The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-16

class have been matter OF much con-
Germ; for, in that case II IL reasonably
corlAin'that tho votes OF the farm labor
ers would havO boon ablanc0d II not
overcome, by the more intelligent work
mon in towns aud cities, many OF whom
-perlbps, ] might cay, the large pro-
portion OF WhOm-ara attached 10 the
chapel rather than the church, The
elections have shown, however, that
this conscience was Apathsilc, and that
II had, In the surface facts oil tho altua'
ton, good reason to DO so,
IRIsH HoMR RULE
In regard to the claims Of Ireland, the
advocates Of homo rule have yet to con-
clliate in the English masses that keen
sense Of imperialism which ls charac'
teristic Of the British temperament, aud
which shows Itself Just az vigorously In
the British workman as IN tho pam
persd aristoCrat OF that land. Until no
Is quite convinced that home rule In
Ireland would not lead 10 dlslnember'
ment OF the empire, and would not
weaken its pFeSLlgs abroad, you need no
more 0xpeCtths average British work.
man 10 deliberately vote for such a
measure than you could expect him to
vote afIirmAliysly for an abstract pro-
posal TO lower the national flag or In any
way TO diminish tho glory attached to
that flag. At tue time, too, his Concep'
ton OF what no owes TO Ireland 10
cloudsd somewhat by the woes OF hla
own situation, "WhGn trade Is bad In
Ireland, the British taxpayer must be
assessed to holp out. Bal haryeSls
mean the passage by parliament OF
custly relief measures. Bur what IL par.
lament doing for tie prostrated agEi-
culture OF EnglandP We are tired Of
helping Ireland-wO want help our
selves" so | have heard the British
workman talk again and again. This
Is not written TO indorsO or extenuaIe
such an attitude Of unreason; only TO
show why, IN the late election, the Eng
liah masses were not enthusiastic for
home rule.
On the queIllon OF tho house Of lords
the British workman was handicapped
in a variety Of ways, There was sent out
from the liberal camp no certain note
of policy. Lord Rlsabery declared this
to be the leading battle cry aud tho next
,lay Sir William HArcouTt said another
Issue was TO DO the leading one. Here
were divided councils, loading naturally
10 iallen household. II was uncertain,
moreover, what the Liberals intended
to do with the lords, evUn II they got
into powOr Really, II they were to be
Judged By their acts, rather than BY
mumblod and confusing promises, It
seemed probable that they had no sim
core purpose to DO anything with them.
| do not blame the English workman
for posing as a lover Of consistency, and
and 1t Is difficult to see how, in the cir
cumstances, Iwhen the Liberal premier,
himself lord, had paid oil his elector'
al debts by creating lot Of new lords,
chosen from among tho leading lights
Oi tho Liberal party, and dubbed with
high sounding titles in the same breath
In which tho lord who made them de-
nounred lords in general-it is difficult
10 see how, In these circumstances, the
English workmen could have any faith
in tho Liberal party, nS q retormer OF
Eugand's second chamber. The fact
IL they we're not only without such
faith, but the question came to them IN
such q has,y, blundering aud iusincOre
form, that they scarcely gave any con-
sidOratlOn to 1t.
THE PRERLds AND THE WORKING CLASSES.
1t is doubtful. however. whether this
issue would have Jared any differently
had duo Importance boon given to II.
In this country We conclude very easily
that tho pcorage OF England is a super.
fluffy, and popular vote might DO Sc
cured at any moment declaring II TO be
nuisance. But England appro aches
this question from tho background Of
long history, and after long association
both with individual peers and with a
house Of peers She approaches II, too,
with deeply rooted predictions toward
n condition OF society in which the caste
spirit obtains. II Is my persuasion that
every EngliShman Is an aristocrat nt
heart, not excepting even the working
classes. have vet to meet tho Brit.
isher, Of whatever degree, who did not
reserve to himself the right OF looking
down upon certain grades OF his fellow
and, OF courie, snch man,
TO keep this prorogative intact, must &C.
cord to others the right to look down,
there Is cOmmittant tendency to look
up. We bend the knee to title and pc.
sition far more than Ia commGndabl0
under tho stars aud stripes, and this
national tendency IL growing. But the
American Is out Of the race with the
Eugishman. Every English child pro-
perly brought up Is taught, as one OF
the first articles in his education, ITO
respect his Supporters, aud this, In prac.
tice, has meant so much Of deterence to
position and privilege, such bowling and
scraping IN presence OF greatness, that
the English body aud tho English mind
alike have contracted bent toward
such ObscQuiOuSness-N bont 10 strong
that you could no more hope to over
come 1t In asingle campaign than you
could dam Niagara by the wind from
brass band.
Tho beat indication oil how the work.
ing classes Of England feel towards
lords, aud those connected with the
peerage, Is shown by the fact that In SO
many constituencies, where tho choice
was between lord OF tho soil and q
sou Of tho soil, they deliberately, aud
by large mAjoritIos, gave their suarRgos
to his lordihip. A flood Of light IL also
thrown UPON tho subject by tile follow.
ing skit from Tit.Bits;
Grawley- Who's that little. inslgnla.
cant, dried.up, crooked, spindlu'leggOd
tRilor's sighbONrd over thers2
Grigas-That7 Why, that's Lord Loo.
pold Alnornon Percy Filznoodlc, son OF
tho carl Of Ditchwatsr.
Grnwley-Oh--Nh What very dis.
tinguishol bearing Ills lordshin haI,
though for ono 40 sllght Of figure
"a 49,. . I,..,,. .tnnd tho Tlhas,1s