,RADICAL ,LOOK ,>\ND ,Y\6 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,RADICALS ,LOOK ,R\ND ,Y\60 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #d1 ,NO4 #a#e1 #ad ,JANU>Y #a#h#h#h1 P4#a#b-#a#c2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,! ,W9*E/] ELECTION IS1 IT MU/ BE ADMITT$1 A %ABBY TEXT TO PREA* FROM3 GIV51 A CA!DRAL E/ABLI%M5T1 A MILIT>Y DEPOT1 A MIDDLE-CLASS PUBLIC S*OOL1 A L>GE CLASS ( ! VILLA-DWELL]S1 & A NOBLE LORD AS [N] ( A GREAT] P>T ( ! T[N1 & ! RESULT ( AN ELECTION 9 SU* A PLACE W\LD SEEM TO BE C]TA9 -- ! RETURN ( ! ,TORY C&IDATE -- EV5 IF HE W]E NOT A LOCAL MAGNATE1 & HIS OPPON5T A M]E NAME3 ONLY AN ELECTIONE]+ AG5T ON ! LOOK-\T = A JOB ONE W\LD ?9K C\LD V5TURE TO 5C\RAGE OPPOSITION TO ! W9N+ COLOR UND] SU* CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,LIB]ALS HAVE *OS5 TO MAKE A K9D ( TE/-CASE ( ?IS MO/ TRUMP]Y FACTION-FI<T AS TO :E!R ! TIDE IS /ILL CONT9U+ TO FL[ BACK TO !M1 AS O!R BYE-ELECTIONS SEEM$ TO %[ IT WAS DO+1 &1 S9CE IT HAS GONE AGA9/ !M SO COMPLETELY !Y >E B\ND TO ADMIT1 & REALLY DO ADMIT ! 9F]5CE1 ?AT ! TIDE HAS TURN$ AGA91 & ! ,TORY %IP HAS WEA!R$ ! DANG]\S HEADL& = ! PRES5T4 ,ALL ?IS1 :I* IS BUT AN AFFAIR ( '9S & \TS'1 W\LD BE A MATT] ( COMPLETE 9DIFF]5CE TO US IF IT W]E NOT ?AT !RE IS /ILL A ,RADICAL TAIL HANG+ ON TO ! (FICIAL ,LIB]AL P>TY1 & ?AT ! ,RADICALS HAVE BE5 MAK+ T[>DS ,SOCIALISM UND] ! $UCATIONAL 9FLU5CE ( ! ,IRI% REBELLION1 & ! G5]AL =CE ( CIRCUM/ANCES :I* IS DRIV+ !M \T ( !IR B>R5 NEGATIVE POSITION1 & =C+ !M TO CONSID] :E!R !RE IS ANY =W>D ROAD = !M EXCEPT ,SOCIALISM4 ,TO ! ,RADICALS ONE MAY PREA* A LITTLE FROM EV5 SU* A CONTEMPTIBLE TEXT AS ! ,W9*E/] ELECTION1 & ASK !M ONCE MORE :E!R !Y >E GO+ TO BE DRAGG$ AB\T ?R\< ! MUD BY !IR ,LIB]AL ALLIES1 OR >E GO+ TO GIVE FREE PLAY TO !IR ASPIRATIONS T[>DS ! POPUL> CAUSE1 & ASS]T !MSELVES AS M5 :O >E S9C]ELY TRY+ TO LE>N :AT IS TO BE DONE TO C>RY ! C\NTRY \T ( ?IS %ABBY P]IOD ( ! RULE ( ! DREGS ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 HELP$ BY ! DI/+UI%$ C[>DS1 KNAVES1 & FOOLS1 = :OM NO WORSE NAME CAN BE F\ND AT PRES5T ?AN ?AT ( 'SUP]IOR P]SONS' OR 'M5 ( CULTURE'4 

