,AN ,APPEAL TO ,G5U9E ,RADICALS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE >E D\BTLESS MANY S9C]E ,RADICALS \TSIDE ! P>TY PHALANX :OSE W>-CRY IS 0,\R ,LEAD]S1 ,RI<T OR ,WRONG60 ,IT BEHOOVES !SE S9C]E M5 TO LOOK R\ND & CONSID] !IR POSITION1 :I* !Y WILL & TO BE A SUFFICI5TLY CURI\S ONE2 = AS F> AS !Y HAVE ANY P[] TO C>RY \T ?OSE RE=MS1 ! EXPECTATION ( :I* GIVES ! P>TY ITS CLAIM TO EXI/5CE1 !Y >E ALLI$1 :E!R !Y LIKE IT OR NOT1 FIR/ ( ALL TO ! ,:IGS1 ?AT IS TO SAY TO A K9D ( ,LIB]ALS1 :O BY VIRTUE ( !IR POSITION AMONG ! PRIVILEG$ CLASS >E NECESS>ILY FOSSILS1 & NEXT TO ! MOD]ATE ,LIB]ALS1 OR ,LIB]ALS SIMPLY1 :I* EV] Y\ PLEASE TO CALL !M2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 M5 POSSESS$ ( PROP]TY1 BUT NOT ( PR9CIPLES1 :OSE CONSCI5CES >E JU/ /RONG 5\< = !M TO DISLIKE BE+ CALL$ ,CONS]VATIVES1 SO LONG AS !Y BELIEVE !IR PROP]TY TO BE SAFE2 BUT :O WILL HAVE TO PUT UP ) BE+ CALL$ REACTIONI/S AB\T ! TIME :5 !IR PROP]TY SEEMS TO BE 9 ANY DANG]4 ,!SE POLITICIANS1 :O 9 FACT >E JU/ HANG+ ON TILL !Y SEE :I* WAY ! CAT IS GO+ TO JUMP1 >E1 ( C\RSE1 MU* ! /RONGE/ P>TY 9 \R MIDDLE-CLASS /ATE1 & S9CE #ahh HAVE HAD A GOOD TIME 9DE$ 9 DRAGG+ ! CONSCI5TI\S ,RADICALS :O BR\<T !M 9TO P[] ?\< SOME ( ! DIRTIE/ PUDDLES 9 ,5GLI% HI/ORY4 

,:AT IS LIKELY TO BE ! FATE ( ! ,RADICAL BETWE5 !SE TWO ALLIES8 ,WELL1 FIR/ LET US CONSID] :AT SORT ( A ,RADICAL HE IS3 HE MAY BE A M]E ,P>LIAM5T>Y ,RADICAL P9N+ HIS FAI? ON %UFFL+S ( ! ELECTORAL SY/EM1 & AS WIDE AN EXT5SION ( FREE CONTRACT AS HUMANITY CAN /&1 = ! HEAL-ALL ( EV]Y EVIL2 OR HE MAY MIX ) HIS ,P>LIAM5T>ISM REAL DISGU/ AT \R SOCIAL %ORT COM+S1 & A S9C]E DESIRE TO AM5D !M4 ,9 ! FIR/ CASE HE T5DS T[>DS ! ,:IG P>TY OR GR\P1 & WILL BE SUCK$ 9TO IT OR RA!R1 PUTT+ NAMES AP>T1 HE IS REALLY BUT A NEW ,:IG HIMSELF1 & HAS NO REAL AIM 9 ANY DIRECTION4 ,WELL1 AS AMONG ! :OLE SO-CALL$ ,LIB]AL P>TY1 ! MOD]ATE ,LIB]ALS >E ! /RONGE/1 SO AMONG ! ,RADICALS !SE ,:IG-,RADICALS OR NEW ,:IGS >E /RONGE/3 & !Y WILL F9D !MSELVES1 WE MAY SUPPOSE1 9 A V]Y DIGNIFI$ POSITION2 = ! ,:IG P>TY1 S9CE !Y >E FOSSILS1 CANNOT DIE AS LONG AS ! B\RGEOIS CON/ITUTION LA/S4 

,ONE MAY SAY ?AT EA* ( !SE SECTIONS ( ! ,LIB]AL P>TY HAS SOME P[]1 & SOME PROSPECTS2 BUT :AT IS TO BE SAID ( ! CONSCI5TI\S SOCIAL-RE=M ,RADICAL2 :AT IS HIS POSITION AMONG !M ALL8 ,ALAS1 HE IS ! LEAV+S ( ,LIB]ALISM1 & WILL BE US$ BY ALL SECTIONS ( IT1 & ?R[N ASIDE BY ALL AS SOON AS HE IS NO LONG] NE$$ = P>TY PURPOSES3 ON ALL OCCASIONS :5 HE BR+S HIS PR9CIPLES =W>D HE WILL F9D ?AT HE IS NO LONG] A 0PRACTICAL POLITICIAN20 HIS FEEBLE PROTE/S AGA9/ SWORD-BIBLE-&-%ODDY POLICY1 AGA9/ ,AU/RIAN ,POLICE ,GOV]NM5T 9 ,IREL&1 & SAFE LITTLE /OCK-JOBB]S' W>S1 & ! RE/ ( IT1 WILL BE QUIETLY ?RU/ ASIDE1 & HE WILL BE BIDD5 TO KN[ HIS PLACE & KEEP IT4 

