New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
THE LORDS.
WHAT THEY HAVE JUST DONE AND "IlAi
THE TRUE MOTIVE IS FOR ATTACK
ING THEM
London. September II.

.orori.s of class and prlvIle-e." Many hard
things may he said against a legislative chanooi
based on the hereditary principe; mihy VI t'oh
truly and there plenty OF people 10 s'S 'i'oui'
The Radical wing Of the Gladstonlan party IL ho.
yet in full cry, are pantng win cACi'e'nen'' a"'
now and again the more eager oil 'hc pa" CIV
tongue ere vet. the huntsman has sent them INTO
the covert Wait till lie does-you may not nave
70 wait very Iong-and you will hear IL Tut
,hro,tao and voluble II Mr.. Gladstone were 10
announca. AZ perhaps he will, preference lor
tho pt,l,r,ai, theory Of the solar system, two-
Thirds of his followersl state the proportion WIN
anxious moder ation-w0uld denounce CopefhicuS
IS no better than q cliarlatan
II = however. at present probable that the
followers are keener than the leader MI Glad
stone NAV resolve that whatever stands between
him and lone Rule shall be destroyed; be IL 'he
House OF Lords which is part OF tlc ,ons'l.u-
tion be il the Constitution as wioIe, which Ic
hoe already undermined The difference between
him and them is that what they 90 Joyi'iN "e
no.. reluctantly what they do with light heart
ae Hoes with much searching of the spirit ia
aoeaionce 10 an impulse which is overmasteri':s'
sut with real distress of mind and much consclen
lions anprehenson of disastrous consequences
mis- however Is "a question for the 1utuIe'
sbouob probably of the near idture. What h"S
&, b. said of the House Of Lords to-day IL soule-
thing quite different. 1t has done two or tnfee
,o,v notable things Ii has revived Tor prici
soason a certain amount of interest III lhc
Il Home Rule for Ireland. 1t has oeo"'eu ''o
question for four days. with very hish oroer %
hil;,r J.. has rejected the bill sent up by the
Commons the figures standing 4l' 10 Al inaJoInS
s,oinst HojQc Rule for lreiahu 90 40 "'
DISCHARGED in the teeth of menace ana 'e'foiis"'
a. nnos,;,,t;onal duty. 1t has given legislative
ofe IN q
..,shas ~ FIN, people of Great Britain. III mas
'-.a.o,,.ad IA the people of Great Britain that
-. ., Home rule of which this bill would nave
.,'Lh..l tbcm 1t has saved the majority from
him sacrificed to the minority. 1t has refused
a. .u,,ender the rights of the majority oil thlrV
,,iIlions 10 the demands of the majority OF hVe
millions II has made itself the champion OF
true democracy; it is on the SIDE oil the Peopie
Of England .,. ~
Now I apprehend that body of legislators, oil
.,o, those things can be truly said-and not
one of the propositions above stated Is disputed
~, oman "a dispute--has done something to justify
,,s axistance Let ms admit that the principle
On which it is constituted is vicious. thlnK IL
is Tie days when it was possible 10 argue DIS
matter of theory in favor of the hereditary
principle, as a principle, are past. Inc only to
NAL I care now TO make on that point is that
fensible. theoretically, as the House OF LORDS.
rut in England few save the philosophers and
the professors care whether an institution Is de-
fensible theoretically or not. How does 10
work ?. is the question here put. The Kadicai
thinks the House of Lords works i'll because 1t
usually throws out Radical bills; therefore ne
attacks it, and, as his manner Is, attacks also 'hc
individuals who compose il. The CONSERVATIVE,
for the same reason, thinks it works well, ana
surnorts and defends the chamber when SOME
times prevents, and almost always delays, con-
stitutional innovations. The ultimate erect OIL
the rejection of the Home Rule bill by the Lords VIII
he to refer the whole question to the people
Do Americans really think it ought not TO De re-
ferred to the people? DO they know any otiier
WAY in which the judgment OF the people can DC
taken on bill, the contents and purport oil WHICH
were down to last February, profound mystery
and a bill which since then has been recon-
strueted and turned inside out and Is, on TWO OF
three vital points, new bill?
Let us call Mr.. Parnell as witness. MT.
Parnells is discredited name, no DOUBT, ih GER
tain respects and for certain purposes But MT.
Parnell, whatever else may be SAID OF hiih' iau
a large way Of looking at great questions. lie
considered causes and effects In their reIa'on "
each other. lie understood the legislative
people is finally expressed in the form OF law
Moi I suppose a deep student-they say he knew
mn bistorv-be nevertheless had mastered SO muoh
of the actual working of the Constitution as was
peedful 10 a man who meant 10 overturn 1t. lie
had treat political sagacity, and he Is STILL
imagine the idol of the great majority OF the Irish
in America His foresight was as remarKaoie 10
his sagacity and it may he said OF him that ne
had early taken the measure OF the great Ehghsh
leader who was 10 be, in the fulness of time frst
his convert and then his executioner
Mr. Parnel made very remarkable speech
at Liverpool in 1885. Mr.. Gladstone was then
playing his last card but one lie was appear
Ing and appealing vainly, TO the Enghsn people
his admirers cannot be reminded OF IL 100 ol'eh-
to give him a majority which should enaoie Nun
to deal with Ireland independently OF irish wishes
and Irish votes If he should get such ma
iority, said Mr. Parnell, he would frame ana
pass bill of his own. He never told the people
what il would be like; any more then than IN
lsy2. The Lords would throw out the bill and
tbere would have to be another appeal TO the
countrv That, Mr.. Parnell thought-he was
than onposinq Mr. Gladstone" would be very
ahortive result of the general election, but in the
circumstances the House of Lords would only be
carving out their constitutional right by re-
iectine n bill the details of which had not been
before the country"
There YOU have a competent ana dlshteres'cu
opipion upon state of things to when the present
is in all essential points an exact parallel Mr..
Gladstone has passed bill through the House oil
Commons upon which the people have had no
oppor,unity of expressing an opinion. The Lords
give them that opportunity
The Irish question is such bore that it is easy
10 understand the impotence and resentfulness al
the action Of the Lords; whether here or In
America Perhaps in America you do not ADMIT
that il is bore so freely as it Is admitted here
The kind of awe in which the American STANDS
toward his Irish masters is not felt here. Free
..ooob IL sfill possiblp in Enuaud. The