,I W\LD ASK !M TO NOTE1 !N1 ?AT IT DID SEEM TRUE T[>DS ! MIDDLE ( LA/ YE> ?AT ! ,TORY OR ,IRI% CO]CIONI/ P>TY SEEMS TO BE LOS+ GR\ND1 & ?AT !RE DID SEEM A *ANCE ( ! ,GLAD/ONITES %ORTLY COM+ 9TO P[] AGA91 & VICTORI\SLY 'SETTL+' ! ,IRI% QUE/ION2 9 :I* CASE ! ,RADICALS W\LD HAVE FELT A GL[ ( TRIUMPH1 AS FEEL+ ?AT AFT] ALL IT WAS A ,RADICAL VICTORY RA!R ?AN A ,LIB]AL ONE1 & ?AT !Y HAD L$ ! :OLE ( ?AT CON/ITUTIONAL P>TY TO ! WI%$-= GOAL4 ,?IS WAS ! \TLOOK !N2 BUT IT IS V]Y DIFF]5T N[2 :ATEV] ! *APT] ( ACCID5TS MAY DO 9 ! FUTURE1 ! ,TORY ,GOV]NM5T IS /EADY 5\< AT PRES5T2 ?AT IS REALLY FELT BY EV]YONE1 & 9 ! CON/ITUTIONAL CONTE/ ( '9S & \TS' ! ,LIB]ALS >E NOT %[+ ANY SIGNS ( SOLICITUDE = !IR ,RADICAL ALLIES1 BUT >E QUITE PREP>$ TO %AKE !M (F IF NE$ BE2 &1 9 %ORT1 WE W\LD SEEM TO BE FUR!R ?AN EV] FROM A ,RADICAL TRIUMPH4 ,H[ HAS IT ALL COME AB\T8 

,LET US REMEMB] ?AT :ATEV] IT MAY BE ELSE:]E1 9 ?IS C\NTRY ! ,GOV]NM5T IS ALWAYS A G5U9E ,GOV]NM5T ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES2 :ATEV] IS DONE IS DONE = !M1 EV5 ?\< IT MAY SOMETIMES TAKE ! GUISE ( HELP+ ! WORK+-CLASSES2 & ?AT ONLY MEANS HELP+ SU* & SU* GR\PS TO MANAGE ! HUMAN MA*9]Y NECESS>Y TO !IR WELF>E2 MO/ MIDDLE CLASS M51 '?\<TFUL' OR UN?\<TFUL1 NEV] REALIZE ! FACT ?AT !RE IS A WORK+-CLASS2 ! >TISANS OR LABOR]S ?AT !Y MAY COME ACROSS >E TO !M BUT ASPIRANTS T[>DS ! MIDDLE-CLASS1 OR FAILURES FROM IT1 M]E ACCID5TS ( SOCIETY 9 %ORT4 ,AS LONG AS ?IS MOOD ( ! MIDDLE-CLASS IS UNDI/URB$1 AS LONG AS !Y >E BLANKLY IGNORANT ( ! COMPOSITION ( MOD]N SOCIETY1 !Y CAN QUITE CALMLY DIVIDE !MSELVES 9TO TWO P>TIES1 ,CONS]VATIVE & ,LIB]AL1 OR :ATEV] ELSE Y\ MAY CALL !M1 IT BE+1 ( C\RSE1 UND]/OOD ?AT ! GREAT] P>T TAKE NO 9T]E/1 OR ONLY A V]Y LANGUID ONE1 9 POLITICS4 ,BUT ! EV5TS ( ! LA/ FIVE OR SIX YE>S1 ! *ANGE ?AT HAS BE5 COM+ OV] ! COMM]CIAL \TLOOK1 HAS MADE SOME 9ROADS 9TO ?IS IGNORANCE1 & ! ,IRI% QUE/ION1 F\ND$ AS IT IS ON ! FUR!R QUE/ION ',H[ >E ! ,IRI% PEASANTS TO LIVE8' HAS ALSO AT LA/ SORELY %AK5 !M1 ?\< AT FIR/ IT WAS LOOK$ UPON AS A M]E POLITICAL MATT] ON :I* !RE MI<T BE DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION BETWE5 'RESPECTABLE' P]SONS4 ,AS ! ,5GLI%1 ,SCOT*1 & ,WEL% WORK+-M5 BECAME $UCAT$ 9TO FRI5DL9ESS & SYMPA?Y ) ! ,IRI% PEASANT1 SO ! MIDDLE-CLASS BECAME $UCAT$ 9TO HATR$ ( HIM4 ,TO !M HE IS NO LONG] N[ A ROMANTIC SURVIVAL ( PA/ TIMES ( A REBELLION MADE BEAUTIFUL BY DI/ANCE1 C>RY+ AB\T A PREPO/]\S S5TIM5T ( NATIONALITY NEV] TO BE REALIZ$ SAVE AS A FLAVOR TO A FEW OLD BALLADS SUNG TO MELAN*OLY ANCI5T TUNES2 HE IS A WORK+-MAN ASK+ = SOME ( ! PROP]TY ( ! PROPRIET>Y CLASSES & NOT TOO NICE AS TO ! MEANS BY :I* TO E/ABLI% HIS CLAIM4 ,& AS ON ! ONE H&1 NEW DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,IRI% QUE/ION MADE IT CLE> TO ! MIDDLE-CLASSES ?AT IT WAS TIME NOT TO PLAY ) PROGRESS ANY LONG]1 SO ON ! O!R ! PUTT+ =W>D ( IT BY ,MR ,GLAD/ONE GAVE !M AS OPPORTUNITY = BACK+ \T ) ?AT EASE & DIGNITY :I* ! ,BRITI% HYPOCRITE MANAGES TO IMP>T TO ! ACTION ( SNEAK+ \T ?R\< A BACK DOOR4 ,! UP%OT IS ! ',TORY ,REACTION'1 AS REAL A REACTION AS ANY POLITICAL REACTION EV] IS4 ,:AT HAS HAPP5$ IS ?IS3 AMONG POLITICAL MIDDLE-CLASS FOLK1 ! CLE>]-SI<T$ ONCE-,LIB]ALS1 :O C\LD SEE WI!RW>D ?+S >E T5D+1 HAVE1 AS A=ESAID1 TAK5 ! OPPORTUNITY ( ,GLAD/ONE'S NEW DEP>TURE TO RAT =MALLY1 LEAV+ BEH9D A GR\P ( ,GLAD/ONITES :OM HABIT & CL++ TO A VAGUE %AD[Y HABITUAL IDEA ( PR9CIPLE KEEP 9 ! RANKS AT PRES5T4 ,?AT MEANS BREAK+ UP ! ,LIB]AL P>TY2 BUT !RE IS MORE AT ! BACK ( ?AT4 ,!RE IS ! GREAT BODY ( MIDDLE-CLASS NON-POLITICALS1 :O 9CLUDE A GREAT MANY 'SUP]IOR P]SONS2' !SE :O USUALLY HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ! POLITICAL GAME >E1 NEV]!LESS1 AN 5ORM\SLY P[]FUL BODY2 !Y =M1 9 FACT1 :AT ! NEWSPAP]S MEAN :5 !Y SPEAK ( '! PUBLIC'2 & ?IS 'PUBLIC'1 :I* IS FULLY EQUIPP$ ) VOTES1 GOES SOLID = ! ,TORY REACTION1 & IS1 9 FACT1 ! C5TRAL & REALLY NOTEWOR?Y P>T ( IT4 ,?IS PUBLIC HAS A BL9D & 9/9CTIVE1 BUT QUITE G5U9E HATR$ ( ! 'O!R PUBLIC'1 ! 'L[] CLASSES'1 :OSE MIS]Y IT HAS MADE & LIVES UPON3 IT USUALLY ONLY ACTS AS A DEAD WEI<T TO KEEP !M D[N1 BUT FROM TIME TO TIME TAKES VIGOR\S ACTION 5\<4 ,IT IS ! PUBLIC :I* APPLAUD$ ,NAPOLEON ! ,LITTLE & ! ,BUT*]S ( ! ,COMMUNE1 SMIL$ SAFE APPROVAL ON ! SLAY+ ( ! ,*ICAGO M>TYRS1 EGG$ ON ! EVICTIONS ( ,IRI% T5ANTS = ! BEHO( ( ! %ABBY TYRANTS :O ROB !IR POV]TY1 %UT UP ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E1 BEAT HELPLESS PRISON]S 9 !IR CELLS1 & MAKES ! DISGRACEFUL P$ANT ,/EPH5 FEEL SAFE & COM=TABLE ON HIS SEAT ( 9IQUITY2 IT IS ! PUBLIC :I* WILL MAKE CIVIL W> 9EVITABLE AS ! CLAIMS ( ! WORK]S RISE1 & >E MORE DI/9CTLY =MULAT$2 IT IS1 9 %ORT1 ! REAL DANG] TO :AT ( G5U9E SOCIETY YET EXI/S AMONG US2 ! MASS ( BL9D WRONG-DO+ L$ BY 'SUP]IOR P]SONS' :O KN[ :AT IS RI<T & HATE IT1 :O HAVE MADE WRONG !IR RI<T4 ,N[ IT MAY BE SAID1 'SURELY ! ,TORIES C\LD ALWAYS RELY ON ! SUPPORT ( ?IS CRIM9AL CLASS1 H[ IS IT ?AT IT WAS ?