Abstract
Saul Solomon we.$ born 1n. 1817 and died in 1892. He was
never a member of' the Legislative Council; so that his
political career can be sti1d to have begun 1n 1854. when he
·.was returned to the first House of Assembly as one of the four
members rapt-eaenting Capetown. Iie held his seat w1 th a break
of only one year, 1n 18691 until 1883, whetl. illness compelled
h1m to ttat1re. To my mind, prior to 1854, he was put an
t.aniateu:r·' politician, using the word in no dep~eeiatory sensa,
and I therefore propase to concentrate most or my attention
on his parliamentary eareer.
Tl1e period f.rom 1854 to 1883 fallS naturally into two
sections, the dividing line being in 1872. :r·During the years
ot Representative Government. (1854-1872), Cape po11t1os were
rather narrowly localised. The three most importa:nt political
questions ware all aimed, fundamentally, at constitutional
amendment, in one direction or another. The Easterns demanded
Separation ... the Westerns (chiefly), Responsible Government,
and ur. Solomon campaigned for .a repeal ·Of Schedule C ot the
Reserved c i v1l List o:rdinanee or 1853( 1), pt>oviding f:or
religious grants out of the public revenue.. Of course, 1t is
not possible to draw a :coigid line of demarcation between the
periods prior end subsequent to the .intr-oduction of Responsible
Government. for the Eastern agitation flickered on for another
few years and the "Oluntary .Bill tvas only enacted in 1875 - yet
unmistakably 16?2 me.rks the end of one period and the beginning
of another.
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