,C\NT+ ,NOSES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,C\NT+ ,NOSES0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #d1 ,NO4 #a#b#h1 #bc ,JUNE #a#h#h#h1 P4#a#i#f2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,MR ,*AMB]LA9 444BELIEV$ ?AT ! EXP]I5CE ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & !IR [N1 SO F> AS IT HAD GONE1 W5T TO %[ ?AT :5 PEOPLE W]E CON/ANTLY BE+ CALL$ ON TO VOTE1 ! :OLE MATT] FELL 9TO ! H&S ( CAUCUSES & MA*9E POLITICIANS4 

,?US ! REPORT]S ( ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS GIVE US ! PRES5T VIEW ( ! ONCE SEMI-,SOCIALI/ AGITATOR1 ! ADVOCATE ( ! RANSOM+ ( ! UPP]-CLASSES2 & NO ONE CAN WOND] AT ! 'IRONICAL *E]S & LAU<T]' ( ! OPPOSITION ?AT FOLL[$ ?IS EXPRESSION ( OP9ION FROM ! ONCE D>L+ ( ! CAUCUSES1 ! ONCE SUPREME L5D] ( ! MIDL&-C\NTY MA*9E POLITICIANS4 ',?AT W\LD LEAD'1 SAID ?IS RI<T HONORABLE1 'TO A /ATE ( ?+S :I* HAD NEV] EXI/$ 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 & :I* HE = ONE W\LD EXTREMELY DEPRECATE4' ',R5EW$ LAU<T]' FOLL[$ ?IS BRILLIANT JOKE1 :I* SEEMS TO HAVE TAK5 BY SURPRISE EV5 PEOPLE SO US$ TO IMPUD5CE AS ,M,P'S >E4 

,P]HAPS1 ?\<1 ! LAU<T] WAS NOT SO MU* AT :AT ,MR ,*AMB]LA9 SAID AS AT :AT HE MEANT 9 REF]5CE TO HIS PRES5T POSITION2 ! ,DEVIL PREA*+ A S]I\S S]MON ON S9 )\T HIMSELF LAU<+ AT HIS HUMBUG IS PROV]BIALLY AN AMUS+ BUS9ESS1 & ,MR ,*AMB]LA9'S CONTRADICTION ( HIS FIR/ S5T5CE BY HIS SECOND D\BTLESS MAKES IT MORE AMUS+2 BUT EXCEPT = ?AT SECOND S5T5CE1 9 :I* HE SPOKE ( ! REIGN ( CAUCUSES & MA*9E POLITICIANS AS A /ATE ( ?+S :I* HAD NEV] EXI/$ 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 ,I ?9K WE MAY GO SOME WAY 9 AGREE+ ) HIM1 EV5 )\T ATTACK+ ! NO/RUM ( TRI5NIAL OR YE>LY P>LIAM5TS :I* IS SO DE> TO ,RADICAL POLITICIANS4 

,IT IS TRUE1 9DE$1 ?AT WE >E NOT V]Y (T5 CALL$ UPON TO VOTE = ,M,P'S AT LEA/1 & ?AT ! MAJE/Y ( ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS & ITS ELECTIONS HAS OV]%AD[$ ! O!R K9DS ( VOT+ SO MU* ?AT ONLY A FEW V]Y EAG] LOCAL POLITICIANS HE$ SU* OCCASIONS = VOT+1 UNLESS 9 ! CASE ( ! ,S*OOL ,BO>D1 9 :I* ! CUMULATIVE VOTE IS 5TIC+ TO SOME :O O!RWISE W\LD SEE CLE>LY ?AT !Y HAD NO *ANCE ( GETT+ !IR OP9IONS REPRES5T$4 

,BUT ?\< WE DON'T VOTE (T51 ,I REALLY DO NOT SEE H[ WE C\LD BE 'MA*9$' MORE ?AN WE >E AT PRES5T1 EV5 IF WE VOT$ EV]Y DAY4 ,9 \R C5TRALIZ$ 'SOCIETY' 7IF ONE MU/ ABUSE ?AT GOOD WORD BY US+ IT = ! ?IEVI% MUDDLE RUL$ BY ! GOV]NM5T CL]K & ! POLICEMAN7 ! :OLE POLITICAL DUTY ( MAN IS TO VOTE3 ?AT IS AT ONCE ! HEAL+ FAI?1 & ! FRUITS WOR?Y ( SALVATION PUT BE=E US BY \R POLITICAL *UR* TO-DAY1 & ! PRIE/S ( ?AT *UR* >E = EV] 5GAG$ 9 BRIB+ PEOPLE TO VOTE & 9TIMIDAT+ !M TO VOTE1 & *EAT+ !M 9TO VOT+1 & BESEE*+ !M TO VOTE2 & ALSO 9 RECEIV+ !IR VOTES2 & :5 ! VOTES >E RECEIV$ & ! REPRES5TATIVE IS ELECT$ BY !M1 HE !N HAS TO PUT HIS :OLE S\L 9TO SQU>+ HIS CONDUCT 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! *ANCES ( ! NEXT ELECTION & ! HOPES ( AGA9 OBTA9+ VOTES4 

,UND] ?IS SY/EM H[ CAN ANY POLITICIAN BE O!R ?AN ME*ANICAL8 ,SO F> FROM HIS TRY+ TO ABATE P>TY SPIRIT1 & TRY TO BE USEFUL1 IT IS HIS BUS9ESS C>EFULLY TO PU% ANY?+ ?AT HAS A T5D5CY TO BECOME HUMAN & REASONABLE BACK 9TO ! LI/S :]E ! BATTLE ( NOSE-C\NT+ IS BE+ F\<T4 ,ADM9I/RATION BECOMES A JOKE1 & ! ,METROPOLITAN ,BO>D ( ,WORKS ! TRUE IMAGE ( (FICIAL BUS9ESS4 ,WORN-\T P>TY CRIES >E ALL[$ TO %\T D[N ALL SUGGE/IONS ( ! TRUE ISSUES ( POLITICAL LIFE4 ,! LEAD]S >E OBLIG$ AT ANY RATE TO PR(ESS IGNORANCE 7LIKE ,MR ,MORLEY ! O!R DAY7 ( A GREAT P>T ( ! EV5TS HAPP5+ UND] !IR V]Y NOSES1 & AS TO !IR IGNORANCE ( IDEAS ?AT >E BEG9N+ TO MOVE ALL 9TELLIG5T P]SONS1 !Y HAVE NO NE$ TO PR(ESS IGNORANCE ( !M1 = !IR IGNORANCE ON ?IS HEAD IS SO COMPLETE ?AT IT CRIES \T = ALL M5 TO TAKE NOTE (4 ,9 ?IS CO>SE1 BL9D1 IGNORANT P>TY W>F>E1 ! ISSUES PUT BE=E US >E SO FUTILE & WIDE ( ! REAL PO9T1 ?AT HONE/ & ?\<TFUL M5 >E COMPELL$ TO SPIT & PASS BY4 ,H]E1 SAY ! POLITICIANS1 VOTE = ?IS OR = ?AT4 ,IS !RE NO ?IRD C\RSE1 Y\ SAY1 BUT TO VOTE = A PIECE ( REACTION OR A PIECE ( 9ACTION8 ,NONE1 !Y ANSW]2 Y\R BUS9ESS IS TO HAVE Y\R NOSE C\NT$ ON ONE SIDE OR O!R ( ! BUS9ESS ?AT WE NOSE-C\NT]S HAVE MADE = Y\3 IF Y\ OBJECT1 Y\ >E A FADDI/1 A CRANK1 A P]SON IGNORANT ( 'PRACTICAL POLITICS'4 

,?IS IS ! WAY ?AT 'REPRES5TATIVES' >E MANUFACTUR$1 ?AT ! 'GREAT REPRES5TATIVE BODY' IS MANUFACTUR$2 & AFT] ALL IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT IF IT DOES NOT REPRES5T US1 IT REPRES5TS \R CONDITION4 ,IT IS SAID (T5 ?AT ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS DOES LITTLE OR NO?+4 ,WELL1 :AT 9 ! NAME ( PATI5CE NE$ IT DO8 ,!RE IS ! VA/ ORGANIZATION ( COMM]CE AT WORK DAY BY DAY1 H\R BY H\R1 TAK+ C>E ?AT ! W> = RI*ES AMONG ! MEMB]S ( ! CLASSES PRIVILEG$ TO 'EMPLOY'1 %ALL BE ORD]LY1 & ?AT ! MEMB]S ( ! CLASSES ?AT >E EMPLOY$ %ALL GA9 NO?+ MORE ?AN B>E SUBSI/5CE BY !IR COMPETITION ) ONE ANO!R2 TURN+ TO !IR [N ADVANTAGE1 NOT ONLY ! WORK ( ! WORK]S1 BUT !IR LOVE ( PLEASURE & LONG+ = EASE :I* =BIDS !M TO RAKE UP CONSCI\SLY ! CLASS /RUGGLE :I* !Y MU/ C>RY ON UNCONSCI\SLY2 !IR S5SE ( JU/ICE & ASPIRATIONS = A DEC5T LIFE1 :I* MAKE !M AV]SE TO VIOL5CE2 NAY1 !Y CAN EV5 TURN ! /RUGGLE = WAGES & ! TRADES COMB9ATIONS TO !IR ADVANTAGE BY US+ !M AS A W>N+ TO NOTE H[ F> !Y CAN V5TURE TO GO 9 ! ROBB]Y ( ! USEFUL CLASS2 & !IR POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS ! CAPITALI/ REPRES5TATIVES CAN USE 9 MU* ! SAME WAY2 !Y CAN DISCOV] BY ! VOTE-CAT*+ PROCESS :AT TUNE MU/ BE PLAY$ 9 ORD] TO LULL ! WORK]S TO SLEEP :ILE !IR POCKETS >E BE+ PICK$ -- ( WELL-BE+ & HAPP9ESS4 

,!Y NE$ DO NO?+ ELSE EXCEPT KEEP A L>GE =CE ( POLICEM5 & A TOL]ABLE >MY ON FOOT1 TOGE!R ) ! CRIM9AL C\RTS & ! DUE AM\NT ( MIDDLE-CLASS JURYM5 9 CASE ! VICTIMS %\LD WAKE UP & GET RE/IVE4 

,I SAY AGA9 IF ! ,P>LIAM5T MANUFACTUR$ BY ! NOSE-C\NT+ :I* IS MANIPULAT$ BY CAUCUSES1 ,PRIMROSE ,LEAGUE1 ELECTION AG5TS1 ! LA/ CORRUPTION ( H]O-WOR%IP1 & ! RE/ ( IT1 DOES NOT REPRES5T US1 IT REPRES5TS \R CONDITION -- A PRIVILEG$ CLASS ROBB+ US1 DE/ROY+1 IF NOT \R LIVES1 YET ! REASON = \R LIVES2 & A WORK+ CLASS APA!TIC BECAUSE IT IS US$ TO ! MIS]ABLE LIFE IT LEADS4 ,A CLASS :I* DOES NOT KN[ :AT HAPP9ESS IS1 & !RE=E WILL NOT SEEK ! MEANS ( OBTA9+ IT4 

,SURELY ! TIME WILL COME :5 ! 9]T /RUGGLE = B>E LIVELIHOOD WILL =CE ON US ! KN[L$GE ( ! MEANS NOT M]ELY ( OBTA9+ B>E LIVELIHOOD BUT ( HAPP9ESS ALSO1 & !N :AT A F>CE WILL SEEM TO US ?AT 'REPRES5TATION' F\ND$ ON 'MA*9E-POLITICS' & ! C\NT ( NOSES ( UNHAPPY PEOPLE DRIV5 & *EAT$ 9TO VOT+ = ?IS OR ?AT =M ( ! CONT9UANCE ( !IR [N UNHAPP9ESS4 

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