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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 2, 3 May 1889, Page 20

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives lately passed a bill ri quiring a United States fla?, costing not less than 10 dole , to be tcSt.d on every school-house in the State while the school ia in Be»Mion. It is intended as as object-lesson in patriotism. There are about 20,000 school-houses in the Sta'e. In ihe hour of triumph, do not let 119 forget to be thankful to him who has given us the victory. "TbankGod," said Sir Wilfrid Lawaon, a day or two ago, " that we have a Mr. Bnlfour." This song of thanksgiving should be repeated with special fervour now, for there can be no doubt tbat part at any rate of the 400 increase in our majority was due to the sub ltntly injudicious arrest of Mr. Carew, That is the great strength to our side of Mr. Balfour : he is a consietent Coercionist, who pushes his policy to ita logical conclusions, no matter at what advantage to our side. Tbat is why be is so much better a friend to Home hue than tor. Furster ever was. But so persistently does our side cuise Mr. Balfour instead if blessing him, that we really do not deserve the £,ocd things he sends us. — Pall Wall Bridget, i