. Review of reviews and world's work. lacedthe right to choose his ministers without refer-ence to the political complexion of the nationallegislative assembly, the Kigsdag. A KING MORE POPULAR THAX HIS POLICIES. The revised constitution of 18G6 was amasterpiece of ambiguity that split up the gov-erning power between an upper house, repre-senting only the King (who has the appointmentof twelve out of sixty-six members) and a smallgroup of large property-owners, and a lowerhouse elected on the basis of a franchise ap-proaching close to universal suffrage. For thirty-five years the political lif
. Review of reviews and world's work. lacedthe right to choose his ministers without refer-ence to the political complexion of the nationallegislative assembly, the Kigsdag. A KING MORE POPULAR THAX HIS POLICIES. The revised constitution of 18G6 was amasterpiece of ambiguity that split up the gov-erning power between an upper house, repre-senting only the King (who has the appointmentof twelve out of sixty-six members) and a smallgroup of large property-owners, and a lowerhouse elected on the basis of a franchise ap-proaching close to universal suffrage. For thirty-five years the political life of the nation wasdevoted to a struggle between the two branchesof the Rigsdag, the King taking side with one,while back of the other stood an almost undi-vided people. Year after year a reactionaryministry stayed in office with the sanction of themonarch and against the will of the people ; yearafter year the constitution was overridden andthe expenses of the administration paid out oi 290 THE AMERICAN MONTHL Y REVIEW OF REI^ THE LATE KING CHRISTIAN IX. OF DENMARK.(Born, April 8, 1818. Died, Januai-y 2«, liKKi.) provisional budgets, created by royal decreeand unsanctioned by the Rigsdag. By laws ofsimilar origin the right of meeting and the free-dom of the press were curtailed. The leadei-sof tlie opposition were hounded and prosecutedand imprisoned. Carrying out the wishes of theKing and the constantly dwindling party backof tliem, the Estrup ministry spent f ,000,()()()on a ring of permanent fortifications around thecapital, which was opposed almost unanimouslyby tlie people, and whicli was declared by theclearest heads in the land to serve no other pur-pose than to tempt the enemy. Yet no word was uttered ay-ainst the Kiiiy; himself. At a time when peasants and work-ingmen spoke with equal eagerness of armedresistance, when the Rigsdag rejected every prop-osition emanating from tlie ministry, and whenthe country rang with shouts of protest againstthe violation o
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