,A ,NOTE ON ,PASS+ ,POLITICS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,A ,NOTE ON ,PASS+ ,POLITICS0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #c1 ,NO4 #h#e1 #bg ,AUGU/ #a#h#h#g1 P4 #b#g#f2 
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,! ,GLAD/ONIANS >E V]Y NATURALLY TRIUMPHANT AT ! ,NOR?WI* ELECTION1 & ! ,TORIES AS NATURALLY HAVE BE5 ATTEMPT+ TO EXPLA9 AWAY !IR DEFEAT2 :I*1 H[EV]1 TAK5 9 CONJUNCTION ) ! O!R BYE-ELECTIONS1 DOES SEEM TO AN ONLOOK] TO MEAN ! EXT9CTION ( ! ,*AMB]LA9 P>TY1 ! ABSORPTION 9TO DEF9ITE ,TORYISM ( ,LORD ,H>R+TON & A FEW O!R NOBODIES1 & 9 %ORT1 ! DEFEAT ( ! REVOLT 9 ! ,LIB]AL P>TY AGA9/ ,MR ,GLAD/ONE1 :O SEEMS DE/9$ TO HAVE ONE MORE TRIUMPH BE=E HE DIES4 ,TO SOME >D5T ,LIB]ALS ! WAY SEEMS SO DIRECT TO ,LIB]AL VICTORY ?AT ! ,PALL ,MALL ,GAZETTE URGES ! ,GLAD/ONIANS TO =CE ON A DISSOLUTION BY MEANS ( OB/RUCTION AT ONCE4 ,?AT NO D\BT W\LD BE GOOD TACTICS = !M IF ! P>TY W]E REALLY :AT ! WRIT] ( ! >TICLE 9 ! ,PALL ,MALL SEEMS TO ?9K IT -- A P>TY ) PR9CIPLES & A /EADY AIM4 ,AS IT IS1 ONE MAY BE QUITE SURE ?AT !Y WILL ATTEMPT NO?+ SO REVOLUTION>Y OR ANTI-RESPECTABLE AS ?AT3 !IR ADV5T TO P[] WILL COME BY A LONG] ROAD1 ) MANY MORE TURNS 9 IT4 ,= ! RESPECTABLE P>T ( !M HAVE NO V]Y BURN+ DESIRE TO PASS A REAL ,HOME ,RULE MEASURE1 & 9DE$ DON'T ?9K MU* AB\T ?AT OR ANY?+ ELSE EXCEPT ! M]E P>TY TRIUMPH4 ,H[EV]1 D\BTLESS 9 ! C\RSE ( TIME WE %ALL SEE A ,LIB]AL M9I/RY 9 P[] AGA91 ) SOME:AT MORE PRET5SIONS TO ,RADICALISM ?AN A M9I/RY HAS HAD YET1 & ) ! M&ATE TO PASS A ,HOME ,RULE ,BILL4 ,! SAID ,BILL WILL ALSO1 ( C\RSE1 BE ONE ( COMPROMISE2 BUT WE MAY SUPPOSE ?AT IT WILL DO SOME?+ TO GIVE ! ,IRI% QUE/ION A LITTLE RE/1 ?\< ) ITS ACCOMPANY+ ,L& ,BILL IT WILL NOT BE SO EASILY SETTL$ EV5 TEMPOR>ILY1 AS SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO SUPPOSE4 ,BUT A TRUCE ONCE MADE ) ! ,IRI% TR\BLES1 :AT WILL ! NEW ,GLAD/ONIAN GOV]NM5T DO NEXT8 ,?AT IS ! RUB4 ,IT WILL BE EXPECT$ TO DO SOME?+ & IF IT VALUES ITS LIFE MU/ TRY H>D NOT EV5 TO APPE> TO DO ANY?+4 ,TO APPE>1 ,I SAY1 BECAUSE1 EXCEPT AS REG>D ! FRAN*ISE1 ! 9/RUM5T ( P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY1 !RE IS NO LONG] ANY?+ = ?AT DEMOCRACY TO DO4 ,!RE MAY1 & PROBABLY WILL BE1 A %>P FI<T 9 ,P>LIAM5T OV] ! FRAN*ISE1 :I* WILL SPLIT UP ! P>TY ONCE MORE & GIVE ! ,:IG-,TORIES ANO!R 9N+S BUT :5 ?AT IS OV] & ! DEMOCRATIC SWORD %>P5$ DULY1 :]E WILL BE ! 5EMY TO BE SMITT5 BY IT8 ,D\BTLESS !RE WILL BE A NEW ,ALLOTM5TS ,ACTS 7SIC71 A ,LEASEHOLD ,5FRAN*ISEM5T ,ACT1 & O!R DEVICES = DIVID+ ! P[] ( \R L&LORD MA/]S )\T LESS5+ IT2 & ALSO D\BTLESS SOME RUBBI% AB\T P]PETUAL P5SIONS & ! CULTIVATION ( GR\SE-MOORS & ! LIKE4 ,BUT ALL ?IS WILL BE BUT US+ ! NEWLY-:ETT$ DEMOCRATIC SWORD = CLEAV+ A PAT ( BUTT] 9/EAD ( A HELMETT$ HEAD3 IT WILL BE DO+ NO?+4 ,NEV]!LESS IT WILL HAVE AN APPE>ANCE ( DO+ SOME?+ & WILL LEAD TO ! DEA? ( MORE ?AN ONE ',LIB]AL' M9I/RY1 IF CON/ITUTIONALISM LA/S AS LONG2 SO ?AT :AT BETWE5 DISGU/+ REAL DEMOCRATS ) REALLY DO+ NO?+1 & T]RIFY+ RESPECTABILITY ) SEEM+ TO DO SOME?+1 ! ,GLAD/ONIAN P>TY IS LIKELY TO HAVE A R\< TIME ( IT1 & MAY WELL PRAY = A CONT9UANCE ( ! ,IRI% QU>REL1 9 :I* !Y HAVE MANAG$1 AFT] A DEAL ( /&+ ON ALT]NATE FEET1 TO TAKE UP A POSITION APP>5TLY NOT 7TO !IR ?9K+7 TOO DANG]\S TO CON/ITUTIONALISM4 