,SO LET HIM BE?9K HIMSELF :AT HIS ,RADICALISM MEANS TO HIM MORE ?AN4 ?AT NEW ,:IGG]Y ABOVE M5TION$2 HE MAY F9D ?AT IT MEANS ! HOPE ( AN 9TELLIG5T & CONSCI5TI\S MIDDLE-CLASS GOV]NM5T = ! B5EFIT (  - ! MIDDLE CLASS 9 O!R WORDS ?AT 9 COMMON ) MANY WOR?Y & MORAL PEOPLE1 HE CAN SEE NO O!R EXCEPT ! MIDDLE-CLASS2 :I* FACT W\LD SEEM AS IF HE HAD BR\<T AB\T 9 A DREAM :AT WE ,SOCIALI/S WI% TO BR+ AB\T 9 REALITY1 ! EXT9CTION ( CLASSES2 9 ?AT CASE1 IF :AT IS BR$ 9 ! BONE WON'T COME \T ( ! FLE%1 LET HIM MAKE HIS DREAM AS LONG AS HE CAN2 ONLY HE MAY *ANCE TO HAVE A RUDE AWAK5+ FROM IT SOME DAY4 

,ON ! O!R H& HE MAY1 & ,I HOPE HE WILL F9D HIS ,RADICALISM MEANS A REAL SYMPA?Y ) DEMOCRACY2 P]HAPS HE ?\<T BE=E ! ADV5T TO P[] ( ?IS LA/ ,LIB]AL GOV]NM5T ?AT ?+S W]E T5D+ T[>D DEMOCRACY1 IF ONLY ! ,TORIES C\LD BE MUZZL$1 SL[LY P]HAPS1 BUT SURELY1 UND] ! GUIDANCE ( SU* LEAD]S AS C\LD BE GOT1 NOT OV] GOOD LEAD]S 9 !MSELVES D\BTLESS1 NAY NOT LEAD]S AT ALL1 BUT FUGLEM5 %OV$ ON BY A S]I\S BODY ( ,RADICALS :O W]E DET]M9$ TO OBTA9 GOV]NM5T BY ! PEOPLE = ! GOOD ( ! PEOPLE4 

,9 ?AT CASE :AT IS HE TO DO N[ ?AT HE IS DISILLUSIONIZ$ ( HIS ,RADICAL IDEAL1 N[ ?AT HE F9DS ?AT NO?+ ( ?AT K9D WAS MEANT EI!R BY ! FUGLEM5 OR !IR %OV]S ON8 ,ONE ?+ HE CAN DO1 & ONLY ONE1 HE CAN CLE> HIS EYES & SEE :I!R ?AT DEMOCRATIC IDEAL ( HIS MU/ LEAD HIM IF HE IS TRUE TO IT2 HE CAN ALREADY SEE ?AT !RE IS ANO!R CLASS BEL[ ! FUGLEM5 ( ! UPP]1 & ! %OV]S ON ( ! MIDDLE CLASS2 IF HE LOOKS HE WILL SEE ?AT ?IS CLASS IS 9 MATT]S POLITICAL TREAT$ AS A VOT+ MA*9E1 TO BE MANIPULAT$ = ! CONV5I5CE ( ! PLAY]S 9 ! POLITICAL GAME2 & 9 SOCIAL MATT]S AS A PR(IT-GR9D+ MA*9E TO BE GREAS$ BY PALLIATIVES 9TO SMOO? WORK+2 IF HE LOOKS A LITTLE CLOS] HE WILL SEE ?AT ! MA*9E IS WE>+ ?9 9 PLACES1 & ?AT IT IS NOT GO+ TO LA/2 HE WILL F9D \T ?AT ! PEOPLE WILL NOT 5DURE = EV] TO BE PLAY$ UPON1 & EXPLOIT$1 OR RA!R ?AT !Y CANNOT 5DURE IT1 BUT BY M]E NECESSITY >E BE+ PU%$ ON TO ! CONFLICT ) ! N[ TRIUMPHANT MIDDLE-CLASS2 HE WILL SEE ?AT ALL ! OLD POLITICAL P>TIES HAVE BECOME M]E NAMES1 & ?AT ! REAL AIM ( ALL ( !M IS ! SAME1 9SURANCE AGA9/ A *ANGE ( BASIS 7OR RADICAL *ANGE7 9 \R ,SOCIETY4 ,?IS US$ TO BE CALL$ ! ,TORY AIM2 LET ! CONSCI5TI\S ,RADICAL CALL IT SO N[ & CALL ?OSE :O AIM AT IT ,TORIES2 ! NAME SO US$ WILL 9CLUDE MO/ ( HIS OLD FRI5DS & LEAD]S4 

,! UP%OT ( IT WILL BE ?AT ! CONSCI5TI\S ,RADICAL WILL SEE :5 HIS EYES >E CLE>$ FROM ! MI/ ( WORDS & NAMES ?AT !RE >E BUT TWO CAMPS2 ONE IS ! CAMP ( ?OSE :O >E ! EXPON5TS ( ! *ANGE :I* IS TAK+ PLACE2 ! O!R ( ?OSE :O >E /RIV+ TO 9SURE ,SOCIETY AGA9/ ?AT 9EVITABLE *ANGE2 IF HE *OOSES ?IS LATT] HE MAY REMA9 A ,RADICAL 9 NAME TO-DAY1 BUT TO-MORR[ WILL BE CALL$ BY HIS RI<T NAME 0REACTIONI/02 BUT IF BE *OOSES ! =M] CAMP HE WILL KEEP HIS ,RADICAL PR9CIPLES ?\< HE WILL HAVE TO UND]GO ! %AME ( BE+ CALL$ A ,SOCIALI/4 

,MY ,RADICAL FRI5DS1 :I* WILL Y\ KEEP1 ! NAME OR ! ?+8 

,W,I,L,L,I,A,M ,M,O,R,R,I,S 

     

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