The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-01-01

such q record Of splendid achievements
in tho past and in the present, is unfit
to make Its own laws, is UNFIT to con-
troll its own finance, and that 1t is to be
guided as If 1t were nation of chill
dren or of lunatics under the tutelage
and guardianship of some other body.
And what body?' Speaking Of the
of the House of Lords, he
said that the majority Of them were
men who had neither the training. the
qualifications, nor the experience which
would fit them for such gigantic task.
Their sole qualification was that they
were the eldest sons Of persons who
had just as little qualification as them
selves, and to invite that great nation
to sign the decree that declared itself
unfit to govern itself without the
guardianship of such people was an in
suit which, he hoped. would be flung
back with ignominy Ooud cheers).
The insolence Of the House Of Lords
had grown by immunity. Carlyle once
said: 1T is wonderful how long rot
ten institution will hold together SO
long as it Is not roughly handled"
Qaughter). fitHSkss slime that it was
handled firmly doud cheers). For my
part" Mr.. Lloyd George went on. II
would tfot- remain u rasnspsr of, ths
liberal cabinats ons2hUar unless knew
that the cabinet had determined not to
hold Office after the next general elec-
tion unless full powers are accorded to
1t which would enable it to place on the
statute book of tho realm u measure
which will ensure that tho House OF
Commons in future can carry, not
merely Tory bills, as 1t does now, but
Liberal and progressive measures In
the course of single Parliament, eth
House Of Lords" Ooud and prolonged
cheers).
The House Of Commons, Mr.. Lloyd
George continued, represented every
business, every trade, every branch Of
commerce and industry, and every
great profession in the country. They
were men Of experience In the trade
and commerce of the country. There
were also a certain number of men Of
that kind in the House Of Lords. "They
do everything with them except take
their advice" said the Chancellor, amid
laughter-"they are good enough for
advertisement; they are good enough for
placurds, they are good enough for
the shop window, but they are to be
kept out of the counting house (rencw-
ed laughter).
The average type OF men in the
House of Commons were those who had
worked themselves up through various
kinds Of industry, trade. and commerce.
There were Just few in the House of
Lords, and the rest Of them are Of no
more use than broken bottles on q
laughter). And that is what they are
, there for--to keep of Radical poachers
! from lordly preserves. And who were
against the Budget being thrown out?
asked the speaker. There was Lord
Balfour of Burleigh. Lord Cromer
Lord R0sebery, whom nobody would
accuse of excessive impartiality. Lord
Lansdownc was forced into his posi-
tion against his own better Judgment
and, being in that trap, he thought
he might as we'll eat the cheese Ooud
laughter).
Who was really against the Budget:
There was, unmistakably, Lord Cur
zon, who was not very wise or tact.
full person, but was less dangerous as
a ruler of the House of Lords than as
ruler of India (cheers). For further
information they might apply to Lore
Kitchener and Lord Middleton Qaugh'
ter). Lord Miner and Lord Curzor
were both very clever men, but thai
class of clever men with every gift ex.
cept the gift of commonsense (laugh
ter and cheers). Lord Miner, who also
voted against the Budget, had as /
motto, Damn the consequences" Tha
was the spirit-never mind the conse
} quences-that was the temper. that wa
the genius that had rejected the Bud
, get. How long was Britain going t
! be ridden down by this sort Of rule