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Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS The triumph of the commons ervr tb lords. ' Mow York World: "Mr. Asoulth has won a great victory. Hi baa demit with a historic abuse and helped to Insure to rirest Britain a iruly democratic gov-' gov-' ernmenrTO tne arrogance or rule he has put a stop. The lords may hold up home rule for Ireland and halt aoci.i reform for two years. ,But they cannot again Indefinitely deny to the peoplo the measures ol relief ana of progress for which the elector have declared and their elected representatives repre-sentatives In the bouse of commons nsve made rrovlslon In obedience to th popular pop-ular mil.'" Wsehlngton Star: "It hv In order to congratulate England upon the outcome of this nght. In that the end of Parliamentary Parlia-mentary reform haa been accomplished without th creation ol half a thouaand puppet peer, bringing Into rMlcule and discredit system that, with all Its faults, stands aa an honorable relic of an ancient civilisation and Includee Inlts personnel some of the ablest and enoet progressive and worthy of Brttlah statesmen." states-men." Baltimore Sun: "Before the reform act of 1S.-.1 the crown and the house of lords together hsd almost absolute control of the houee of commons through tne existence ex-istence of 'pocket boroughs' or rotten boroughs." aa they were calledplares which had th right to le.-t memoirs, but hsd few residents. In W W many members of the house of lorda In practice appointed and controlled two or more member of the boae. Thess Docket boroughs were abolished by the reTorm bill, and- since thenthe how ha. been Independent and almost omnipotent , In the government." I Detroit Free Press: "The precedent win be established that Ita powers, however slight they may be. remain from day to day at the mercy of the commons. It ta impolllbl to believe thst the latter body growing more democratic from day to Say will ling tolerate the postponement of U. wlah..." That privilege , will so with the rest, and then what will remain or the hlatorlo body which created the British empire? It look like tb nd of British artetOCTacy. Boston Transcript: '-The murky and confidence that Oret ""-imay ""-imay ae-apared political eonvulalona must turn to precedents ono more, remembering re-membering that the genius of th people, peo-ple, often objured Oy 'af'1""' f"' .Ions haa reasserted Iteelf mor than on"- aid aubstltuted reform for revolution. revo-lution. The everlsstlng voice of compromise com-promise la never wholly hushed. Philadelphia Recjrd: "The veto bill enables en-ables th. house of lorda to hold up lib-era) lib-era) legislation of which It does not approve ap-prove for two successive sessions The Inartment it an Irish home rule bill o"-l be delsved for st leaat two years If tne emotive majority I. , th .upper house hauld hav mind to a o. ?,V ftswlll VJe'ls. ... 'n,uK.I of a euspenaory veto to tb fuUeat extent." ex-tent." MlnnMDolla Tribune: "What Is hap-perJn,?S hap-perJn,?S "to the counter l8t. Then the great Voids took the monarchy under control a M ruled It with the aid of subservient commons. row the commons have taken dominion over hJ SS. M they took. It over the king, and wtll govern the empire hereafter trough n'lngl legislative body.". New York Times' 'The triumph ee-cuVeTb? ee-cuVeTb? Mr. Asuulth for bis r-rty and Monle te a boon to the kingdom and tne whS J emplri The house of lords h not been abolished, or In any larg. MM Toeirlded. It retain, the Power to retard objectionable, emotional legl.-tatlop legl.-tatlop for period of two yeara. It will still exert a wholesome check on the tii.rnm.nt nnd the hotum . of com-mor." |