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Neither do I mean to say that they are conscious of being a united party; on the contrary, the groups will sometimes oppose each other furiously at elections, and perhaps the more simple minded of them really think that it is a matter of importance to the nation which section of them may be in power; but they may always be reckoned upon to be in their places and vote against any measure which carries with it a real attack on our constitutional system; surely very naturally, since they are there for no other purpose than to do so. NEITHER DO I MEAN TO SAY THAT THEY ARE CONSCIOUS OF BEING A UNITED PARTY ON THE CONRARY THE GROUPS WILL SOMETIMES OPPOSE EACH OTHER FURIOUSLY AT ELECTIONS AND PERHAPS THE MORE SIMPLE MINDED OF THEM REALLY THINK THAT IT IS A MATTER OF IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION WHICH SECTION OF THEM MAY BE IN POWER BUT THEY MAY ALWAYS BE RECKONED UPON TO BE IN THEIR PLACES AND VOTE AGAINST ANY MEASURE WHICH CARRIES WITH IT A REAL ATTACK ON OUR CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM SURELY VERY NATURALLY SINCE THEY ARE THERE FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE THAN TO DO SO
a Government into power that nominally represents their sentiment, but when that happens the said Government is forced, even when its party has a majority in the House of Commons, to take a much lower standpoint than the high Tory ideal; the utmost that the real Tory party can do, even when backed by the Primrose League and its sham hierarchy, is to delude the electors to return Tories to Parliament to pass measures more akin to Radicalism than the Whigs durst attempt, so that, though there are Tories, there is no Tory party in England. On the other hand, there is a party, which I can call for the present by no other name than Whig, which is both numerous and very powerful, and which does, in fact, govern England, and to my mind will always do so as long as the present constitutional Parliament lasts. Of course, like all parties it includes men of various shades of opinion, from the Tory-tinted Whiggery of Lord Salisbury to the Radical-tinted Whiggery of Mr. Chamberlain’s present tail. HEY MANAGE TO GET A GOVERNMENT INTO POWER THAT NOMINALLY REPRESENTS THEIR SENTIMENT BUT WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE SAID GOVERNMENT IS FORCED EVEN WHEN ITS PARTY HAS A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO TAKE A MUCH LOWER STANDPOINT THAN THE HIGH TORY IDEAL THE UTMOST THAT THE REAL TORY PARTY CAN DO EVEN WHEN BACKED BY THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE AND ITS SHAM HIERARCHY IS TO DELUDE THE ELECTORS TO RETURN TORIES TO PARLIAMENT TO PASS MEASURES MORE AKIN TO RADICALISM THAN THE WHIGS DURST ATTEMPT SO THAT THOUGH THERE ARE TORIES THERE IS NO TORY PARTY IN ENGLAND ON THE OTHER HAND THERE IS A PARTY WHICH I CAN CALL FOR THE PRESENT BY NO OTHER NAME THAN WHIG WHICH IS BOTH NUMEROUS AND VERY POWERFUL AND WHICH DOES IN FACT GOVERN ENGLAND AND TO MY MIND WILL ALWAYS DO SO AS LONG AS THE PRESENT CONSTITUTIONAL PARLIAMENT LASTS OF COURSE LIKE ALL PARTIES IT INCLUDES MEN OF VARIOUS SHADES OF OPINION FROM THE TORY TINTED WHIGGERY OF LORD SALISBURY TO THE RADICAL TINTED WHIGGERY OF MISTER CHAMBERLAIN'S PRESENT TALE
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