Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21

tiful monuments of the great English
race; call on our foreign embassy,
and we secured a ticket admitting us
to the sessions of parliament several
days ahead. When the day came Ed
win and I attended. The house along
the banks of the Thames resembles the
familiar picture. The great halls fill
ed with busts of the leaders past and
gone, Grattan, Pitt, Chatham, Mans
tield, Fox and Burke are a few of the
names remembered in this great hall.
We found it very difficult to gain add
mission; our ticket had to go to the
sergeant at arms, and be authorized
by him. He has the name and the
person recommending the visitor. So,
in one sense, every visitor to parlia-
ment is vouched for and both names
are preserved. One then signs the
book with his address, and when adj
mitted you must remain, for tickets
will not be honored again the same
day. Sessions convene at o'clock b.
m. and frequently last long into the
night, especially il an important debate
is on. The members face each other,
the government on one side and the
opposition on the other. There are
desks, and members sit with hats on,
altho noticed the leaders, Mr.. Bal
four and Mr.. Chamberlain and others
who sit in front rarely ever sit with
their hats on. The House OF Lords is
as solemn as the grave, and the old
man with the wig, who is the speaker,
= forget what they call him, looks
as if he would take great pleasure in
singing death warrants, but presume
he is really good looking man if he
would get off that horrid wig aud
gown. was not favorably impressed
with this law making branch of the
government, but perhaps time would
change this; but above and beyond all
is the stamp OF royalty in all public
things and places. Each piece of coin
bears the face of the queen; in all pub
lie places you see the face OF the good
woman, who has reigned longer than
any sovereign that ever lived.
Buckingham, Windsor castle, Albert
Memorial hall and Statue Hyde Park,
Victoria Embankment and Queens
Circle all impress the American with q
strange conception of things, but as
a well informed Englishman said to me
at Morley's ''we don't mind royalty;
it costs us less than the republican
form of government" 1 find an in
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land and her people so far as / could
study them stand by the government.
In this they should be praised. In
fact, if you think about it, the people
in our country stand by the govern
ment and in my Judgment they will
always stand by the boys who carry
the flag. They will uphold and en-
dorse the man who knows what the
flag means and has the. courage to-
place it where it belongs.
/ notice in all public places where
ever the flag was unfurled, they put
the stars and stripes along with the
English ensign. We need no compact.
1t is evident to the traveller that the
English speaking races are in the lead,
and as one people we will go hand in
hand and will help the weak and go
to the older nations of the earth and
show them that our government is
better for the whole people, there
fore happier homes and more content
ed and happy, people. | promise you
| faithfully if write again not to weary
the reader with such long letters.,,
Faithfully yours
Calvin Manning. -"