It is greatly to be hoped that before the Electicn
the Unionist leaders will make their position on the question of House of Lords reform absolutely clear. The country, we believe, strongly desires House of Lords reform, but it does not in the least recognise what is so well known to all close students of political events,—i.e., that the real opponents to reform are the Liberals, not the Unionists. The Liberals want as weak an Upper House as possible; hence they detest reform. They want a body they can deride as tainted by heredity, and so forth. The Unionists want a strong Upper House, and therefore they desire reform. They want an Upper House which cannot be discredited by the platform taunts which are now used by the men who secretly block reform. These are the facts which must be made clear to the voters.
