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The events are normal in each case, and he is not moved. But sooner or later there comes a case in which he has local knowledge. He says to himself: "Why on earth is So and so made a peer (or a front bench man, or what not)? THE EVENTS ARE NORMAL IN EACH CASE AND HE IS NOT MOVED BUT SOONER OR LATER THERE COMES A CASE IN WHICH HE HAS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE HE SAYS TO HIMSELF WHY ON EARTH IS SO AND SO MADE A PEER OR A FRONT BENCH MAN OR WHAT NOT
 provincial might have been shocked ten years ago to hear that places in the Upper House of Parliament were regularly bought and sold. He might have indignantly denied it The Free Press said: "In some short while you will have a glaring instance of a man who is incompetent and obscure but very rich, appearing as a legislator with permanent hereditary power, transferable to his son after his death. I don't know which the next one will be, but there is bound to be a case of the sort quite soon for the thing goes on continually. You will be puzzled to explain it. The explanation is that the rich man has given a large sum of money to the needy professional politician, Selah." Our worthy provincial may have heard but an echo of this truth, for it would have had, ten years ago, but few readers. He may not have seen a syllable of it in his daily paper. But things happen. He sees first a great soldier, then a well-advertised politician, not a rich man, but very widely talked about, made peers. RY PROFOUNDLY A WORTHY PROVINCIAL MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHOCKED TEN YEARS AGO TO HEAR THAT PLACES IN THE UPPER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT WERE REGULARLY BOUGHT AND SOLD HE MIGHT HAVE INDIGNANTLY DENIED IT THE FREE PRESS SAID IN SOME SHORT WHILE YOU WILL HAVE A GLARING INSTANCE OF A MAN WHO IS INCOMPETENT AND OBSCURE BUT VERY RICH APPEARING AS A LEGISLATOR WITH PARLIAMENT HEREDITARY POWER TRANSFERABLE TO HIS SON AFTER HIS DEATH I DON'T KNOW WHICH THE NEXT ONE WILL BE BUT THERE IS BOUND TO BE A CASE OF THE SORT QUITE SOON FOR THE THING GOES ON CONTINUALLY YOU WILL BE PUZZLED TO EXPLAIN IT THE EXPLANATION IS THAT THE RICH MAN HAS GIVEN A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO THE NEEDY PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN SELAH OUR WORTHY PROVINCIAL MAY HAVE HEARD BUT AN ECHO OF THIS TRUTH FOR IT WOULD HAVE HAD TEN YEARS AGO BUT FEW READERS HE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN A SYLLABLE OF IT IN HIS DAILY PAPER BUT THINGS HAPPEN HE SEES FIRST A GREAT SOLDIER THEN A WELL ADVERTISED POLITICIAN NOT A RICH MAN BUT VERY WIDELY TALKED ABOUT MADE PEERS
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