Lord Rosebery next proceeded to ask : Was it to
be a one- sided revolution, or an attempt to settle the question by co-operation? The last general election, he argued, gave them no right to infer that the country approved of the obliteration of the Second Chamber without putting anything in its place. He went on to quote the " glorious passage" from Burke, often quoted in these columns, in which Burke com- pares the Monarchy of England with the Keep at Windsor, and speaks of the triple frankpledge of the King, Lords, and Commons : " As long as these three forces are joined together no man need trouble for his liberty, his property, or his security. Once dissolve that bond and all security is gone?' Lord Rosebery ended by asking whether the Government would tell them any of the proposals which they intended to make as to the Second Chamber. They might not reply now, but ultimately that reply would have to be given. We wish we had space to give a more complete account of Lord Rose- bery's eloquent and moving speech, but we must, unhappily, content ourselves with this bare summary. We are certain, however, that a full perusal of his speech will create a very strong impression throughout the country. Lord Rosebery received no reply to his question, and the debate closed by the motion for the Address being agreed to unanimously.
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