El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-13
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tached to the twin Tory bo-
gies brought out to brighten the Eng
ilsh voters In the campaign just ended.
The Conservatives-mar well the
word-solemnly told the people of Eng
land that American millionaires had
contributed their corrupt coin to the
Golfers of the wicked Irish Nationalist
in order that John Redmond might rule
the British nation. The American dol
lar bogie was not the exclusive prop
erty- Of the irresponsible street corner
orator. 1t was used by Arthur James
Balfour, sometime premier of the Brit
fsh cabinet and the universally accepted
leader of the Conservative party. Mr.
Balfour pointed out that whereas it was
wicked for Parnen to attempt to in
flue1ce English elections by the money
collected in driblets from the poor Irish
OF America, three decades ago. 1t was
infinitely more wicked now that John
Redmond, 'the black angel of this po-
Iitfca1 drama had got himself financed
by the outrageously corrupt million
aires of the United States, whose only
aim and purpose was to overthrow and
destroy the English nation
Must Have a Bogieman.
The Tory party in England appar-
emily cannot conduct a campaign with
out bogieman. Last January it was
the German war scare, in December it
Is the American dollar. There is. in
very truth, most excellent reason for
this. Tory, and this is not limited in
application to an English Tory. is de-
voted 10 the status quo He believes in
things as they are. He wants to let
well enough alone. He subscribes to
the doctrines Of laissez faire. He is
usually perfectly content with the pres
ent looking with fond and almost re-
gret1ul recollection to the good old
times of the past and contemplating
with fear and trembling the dangers
and the pitfalls of the future. A Radi-
cal, and this is not limited in applica-
ton only to British Radicals. has few
regrets for the past, and is generally
complaining of the present coI1fide nt
that only the future is able to cure his
ills and ailments.
therefore, when change is suggest
ed, or is made possible, your Tory,
fearing the future. naturally seeks to
brighten the people by depicting the
horrors and the dangers of any inter-
ference with the conditions of things.
Your Radical, on the other hand paints
glowing pictures of what the change
Will do for men, and often uses colors
utterly impossible of realization And
hence Tory politics in its worst aspect
gives rise to senseless bogies, and Rad
zeal politics in its most shameful
depths breeds the demagog
Balfour's Consistency.
1t is. perhaps, curious that Mr. Bal
four. Tory of Tories, and a statesman
of ability, should in one campaign
shake the boyle OF American dollars
before the peoples eyes, and at the
same time declare for direct referen-
dunn.
In England, as a matter of course, the
Radicals had to tear down the Tory boz
gies with as much earnestness and
solemnity as they were accorded by the
opposition In the first month of 1910
the German war scare had so much Of
real truth in it that it was quite diff
cult for the Liberals 10 pooh pooh it as
a mere boyle In fact, they had to ad-
nit the gravity of the situation and to
claim that they were quite willing and
as able as the opposition to take care
OF British interests in the face of the
Teutonic menace
But not so with the American dollar.
One of the first things discovered was
that great proportion of the funds
John Redmond had collected on the
American side of the Atlantic was sub
scribed in Canada, and that sir Wilfred
Laurier, prime minister of the loyal Do