The sun., 1909-12-02
THE LIBERAL PARTY POSTED.
what q Socialist Thinks OF ITS sins %
Commission and Omission.

To TINE EDITOR OF The SUN--SiY:
gentleman with apparent sympathy foi
the Liberal party. Mr.. Wallace 8. johnson
desires proof OF certain statements made
by me In letter to TEE Sun Of Novembel
25. Instead OF taking issue with me wher
1 endeavor to show the humbug Of tbs
Liberal party's attack on the House oi
Lords he makes a specious ar sument for the
necessity OF elevating at least one member
Of the Liberal party to the peerase as Lord
Chancellor. IL Lord Chancellor Herschel
had been living when the Liberal party
came into power 1t would not have beer
necessary TO elevate Sir Robert Reid. The
truth 10 that among the Liberal Lords in
the House Of Peers there was not one OF
enough judicial prominence to promote
TO the woolsack. This again proves the
mediocre character Of the lights" Of Lib
eralism- =.
1 did not. however. complain OF one COM
moner being elevated. IL was concesnins
the ninety-eight others I complained.
My contention was that the Liberal party
had for many years told the people that
the Lords were on the side OF the oppres-
sors OF the people. and yet piled on the agony
by adding to the numbers OF the oppressors
in the House OF Lords. Let me give another
instance: In 1894 Mr.. Henry Labouchere.
Member OF Parliament for Northampton,
mons that the veto OF the Lords be ended
OF mended. 1t was carried. Lord Rose
berry, Prime Minister at the time. abso-
luteiy ignored that resolution and even
rns snd ss ss.
party satellites tried to excuse their in
ability to enact social reforms by charging
Ne Now wa as tom to my authority HS on on lie peerase.
Let Mr.. johnson or any one else peruse
Debrett,s or BurkeIs ,peersee for the date
ber. given by me is correct. To find out
their politics. OF course, Is much harder.
as the Lords are not too fond Of attending
pstronsse Hro AZ shall be found n Correct. e ~
party TO % occupy ~ the eSier POSITIONS % Of once
parts esst "a. @ ion n S1pes' ses co%y ny
sSnk az tS nave poxeG Gp Is e oes L VIII
only be TO abolish the present method of
government, that is to say. class rule. Be
parties in the House Of Commons to-day.
What is most remarkable about the peer
adjourn FOR another session At any time
and then call Parliament together and cause
all its measures to pass the House of Lords
Bsifour know this well. as they were on the
two committees which sat in 1898 to inyesti-
gate ths Coleridge and selborne cases. when
1lmmons" issued by the Lord Chancellor.
Sir Reginald Palsrsve gave evidence TO
that effect; IL is clearly then the duty OF
the Liberal party to refuse TO despatch the
writ of summons-! In that case no
antagonistio body could appear in the Lords.
SO there 10 a way out Of Il for the Liberal
party: but Il 1t folio wed this course IL could
not fall back upon its stock excuse. and that
would mean oblivion.
As for the Liberal party being q benefactor
OF the people. really don't know what his
tory Mr.. johnson has been reading. Let
me ask few questions and make one answer
60 them: Who gulied and deceived the peo-
pie from 1892 TO 1851 on the granting OF
household susfrager Why did not the Lib
erai party try to pass q franchise bill when
IL had ma iorities in eight Pariiaments out
Of nine in those years. Who sent l<3 Chart
lsts TO- jail for advocating equal rights.
The Liberal party.
l could M q whole issue OF THE Sun with
the crimes OF the Liberal party. I would
sooner have an open and avowed enemy in
power. such q. the political party known as
tho Tory party, than the despicably sancti-
monious, .puritanical can ting .rsnting. fraud
ulent and treacherous Liberal party.
NEW York, November 20.