Cartoon, The British Pioneers (Gladstone)

Cartoon, The British Pioneers -- Gladstone in uniform takes an axe to some tangled tree roots, representing the Army Bill, which proved difficult for his government to carry in parliament. Only the part of the Bill relating to the abolition of the Purchase System went ahead

Abolition Analogy Chop Chopping Comment Complicated Complication Complications Difficult Gladstone Legislation Metaphor Parliamentary Pioneers Purchase Reform Roots Tangled Tenniel

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