Year: 1869

tenton, irritation and agitation had at length beei


Mr. Gladstone struck the keynote OF Cancellation


wnen amid the vociferous cheers Of his party. p


e%ecsd Y with the fo hs vein


lemnlty which communicated sympstheto thru


mons to grow quite enthusias.5 ii tneir r6csV::oI
OF his remarks. de certainly showed to good advan


ns :Se


OF conscious power even IN the extremity of his toni
I OF bland concilistion. He who has SO frequently


feel indignant at the manner in which he has beer
treated by them, Instead OF Growing oyer his Dc
suave and polite as French barber. He seemed
even to go out OF his way to commitment the noble


legislators who had classified him as political felon
hls balloon smlie, which had caused the hereditary
peers to rise In resentment against HIM with all the


quaIs proyuqed' ne pot only withdrew but hunlbly
spsSg1ed for hhsvps used The bitter personal
himself and his colleagues he passed over without
notice. His speech was Impressive and closed with
members seemed quite carried away with the earn
estness OF the speaker and broke out at intervals
hsps nS Ss sure re-


sss aa q 10 the
speech Mr. Gladstone being taken to task BY blunt
earnest reformer for the supposed superabundance
We CARCASS before Us Il Is ne neither generous nor
profitable to bestow kick upon 1t, no matter whe-
snsE IN H. is time mas been 9n or jsG;Ksss"
There WAS no trace In his remarks OF the hard hit
ting OF the red Indian OF debate, but rather tone
had been brought 10 successful conclusion and be-
too, was cheered alphabetically BY both sides for
there an appendix to mar seeming beauty and
harmony OF the text 1t 10 well known tnas DIS.
On the sn 0eS cnureS mi aS1 ss m


passage IN the belief that alone held together the
Gladstone Ministry, and that as soo9 as II was dis
the Ulassorted Cabinet would Ind 1t more dIfncult
to agree. He has regarded the policy OF the Lordsor
anxiety. and and has more than than once expressed the the
opinion that the violent tory peera were uncon-
yee 1 S
ton that the Church bill had passed. "The Lords
have had rope enough given to them and they still
escapes as fortunately from the hands OF hangman
Bright" Disraeli, It must be remembered, has no
the titles IN % the uns1 knsdom or hose %ne
Tor an Instant how soon the Church Of Ensiand may
follow the Church Of Ireland the road to disestab-
ltshment. Indeed, he is believed TO nurse in the
depth Of his heart vindictve bitterness against the
by inch before the power Of his genius and ability,
while they who know him beet declare him to be all
the y liable Of om e Snsn
OF his race He can, therefore, look on cOmpacenty
whether the next step OF reform be made In the d.





or the hereditary House or the British Parliament.
caring only for the political OBJECT Of the movement
% o. I e Up
down IN the ruin. The alterations and mOdifica-
tions IN the irish Church bill were agreed TO about


five O'Clock, and one Of the most important measures
Of the present generation In It's influence and ex-
ample was finally passed without single cheer be-
ing raised to mark the event.


The result OF tins struggle will teach the people Of
England the extent OF their power and Will render
~ nopeiess lasA 10 attsmp. 10 stop nereaiter Tue
IN a
the commencement Of new era in English politics.
Wherever abuses exist they must hereafter give way
before the will OF the country. II is idle to pretend
that tie Lords would have yielded now except TO
necessity to the stern conviction that resistance on
their part would have been followed by popular
agitation that would have swept their body out OF
existence, either BY constitutional means or In the
fury OF the storm Of revolution; Can the legislators
bill hope to refuse to accept the Irish Land bill
Everybody knows that the great curse Of Ireland lies
labor, enterprise and improvement, and the
evils and hardships Of tenantshlp at viii.
be done for the Irish peasant-something to
stop the now OF blood now staining Irish


soil; something to make max assassinatop M show ike
The British Ministry win not be slow to take up this
| most important and overshadowing question, and,
| viii not be inefficient. The Lords have been told by


the Ministry, the people and the press OF England


peru Of their own existence and can it be supposed


that the popular voice Will be any less determined


where the fate OF the irish Land Dill Is concerned


Nothing Is more certain in the future than that the


obstructive power Of the British House OF Lords has
| passed away forever. Reforms never 80 back.
| wards, and the franchise can never be more re-


stricted than II is in Its present condition IL
has given tile country ministry with House OF
| Commons at its back that has already fought and
won the great test battle with hereditary house
standing above and beyond the peoples reach.
Ten years from this time, or less, It Will extend
nearly 10 manhood Suffrage and with that extension
viii come the equalization OF representation. As
the power Of the people Increases the power Of
special classes WILL decrease, and throne and peers
VIII learn to bend before the will of the country.
The House OF Lords may exist for another paif Gen.
tury, and It's comical looking Chancellor may con.
tnue to disguise himself as chimpanzee and


red cushioned seat but Il can ONLY be on condition
that It shall use the ability for which 1t is dis.


tIngushed In the service OF the people and not for
the qualification OF Its own peculiar notions and
preju0ices. Should 1t ever again even threaten TO
stand ob5tnately In the way OF the country 1t will
be swept out OF sight as nuisance and an obstruc.
ton. Alter the great triumph OF the Irish Church
b,l, the motto OF the English refoymers must be
eOnward."


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