The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
In the Recent Controversy
Which Ragged Around the
Veto Bill.
These Were George L. Fox
of New Haven and One
Who Styled Himself
Exile.

which abrogated large portion of
that boys functions and powers. The
of two foreigners fig
uring prominently in a purely dom
estlc quarrel Is the more odd in view |
Of the fact that they were on oppos-
lte sides of the fence. Both, through |
out the consideration of the bill in !
the two houses, were constantly |
writing to the newspapers setting |
forth their viewsand addressing mass |
The Yankee champion of the house
Of Lords hid his identity behind the
rem name of IAN American Exile"
The American colony in London be-
lieves him to be Prlce Collier who
recently has been telling the world
through the Pierpont Morgan publish
ing trust how much more efficient and
in every way desirable a monarchy
is than q republic.
His opponent was George l.. Fax,
Of New Haven, Conn, who is stopping
at the Strand Palace notel. Fox Is
"a veteran instructor who Is said to
have prepared more boys for yale.
than any other teacher.
Twenty-one years ago he visited
England for the first time, and be-
came so interested in the fight the
Liberal party was making for the
people and against privilege that he
offered his services to nelp along the
cause. Since that time he has taken
pert in every general election cam
paign.
In the budget" fight of 1909 the
Liberal leaders sent for hi INTO ex-
plain to the electorate the systems
of land taxation in operation In the
United States and Canada and he
was agln requisitioned to educate the
masses in preparation for the con-
test, just closed.
A few weeks ago, "An American
Exile" made his first appearance In
the "Times," possibly to counteract
the efforts of Fox. The exile de-
voted more than a column to show
that all Americans viewed with hor-
ror the notion of abolishing the House
Oh Lords and the adoption of the sin
| G le chamber system. InUll 1rrlt
Exile" admitted that the American
Senate has done "manyl unpopular
and unwise acts" ut has pusurped
power.p at has encroached upon the
| executive" "It has snatched from
the house of representatives an APP
nreciable portion Of its authority"
II has done a lot of other things. :.
yet" continued the Exile,
"marlS the differences. Never once
have the American people Thought oi
| abolishing either the Senate or its
legislative authority. Never once has
| the ma dream of single chamber
been the nightmare of American pol
tics"
exile" apoliglzed for butting IN
"No business OF ours? 1t Is the busi-
ness OF every people VINO care io'
sound government, for ordered Iree-
DOM" And he went on TO ay' inc
English Parliament,-it has been saio
a thousand times-is the Mother oil
| parllaments, and 1t is to cease t'
exist England Is to be governed py
n aingle chamber, which Cromwell
called the horridest government oi
ALL"
TLs attacks the heresy OF aelesa
ton which has not begun TO proiahs
the political religion Of the unite'
!. States. He charged that prime miir
lister Asquith is treating the power o.
the people as delegated to the Par
luament; the power of the cabinet a'
delegated to John Redmond.
/ Fdx came back at the Exile
through the columns of the sams
newspaper The duel went on merrii'
, rntil the nnal vote on the Dill wa
taken N ~,
\ Fox in! an interview with the Uni
tad Press said he could not lie SUR
of the Identity of IAN American Elk
ile'' 81 could guess, though. ~
said. His arguments are as tuli o
holes as every Tory Tory side l
seems funny though TO near al
American singing the praises OF IN
I.ouse of Lords. comparing II WIZ
our own senate, (Which, heaven Know
Is bad enough). and telling every
body that Americans generally wer'
shocked at the idea of wiping IN
Gilded Chamber off the eartn.
.Tn nv speeches about the coun
try / told the voters just what Amer
ioans-and Canadians, too-think
,no House of Lords, of the propert!
Qualification, of plural voting, ant
the many other evils under which
ratient people have suffered so long
81 told them that seven OF th'
nine provinces of Canada have SIN
Gle chamber legislatures with create
covers than the British house of com
mons has under the veto DILL on
! tarlo, the greatest Canadian province
q entirely under the control OF
4 aingle chamber government. to IN
entire satisfaction of its citizens.
"There are Tory members OF Par
liament mere who knew these faet
as well as I, but sedulously conceal
| ed them. such members as Bona
IlIaw. Sir Gilbert Parker. Donai
MacMaster and William Hay AitKe
know that single chamber govern
ment has been tried in Canada an
not found wanting,
"As for 'Exiles comparison OF ou
senate and the House of Lords
was SO transparent as to confute II
self. II is one thing to give co-or
dInate legislative powers TO senat
chosen by the states Legislature, an