\<T LA/ SUMM] ?AT ! PRES5T ,GOV]NM5T WAS T5D+ T[>DS ITS DEFEAT ON ! ,IRI% MATT]8' ,! ANSW] IS1 ! ,TORIES W]E !N ONLY ?REAT5+ CO]CION1 & S(T AS ! ,GLAD/ONITES W]E FI<T+ !Y SEEM$ /RONG 5\< TO DEAL ) !IR POLITICAL FOES1 CONSID]+ ! CONV]SION ( ! WORK+M51 :I* AT LEA/ ON ! ,IRI% QUE/ION1 WAS GO+ ON4 ,WE DID NOT BELIEVE ?AT ! ?REAT ( CO]CION W\LD BE S]I\SLY C>RI$ \T2 BUT IT SEEMS ?AT ! ,TORIES HAD E/IMAT$ ! RELATIVE VOT+ P[] ( ! WORK+-CLASS1 & ! ABOVE-M5TION$ CRIM9AL CLASS1 BETT] ?AN WE HAD1 & KNEW ?AT !Y W]E SAFE1 & ACCORD+LY />T$ FAIR ON !IR NEW C>E] ( ,RESOLUTE ,GOV]NM5T1 :I* WILL C>RY !M :O CAN SAY :]E1 BUT 9 ! MEANTIME HAS GA9$ !M ! 5?USIA/IC SUPPORT ( ! :OLE NONPOLITICAL MIDDLE-CLASSES4 ,LET \R ,RADICAL FRI5DS NOTE ?AT = ! PRES5T1 & UNTIL ! TIMES GET 'QUIET'1 !SE ORD9>Y NONPOLITICAL PEOPLE >E TURN$ 9TO >D5T POLITICIANS ) ONE AIM 9 VIEW1 ! KEEP+ D[N ( ! POPUL> ELEM5T AMONG US1 BY :ATEV] NAME IT MAY BE CALL$1 & ?AT ?IS SUPPORT WILL KEEP ! ,TORIES 9 P[] = MANY A DAY1 :ILE ALL ! POLITICAL OPPOSITION !Y 7! ,TORIES7 WILL MEET ) WILL COME FROM A P>TY PL$G$1 IT IS TRUE1 TO GRANT ,HOME ,RULE 9 ,IREL& 7A PL$GE :I* MAY BE AS EASILY EVAD$ AS O!R PL$GES HAVE BE571 BUT SO F> FROM BE+ PL$G$ TO HELP ! :OLE PEOPLE \T ( !IR MIS]Y1 ?AT !Y ALSO1 :5 EV5TS PRESS H>DLY ON !M1 WILL HAVE TO TAKE OBVI\S MEASURES TO KEEP ! PEOPLE D[N1 & AVAIL !MSELVES ( ! SUPPORT ( ?AT P>TY ( BL9D WRONG-DO+4 

,! ,RADICAL P>TY IS EFFAC$ FROM ! ,P>LIAM5T>Y RECORD1 BECAUSE ITS $UCATION T[>DS PROGRESS HAD BE5 ADVANC+4 ,LET ALL TRUE ,RADICALS TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?AT EFFACEM5T BY $UCAT+ !MSELVES YET FUR!R2 LET !M SET TO WORK S]I\SLY TO LE>N :AT ?OSE POPUL> CLAIMS >E :I* ! ,LIB]AL LEAD]S /EADILY REFUSE TO CONSID]1 BUT :I* =M ! ONLY POLITICS WOR? ATT5D+ TO4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT IF !Y DO ?IS !Y WILL SOON F9D !MSELVES ,SOCIALI/S & \TCA/S2 BUT !Y WILL BE RECOMP5S$ = ?AT :5 ! TIME COMES1 AS IT SOON WILL1 :5 ALL DI/9CTIONS ( P>TY WILL M]GE 9TO ! TWO CAMPS1 ( ! PEOPLE & !IR HAT]S1 = !Y WILL !N KN[ CLE>LY :Y !Y >E ON ! RI<T SIDE1 AS !Y WILL HAVE JO9$ IT CONSCI\SLY & NOT BY M]E COMPULSION4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT MANY ,RADICALS >E N[ TAK+ ?IS C\RSE1 & ,I W\LD 5C\RAGE !M TO ?9K ?AT ALL !SE APP>5T ,TORY VICTORIES >E ONLY SO MANY SIGNS ( ! 5LI<T5M5T ( ! WORK]S ( !IR [N 9T]E/S1 & ! CONSEQU5T DEVELOPM5T ( ! MIDDLE-CLASS HATR$ AGA9/ !M4 

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