Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-17

progress towards nllev.atnf he masses
For many year, however tue steady. |
growth Of democratic principles hiss
raised tho HUusH Commons 70 a
degree aimost politically omnipo1enli
while tue upper uIls' has ornn de.
nudtd of power pf1H1itonhtely. hoii
Notwithstanding this constant abrasion
caused By external POPULAR pressure,
does net the stubborn 'aUt remain that
under the present form % government
tho Lords have constitutional right
of political existence and pertaining
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certainly cannot be- placed quite hora
de combat by the C1mmoa1.
The art OF government, Ike all other
nfts, must HroW with steady Efad1uon.
Radical changes reluifu mature de-
liberation before putting iu practical
test. sudden tfau.i1fmations % gov.
ofhmonta Arc ulwuys dangerous. Whcn
| ouch eminent authorities nt Black
stone AMI others 90 hlH class pro-
nOunco tho British constitution 10 TIC
] the perfection VI political wisdom,
we may well pauiU bliofu aiv0cnting
| Innovations Of fash diameter Poll.
tclana have drgeuefatri, lost their
| dignity anu much uf thuir wisdom,
anu underworld nll 90 the vacuum with
blunlct aud buuo0mbf.
/ "tho hso % virtuous politics Iapaa
] nnl W. ~ aeel Boz thli of 0l.l prcionac
tauiolh aic sroNn GOO tHIgNd 90 uc aiuccrc,
Anu We 700 wise % tfutt hem.'
The British constitution has been
patterned after by nearly every con.
s1i'utlounl government In existence. IL
was admired by Napoleon, anu many
Of iss features are strongly apparent In
tue American system. The recent rup-
lure, now happily settled by Lotd
ls0aebery, no DOUBT awUkn universal
Interest Many Of ifelnnd's wafmest
ifionds look upon home rule ~ a
measure 0f doubtful pfoptiety aud
/ pregnant with danger 10 the empire,
AMI at tho same timr are strong aiv0-
Gates OF reform anu radical changes for
her benefit Ia every possible manner
consislent with the integrity Of the
imperial government.
Let us now look At another feature
which the present ttond VI events natu.
rally forces upon the mind-EnglanI
as Republic. Many advocate this
Idea without reflection; lot US consider
for a momeut What IL England Of
| t0day2 Numerically SPEAKING, she IN
I WV hANANNaA NhANANN NAAk tNtA NANNAtu
/ ON the earth, holding under her sway
about four hundred millions Of ulleot-,
heterogeneous IN character anu dh.
similar In iutUrcats, located In every
/ quarter OF the globe. Rome ia her
palmlest days never equalled this. We
are not discussing here tho merits or
dement's arising from thus sublugating
tho human race. We are speaking
only VI things M they exist at the
/ present time. Now suppose EnglAnI
changed her system OF government
from liberal monarchy 10 republican.
Ism, could sho refuse 10 extend the fun
benefits arising from It u all her sub.
yecls3 l think not IL, A. stated In the
Declaration Of Independence, all men
are created with equal rights, and
equal rights" wore advocated Ia their
fullest sense In England, how long
would she DO able 10 suppress tho news
from her foreign subjects, and how
long would they be before demanding
similar privileges, which could not be-
consistently withhold2 Ana when
granted, how long would those foreign
territories be subject 10 Great Britain?
Take India Tor an example. The In
telligont natives know that Englandif
rule has boon greatly beneficial ON the
whole much as OIL men may dopl0fe
tho cruel aud apparently unneco6sary
severe methods 10 times adopted. The
better classes under a republic might
remain loyal but the masses would not,
aud the experiment would DO very
hazardous under any circumstances.
We might say almost with certainty
that England could not retain India
under republican rule, ~ republican
ism Is not fUpfcsfive In character.
Tho same reasoning would apply only,
In modified degree, 10 prObablya ma.
lorlty Of tho colonial possessions Of
Great bIllilni NJ deslrlus Ia the human
race for perfect freedom, And Eng
land stripped Of her colonies would be
no longer power VI influence among
the nations.
Thus Eugland's existence IA a great
power necessltates her TolAini1g her
monafchial form Of government intact
under the constitution, modifying II as
tho democratic tendency OF the age
demands, even II II should still further
reduce the power OF the Lords until
they are harmless M French duelisl..
respectfully,
| q, w. DAyis.