The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-26


merchants would be perpiexed BY the
double problem Of how to deal with
the authorities and with the public
Trading with the latter. on the assump-
tion tnat the duties would not been
forced. would. for instance. be attended
with great financial risk, having fe-
gard tosthe possibility that Parliament
might, as the regulations suggest IN
sist on the full payments as from the
list OF April, 1903. 1t Is not surpris-
Ing. therefore, to learn that influential
trade representations were made 70
the Government with view to the
provision OF such an arrangement as
Is described in these regulations Those
merchants who make the deposit VIII
have occasion for rejoicing II the re-
suit Of the election should be q House
OF Commons opposed to the new and
the increased duties.
Campaign Opened.
The campaign has opened well on
both sides. The Liberals will count
to their advantage the passage In the
Kings speech regretting that the pro-
vision of the Commons for the require
ments of Imperial defence and social
reform has proved unavailing. The
Commons are thanked for the liberal
ity and ease" with which they provided
for the heavy addition to the national
-
argue that this reference to the constf-
tutfonaf crisis Is intended to have no
political value. The masses In Eng
land win be expected to believe that
the King has been panied by the re-.
fusai of the Lords to pass the provision
generously ana carefully made by the
Commons for imperial and national re-
quirements. The speeches OF the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer and winston
rP 4hn dofo
tion OF the Liberals not to be too nice
in their use OF argument. Every OPP
portunity for pressing the claim of the
people against the Peers Is to be
availed of TO the Full. No development
of the lighting quality of tine oratcry
or Lloyd George of Mr.. Churchill could
be looked for; 1t remains as robust as
ever.
Skilfully enough, Mr.. Churchill. in
Lancashire. devoted much of his speech
to the state of the cotton Industry I'M
der a Government that had broken
violently into the world of constructive
action while the Chancellor OF the
Exchequer once more defended his
budget with great feeling, and effec.
lively dwelt on the issue that has beer
raised between the elected represen.
tatives of the people and the body OF
legislators whose sole qualification Il
that they are the eldest sons of per.
sons who were as little qualified az
themselves. At Plymouth Lord Lans-
downe said the issue lay between tariff
reform and the budget; but the attempt
to narrow the question raised by the ag-
gression OF the Lords and their denial
OF the Commons ancient privileges Is
doomed to failure as a popular plat
form argument. Even Unionist cleo
tors will expect the hereditary legisla-
tors to face the fight they have pro-
voked.
At this moment. when the Lords as
sert that the budget has been refused
because of its revolutionary proposals.
1t is interesting TO recall that early In
the summer the reason given for its
threatened rejection was not its Eo-
cialism, but that It did not provide
sufficient money for Dreadnoughts. II
was on the imperial safety cry that
the Tories were relying for their justl-
fication. When this cry was taken
from them. they were not long in find-
ing another. The real truth Is that the
budget was thrown out became 1t was
the only way open to the Tories OF
weakening the Liberal party and open
ing up a prospect OF "a return to office
for themselves. The Tories regard Of
nee in this country as their special and
exclusive perquisite. and any Liberal
or Radical who happens to fill minis
terial position and draw a Handsome
salary is held by them to be an inter-
ioper who has no right to be there
They have now been out of office -four
years, and during that time they have
been unable to do anything for taeif
friends or relatives at the public ex-
|. pense. which Is an intoierablei state OF
| things to them. e
Peers on the Platform.
An Innovation is promised In this
campaign by the Peers participation In
platform work. The first list of fix
lures Is now published. and the plat
form peers seem to consist chiefly Of
Lord Donoughmore. who could never
lose an opportunity of making speech
anywhere: Lord Desborough and Lord
Dunmore. and that bright particular