The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-06

an abundant discharge Of menaces. Mr..
Gladstone himself has given utterance on
several occasions TO dark and mysterious
threats, which carry with them all the ter
rors of the unknown.
Last autumn at Newcastle. he said, re-
ferring to some words OF mine;
There is only one other part Of the constitu-
ton that could possibly perform such = prank
"a 20 integpose itself between the deliberate
judgment OF the nation and the incorporation
of the judgment in the form Of law. and that IL
the house 81 lords. hope-nay. mores be-
lleye that the house of lords will nos accept thu
deplofaole suggestion OF the primo minister.
But tits know well. that II they should he go
reduced to purpose so unfortunate they will
Themselves Be the frst TO repent it-4speecA. 90
tobsr g. 1897
The same sentiment was put into parlia-
mentary language In the debate on the
address last August:
l think when such q bill comes before the
house OF lords. II may Justly be said that never
before viii the lords have had before them .
greater questiou-nevor before will they have
had greater question as % the empire IS large;
and never befors q greater question. possibly. 40
TO thsmselyes-AncEas 3, fSga
Even the stress Of the late electoral con-
hict did not tempt him into an indiscreet
disclosure. At Chester on June q, 1891,
be said:
viii tell you plainly that have never al
mittod, and never VIII admit that ths resist.
anee OF the house o. lords 20 q particular
measure 10 reason FOR dissolution The
people are not 70 Re pes,ered and worried with
dss0iutions al the viii o. the house OF lords
Such al event might be reason for dealing
with the house Of lords; II could not be e reason
for dissol ution.
From these dark oracIos there Is little to
be gathered but general announcement
Of impending woe. If the lords vote 40
coriing 20 their own opinions, and not
according TO Mr.. Gladst0ne's, they will
be dealt with" Whatever that form OF
political cbasiissment may be, II is rot
TO imply dissolution, which might In
volvr She unseat.ng Of some Of his scanty
band of English and Scotch adherents
Bat the lords will be the brst 20 repent
vote which. according 10 some unex-
planned constitutional philosophy, is 10 he
considered "a prank"
The home secretary, the attorney-gen-
eral and Mr.. justin Mccarthy have also
dealt IN alarming predictions upon this
theme; bu, their Languages gives no in
formation IS 10 the nature Of the process
20 ne applied 70 the house Of lords. Ne
have been recently Indebted for more iighs
to NJ. Frederic Harrison. He - never
ss~t8F ~ hsAASAk taH&s Oft ~ F1iAkAsAs SUD
jeets be probably represents with accuracy
the present development 81 Mr.. Glad
stones convictions, though il has taken
Mr.. Gladstone many years 10 come
Hp with hifa, ard even now
he is not abreast Of nim in
plain speaking Mr Harrison explains
with entire unressrve the manner ia whsch
he ard bss friends expect that the prime
minister vii deal RIth" tue house n
lords: and. as Il il the only Interpretation
which has get been offered Of the shah
o.y menace. II may be said 10 hold tie
beid. The operation Of dealing with"
may. Il seems, take one o. two FORMS
As ire peers rnsgss fssrse 70 pass bill for
Their own extinction, th@ simplest arrangement
woald De ssr rs atstsr house 10 disappear Ia
fart ~ Cor csagmr6es fha egasoezE3on Of ths
eaarch Disappeared. fSnest resuIs. IeIGowea ia
Old Easns IS u Ye xssas uttoa shst TIE deere~s
at tsa R5S5s sv1at8 80 stnsiug o. TIE wh0ss %.
ton ~ i0zHssa eon@&Es 81 f7s hassas 81 t9rsss
easi1 - x yea - fs~ ggset esSeisle, tHs4 as
business u t9s tfiFg Q aassrH i sEtl sss.sranfy
sxensae3@4 Ga saeleae fSrsNag aEy Eersc~.
ssp.sasAes. fsag 3 g7s
Tnfs IS \ very interesting proposal. but
Il n not original. ft ~ very mnch whGt
the hoass ri con- mons dia ia IGs8 but
shiS Fsesnod 81 dealing with The house oS
lords required aa executive ~Gsb coExs-
fDana 81 military fafce witch Mr. g adj
stone hardly possesses s. yet aud II had tho
disadvantage ttaas the house OF commons