Show UOYAZ NONSENSE The American people with their rushing rush-ing reckless matteroffact practices and ideas in regard to government cannot can-not repress a sneer of disgust at the alleged 1 al-leged reason for keeping Parnell ont of the new British Cabinet It Is said that in selecting his lieutenants after having been reluctantly summoned by tit QueenGladstone designated Parnel faa fa-a position in the administration ih i idea being that appointment wood furnish a solution of the vexed Irish question WLrther or not the selection was wite would be matter for argument With many it Would be regarded as disastrous for while Parnell is the uncrowned un-crowned King of Ireland in England he is regarded as little better than a dynamiter The English thorough despise the man who it cannot be ilemec is responsible for much of the trouble which exists in Ireland However it might have proven a wise etate polic to put him into the Cabinet and win closing his mouth asan agitator qliete the disturbed and distressed isle But he was not given the place and why Because the Queen would refu1 10 allow him to kiss her hand whicl formula is always followed when tb member is inducted into the Cabine and is handed by the Queen his seal of office The absurdity of the spectacl is grotesque indeed to democratic Ann scans and it becomes almost criminally crimin-ally ridiculous when considered in the light of reason and what might be the consequences of adhering to thecustom The Eng ish nation is now passing through the bravest crisis that has threatened iM for many years and the crisis may be prolonged for years if it does not result in civil war because a weak and really powerless old woman will Dot forego the insignificant formality of permitting a subject to kiss her band and yet will not allow one who might save the nation the expenditure of much money and the spilling of much blood to perform the harmless ceremony cere-mony One of these days the doctrine of the divine authority conferred on the monarch to rule will certainly pass away from allinteIligent peoples That it has survived so long in a nation conceded con-ceded to be the most enlightened the best educated and the wisest on earths is surprising When a statesman ilke GladstoneUa compelled to change his plans of government affecting the destiny des-tiny of the mighty empire because a Queen would not let her hand be kissed it seems high time for another advance by the people upon silly royal prerogatives preroga-tives |