The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-31

He did not believe; he declared, that
ord Rosebery was I'm earnest In his pro-
posed vague resolutions regarding the
house of lords. 1t would be harmless, ana
Al submitted TO the country it would DO
in no wise like the foreign referendum to
which Lord Rosebery had likcned 1t. He,
himself would not speak against refer
sndum; In fact he thought it decidedly
advantageous in the form In which IL ex-
listed in America for good government ana
che stability of the country.
Doubtless Archbishop Walsh's we'll
drilled battalions would pass Lord hose-
bery's resolutions against the voice OF the
country. "Do YOU" he asked, Imagine
that the resolution would possess any
moral authority whatever, or that any
sane human being could imagine that
England or Scotland would abase them
selves so far as 10 put their necks under
the heels of south and west lrelandY
Will Not lie Recognized by the Courts.
1T is ludicrous proposal. They may
pass all the resolutions they like, but
bill embodying such proposals Will never
BE- accepted 10y the house OF lords, ana,
therefore, will never be recognized by the
courts of law. No such change In the con-
stitution is possible without considerable
majority of the people being in it's favor"
Lord Salisbury argued that on several
occasions, in his experience, the house OF
lords supported Liberal measures against
Conservative opposition. III the house OF
lords had become virtually a conservative
body it was because Mr.. Gladstones Ill
:, advised Irish policy had driven them In
that direction. -
IL the Irish question was once moved
a. ,l. ~ .t-ia
gradually, though perhaps slowly, settle
back into the old position In which the
parties were evenly balanced. 1t was we'll
for the safety of institutions, which, once
overthrown, could never be replaced, that
the balance of the party in the house Of
lords should be on the side Of conserva-
tism.
The ex-prime minister added: "If the
question of handing the government Of the
country over entirely 10 single chamber
should come before the country, which
do not believe IL will do we would have to
confront the greatest danger that the COM
munity has had TO face in many centuries.
Remember that the domination of q single
chamber has not been adopted by any con-
siderable country on the surface OF the
earth
House Of Lords q Safeguard.
Can 1t be supposed possible to govern
India by an independent house OF CON-
mons, where the ideas Of faddists might
become law without a chance OF an appeal
to higher authorityf One other point,
but for the house of lords you would now
have 80 votes In the house Of commons
saleable to the highest bidding party,
making you and your interests slaves OF
Archbishop Walsh and his friends"
Without saying anything about the
maintenance OF the house Of lords I'm its
present form, he appealed to all who be-
lieved in the religious institutions Of the
country, in freedom, in the security Of
contract and the sanctity OF property to
combine 20 support the second chamber,
which he declared was necessary to con-
troll the decisions OF the elective chamber
Replying to the vote of thanks extended
to hun by the meeting, the ex-prime min
lister took occasion TO say: "All of Lord
Rosobery's talk about my power in the
house of lords Is nonsense, and an attempt
TO make capital against the house of lords
by using my name as i'm tgining that any
member of that house has any motive
whatever in paying more Difference to my
opinion than might be due to the argu-
ment / used, is an audacious, impudent
fabrication, unworthy of the man who
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