The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-10
PRIDE or CONQUEST.

Another factor to be considered is tho
EnglIshmRn's pride OF conquest Tho
Tory party caters to this pride. 1t 10
distinctly the lingo party. Tho British
workman is not 80 narrow and insulNF
as some Americans have supposed. lie
ia u colonist and u foreign diplomat,
lie takes pleasure in those possessions
upon which the sun never sets. 1t
sWsetODs bic humble faro and adds ex.
hilaration to his pot OF beer to think
that hia country Ia mistress OF the seas.
He Is naturally u fighter and no likes Il
foreign minister OF that kind. Tho roar
OF tho British lion is music to his ears
and tho echo OF British cannon in the
wilds OF Africa serves R' q wonderful
palliative to hard timeL In fact it
means to him in one sense. a remedy
for hard times The roar Of tho lion
has the Jingle OF cash in II, A vigorous
foreign policy results. to his thinking.
Ia quick0ned foreign trade, The con-
quest OF new territory opens up u new
market. Hence II increases the chances
OF employment; and in u country where
the number OF idle hands is roughly
estimated Ut O million, what wonder 10
it that tho English Radical, Us every
English workman must surely DO At
heart, throws sentiment to tho dogs
once in while and gives his ballot to
tho party which he thinks viii make
business boom.
Two other considerations which must
have had some influence in incIiuinG tho
masses toward tho Tories are these: 1t
is by the grace Of the Tories finally that
even tho most liberal measures arc put
through. Tho honss OF lords is always
Tory; yet every bill which becomes a
law has upon 1t the Conssnting seal OF
that body. This may be- given never so
grudglngIy, but when it is given, az II
always must be, that house becomes an
active party in whatever Of remedial
legislation may be involved. This gives
the Tories q great advantage, Of which,
you may DO sure. they iudustriously
avail themselves. They could truthfully
say in tho last election: "YeS, the fac
tory and workshop'a bill was brought
forward BY the Liberals. but 10 whom
are you finally indebted for II, II not to
the conservative house OF lurds2" by
this plea they could easily hoodwink
the factory hands in borough con.
stituencies. and by similar and equally
truthful, though equally misleading,
representations respecting the parish
and county councils' bill, they could
just as easily pull the wool over the
eyes OF Honest Hodge. Perhaps neither
class OF voters was deceived by this
Tory argument, but since they probably
wanted to kick over the Liberal traces,
it served at any rate TO keep conscience
quiet.
And. apropos Of the Tory house OF
lords, 1t will naturally DO in better hu.
NOR under a Tory government than
when tho Radicals are in power, 1t IL
self evident that Lord Salisbury can get
more concessions from this high spirit.
cd body than either Lord Ro'ebory OF
Mr.. Gladstone. This the English work.
men no doubt foreSaw. and It was uu.
Questionably one OF the factors In lead
ing them to conclude that they would
not lose much aud might temporarily
DO tho gamers, by change Of govern
ment. but there are other explanations
to be given, some Of them more peril.
nent than the foregoing tho ventilation
OF which will throw vivid light upon
every phase Of English life, particularly
upon working class life. H.T.