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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,ON ,SUNDAY #b#g? ,JUNE ,I LECTUR$ ON ! ',POLITICAL ,\TLOOK' AT ! ,WAT]LOO ,ROOMS1 ,GLASG[1 ! SAME PLACE :]E MY ,?URSDAY'S LECTURE WAS GIV52 ?IS WAS UND] ! AUSPICES ( ! ,BRAN*1 & \R COMRADE ,MUIRHEAD TOOK ! *AIR4 ,!RE WAS A L>G] ATT5DANCE ?AN ON ! ,?URSDAY2 H[BEIT SEV]AL GOT UP & W5T \T ALMO/ AS SOON AS ,I BEGAN3 IT SEEMS !RE WAS SOME MI/AKE AS TO MY SUBJECT1 AS !RE WAS A RELIGI\S MEET+ ELSE:]E ON ! PREMISES1 & SOME ( ! PROP] AUDI5CE !RE( HAD W&]$ 9TO \R HALL4 ,MOREOV] ,I SUSPECT ?AT SOME F\ND !MSELVES 'CAU<T' BY MY TITLE1 & EXPECT$ ! LECTURE TO REF] TO ! PRES5T ELECTION 9/EAD ( ! WID] SUBJECT :I* IT DEALT )4 ,! AUDI5CE WAS OV] #f1 ,I %\LD ?9K1 & WAS ATT5TIVE & SYMPA!TIC4 ,9/EAD ( ! CUT-&-DRI$1 MEAN+LESS VOTE ( ?ANKS1 \R COMRADES >RANG$ TO TRY ! EFFECT ( A RESOLUTION1 :I* WAS ?US WORD$3 ',?AT ALL POLITICAL ACTION :I* DOES NOT AIM AT PLAC+ ! 5TIRE MEANS ( PRODUCTION 9 ! H&S ( ! COMMUNITY1 TO BE US$ BY IT = ! EQUAL B5EFIT ( ALL1 IS TOTALLY 9ADEQUATE TO RAISE ! PRES5T LABOR+ CLASSES TO ! LEVEL :I* !Y HAVE A RI<T TO CLAIM AS HUMAN BE+S4' ,COMRADE ,GLASI] PUT ?IS RESOLUTION 9 A V]Y ABLE SPEE*1 & IT WAS SECOND$ BY ,MR ,CUNN+HAME2 & TO MY SURPRISE NO ONE PROPOS$ AN AM5DM5T1 OR SPOKE AGA9/ IT3 SOME HALF-DOZ5 H&S W]E HELD UP AGA9/ IT2 ! RE/1 =4 ,WE AFT]W>DS APPEAL$ TO ! AUDI5CE TO MAKE !IR RESOLUTION GOOD BY JO9+ ! ,LEAGUE1 & GOT SOME NAMES AT ANY RATE4 ,MR ,B5NET1 ONCE $ITOR ( ! ,RADICAL1 :O SAID HE HAD COME 9 LATE BY MISADV5TURE1 MADE A SYMPA!TIC SPEE* AT ! 5D ( ! MEET+4 ,! LIT]ATURE SOLD WELL4 

,! LA/ LECTURE WAS ON ,MONDAY #b#h?1 AT ,BRIDGETON1 ! EA/ 5D ( ,GLASG[1 & TO SPEAK PLA9LY A MO/ WOEFUL ABODE ( MAN1 CRY+ \T FROM EA* MIS]ABLE C\RT & SQUALID1 CR[D$ H\SE = ! ABOLITION ( ! TYRANNY ( EXPLOITATION4 ,BUT H]E WE DID NOT SCORE A SUCCESS4 ,!RE W]E ELECTION MEET+S GO+ ON ALL AB\T US2 & ,I FE> ?AT \R AUDI5CE WAS JU/ NOT ?AT :I* WE WANT$ -- TO WIT ! POOR FOLK ( ! DI/RICT1 :O1 IF !Y ONLY KNEW IT1 DO SO SORELY NE$ %[+ :AT IT IS ?AT HAS DOOM$ !M TO !IR SPECIAL =M ( HELL-UPON-E>? -- ONE ( ! WOR/ =MS 9 EXI/5CE1 ,I %\LD ?9K4 ,! AUDI5CE WAS AB\T #b1 9 A L>GE HALL1 BUT 5TIRELY ON \R SIDE4 ,! MONOTONY ( ACQUIESC5CE WAS ONLY BROK5 BY AN EAG] RELIGIONI/1 :O TURN$ HIS QUE/ION-TIME 9TO A K9D ( S]MON ADDRESS$ TO US1 :I* ! AUDI5CE LI/5$ TO RA!R IMPATI5TLY4 ,A CL]GYMAN :O ELICIT$ FROM ME ! ANSW] ?AT S]VICE AS WELL AS ACTUAL PRODUCTION ( COMMODITIES CONF]R$ ! TITLE ( GOOD CITIZ5%IP UPON A MAN1 SEEM$ SATISFI$ ?AT ?IS ADMISSION SAFE-GU>D$ HIS CRAFT 9 FUTURE SOCIETY2 BUT AS HE DID NOT OP5LY *AMPION ?AT POSITION1 IT WAS NOT DISCUSS$4 ,COMRADES ,GLASI] & ,GRE] MOV$ & SECOND$ A RESOLUTION1 ! WORD+ ( :I* HAS ESCAP$ MY MEMORY1 BUT :I* WAS RA!R MORE COMPLETE 9 ITS ,SOCIALISM ?AN ! ONE ( ,SUNDAY1 & NO H& WAS HELD UP AGA9/ IT4 ,SEV]AL NAMES W]E TAK5 = ! ,BRAN* BE=E WE LEFT ! HALL4 

