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Show A rollllCAl, lOMIMIIIPf. Tiik Jrauiri' itconl contalnsan article worthy the ntteiitlou of every Intelligent rltlten, eieclslly those who tako an active Inlereat In atlalrs ofHtato. We do notoict the mere political self-iteker to be concerned about anything which dots not relate to his own persons! profit or advancement. advance-ment. Hero Is Iho article: "Lord StlUbury, Inalatesperchwhkh was a matter piece of acute political ana-lytla, ana-lytla, set forth one nf the most ttnbar-rs-tlng problems which otert In any free country have to ileal wllh How can a national vole tnttilllngnneiif two great Klltlcal ptrtloo In oner convey any In-tlrurtlon In-tlrurtlon at to Jitit what partt of lit policy pol-icy ths.votera oxrett a proval or, or w list parts of Ihe other's ollcy they con demur I.arli of llirm bat done, mlt-done, mlt-done, or left undone a scoro of Imporlsn! Ihlnirt. Which of them aro Included In Iho Judgment, and how far? Tliiiafor example theie maybe at one an 1 the same tlinoutarllTfuetlon,acurrciicy.Uotllon, a iirgro-votoquviilon, a clvll'tervico.re-form clvll'tervico.re-form question, a quetilon at to prh IIcko dibalo In t'ungrett, and a (iiottlon whether one of tbo randldstes ltiornit and the other Immoral I ach or them may decide, an 1 ory likely lint decided, votcautherwlM naverlngt but tlio retult glveatho vhtorloot (arty abaolutcly im clun to pnbllo feeling on any ono of the iolnta, and leaves It tree lo adopt any Dourte It plsatot on anything, on tho ground that the victory was prot ably duo to s'lino oilier question. N'ulblng could proie till heller tl an tlio violent dlt-putet dlt-putet In tho reit after eiery elerllon, at to what the people Intended to sp rove or condemni and the voter often rlndt, to hit helplett tilt Jilet nnd rtgr, that hit party goct to work carrying out the i try ollcy ho has voted sgtlntt. He voles for a certain larlfT oll-cy, oll-cy, and his to'e la rountoil at a lerdlit on a currency policy or a forco bill) or ho votct for a turrtney wllcv, and strengllient tbo parl)'t handt for a larlfT policy he rcgartlt -at Inlqulloua and stupid, or he merely vote agtlnat a candidate can-didate be lielievet to bo a bucranecrlng tooundrtl, unlit for auy otllce, and puta iuapurty whlth prneodt todoeiery-thing todoeiery-thing ho regtrdt at Injurlout tn Ibe welfare wel-fare of tbe country. At Uml Halltbnry said, It It aa though a Jury ha.1 bcforotl at tho tamo llmo a inurdor rate, a IIM case, andW patent-lfglit caie, and could only give ono crdltt, Yet or .So, on alt these at onco. Thla would bo Identical wllh, ami no more absurd tban, what erory voter haa to do here at evtry (Jon-greatlonal (Jon-greatlonal and '1 realdentlal cleulon It ahowa that Killtlrat methoilt aro yet very rough and barbaroutly Intiiftlclent for ctvtllaaUon, and tbat reformers havo a grtat work to do In this direction." |
