Show THE POWER OF THE QUEEN the question la Is often asked whether or i ot of queen victoria has hai the velu keiu power like our president this is 19 a matter worth knowing and the fact that her majesty has exercised no such power has a tendency of itself to cause our i erple and a bood many of her own subjects to understand that under the british constitution she has bus no such prerogative but this isan is an error she can forbid a measure it it s e pleases her and doubtless would do so but she bhe is too wise to do an not act the inevitable evl table result of af which would be temporary political chaos and the tin immediate rne diate disruption of the government and such a result would ably attend the formal veto of any act ut of parliament it should be understood that while queen victoria is a ruler in the conventional sense she dues does not rule so much as an does our president who can exercise more pow r unchallenged in respect to the subject named and the appointment and removal of officers of the government in one term than the british monarch has during the whole of her feign the last word in fact describes her ascendancy dancy fully she reigns but does not nol rule the government is in in the hands of the ministry and they are responsible siale to parliament remaining in power only so s long as a majority of that body is in in harmony harmody with them now if the queen were to veto a measure that had passed both houses of the lawmaking power and received the approval of the ministry the latter would instantly resign because that to is the english method and it if she thereupon called to her aid a new ministry favors favora ble to her views in the premises which she would do of course it is obvious that such body would have a majority in the house of commons against them and would be as powerless as so many automatons there would thus be a stand standstill sti 11 the machinery of government erni neut would be deadlocked and the queen would have to recall the old ministers or have a considerable row on her hands such as no sovereign would invite or prolong if it came without inviting these ministers would bot respond unless her majesty had in the meantime signed the bill which she would naturally do before sending seeding for them and after the storm there would be a calm adm the zeader leader can readily understand from this thin that victoria or any other bead the british government may have is extremely unlikely to veto a bill she holds a position in relation to her people similar to that of the child to his governess who told him in pleasant tones my little dear you can have anything you wan want but you must not want anything you can 4 have P |