,9DEP5D5T ,IREL& 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,9DEP5D5T ,IREL&0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #a#f1 ,APRIL #a#h#h#f1 P4#c#f2 
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,MR ,GLAD/ONE'S MEASURE HAS AT LA/ SE5 LI<T1 & IT MU/ AT LEA/ BE SAID ( IT ?AT UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES IT HAS BE5 ACCEPT$ JOYFULLY BY ! PEOPLE :OM IT WAS *IEFLY MEANT TO S]VE3 ! ,IRI% AT LEA/ >E PLEAS$4 ,?IS IS AN IMPROVEM5T ON ! *>ACT] ( MO/ MEASURES ( RE=M1 :I* USUALLY RA!R ]R 9 DEFECT ?AN 9 EXCESS ( ?AT ANCI5T VICE & MOD]N VIRTUE1 C[>DICE2 & :I* CONSEQU5TLY DISC\RAGE FRI5DS :ILE !Y FAIL 9 CONCILIAT+ 5EMIES4 ,TO F9D ! IRR$UCIBLE M9IMUM HAS BE5 ,MR ,GLAD/ONE'S AIM1 & ACCORD+ TO ! V]DICT ( BO? FRI5DS & FOES HE HAS SUCCE$$4 ,A SIMPLE-M9D$ MAN MI<T HAVE EXPECT$ ! ,RADICALS1 AT ANY RATE1 TO BE PLEAS$ AT ?IS1 BUT HE WILL BY ?IS TIME BE DISILLUSION$4 ,SOME ( !M DO 9DE$ EAT ! LEEK ?US PRES5T$ TO !M BY ! ,CELTIC *AMPION ) A TOL]ABLY GOOD GRACE1 BUT A GREAT MANY 9SI/ ON BE+ ?RA%$ BE=E EAT+1 :I* GRACE BE=E MEAT !Y >E1 ,I ?9K1 NOT LIKELY TO LACK4 

,! FACT IS !SE WOR?IES W]E QUITE PREP>$ TO GIVE ,IREL& ,HOME ,RULE SO LONG AS ,HUMBUG ACCOMPANI$ IT1 SO LONG AS ! GRANT ( IT DID NOT 5ABLE ! ,IRI% TO MANAGE !IR [N AFFAIRS2 & !Y SEEM TO HAVE HOP$ 7NOT P]HAPS )\T SOME REASON7 ?AT ,MR ,GLAD/ONE W\LD CONTRIVE ?IS TRAP = !IR B5EFIT4 ,IT W\LD 9DE$ HAVE BE5 A TRIUMPH = MOD]N B\RGEOIS LEGISLATION TO HAVE BE5 ABLE TO SAY1 ',WE HAVE DONE :AT Y\ WANT$1 WE (F] Y\ ,HOME ,RULE1 & N[ Y\ WON'T TAKE IT'4 ,& ?AT W\LD HAVE BE5 QUITE 9 ITS MANN] TOO4 ,BUT !Y HAVE BE5 DISAPPO9T$ & >E =C$ TO FACE A MEASURE :I* ! ,IRI% BELIEVE WILL MAKE !M PRACTICALLY 9DEP5D5T1 & :E!R ! BILL PASSES OR NOT !RE IS NO D\BT ?AT !Y WILL NOT N[ ACCEPT ANY?+ LESS ?AN IT4 ,?IS IS GRIEV\S 5\< = \R ,F$]ATION-(-!-,EMPIRE FRI5DS1 BUT IF !Y >E ,RADICALS TO BOOT1 :AT >E !Y TO DO8 ,MR ,*AMB]LA9 SEES ?AT HE CANNOT1 AS YET1 JO9 ! ,TORY-,:IG COALITION1 & CONSEQU5TLY1 9 SPITE ( ! ALMO/ UNANIM\S AGREEM5T ( ! ,LONDON ,LIB]AL PRESS1 9CLUD+ ! ONCE ANTI-,J+O ,E*O1 :I* N[ SEES ! ]ROR ( ITS WAYS1 HE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO CONT5T HIMSELF ) LOOK+ ON AT A ,GLAD/ONE TRIUMPH & A ,:IG PROTE/1 )\T %>+ 9 EI!R4 ,! BILL WILL PASS ! ,COMMONS EI!R N[ OR AFT] A COALITION MUDDLE1 OR ELSE ! ,IRI% WILL 9 SOME WAY OR O!R REBEL4 

,UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES IT IS NOT WOR? :ILE TO LOOK 9TO ! DETAILS ( ,MR ,GLAD/ONE'S BILL1 EV5 IF SU* MATT]S C\LD CONC]N ,SOCIALI/S AT ALL4 ,IT MEANS ! ,9DEP5D5CE ( ,IREL& & NOT ! %AM ,F$]ATION :I* ! GREAT] P>T ( ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY 9T5D$ IT TO MEAN4 ,?IS IS CLE>LY %[N BY ! FACT ?AT :ILE ,RADICALS CRY \T ON 9JU/ICE TO ! ,IRI% 9 EXCLUD+ !M FROM ! ,WE/M9/] ,P>LIAM5T1 !SE !MSELVES WILL BY NO MEANS ACCEPT ! HONOR IF !Y CAN HELP IT1 AS !Y P]CEIVE IT TO T5D T[>DS ,F$]ATION4 ,ONE REM$Y AT LEA/ !Y MI<T HAVE1 ( ! K9D KN[N TO ! UN?IR/Y HORSE :5 BR\<T TO WAT]2 !Y NE$ NOT DR9K ( ! /REAM ( HONOR & CONSID]ATION FL[+ FROM ,WE/M9/]2 9 O!R WORDS !Y MAY /AY AT HOME & M9D !IR [N BUS9ESS1 :I* !Y WILL SORELY NE$ TO DO4 ,= ! RE/1 ! BILL IS A SPECIM5 ( ! USUAL ,CON/ITUTION-BUILD+1 & IS FULL ( SAFEGU>DS AGA9/ DANG]S :I*1 :5 !Y COME NE> WILL S5D ! SAID SAFEGU>DS FLY+ 9TO SPACE4 ,WE NE$ NOT HE$ ALL ?AT2 ! ,IRI% PEOPLE ACCEPT IT1 ! ,:IGS REJECT IT3 ?AT IS 5\<4 

,BUT :AT IS ?IS NEW P>LIAM5T TO US ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALI/S :O SEE NO PANACEA 9 P>LIAM5TS ( ANY K9D8 ,WELL1 FIR/ ! ,IRI% 7AS ,I HAVE SOME REASON TO KN[7 WILL NOT LI/5 TO ANY?+ EXCEPT ! HOPE ( 9DEP5D5CE AS LONG AS !Y >E GOV]N$ BY ,5GL&2 NO1 NOT EV5 TO ! MO/ ELEM5T>Y PROPOSITIONS AB\T ! L&1 :I* CONC]N !M MO/ & NE>E/ -- !Y CAN SEE NO?+ ELSE ?AN AN ,IREL& FRE$ FROM ?AT GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y >E1 AS IT W]E1 DEMORALIZ$ BY A LONG W>1 & WILL LIKELY 5\< CONFIRM ! PROPHECIES ( !IR 5EMIES BY FL\ND]+ WOEFULLY AMID !IR DIFFICULTIES1 :5 !Y HAVE !IR [N AFFAIRS TO MANAGE4 ,BUT IT IS ONLY BY F9D+ \T :AT A P>LIAM5T IS LIKE ?AT !Y CAN KN[ :AT A WOR?LESS 9/RUM5T IT IS T[>DS HELP+ ! COMMUNITY TO A DEC5T LIFE2 & !Y WILL HAVE TO MEET ?OSE DIFFICULTIES !MSELVES & BE RESPONSIBLE = !IR MANN] ( DEAL+ ) !M1 9/EAD ( LETT+ !IR RESPONSIBILITIES LAPSE 9TO ! WILL+ H&S ( ,5GL&4 ,!Y WILL !N SURELY BEG9 TO F9D \T ?AT ,5GLI% RULE WAS SO DISA/R\S TO !M1 NOT BECAUSE ( ! DIFF]5CE ( RACE BETWE5 ! GOV]NORS & ! GOV]N$1 BUT BECAUSE A CRUDE =M ( >BITR>Y AU?ORITY WAS PRACTIC$ ON ! '9F]IOR RACE'2 BECAUSE ,5GL& REPRES5T$ L&LORD & CAPITALI/ OPPRESSION1 :I*1 TO SAY ! TRU?1 W\LD NOT HAVE LACK$ A REPRES5TATIVE EV5 IF %E HAD NOT BE5 P>AM\NT 9 ,IREL&4 

,HOME ,RULE = ,IREL& IS NOT ( ITSELF NECESS>ILY A REVOLUTION>Y MEASURE1 BUT IT WILL CLE> ! GR\ND = S[+ ! SE$ ( ,REVOLUTION2 & ?AT ALL ! MORE AS ! PROBLEM 9 ,IREL& IS SIMPL] ?AN ELSE:]E1 [+ TO ITS BE+ *IEFLY AN AGRICULTURAL C\NTRY4 ,! PATI5CE & GOOD HUMOR ( ! PEOPLE MAY HELP ITS NEW RUL]S TO /AVE (F ! GREAT *ANGE :I* %ALL MAKE ,IREL& FREE BY FREE+ ALL ITS 9HABITANTS2 & !IR T]RIBLE APPR5TICE%IP 9 MIS]Y MAY HELP 9 RE/RA9+ !M FROM CLAIM+ ?AT DEC5T & HAPPY LIFE :I* IT WILL BE EASI] = !M TO GET = ! CLAIM+ ?AN IT IS TO MO/ PEOPLES2 BUT ! CLAIM WILL C]TA9LY BE MADE1 & CAN ONLY BE CRU%$ BY A B\RGEOIS ,5GL& TRIUMPHANT OV] ITS 5EMY -- ,! ,PEOPLE4 

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