Public Opinion and Jingoism.
London, July 23. In the House of Lords to-night, the Marquis of Salisbury made a pessimistic speech in support of the Finance Bill. The Premier said :—“ The tendency to extravagance is increasing. We have had no choice. We have had to protect ourselves and must pay- the cost. For years public opinion was in favor of a pacific policy, but now that state of opinion has passed away. “ The tide has turned, and who am I and who are we that we should attempt to stem the tide ? If the tide has turned, we shall have to go with it. We are in the presence of forces far larger than we can wield.
“ The noble Lord (referring to Baron Welby), has alluded to the celebrated passage in which Sydney Smith warned the American public against the dangers and discomforts attaching to the pursuit of glory. No doubt it was thought at the time to be a very wise lecture. But has
it been successful ? Has he induced the American people to adopt his views ? On the contrary, we know that one of the most powerful engines of the State consists in appeals to that national and imperial sentiment to which we have been so much exposed, and which we are so much bound to abide by."
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 199, 29 August 1901, Page 3
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