,MR4 ,JAWK9S AT ! ,MANSION ,H\SE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,MR ,JAWK9S AT ! ,MANSION ,H\SE0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #d#e1 #b ,NOVEMB] #a#h#h#f1 P4#b#f#h-#b#f#i2 
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,LORD ,SALISBURY1 9 HIS SPEE* AT ! ,MANSION ,H\SE1 DID 9 SOME RESPECTS ONLY /R5G!N SOME:AT ! WORDS ( HIS COLLEAGUE1 ,LORD ,R&OLPH ,*UR*ILL4 ,LIKE HIM HE TRI$ TO BURY DANG]\S J+OISM DEC5TLY4 ,IT WAS PRETTY MU* ! OLD /ORY3 ',SIR1 Y\ HAVE CALL$ ME A LI>1 Y\ HAVE PULL$ MY NOSE1 Y\ HAVE KICK$ ME D[N/AIRS1 N[ BEW>E1 LE/ Y\ R\SE ! SLEEP+ LION6' 

,AS TO ,IREL& AGA91 HE1 LIKE ! O!R1 DECL>$ = /IFF SUPPORT TO L&LORDISM1 & H9T$ AT CO]CION2 & HIS ONLY CONTRIBUTION TO ! /OCK ( NEWS ( ,GOV]NM5T 9T5TIONS1 WAS HIS ASS]TION ?AT NO DISCRETION>Y P[]S HAD BE5 GIV5 9 ! MATT] ( EVICTION TO HIS BUM-BAILIFF ,BULL]4 ,IT IS H>DLY WOR? :ILE CRITICIZ+ HIS SPEE* ON !SE PO9TS !RE=E2 IT WAS1 ( C\RSE1 ONLY NATURAL ?AT HE %\LD PRAISE ! VALOR ( ! ,BULG>IAN PEOPLE1 :OSE 9DEP5D5CE HE HAD DONE HIS BE/ TO PREV5T2 NOR DID ANY ONE = A MOM5T EXPECT HE W\LD HAVE ANY?+ TO SAY ON ! SUBJECT ( ,IREL&2 BUT1 P]HAPS1 SOME P]SONS CURI\S TO SEE H[ F> HE W\LD 5DORSE ! ,TORY ,DEMOCRACY ( ,LORD ,R&OLPH ,*UR*ILL2 ON ?AT SIDE !IR M9DS MAY N[ BE AT RE/1 HE HAS TAK5 ! POSITION ( ,MR4 ,JAWK9S1 ( ! FIRM ( ,SP5L[ & ,JAWK9S 9 ,DICK5S ',DAVID ,COPP]FIELD'4 ,MR ,SP5L[ CAN N[ %[ HIS GOOD-WILL BY MAK+ ANY AM\NT ( PROMISES DEP5D5T ON ,JAWK9S CONS5T1 :I* PRIVATELY HE KN[S WILL BE )HELD4 ,?REE ACRES & A C[1 EMBRACES TO ,JESSE ,COLL9S1 FREE $UCATION1 LOCAL SELF-GOV]NM5T1 RAILWAY RE=MS1 BESIDES MANY ANO!R BLESS+ DIM 9 ! DI/ANCE ALL !SE Y\ %ALL HAVE = ! ASK+1 MY FRI5DS1 IF ONLY ,MR4 ,JAWK9S WILL CONS5T4 ,WELL1 & :AT SAYS ,JAWK9S TO ALL ?IS F9E FL[] ( RE=M8 ,HE> HIM3 ',BUT1 9 TRU?1 AS F> AS DOME/IC AFFAIRS >E CONC]N$1 ! :OLE 9T]E/ ( HOME POLITICS IS ABSORB$ 9 ! CONSID]ATION ( ?AT ONE ,IRI% QUE/ION4' 7,HE>1 HE>47 ,?US DOES ,JAWK9S PUT D[N HIS FOOT1 & CRU% M]CILESSLY ! FAIRY FABRIC ( ,RADICAL HOPE T+$ EV5 ) A SLI<T SUSPICION ( ,SOCIALISM1 RAIS$ BY ! K9DLY ,SP5L[4 ,! FIRM IS C]TA9LY A CONV5I5T ONE2 &1 MOREOV]1 IT IS LIKELY TO LA/ AS LONG AS SU* CONSPIRACIES USUALLY DO1 BECAUSE1 9 FACT1 ! ,SALISBURY-,JAWK9S WOOD5NESS IS REALLY & TRULY ! ?+ :I* ALL RESPECTABLE PEOPLE >E ASK+ =4 ,DO NOT LET US =GET ?AT NOT ONLY >E ! ,H>T+TON-,:IGS & ! ,*AMB]LA9ITE ,RADICALS SUPPORT+ ?IS MAN1 BUT ?AT PRACTICALLY ! ,GLAD/ONIAN ,RADICALS HAVE COME TO ! SAME CONCLUSION1 AS WAS %[N BY ! ,LE$S ,CONF]5CE1 :OSE DULLNESS ON EV]Y QUE/ION EXCEPT ! ,IRI% ONE1 :I* HAD GOT TO BE !IR P>TY W>-HORSE1 WAS PO9T$ \T 9 ?IS J\RNAL SO LATELY4 ,/RANGE TO SAY 7S9CE ,LORD ,SALISBURY SAID IT7 IT IS TRUE ?AT 'AS F> AS DOME/IC AFFAIRS >E CONC]N$1 ! :OLE 9T]E/ ( HOME POLITICS IS ABSORB$ 9 ! CONSID]ATION ( ?AT ONE ,IRI% QUE/ION'4 ,?AT IS1 IT IS TRUE ( ! ,CON/ITUTIONAL MA*9E :I* WE HAVE MADE A GOD TO RULE OV] US2 ?AT IS AB\T ! MEASURE ( ITS CAPACITY = MANAG+ ! AFFAIRS :I* WE1 FOOLS ?AT WE >E1 HAVE H&$ OV] TO ITS MANAGEM5T2 :ATEV] !RE IS :I* IS DEAL+ ) ! REAL PROBLEMS ( LIFE IS \TSIDE ?AT MA*9E1 :I* IS ABSOLUTELY HELPLESS = 'CONSID]+' !M EV52 & :5 IT HAS CONSID]$ !M WILL F9D IT CAN GET NO FUR!R4 

