The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14
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He Has to See That None q. NJ.
Party SAirIs HE Dutiea
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He Has to See That None a. -.
Party ShirIs His Duties,
THE announcement that Herbert ora.
stone. son Of ''the Grand Old NsDs
has been appointed parliAmenr,r.
whip" by the Liberal party in the hon.s
or commons conveys very indefniae a.
to large number OF Americans Ia -
the details OF English pari.amentayr ~.
tics are unknown. A very small nsrcs.
tage OF Americans know just What 4 ~.
Is.
According 10 photographers. q ~
whose fuil title. bv the way. Is a whip1r
In. IS member OF parliament whose cA.1
duty consists in looking after the interpr.
OF his party. and especially in securine n.
attendance OF as many members a. ~
BILE at important divisions In So.
words. he plays the same kind Of rita !,
the parliament arena as another kinA -
whipper-in plays in the hunting field. m.
one Is in charge of certain number -
legislators, and the other OF a cer.,s.
number OF hounds. and the duty Of eaen
is to see that his charges attend to business
and promptly 10 the tasks assigned "a
them.
Each political party has a whip. and n.
flrst duty Of that gentleman II 10 see thai
none OF the members of his party shirks
his parliamentary duties. Whenever a
important division Is expected he must mo-
tify the members, and Il he sees any az
them in or about the house he must keen
q aharp watch over them until the diyisios
Is called. Furthermore. Il IL his duty 10
instruct the members Of his party how
they will be expected to vote. Naturally.
he has the entire confidence Of his party
leader, and on this vital subject he ACID
- his mouthpiece.' II he finds that aoma
Of the members cannot BE- present In order
to vote he must md pairs for them. sinco
thus only can he suard against any la
through lack OF their votes. Finally.
whenever . party-division tates plscs -
must ''teIl." or count. the members VIA
have voted. But this II not Ill, for when
not engaged In this routine work he 3
expected to b ever on the alert. STUDYING
the views and opinions Of his own nary
and conveying q faithful impression or
them to the party leader. In order that
the latter may be able to judge how Ar
he can count on the support Of ~ vAsh
party.
No matter how many political partss
there may be in the house OF cealnens,
each party has whip. who II nominated
by the party leader. and who acts - biz
aids-de-camp. Now. Of al these wilma
the one nominated by the header Of tho
party In power In In many respects The
most important. His constant presence
and activity enable the wheels Of GOV
eminent to run smoothly. and II b to him
that the ministry almost wholly looks to
guard the credit Of the government and
give to the opposition an unlooked-fcr VIC.
tory. In like manner the opposition and
any other party which may be represent
ed In the house look TO their whips to hold
the members together and to bring out
the full party strength whenever d.
vision takes place.
A whip should be endowed with great
physical endurance, amiahle tact ana nm
limited patience and persuasivaneMt and
his public career UP to the present eeeus
to show that the great Commnnegb -
has no small share OF these desiselA euAl-
tiles. He Ii not very bril- -:
II he were he might prove ieo Slueas =
q whip. He has good f1pe O Mannx
common sense, and he doeo not Ice -
head on critical occasions. IofsunsM
for him IL 1t that he rarely suesS hM
serenity to be disturbed. since Only nan
OF iron nerve and angelic temper can 49,
10 deal successfully with parliamsn!Ay
party the members OF which are Q, -
ages and all temperaments.-New a~s
Herald. 1880