Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman and Mr. Asquith both made speeches at
the dinner of the Eighty Club on Wednesday. Both threatened determined resistance to the Education Bill and the Corn-tax,—two proposals, said Mr. Asquith, by which the Government had revived the strength of the Liberal party. Sir Henry was less emphatic on education, saying he had many years ago seen a hall full of an enthusiastic audience cleared by a reference to that subject. He hoped more from the Corn-tax, but his main point was the necessity of watching that no grave error of policy in south Africa should vitiate the concord established by the peace. Besides that, Liberals must now take in internal policy "bold steps in advance," and favour "new and wise developments." That is entirely right; but the Radical leader would perhaps inspirit his followers more if he stated what the "bold steps" and "wise developments" are to be. Is he going in for total prohibition, or the rehousing of the people out of taxes, or universal suffrage, or what ?
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