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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D44 

,= MON?S PA/ ! ,GLAD/ONIAN ,LIB]ALS HAVE BE5 PROTE/+ L\DLY AGA9/ ,CO]CION 9 ,IREL&1 & ! SPEE*ES ( ! 'DI/+UI%$' AMONG !M HAVE BE5 FILL+ COLUMNS ON COLUMNS ( ! PAP]S4 ,!Y HAVE JU/ HAD A SPL5DID OPPORTUNITY ( /RIK+ A GREAT BL[ AGA9/ ,CO]CION 9 ,LONDON4 ,WE NE$ NOT ASK H[ !Y HAVE US$ ?AT OPPORTUNITY1 ?AT W\LD BE A JOKE2 BUT IT MAY BE PR(ITABLE TO PO9T \T SOME POSSIBLE CONSEQU5CES ( !IR GROSS /UPIDITY 9 ?R[+ IT AWAY4 ,IT IS !IR BUS9ESS AS POLITICAL ,LIB]ALS TO GET ! WORK+-CLASSES TO BELIEVE ?AT IF !Y COME 9 AGA9 SOME B5EFIT WILL RESULT TO ! WORK]S ABOVE :AT ! ,TORIES HAVE TO (F] !M4 ,!Y HAVE1 9 FACT1 TO W9 ! VOTE ( ! ORD9>Y WORK+-M51 NOT ONLY ?OSE :O PR(ESS$LY TAKE 9T]E/ 9 POLITICS1 BUT ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O /& ALO( FROM !M1 & ?AT 9 ,BRITA9 RA!R ?AN 9 ,IREL& 7S9CE ,IREL& ?R\< ITS NATIVE LEAD]S IS !IRS ALREADY71 & ESPECIALLY 9 ,LONDON1 :]E !RE IS SO MU* TO W94 ,N[ AS LONG AS ! MEET+ 9 ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E WAS 'A G5U9ELY POLITICAL MEET+'1 ?AT IS A M]E HOME RULE AFFAIR1 !IR PRES5CE & SUPPORT WAS ( LITTLE IMPORTANCE1 S9CE !IR GOOD-WILL T[>DS IT MI<T HAVE BE5 TAK5 = GRANT$4 ,BUT :5 IT BECAME1 AS IT DID SOME DAYS BE=E ! MEET+1 A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! REPRESSION ( FREE SPEE*1 & WAS1 :ATEV] MAY BE SAID TO ! CONTR>Y1 A PROTE/ ALSO ON ! P>T ( ! 'RESPECTABLE' WORK+-M5 ( ,LONDON AGA9/ ! MALTREATM5T ( !IR UNEMPLOY$ BRE?R5 !IR SUPPORT BECAME ( V]Y GREAT IMPORTANCE1 AT ANY RATE TO ! FUTURE ( ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 ACCEPT$ AS A TOK5 ( !IR SYMPA?Y ) ! POPUL> CAUSE1 & W\LD HAVE GA9$ !M MANY ?\S&S ( VOTES :I* WILL N[ EI!R BE CA/ 9 FAVOR ( SOME ,CONS]VATIVE ( ! 'DI%+' K9D1 OR WILL NEV] BE CA/ AT ALL4 ,9 %ORT1 !Y W\LD HAVE WON :ATEV] ( ,LONDON C\LD BE WON BY !M UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES1 & !Y W\LD HAVE LO/ NO?+ AT ALL2 = !Y MAY BE QUITE SURE ?AT !Y HAVE NO *ANCE ( ! VOTES ( ! %OPOCRACY BIG OR LITTLE2 !Y HAVE DONE 5\< TO LOSE ?AT :ILE !Y HAVE DONE NO?+ TO W9 :AT WAS TO BE WON4 

