture King of England. The attorney
for the defence did not spare either lam
guage or gesture and that in the princes
presence too, in his endeavors to show
The jury that if Sir William Cumming
was to be "ousted," the prince should
be deprived of his field marshalship and
his oolonelship of the life guard and 10th
hussars. This was certainly good ar
gument and made with Sir Edwards
wonted vehemence, brought the blush
TO the cheek of the prince. It is such
revelations as those made during the
baccarat case, that will hasten the down.
fall of the enemies of liberty who hold
the reins of power IN England to-day.
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