Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-18

this was a transitional period for Eng
land and she emerged triumphant
AS we are passing through a period
in this country which will mark our de-
cadence or restoration, SO she passed in
the 18th century and did so. so we'll that
bribery and corruption are now unknown
in England: laws are respected and Vir-
tue through Victorias reign has been
esteemed. The habits and customs of
the people Of England during the 18th
century are not worthy of emulation,
but if we study their lessons they may
teach us many errors. into which I hope
this young nation may not fall.
A paper on James II. of England fol-
lowed by Mrs. w. Z. Gaily in which
she said that James while not very Ing
terestng personally, is quite amusing
and his reign is interesting from it's out
come and the distinctness with which the
English people showed the working out
of their leading characteristics. The most
striking of James personal traits was
his consummate obstinacy; his most
prominent quality as king was the ideas.
inherent in all the Stuarts of the Divine
right of king" He came to the throne
in 1886 in his SD wear. Although his ac-
cession was peaceful the people feared
his policy from the first, but their fears
were somewhat lessened by the promises
he made to them in his first public speech
which was widely circulated.
James first wife was Anne Hyde, who
at her death left two daughters-Mary,
who afterwards married William of
Orange, who became William III, and
Anne. the last Stuart sovereign. His
second wife was princess Mary of Este.
Their five daughters had all died and no
was born, the people had been more
patient. as the next heirs, Mary and
William, We're open-hearted, freedom
loving Protestants, but with the birth Of
! a son prince, their hopes fled. Events
had been working towards a climax
which now became inevitable. The bold
est of James enemies sent an invitation
to William to come to the aid of English
liberty and to take the crown. But
James was SO cOnceited that it was not
until he saw the Dutch fleet approach
ing that he apprehended the crisis so
| near at hand; the tide of events had gone
too far and little Oil of Cancellation
was of no avail; events had to take their
own course and work out their own re-
suits. All Joined the Prince of Orange
and the king was left entirely alone, so
his only alternative was flight; he man.
dSeu 10 SEM the queen ana tne prince
| secretly to France and he easily escaped
j.! to France where he Joined his family.
James had wished also to he independent
| of parliament, but he had found liberty
and justice too deeply fixed in the Eng
| lish character to allow it. Tis last acts
as he sailed down the Thames were to
| disband the army and to fling the royal
seal in the river. His role had placed
England in a perilous condition. The
'bloodless revolution of 1881 saved the
| country from danger and restored order
| and peace.
| In all of Englands earlier history, al
though there were disorder riot and even
threatened anarchy at times, the under
| current of events shows a steady drift
towards their present form Of govern
nent in which the peoples rights are
Considered and which maintains the or
! - ro1 nnrc- th@t '~a ~-rrN nrOminent
| qualities Of the nation as q whole.
Mss Mary z. Berry had the last paper