,!IR CONDUCT GIVES A GOOD MEASURE ( ! UTT] POLITICAL 9CAPACITY ( ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY4 ,IT IS QUITE LIKELY ?AT !Y MAY PLEAD ?AT !IR 'GREAT & NOBLE LEAD]' IS H>D TO MOVE1 ?AT IS1 QUITE DEVOID ( ANY P]CEPTION ( A DRAMATIC SITUATION2 ?AT AT EV]Y CRISIS HE HAS DONE ALL HE C\LD TO DISC\RAGE HIS FRI5DS & 5C\RAGE HIS FOES1 BUT ?AT IS NO EXCUSE WOR? PUTT+ =W>D4 ,! ORACLE ( ! ,GREAT ,PANJ&RUM WAS NOT NE$$ TO SPEAK2 EV5 ! NEXT GREATE/ PANJ&RUMS MI<T HAVE BE5 DISP5S$ )1 IE41 ,MORLEY & ,H>C\RT1 & SU* LIKE4 ,IF SOME DOZ5 ( ,LIB]AL ,M,P'S ( ! MORE RESPECTABLE K9D HAD GIV5 BY SOME MEANS !IR OP5 SUPPORT TO ! BUS9ESS1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 5\<1 & ! ASS5T ( ! 'LEAD]S' W\LD HAVE BE5 9F]R$1 & ! TRICK W\LD HAVE BE5 DONE4 

,ALL ?IS IS N[ A ?+ ( ! PA/1 & AS A FIR/ CONSEQU5CE ALL PEOPLE :O CAN ?9K AT ALL MU/ CLE>LY SEE ?AT ! POLITICAL ,LIB]ALS LOOK UPON ! ,IRI% QUE/ION SIMPLY AS A ME*ANICAL MATT] TO GET !M 9TO (FICE AGA94 ,IT IS EQUALLY CLE> ?AT FRE$OM ( SPEE* = ! PEOPLE 9 G5]AL IS NO CONC]N ( !IRS1 EXCEPT SO F> AS !Y >E AFRAID ( ! CONSEQU5CES ( IT IF !Y W]E 9 P[]4 ,NO LESS CLE> IS ?AT !Y DO NOT C>E A BUTTON = ! UNEMPLOY$ SO LONG AS !Y CAN BE KEPT QUIET2 & F9ALLY1 ?AT !Y HAVE NO =ESI<T OR PLAN = ! FUTURE & DET]M9$ TO %UT !IR EYES RESOLUTELY TO IT4 ,! RESULT ( ALL :I* WILL PROBABLY BE1 UNLESS SOME BLESS$ ACCID5T TURNS UP TO HELP !M ?AT !Y WILL BE EXPOS$ AT ! NEXT ELECTION AS ! M]E DREGS ( A BEAT5 POLITICAL P>TY1 A SET ( M5 AFRAID TO PROCLAIM !MSELVES EI!R ,RADICALS OR ,REACTIONI/S2 AFRAID ( REVOLUTION & 7P]HAPS7 A%AM$ ( OP5 REACTION4 

',WELL1 BUT :AT DOES ALL ?IS MATT] TO US8' A ,SOCIALI/ MAY SAY4 ,WELL IT IS A MATT] ( IMPORTANCE ?AT ! PEOPLE %\LD LE>N TO KN[ !IR FRI5DS FROM !IR FOES2 ! PEOPLE :OM WE /ILL HAVE TO W9 OV] TO \R SIDE -- NAY1 :OM TO A GREAT EXT5T WE /ILL HAVE TO GET TO LI/5 TO US4 ,?OSE ,LIB]AL MEMB]S :O HAVE BE5 CRY+ \T SO L\D AB\T ! WRONGS ( ! ,IRI% PEASANTS & :O >E SO :OLLY BL9D TO ?OSE ( ! ,LONDON WORKM51 :I* >E NO LESS ?AN ?OSE ( !IR ,IRI% BRE?R51 HAVE BE5 TEA*+ ! LESSON 9 QUE/ION TO ! PEOPLE %>PLY ?IS TIME4 ,!Y WILL UND]/& ?AT !SE *AMPIONS ( LIB]TY >E REALLY SAY+ ',!RE IS NO POLITICAL CAPITAL TO BE MADE ( Y\1 SO WE DON'T HE$ Y\ NAY1 S9CE Y\ >E AT \R V]Y DOORS1 & >E BEG9N+ TO LOOK DANG]\S1 WE >E AT HE>T GLAD ?AT ! MUZZLE IS BE+ CLAPP$ ON TO Y\4' 

