A patriotic company formed by gathering civil rights groups from all over the country is a League for the Establishment of the National Assembly . The name was changed to and a request to open a parliament was made, but it was rejected.
Some counselors called for the establishment of a parliament. One of them is Shigenobu Okuma is.
Toshimichi Okubo After the assassination, the center of the government was Hirobumi Ito, who was in control of the internal affairs with Okuma, the head of Okura relations.
However, Mr. Ito and Mr. Okuma were at odds over how to open the Diet.
At that time, it became clear that the government-owned business of the pioneer ambassador was sold cheaply to a trading company related to the clan, and criticism of the government increased. As a result, the government stopped the grant and opened the Diet in 1897 . I promise. Due to this event, Okuma was dismissed in a way that made him take responsibility.
This event was political change in 1887 Is called.
With this series of measures, the initiative is Hirobumi Ito Will be grasp.
Weakening of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement
Itagaki Taisuke when the parliament is promised Is Liberal Party Shigenobu Okuma Is Rikken Kaishintō To form.
The Liberal Party is many former samurai and radical So, the Kaishintō has a lot of intellectuals and is relatively moderate . There were many. It is also launching a government-oriented Rikken Teiseit Party.
The year after the party was formed, Itagaki Taisuke was attacked, but his life was saved. After that, with the help of the government, Itagaki went to Europe. This is an attempt by the government to weaken the Liberal Party, and the Liberal Party, which has lost its leader, will take radical actions.
It was far from a pure civil rights movement, causing incidents that led to the dissatisfaction of farmers who continued to be in recession. After that, Okuma of the Kaishintō party also left the party, and the civil rights movement continued to collapse.
Itagaki himself was disillusioned with the politics of France, the home country of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement, while traveling abroad in Europe, and then began to think that Britain should be an example. This was exactly what the government intended, and it also changed Itagaki's ideas and caused the Freedom and People's Rights Movement itself to collapse.
Then, when the Constitution is promulgated, the government will send Hirobumi Ito to study the Constitution of Prussia in Germany and start preparing for the establishment of a full-scale constitution. The Cabinet system has also been established, and Hirobumi Ito will be appointed as the first Prime Minister.
Eventually, the Constitution will be deliberated and promulgated by the Privy Council, an advisory body to the Emperor, and will start as Asia's first constitutional nation.