1874年（明治7年）からの自由民権運動において、様々な憲法私案（私擬憲法）が各地で盛んに執筆された。

During the Freedom and People's Rights Movement since 1874, many common people all over Japan published their own ideas for a constitution. - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

パリ留学で自由思想を学んだ西園寺は自由民権運動に傾倒し、明治14年（1881年）3月18日には、自由党結党に向けて創刊された『東洋自由新聞』の社長となり、中江兆民、松田正久らと共に発行に携わる。

Saionji, who learned liberalism while he studied in Paris, became committed to Democratic Rights Movement, and on March 18, 1881, he became the president of "Toyo Jiyu Shinbun" journal company, which was founded with the goal of establishing the Liberal Party, and he became involved in its publications along with Chomin NAKAE and Masahisa MATSUDA. - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス

1887年（明治20年）自由民権運動の弾圧が激しさを増し、音二郎は東京から大阪に移り、自由童子と名乗り政府攻撃の演説、新聞発行などの運動を行ってしばしば検挙された。

1887: As the suppression of the Movement for Liberty and People's Rights grew more severe, Otojiro moved from Tokyo to Osaka and campaigned for anti-governmental speeches, and became involved in publication of a newspaper, calling himself Jiyu Doji (Child for Liberty), only to be often arrested. - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス