,HOME ,RULE OR ,HUMBUG 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,HOME ,RULE OR ,HUMBUG0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #b#d1 #bf ,JUNE #a#h#h#f1 P4#a-#a#a2 
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,IT W\LD BE BUT WA/E ( TIME TO GO ?R\< ALL ! ELECTION ADDRESSES ( EV5 ! PR9CIPAL LEAD]S ( P>TIES :I* HAVE BE5 PUT BE=E ! PUBLIC DUR+ ! LA/ FEW DAYS2 BUT ?OSE ADDRESSES1 & ! RECEPTION ( ,MR ,GLAD/ONE ON HIS J\RNEY NOR?W>D1 SEEM TO =E%AD[ ! NATURE & ISSUE ( ! COM+ CONTE/1 & A FEW WORDS SEEM DESIRABLE AB\T IT4 ,MR ,GLAD/ONE HAS DEF9ITELY GIV5 UP HIS ,BILL1 & TAKES HIS /& ON ! PR9CIPLE ( A P>LIAM5T = ,IREL&4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT ?IS MAY MEAN COMPROMISE -- ?AT HE IS PREP>$ TO ACCEPT SOME?+ LESS LIKE 9DEP5D5CE ?AN ! ,BILL 9T5D$2 BUT IT MAY NOT MEAN ANY?+ MORE ?AN ELECTIONE]+ VAGU5ESS1 TRY+ TO MAKE ! SWEEP ( ! NET AS WIDE & 9CLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE1 -- A DANG]\S MANEUV]1 BUT :I* WILL ALWAYS BE TRI$ AT ELECTIONS1 & BY ,MR ,GLAD/ONE4 

,! PO9T IS1 :E!R ! ,IRI% PEOPLE >E PREP>$ TO ACCEPT ANY?+ LESS LIKE 9DEP5D5CE ?AN ! ,BILL2 OR RA!R1 WILL ! M>* ( ,P>LIAM5T>Y EV5TS COMPEL !M TO DO SO4 ,! ,*AMB]LA9ITES HAVE ! P[]1 P]HAPS1 ( =C+ !M TO ACCEPT A COMPROMISE4 ,! IMM$IATE PURPOSE ( ,MR ,GLAD/ONE'S DECL>ATION ( ! DEA? ( ! ,BILL IS AN OLIVE-BRAN* TO ,RADICAL DISS5TI5TS4 ,IF !Y ACCEPT IT AS A BODY1 ! :OLE ,LIB]AL-,RADICAL P>TY 7\TSIDE ,LORD ,H>T+TON'S ,:IGS7 WILL BE PL$G$ TO %AV+ D[N ! MEASURE = ! NEW ,P>LIAM5T TO SOME?+ LESS ?AN ! DEFUNCT ,BILL4 ,! ,IRI%1 AT ALL EV5TS !IR C5TRAL GR\P1 WILL %R9K FROM ! ATTITUDE ( IRRECONCILABILITY IF ! %AV+ D[N IS NOT V]Y FLAGRANT1 ESPECIALLY IF IT GIVES !M AS IT ALMO/ C]TA9LY WILL DO1 AN IMM$IATE OPPORTUNITY = C>RY+ ON ! AGITATION4 ,UNLESS1 !RE=E1 ! ,*AMB]LA9ITES >E DEAD AGA9/ ANY REAL ,HOME-,RULE1 !Y WILL GIVE UP !IR PRES5T OPPOSITION TO ,MR ,GLAD/ONE & LEAVE !IR ,TORY-,:IG FRI5DS 9 ! LUR*4 