,?IS WAS ! 5D ( MY WORK2 BUT ,I %\LD M5TION ?AT ,I HAD A LONG CONF]5CE ) ! ,BRAN* ON ! ,SUNDAY1 & MU/ SAY ?AT ?\< CIRCUM/ANCES PREV5T !IR PROPAG&A FROM BE+ %[Y1 IT IS S\ND1 & ESPECIALLY ?AT !RE SEEMS EV]Y *ANCE ( !IR DEVELOP+ ! SALE ( ,COMMONWEAL4 ,I MU/ ADD ?AT ! ,BRAN* ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION IS ON V]Y FRI5DLY T]MS ) !M1 & ?AT !Y CO-OP]AT$ HE>TILY 9 TRY+ TO MAKE \R MEET+S A SUCCESS2 & ! MEMB]S ?AT ,I CAME ACROSS W]E V]Y CORDIAL TO ME4 

,ALTOGE!R ! CONDITION ( OP9ION 9 ! ,SCOT* T[NS ?AT ,I HAVE VISIT$ IS 5C\RAG+4 ,IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT IT WAS A BAD TIME ( ! YE> = ! K9D ( WORK ,I HAD 9 H&2 TO :I* MU/ BE ADD$ ! MU* MORE IMPORTANT /UMBL+-BLOCK DAYS ( ! MO/ EXCIT+ ELECTION TIME ( \R DAYS & YET ! HALLS W]E MO/LY WELL FILL$1 & ! AUDI5CES MORE ?AN ATT5TIVE -- ALMO/ 5?USIA/IC -- & AS ABOVE SAID1 TWO ( !M PASS$ ,SOCIALI/ RESOLUTIONS4 ,9 %ORT1 NOT TO MAKE TOO MU* ( \TW>D TOK5S1 ONE C\LD NOT HELP FEEL+ ?AT ! IDEAS ( SOCIALISM >E TAK+ HOLD1 & ?AT PEOPLE >E BEG9N+ TO FEEL ! HOLL[NESS ( ?AT K9D ( POLITICS 9 :I* ALL RE=MS PASS BY ?OSE :O NE$ !M MO/4 ,NOR WILL ! ATTA*M5T TO PURITANIC RELIGION1 :I* HAS BE5 HELD UP AS SU* A BUGBE> TO US1 BE A V]Y S]I\S B>RI] TO ,SOCIALISM2 ! ONE OR TWO APPEALS TO IT :I* W]E MADE 9 MY HE>+ W]E RECEIV$ DECID$LY COLDLY4 ,! ,SCOT*1 IT SEEMS1 NO LONG] C>E TO MIX RELIGION ) !IR POLITICS1 :ATEV] 9FLU5CE G5U9E FEEL+1 OR HABIT1 OR RESPECTABILITY MAY HAVE ON !M 9 ! MATT]4 ,I WAS TOLD ?AT :5 ,H5RY ,GEORGE APPEAL$ TO !IR OLD PURITANIC FEEL+ ON ! OCCASION ( HIS LA/ VISIT1 IT FELL V]Y FLAT 9DE$2 & ,I WAS NOT SURPRIS$ TO HE> IT1 AFT] MY [N SMALL EXP]I5CE H]E94 ,H]E1 !N1 IS GOOD HOPE ( H>VE/1 & ONCE AGA9 ! LABOR]S >E FEW4 ,LET US HOPE ?AT WILL M5D BE=E LONG1 & ?AT ,SCOTL& WILL NOT BE ! LA/ 9 ! ,REVOLUTION4 

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