The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-13
The English Elections
VI.-Bogies and De'nagogues.
BY Frederic j. Hasktn.


Radical newspapers printed lists of
eminent conservative gentlemen and
mobiles who had married American
heiresses, showing that not less than
a quarter of billion dollars had been
absorbed by the English nobility from
American bank accounts by the ex-
pedient of matrimony. The largest es-
innate placed upon Mr.. Redmond's $
American collection was about
$25O,O00.
The Irish dictatorship also was
worked overtime as campaign bogie.
The result of the January election
left the Asquith government in power
as the beneficiary Of a coalition ma
jority in the house of commons. The
Irish nationalists possessed the bal
ance of power, and at any time had
the means Of Overthrowing the gov
ernment. Thus Mr. John Redmond,
the Irish leader, became the dictator
of the commons. In view Of the fact
that such condition of affairs al
ways impossible as long as ireland
has representation in the united par
Lament. it seems odd that those Eng
lishmen who most resent and fear
Irish domination should SO strenuous
ly oppose the efforts of the Irish to
get out of the British parliament and
to set up their own legislature in
Dublin.
All was not peaceful in Ireland. All
never has been peaceful in Ireland,
and probably never will be. The pas
sage of the veto bill would make
possible Irish home rule. and that
would mean the domination of ireland
by the Roman Catholic element. The
men of Ulster, and orangemen all
| over Ireland, were stricken with fear
and held meetings to declare that they
would resist with armed force the de-
crees of any Dublin government. They
swore never to pay taxes imposed by
; a home rule regime and sent over ia
England pitifully worded appeals to
be saved from their neighbors who
sang the Wearing of the Green"
| On the other side, although not so
prominently, the 'demagogue piled his
trade. Mr.. kier Hardie, leader of the
radical-socialist-l Labor party, demand
ed that the government Immediately
procure the reversal of the Osborne
judgment so that labor members in
parliament might be paid from the
funds of the trades unions. He re-
pudiated the promises of the govern
ment to, get through bin providing
for the payment of all members from
the public treasury. Yet. it must be
owned, that the efforts of dema.
gogues of this character We're in ever.
way harmful and in no way bene-
fetal to the liberal cause.
And last. but far from least, there
We're the suffragettes. Neither part,
support or opposition of the plan tt
grant votes for women. But the lib
erals, being in power, came in for tht
lions share of the enemity. of the suf
| fragettes and their male allies. TIL,
ministers of the crown We're violently
| assaulted by mobs of infuriated wo
men. Mr.. Asquith's house was stoned
Mr.. Birrell was painfully injured i,
a suffragette riot Mr.. Winston
Churchill was the target for scores o
ancient eggs and venerable cabbages
and other liberal speakers were forced
to receive in this fashion the aurgu
ments of the women who wanted t
vote, arguments that they were un
able to answer either in kind o
otherwise on account of the man.
difficulties of the political situation
Politics in England is characterized
by many lively and entertaining fea
lures which are practically unknown
in the more subdued and orderly re
public of the. United States.