Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

"American dollars" and Irish dicta-
tors were the tags attached to the Twin
tory bogies brought out to fr1ghten the
English voters in the campaign JUST
ended, The conservatives-mark well the
word-solemnly told the people OF Eng
land that American milionaires had con-
tributed their corrupt coin to the corners
of the wicked Irish natiOnalists, in order
that John Redmond might rule the Brit
ish nation The American dollar bogle
was not the exclusive property of the ir-
responsible street corner orator. 1t was
used by Arthur James Balfour, sometime
premier of the British cabinet, and the
universally accepted leader of the con-
servative party. Mr.. Balfour pointed out
that whereas it was wicked for Parnell to
attempt to influence English elections by
the money collected in driblets from the
poor Irish of America, three decades ago,
it was infinitely more wicked now That
John Redmond, ''the black angel of this
political drama" had got himself financed
by the outrageously corrupt millionalres
Of the United States, whose only aim and
purpose was to overthrow and destroy
the English nation.
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The tory party in England apparently
cannot conduct a campaign without bo-
gieman. Last Janu-
Bogie Shown by airy it was the Ger
man war scare, in
Tic 4OIlcS. December il 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 devoted to the status
ono. He believes in things as they are.
He wants to let well enough alone. He.
subscribes to the doctrine of laissez faire.
He is usually perfectly content with the
present, looking with fond and almost re-
gretful recollection to the good Old times
of the past, and contemplating with fear
and trembling the dangers and pitfalls
of the future. A radical-and this is not
limited in application only to British rad
icals-nas few regrets for the past and is
generally complaining of the present, con-
tident that only the future is able to cure
his ills and ailments.
Therefore when a change is suggested
ar is made possible your tory, fearing
the future, naturally seeks to brighten
the people by depicting the horrors ana
the dangers Oh any HUI lSiC iiSO VIII tAiS
condition 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
Ms worst aspect gives rise to SehseleSs
hoeies. and radical politics in its most
shameful depths breeds the demagolue.
It is perhaps curious that Mr. Balfour
a tory of tories and statesman of abil-
nv. should in one campaign shake the
ho.ie of American dollars before the peo-
MES eyes and at the same time declare
for a direct referendum!
In England, as a matter Of course, the
radicals had to tear down the tory bo-
gies with as much earnestness and SO
lemnity as they were accorded by the
onposition In the first month of 1910 the
German war scare had so much of real
truth in it that it was, in fact, quite diff
ficuIt for the liberals to pooh-pooh it as
a mere boyle. In fact they had to admit
the gravity of the situation and to claim
that they were quite willing and as able
as the opposition to take care Of British