The Act failed to pacify Ireland—Effects of the Home Rule agitation
Tendency of subversive principles in legislation to grow
Landlord claim for compensation
Effects of the land legislation on Irish capital and contracts
On the ultimate position of tenants
Moral effects of this legislation
The worst form of robbery, legal robbery
Dangers of the Irish precedent
Mr. George's comparison of Irish and American landlordism
Where should State intervention stop?
Other Attacks on Property
Mill's doctrine of the ‘unearned increment’
English land no longer the source of English food
Nationalisation of railroads, &c
Cautions in dealing with such question—Is democracy suited to the task?
Influence of philosophical speculation on politics
Character in public life—How far democratic election secures it
The Home Rule alliance—Compared with the coalition of North and Fox
Effects of the lowering of the suffrage on political morality
And of the increased hurry of modern life
Personal and class interests in politics
Inadequate sense of the criminality of political mis deeds
Nonconformist ministers and Mr. Parnell
Relative importance of private and public morals in politics
Growth of the professional politician
Democratic local government—Its good and evil
Place of wealth in modern politics
Measures that must strengthen the professional politician
High standard of political integrity in Great Britain
Probity of the permanent service
Better side of the House of Commons
Competitive examinations—Their drawbacks
Their great use in restraining corruption
The character of a nation not always shown by its public life
Evidence that English character has not declined— Its moral and philanthropic side
The governing capacity—Egypt and India
Dangers to India in democratic government
High character of English municipal government
Political influence of the provincial towns
Influence of the telegraph on politics— Provincial press