,?IS IS ! MEAN+ ( ! ,LIB]AL MEMB]S /&+ ALO( FROM ! /RUGGLE = FREE SPEE* 9 ,LONDON2 & US$ AS PEOPLE >E TO (FICIAL POLTROON]Y1 !Y MU/ SEE SOME?+ ( ?IS MEAN+ 9 IT1 & A HEAVY BL[ WILL BE /RUCK AT ! HOPE :I* SOME SIMPLE PEOPLE /ILL HAVE 9 A *ANGE ( M9I/RY -- IT IS CALL$ A *ANGE ( P>TIES1 BUT IT H>DLY AM\NTS EV5 TO ?AT4 ,! PEOPLE WILL 9 CONSEQU5CE BEG9 TO CRY \T = A P>TY :I* DOES AT LEA/ AIM AT BE+ A POPUL> ONE2 :I*1 H[EV] P>TIALLY & IGNORANTLY1 DOES ADMIT ?AT ! WELF>E & PROGRESS ( ! WORK]S IS ! ONE NECESS>Y ?+ TO BE AIM$ AT4 ,9 %ORT1 ! OR?ODOX ,LIB]AL P>TY WILL VISIBLY MELT 9TO ! GREAT REACTION>Y P>TY1 & ?AT V]Y SOON N[ 9 ALL PROBABILITY2 & ?\< !RE WILL SC>CELY BE A SOLID DEMOCRATIC P>TY1 YET AT LEA/ !RE WILL BE A GREAT MASS ( EV]-GR[+ DISCONT5T4 ,BO? ?AT ( PEOPLE :O >E 9CREAS+LY SUFF]+ 9 !IR [N P]SONS FROM ! PROGRESS ( ECONOMICAL EV5TS & ALSO ( PEOPLE ( HONE/ DEMOCRATIC 9/9CTS TO :OM ALL OPPRESSION IS HATEFUL :5 !Y SEE IT UND] :ATEV] NAME IT GOES4 ,?IS BODY ( DISCONT5T IT WILL NOT BE DIFFICULT TO P5ETRATE ) ,SOCIALI/ IDEAS S9CE IT WILL NO LONG] BE ABLE TO HOPE ANY?+ FROM ! VAGUE BUNDLE ( MAKE%IFTS & EVASIONS ?AT PASSES UND] ! NAME ( A ,LIB]AL POLICY4 

,! GA91 !RE=E1 ( ! R5UNCIATION ( ! DEF5SE ( FRE$OM ( SPEE* BY ! ,LIB]AL LEAD]S & !IR H5*M5 IS ALL \RS & ! LOSS IS !IRS4 ,! ONLY POSSIBLE REASON = WANT+ A ,LIB]AL M9I/RY 9 AGA9 IS ?AT ! ,IRI% QUE/ION MI<T BE SETTL$ = ! TIME4 ,AGA9/ ?AT POSSIBLE GA9 IS TO BE PUT ! C]TA9TY ?AT ! LONG] ! QUE/ION IS DELAY$ ! MORE REVOLUTION>Y ! *ANGE WILL BE4 ,NOR IS IT SO SURE EI!R ?AT ! ,LIB]ALS W\LD DO MU* TO SETTLE IT IF !Y W]E 9 (FICE1 ON ! ONE H&1 OR ON ! O!R ?AT ! ,TORIES MAY NOT DI% !M AT LA/ BY DO+ PRETTY MU* ! SAME AS !IR OPPON5TS W\LD DO4 

,ANYH[ ! $UCATION ( ! ,RADICALS \<T TO GO ON PRETTY FA/1 N[ ?AT A /RONG ,LIB]AL M9ORITY PL$G$ UP TO ! EYES TO RESI/ANCE TO CO]CION1 & LOOK+ =W>D1 RI<TLY OR WRONGLY1 TO W9N+ AT ! NEXT ELECTION1 HAS /OOD BY & LOOK$ ON ) HALF-APPROV+ EYES :ILE ! ,TORIES W]E TAK+ AWAY FROM ! PEOPLE ! RI<T ( MEET+ 9 OP5 SPACES 9 ,LONDON ) A HI<H&$ VIOL5CE WOR?Y ( ! TIMES ( ,CA/L]EA<4 

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