Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-02
me ENGLISH GAME OF POLITICS.

The British house Of commons unde.
the Leadership Of Mr. Gladstone has
been induced to Rcqulcsco IN tue
amendments Of the hluso OF lords 10
the local government blll-a fact that,
however dramatically treated by the
Grand Old Man In his speech advocat.
Ing concurrence, l. significant o.
weakness 10 the much.vAuutcd plan OF
appealing TO the country Tor the
Intending or ending" Of the lcgisla.
Two powers Of the peers. II L. lees
than a week since the lords themselves
were humbled int1 cJmploio back.
down from their amendments 10 the
parish council bills. Hal they shown
equal pllnbihly with the measure
Just now acted upon, the con.
dict before the electors which Glad.
stone alludcs 10 20 thrcatcuingly
Nigh, have been longer postponed, but
whom Il came IL might have beer cnsicr
settled. By exercising tho right 10
amend, aud by forcing the Representa-.
tive house o. admit, even under pro.
test, that the amendments aru not
unworthy, the cause Of tho peers before
the country Is materially improved.
As branch Of the legislative machine
they have shown that they have de-
lnoi aud proper powers, aud that In
iholf use Of these tho lover house has
boon compelled to acquioscr. They
have. perhaps uuo1usciously, but still
effectively, matched the liberal chief.
tain ~ poliiios-nud that OF Itself Is no
email achievement.
We DO not roo just how the radical
program VI c1,iugulshing tho house Of
lords 10 going TO DO carried out without
a complete destruction AMI rohabilits.
ton OF tho national constitution, aud
We do not bslloyo tni, eau be-
done while England IL monarchy.
Nevertheless, the popular feeling
against the peors IL growing slurdlly
aud swiftly, and corrections Of some
Of tho more glazing abuses will doubt.
loss have 10 be made Ia the near future.
After laborlng three months on tho bin
Tor iroland'a home rule, the house Of
commons had u SOC their work
promptly aud CONTEMPORARY rejected
by their titled colleagues. The next
measure OF Importance emanating
from the lower house, tho employer
liability bin, received more courteous
treatment, but Il was badly naugleI
aud rddlol by their lotdbhip,' amend.
munts--s1 much 30 that Gladstone him.
feli concluded to drop It, Tho thiri
government measure, tho parish c1uu.
ellis bill above referred 10, was with
the county the most popular
OF them all; and ON this measure,
ai stated, the peers were alrol,
enough 90 get Into harmony
with the commons, rather than leave
no potent weapon unbluutui aEaius.
Themselves as ihrir defiance OF popular
viii Ia killiug tho bill would have been
iu the hands oi thplr agCl.enrmy. las,
OF AL c'msl tho local government buI,
which though originating Ia tho com.
NOM, gous into the statute book with
tho impress aul dsuuc.ivoue.s OF tao
lords vital amendments. OF tho tour
measures, tho upper house has accord.
nsly ki.l1l GUS ami carrie one, 90 %
commons kIl,el ono wAicl the l5gUs
had badly wounded, and carried 600.
iu uca Of tbo pssrs' prot .sts. Numsg,
icslly the honor. arc easy; but while
iu their ouu great victory the commons
have secured an important popular
advantage, tho lords have shown Thorn,
solves quite a. adop,ln ilupNe-ihat u.s.,
iu nexiDility where that was necessary
ami iu obslinacy where that w1lII 1a
salr-us theig most devoted admire,
could desire,
Tho governments policy aB Gu.
u0uucel In tho "Ncwcaslu pr0gmmu
IA now fairly well concluded, Glad.
stones promises have been carried uul
so far as he ami his PARTY are cou.
csrned. Whether tho showing is