The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-26
FAMOUS WRITER
DEFENDS PEERS
Ns. Humphrey Ward, Campaigning
for Her Son, Ably Argues
41. Unionist Case.

ously enough the suffragettes have
been little In evidence during the pres
ent period OF political stress in Eng
land. tho part which women have
played In the campaign mas been yerg
considerable. Almost every cauii
dates female relatives worked for him
fand the interest generally displayed Ia
the election by the fair sex has beeu
extreme
| Few candidates have had such OK
cellent support as the son OF Ms.
Humphrey Ward. who Is standing for
the Waterford division OF 1erJfOgd.
shire. His mother has written a ser.cs
Oh letters which have been circulated
throughout the constituency ant
(which. IL has been suggested. shouil
have the widest publicity given them
because Of the way in which this tall
ented woman writer sets forth tae
|nUnionist case.
|I Mrs. Humphrey Ward addressed nee
Meters ITO My MIghbors." and tley
were written in a simple stvle which
even opponents admit had an undo
Unable effect AS AN illustration ~
now soma OF the Issues which are hr-
Ing fought out ia England are put by
NE talented woman. some excerpts
are given. Mrs. Ward asks
Have the house OF l5rus GOn7 $50
wrong? Why have we why has an.
cOuntry what is called jhc seca.}
chamber? Simply or the principle taJt
We all follow. II VIZ are wise a. aas
own lives, that two heads are better
than one that second thoughts are
..1& fka l-oC a. nt 4
portant decisions cannot be taken wNa
too much care.
above all is chs true when de2.s-
Ions concern sreat nation with mll-
lions OF inhabitants The house ~
& lords is there 60 aNe tas nation Use
second chance t. say ever n~W ar
\ then, when very i1p)rtaH, a"t a.STar
* ed matters come uE. 'Nrc Cu sure
IS that what You want 'o do j. really ,le
will Of the natiGn9 You were elec. 3
4 some time ago. Tn.s law you ask h'
A 70 agree TO was never put forward a.
b the last election. the country, %
b fudge from the by-eleCtions, no iop 90
R seems to support yoU The coua,ry
does not seem 60 want ta.s law We
n think. therefore thar 10 would bee osl-
A Ter to ask the opinion Of the c.e ,1r+
IA ON THIS most lHliGi let.t .-"'tEf tTt'i
n A is carried oE,.
t Agan. Mrs Narl wE-tCa
"We know that t1a itrle .s
"a 1ike other people. that bOJh an ,9e
house Of commo1s anG me -aase ~
y lords there are wise men and unwi s.
& men, selfish men and p2blic-spirfea
y men, and we have 2 wa OF believing
y that. whether IN the house OF cor,'
4 mons or the house OF lords ECg.ish-
men desire, on the Whole. 70 10 their
4 duty, and wish honestly 70 see and ~
s know what is their duty,
4 moreover. in this part OF the word
we happen to know tEat the peers 1-c
not all selfish Or take no t-ouglt l3-
any interests but their oUn. On the
contrary, we see thai. while many cct-
1nges belonging TO small owners ~
this district are in bad and negie"leA
Ntate, the Rothschild cottages are e".
cellent and are let a. hail crown "a
meek: that Ashridee paris is open 70
nm the world, rich and poor; that me
HOfhschild estates are among .he
most prosperous in England FOR every
body who lives upon them, and that
Is miles away the great WobGrn estate
81 the duke OF Bedford Is so well ana
&HnerOusly managed that thtIS - not
y tenant upon it that would rot rather
hundred times be a tenant OF tie
Anke than a tenant Of Ll0yd-GeorEe or
anybody else-no We don't Lenere
that men like Lord Brownlow aa'i
Lord Rothschild and the duke OF Be-
ford have been merely considering
their own selfish interests il saying
what this budget must do 10 the coun-
try. On the contrary. We believe that
they are honestly afraid that the pud-
net would injure the country, and tnat
IS why they insist tiat the opinion ot
ihe country shall be asked before they
rive their consent
Some Of the leading Liberal papers
have deemed 1t necessary to take Mrs.
wards letters and combat their arsu-
nents one by one.