The morning call., 1892-05-01


OF the legislative qualifications of an .ordi-
nary member of Parliament. At present
women enjoy all other electoral franchises,
bnt this one is to be reserved for man alone.
: To bestow the franchise for Parliament on.
women would unsex them and lower them
in position. Mr. Gladstone Is entitled to-
the benefit of this tardily expressed Opin-
ion, but the people who are not carried
away with the shibbOleths of Liberalism
are apt to conclude that il is a case of sour
grapes. The Conservatives would gain
greatly in strength By the admission of
women to the franchise. There are saId:tU
be million women enrolled in the Prim--
rose League, which is presided over by
Lord Salisbury, and the Conservatives seem
half-nclined TO Introduce measure for
their admission TO full electoral rvileges.
To deny the franchise on logical grounds is
impossible, even for a hair-splitter like Mr.
Gladstone. He might succeed on Scrip
tural grounds, but as Lowell said, they
didn't know everything down in Judee.l
Herewith is good glimpse of the e., o. NJ.
caught by Harry Furniss. :
A literary note in the London Daily
Chronicle mentions that John Bright once
Mortified all lovers of style by telling
Birmingham audience TO read BaucrOft's
History" and adds that with all its faults
Bancrofts History is a very interesting
book" This seems mysterious comment on
the part of judci0us editor, but worse
follows: SIS Mr.. Bancroft still alive pr
asks correspondent of the Critic. ''Mr.
Bancroft. none the worse for his forty or
more volumes, is alive, and resides at San
Francisco" Such is fame! 1t never oc-
Cured to the editor that John Bright was
quite justified in his reference to George
Bancroft, whose history of the United
States is a classic, and whose other literary
works stand high. Nor is be aware that
Mr.. Bancroft died recently. AS Mr.. Hubert
ii. Bancroft Is clearly singled out for dis
tinction, what q compliment to be told that
John Bright Mortified all lovers of style by
a supposed allusion to our local Herodo'~si
1t is inconventent to rise to greatness on one
name. but Bancroft" should be above the
confusion associated with the Smith family.
In Germany sentry is in no terror of
the consequences should he discharge his
rife aud knock over a civilian under the
charitable belief that he is a spy. We had
recently at the Preside a case of sentry
firing upon two escaping prisoners and kill
ing one, and the poor fellow was seriously
concerned lest he should have exceeded his
duty. There could be no question that his
action was in accordance with military dis
cipline, however unfortunate the result
But in Germany sentinel who kills an un-
offending civilian and wounds another is
apparently held In such esteem that he gets
promotion. 1t would have been an easy
matter TO fire over the heads of trespassers
or to have them arrested. but the sentry
acted as though it were a time of war and
took aim. Needless to say that even
phlegmatic Teuton nature is not recon-
ciled to promotion for such a ruthless
deed. Military notions are very absolute
in the German empire. Some years ago
a lieutenant at the head OF mis- troop
marching through a public square arrested
nj ho ba eyinad had
knocking him, and the explanation was
that the offending citizen had simply been
kissing bis hand to his sweetheart at dis
lance. The lieutenant was Supersensitive
and self-consci0us, and no doubt failed to
relish the laugh being turned against him.
A farmer has died in the south of Scot
land who wnnld have held his own in q tug