,MEANTIME1 AFT] ALL ! ,TORY ,GOV]NM5T IS NOT GO+ TO DIE TAMELY2 !Y HAVE PLUCK$ UP HE>T TO PASS ! ,LORDS' AM5DM5TS TO ! ,L& ,BILL & PROCLAIM ! ,NATIONAL ,LEAGUE1 & SEEM TO BE GO+ TO PUT !IR FOOT D[N PROBABLY BECAUSE !Y P]CEIVE ?AT !IR ,*AMB]LA9I/ FRI5DS >E ( NO VALUE TO !M & ?AT !Y MU/ PLAY !IR LA/ C>D ( ATTEMPT+ TO DRIVE ! ,IRI% PEOPLE 9TO VIOL5T ACTION1 :I* MI<T TURN ! RESPECTABILITY ( ,LIB]AL P>TY AGA9/ ,HOME ,RULE AGA94 ,=TUNATELY !Y >E PROBABLY TOO LATE ONCE MORE2 ! M9D ( ! ORD9>Y P]SON NOT PL$G$ TO ! CAUSE ( REACTION IS GETT+ US$ TO ! IDEA ( ,HOME ,RULE1 & ANY \TBREAK ON ! P>T ( ! ,IRI% ?AT IS NOT SY/EMATIC WILL BE LOOK$ ON AS A M]E 9CID5T 9 ! /RUGGLE4 

,SOME MEASURE ( ,HOME ,RULE IS N[ C]TA92 & ALL WE SOCIALI/S CAN HOPE IS ?AT IT WILL NOT BE TOO LONG 9 COM+2 = :AT WE WANT N[ IS A PR(ESS$LY POPUL> GOV]NM5T 9 P[]1 :I*1 FACE TO FACE ) ! REAL QUE/ION ( ! DAY -- :E!R LABOR IS TO BE FREE OR ! SLAVE ( MONOPOLY -- WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DEAL ) ?AT QUE/ION1 BECAUSE IT & ! P>LIAM5T :I* HAS PRODUC$ IT >E & MU/ BE ESS5TIALLY ! GU>DIANS ( ?AT V]Y MONOPOLY4 

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