The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-03-30
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EDITOR BuLLEriN:--
In its issue Of March 22, the T.
G. A. in a leading article on the
House of Lords says, There can be
no matter of doubt that the House
of Lords has become an anomaly in
the English constitution and an
anachronism in English history,
ate" Further on it says, "Tbe
House Of Lords is a medieval sur
vival, etc." and as a wiud-up says,
IF we seek for a reason why the
House of Lords still subsists in Eng
land, we must find il IN the fact that
English society is still far from be.
ing democratic, and further in that
lnvincible conservatism, laziness Of
human nature, which permits an in
stitution to exist, q hundred years
after il has survived its usefulness"
Being au Englishmap, il is my in.
tention in defending the House of
Lords to quote from two recent
American newspapers. and let intel
ligent readers draw their own con-
clusions a. To- which ought to be
abolished. The House Of Lords, for
checking reckless legislation and for
which they are not afraid to answer
to the masses in due time, or the
American Senate whose members are
openly charged with bribe.takiug
from Senator Hill, and voting for
private gain. such charges have
never been brought against the pre-.
sent House Of Lords, although as
the =. &. A. says, at is a medieval
survival'--and for one, | say, God
be praised.
Harper's Weekly, which is recog.
nizcd all over the world as one Of
the most reliable American papers.
iu its issue Of March 10 says: This
Is an interesting episode in the eur.
rent history Of the Senate. For
many months that body, which used
to be regarded as the most dignilied
and influential legislative body IN
the world, has been chiefly busyipg
itself with giving evidence Of its
fallen estate. IL has eagerly taken
every occasion to prove to the coun.
try that II is no longer a conservator
of its institutions. but q danger and
menace To them. Have Mr.. Hoar,
Mr. Lodge, Mr.. Hawley, Mr.. Chand.
Ter, Mr.. Frye. Mr. Hill, Mr.. Murphy.
Mr. German, Mr.. Pugh. aud tn. rest
of the anti -Peckham combination,
entered into a general and disrepu.
table trade, having used the Su
premc Court as a basis for their
bargaining"
Then the South West, a Cinciu.
natl paper, noted for its sterling
championship OF right and justice.
-ays in its issue Of March .: THE
story comes from New York that
several United States Senators have
been speculating in sugar trust
stocks in Wall street, and there is n
demand for a searching investiga.
tion. Senators who are said tn be
involved in the matter are NJ.
Pherson of y. j., Brice OF Ohio.
Vest Of Missouri, German and
Smith. II is said that they operated
through the brokerage house Of
Moore aud Schlcy, aud cleared d
great many Thousand dollars" In
conclusion the South. West says:
The whole Senate is au anachrOn.
ism mot anarchronism as the L. G.
\. spells iD that ought to be buried
out Of sight and covered over with
chlorate Of lime, copperas or some
other cheap and plentiful deodoriz.
ing disinfectant."
Great Scott, What do you think
OF the American Senate from Ameri.
can views now, Mr.. Advertiser! We
shall anXiously y wait To see il the
Senators named above will make an
attempt To clear their characters.
Time will tell. Senate scandals,
election frauds (Maynard. etc.y.
Mulligan letter, (Blaine), Tammany
Hall aud the degrading Of American
honor by appointing such a char.
acter as Pat Egan as Minister to
Chill, with various other evils too
numerous to mention here, will cause
many Of my countrymen to study
Republican principles, as practised
in the Cuited States OF to day, aud
prove u them that the "eiIete mon
archy" has not yet seen its last days
in fact, has been tried in he scales
OF honor and justice, aud Britons in
all parts OF the world have decreed
that it Cthe elirte monarchy with it,
Hous" Of Lords and unpaid House
OF Commons) is worthy OF new
lease Of life. Ia penning this arti
Gle, have only quoted the truth
from American views-and the truth
III
contradict.
Several American newspapers in
passing jud Ement on the L, 5. Senate
OF to-day have published to the
world that il is "Monstrum nulla
virtute redemptum vitiis." II you
think it necessary, Mr.. Advertiser,
We can give you many more instances
Of corruption existing to-day under
the pure" Republic of the L. S. A.
ANHIn- AVON