,SURELY ON ?AT DAY1 IF NEV] BE=E1 ?AT WOOD5 ,TORY-,:IG MI<T HAVE 'CONSID]$' SOME?+ BESIDES ! ,IRI% QUE/ION3 OR EV5 9 HIS DIM M9D MI<T HAVE 'CONSID]$' ?AT ?AT QUE/ION [$ ITS ABSORB+ 9T]E/ TO ITS BE+ AT BOTTOM HALF ( ! GREAT QUE/ION N[ BE+ ?RU/ 9TO ! FACES ( ALL GOV]NM5TS BY ! WORK]S3 ',:AT DO Y\ WANT SITT+ !RE1 :ILE WE :O MADE Y\ >E MIS]ABLE & DEGRAD$8' ,!RE SAT ?AT DULL MAN1 ?AT P>TY POLITICIAN AMONG ! ,CITY MAGNATES1 :O F\ND !IR W9E TA/$ BETT] BECAUSE !Y W]E DR9K+ IT 9 !IR JOY ( HAV+ ESCAP$ BE+ ROLL$ 9 ! MUD BY ! HALF-/>V$ POPULATION ( ,LONDON2 AMONG ! %OPS B>RICAD$ AGA9/ 'DOME/IC AFFAIRS'4 ,:Y1 ! BALL C>TRIDGES W]E SC>CELY \T ( ! P\*ES ( ! SOLDI]S :O HAD COME TO TAKE A P>T 9 A 'DOME/IC AFFAIR'2 & YET HE HAD NO?+ TO SAY AB\T IT1 & ! S]VILE MOB ( RESPECTABILITIES HAD ! BAS5ESS TO *E] HIM = HIS EVASION4 ,YET1 9DE$1 NO ONE EXPECT$ HIM TO SAY ANY?+ AB\T ! CONDITION ( ?IS FRI<TFUL C5T] ( \R EMPIRE ( =CE & FRAUD1 & ALL ! MIS]Y ( :I*1 AFT] ALL1 ITS MIS]Y IS BUT A SAMPLE4 ,ANY :Y DID !Y NOT EXPECT HIM TO DO SO8 ,BECAUSE HE IS ! LEAD] ( A ,P>LIAM5T>Y P>TY2 & REALLY1 :5 ONE ?9KS ( ! ABSURDITY ( HIS POSITION1 :I*1 ONCE AGA91 NECESSITATES HIS IGNOR+ ! REAL QUE/IONS ( ! DAY1 ONE HAS TO RE/RA9 ONE'S 9DIGNATION AGA9/ ! CRUEL /UPIDITY ( ! MAN BY /EADY DET]M9ATION TO DO ONE'S BE/ TO ABOLI% ! SY/EM4 ,BESIDES ?AT1 !RE IS A DANG] ?AT ONE'S READ]S MI<T ?9K ?AT HE :O ATTACKS ONE P>TY LEAD] IS CONDON+ ! O!RS = !IR BL9DNESS & EVASION4 ,LORD ,SALISBURY IS ONLY DO+ AFT] HIS K9D2 & EV5 ! ,JAWK9'S BUS9ESS WILL MO/ C]TA9LY BE REPEAT$ BY ! ,GOV]NM5T :I* WILL SUPPLANT HIM1 ?\< IT MAY NOT TAKE QUITE SU* A GROTESQUE =M AS ! PRES5T ONE4 ,?AT1 AFT] ALL1 IS MO/LY DUE TO ! O!R MEMB] ( ! ,TORY-,:IG FIRM ( ,SP5L[ & ,JAWK9S4 

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