,IT IS MU* TO BE HOP$ ?AT !Y WILL NOT TAKE ?IS C\RSE1 = 9 !IR COM+ 9TO ! ,GLAD/ONIAN CAMP AGA9 LIES ! REAL DANG] TO ! SUCCESS ( ,IRI% 9DEP5D5CE4 ,:E!R ,MR ,GLAD/ONE IS /RONG 5\< TO W9 9 ! ELECTIONS OR NOT1 HE WILL AT LEA/ HAVE AT HIS BACK A M9ORITY /RONG 5\< 9 OPPOSITION TO PREV5T ! PASS+ ( A MEASURE 9T5D$ = ! COMPLETE %ELV+ ( ! QUE/ION1 :I* W\LD HAVE TO BE 5=C$ BY ! USUAL ME?OD BY :I* ,5GLI% GIFTS >E PRES5T$ TO ,IREL& -- CO]CION1 TO WIT4 ,BUT ON ! O!R H&1 A MAJORITY ( M5 M]ELY PRET5D+ TO SUPPORT ,HOME ,RULE1 JO9$ TO ! USUAL AM\NT ( WAV]]S1 MI<T SO DALLY ) ! QUE/ION AS PRACTICALLY TO DRAW US BACK AGA9 9TO ! TR\BLE FROM :I* WE HAVE SEEM$ TO BE EM]G+4 ,A FIRM & /RONG M9ORITY W\LD $UCATE PEOPLE SOME:AT3 A SLOPPY MAJORITY W\LD WE> !M \T & MAKE !M LANGUID AS TO ! :OLE SUBJECT4 

,MEAN:ILE IT IS OBS]VABLE ?AT NO P>TY PR(ESSES TO 9T5D %ELV+ ! QUE/ION2 & FUR!R1 ?AT 9 SPITE ( ALL ! BLU/] ( ! ,TORY PRESS1 ! ,TORIES >E BEG9N+ TO SEE ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( DRAGOON+ ,IREL& 9 ! FUTURE1 & >E L\DLY DISCLAIM+ CO]CION4 ,EV5 ! ,/ ,JAMES'S ,GAZETTE IS DRIV5 TO ?IS RETREAT1 & TALKS AB\T ,LORD ,SALISBURY'S 'UNGU>D$ MOM5T'1 -- ! MOM5T 9 :I* HE V]Y FRANKLY EXPRESS$ ! 9T5TIONS OR HOPES ( ! ,TORY P>TY AS REG>DS ,IREL&2 9T5TIONS :I* W\LD HAVE TO BECOME ?OSE ( ,:IGS & ,J+O-,RADICALS IF !Y W]E TO SUCCE$ 9 GETT+ SUPPORT 5\< TO IMPOSE !IR S*EMES ON ?AT C\NTRY4 ,?IS LOOKS V]Y LIKE ?R[+ UP ! SPONGE4 ,?+S HAVE COME TO ?IS PO9T1 ?AT EV5 ?OSE :O1 IF !Y C\LD1 W\LD CO]CE ,IREL& BY ANY & EV]Y MEANS1 9CLUD+ A S*EME ( DEPOPULATION1 :I* ,LORD ,SALISBURY IS N[ DRIV5 TO DISAV[1 P]CEIVE ?AT ! ?+ IS IMPOSSIBLE 9 ! FACE ( ! GA!R+ 9/9CT ( ! ,5GLI% PEOPLE AGA9/ !IR =CIBLE B5EVOL5CE 9 FAVOR ( ! L&LORDS4 

,IT IS BECOM+ IMPOSSIBLE !N TO IMPOSE ! RULE ( ! ,5GLI% BUREAUCRACY 9 ITS WOR/ =M ON ,IREL&4 ,:AT ALT]NATIVE IS LEFT !N TO ! RE ACTIONI/S 9 DEAL+ ) H]4 ,APP>5TLY1 TO 9VOLVE ! :OLE QUE/ION 9 A HOPELESS1 LAWY]-LIKE MUDDLE1 SO AS TO SICK5 PEOPLE ( IT1 & TO GET UP ! OLD CRY ( ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( DEAL+ ) ! ,IRI%4 ,?IS IS :AT IS BE+ ATTEMPT$2 &1 ON ! :OLE1 ,MR ,GLAD/ONE'S ANSW] TO IT MU/ BE CONSID]$ AN EFFECTIVE ONE1 & NONE ! LESS SO BECAUSE ( ITS SIMPLICITY2 HE HAS = ONCE ?R[N (F ALL F9ESSE1 & PUTS ! BROAD QUE/ION BE=E ! C\NTRY ( ,HOME ,RULE OR ,HUMBUG2 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO DO ?IS 9 ORD] TO BREAK ?R\< ! NETWORK ( EVASIONS1 9TRIGUE1 & COMPROMISE ?AT ! 5D ( LA/ ,SESSION HAD WOV5 R\ND ! QUE/ION4 ,IT IS NO USE PROPHECY+ AS TO ! RESULT ( ! ELECTIONS1 BUT IF !Y GO AGA9/ ,HOME ,RULE ?IS SIMPLIFY+ ( ! PRES5T ISSUE WILL GIVE =CE & DI/9CTNESS TO ! P[]FUL OPPOSITION :I*1 AS ABOVE SAID1 IS ! ALT]NATIVE TO A SUCCESS AT ! POLL+ BOO?S4 

,ONE MAY SAY AB\T ! ,RADICALS G5]ALLY1 LOOK+ AT !M FROM ! ,SOCIALI/ PO9T ( VIEW1 ?AT !Y MAY BE DIVID$ 9TO TWO SECTIONS4 ,! FIR/ >E ! P$ANTIC ,RADICALS ) C]TA9 P>TY %IBBOLE?S ON !IR TONGUES1 & 9 !IR HE>TS BITT] HO/ILITY TO EV]Y?+ :I* SEEMS TO 9T]F]E EV5 TEMPOR>ILY ) ! P>TY GAME :I* !Y >E PLAY+4 ,BETWE5 !M & US !RE IS & MU/ BE M]E W>2 !Y WILL NOT EV5 LI/5 TO US4 ,!Y LOOK UPON US ) MORE HATR$ ?AN !Y DO UPON ! ,TORIES1 = )\T ! LATT] !Y C\LD NOT C>RY ON !IR GAME4 ,BUT BESIDES !SE P$ANTIC ,RADICALS1 !RE IS ANO!R ,RADICAL SECTION :O >E ON ! LOOK \T = PROGRESSIVE IDEAS1 & >E ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ADVANC+ ,DEMOCRACY4 ,!SE MAY1 & (T5 DO1 OPPOSE US AS 9CONV5I5T IMPRACTICABLE P]SONS1 :O 9T]F]E ) :AT !Y HAVE LE>N$ TO CONSID] PROGRESS1 BUT !Y >E NOT REALLY UNFRI5DLY & >E WILL+ TO HE> US1 & :5 !Y HAVE DONE SO !Y WILL F9D MANY ( !M1 ?AT !Y >E ,SOCIALI/S AFT] ALL4 

,WELL1 ! ,*AMB]LA9ITE ,UNIONI/ ,RADICALS1 MANY ( :OM >E QUITE FANATICAL 9 !IR OPPOSITION TO ,HOME ,RULE1 DO ON ?IS OCCASION REPRES5T TO US ! HO/ILE P$ANTIC ,RADICALS1 :ILE ?OSE :O >E *AMPION+ ,HOME ,RULE REPRES5T \R ,RADICAL FRI5DS1 :O >E WAIT+ TO BE TOLD :AT ,SOCIALISM REALLY IS1 OR AT ANY RATE WAIT+ TO F9D \T :AT IT IS1 & :O :5 !Y HAVE F\ND \T WILL BECOME ,SOCIALI/S4 ,AS ,SOCIALI/S1 !RE=E1 WE >E B\ND TO WI% ! UTMO/ SUCCESS TO ?OSE :O CAN AT LEA/ SEE ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y = ,IREL& TO TAKE H] [N AFFAIRS 9TO H] [N H&S1 :ATEV] ! IMM$IATE RESULTS MAY BE4 ,TO ! P$ANTIC ,RADICALS1 ! NEW ,J+OES1 WE NE$ SC>CELY WI% ILL-SUCCESS1 = AS ?+S >E GO+ !Y >E GETT+ !MSELVES DEEP] 9TO ! MIRE AT EV]Y /EP4 

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