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... in home and foreign policy was imperatively required, and the Whig principle that there was to be no breach of political continuity. Thus they fought the Boers in order to please the Whigs, and gave them their liberty in order to please the Radicals ...
... THE aim of a Whig (besides defending the Constitution of his native land against Radical aggression) seems to be to become a Baronet But it would appear that in Whig circles the pleasing fiction is adopted that there are no fresh Baronets, but that all ...
... THE result, therefore, has been that the Whigs triumph, and that several weeks have been wasted in passing a Bill, which will do nothing to hinder outrages, but which will simply increase the ill-feeling between England and Ireland. ...
... Cabinet, well and good; if not, he has to fear their vengeance. THE Whigs—or rather those who, like Sir William Harcourt, have dubbed themselves with this appellationbear as much affinity to Whigs of the old Fox type, as does a fox hunt to a cat hunt. They are ...
... adopting Mr. Power's amendment, and the opposition of the landlords representatives, Whigs as well as Tories, was particularly ungracious and offensive. The defection of the Whigs in this matter was evidently not foreseen by the Govern ment, or it would certainly ...
... best advantage. This is human nature. Sir William knew that if the English Radicals and the Irish were allied, he and his Whigs would lose all influence, whilst of Ireland he knew absolutely nothing. ...
... of it. What she Whig malcontents have taken by their motion, no mortal can tell. They have forced upon the Government a power which Ministers do not wvant and which they are not likely to use. But it was neces- -ary to relieve Whig consciences, or, in ...
... LADIES LINDORKS.-Part V. M BLEY'S OP OXFORD SPORE IN GERMAN FOREST-COUNTRY REMINISCENCE A MARCH. LADIES IN ICELAND. THIS WHIGS* LAST CHANCE. OUR FRENCH ALLY IN EGYPT. ...
... to pieces. Sir William Harcourt and his Whig allies may, perhaps, imagine that the Radicals will accept the old distinction between Brahmins and Pariahs, and that the Radical Pariahs will consent to allow the Whig Brahmins to occupy office, and to emasculate ...
... I learnt down in a favourite Thanot Watering Place that the Grand Old Man grand in every sense of the word—had treated the Whig Malcontents with the contempt they deserved; and had resolved to adjourn Parliament in August till cool October for the sweeping ...
... left to Sir William Harcourt to carry it through the House of Commons. Of course, as Sir William is the head-centre of the Whigs, he delighted in his task. Not only did he refuse every modification of the Bill, except those which were rendered absolutely ...
... ought to cease. IT 18 to be hoped that the Government 'will now see how little dependence is to be placed on the so-called Whigs. THE Coercion Act, according to Mr. Bright, was introduced in the form in which it was presented to Parliament, owing to the ...