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They are, and always must be, conscious defenders of the present system, political and economical, as long as they have any cohesion as Tories, Whigs, Liberals, or even Radicals. Not one of them probably would go such a very short journey towards revolution as the abolition of the House of Lords. THEY ARE AND ALWAYS MUST BE CONSCIOUS DEFENDERS OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL AS LONG AS THEY HAVE ANY COHESION AS TORIES WHIGS LIBERALS OR EVEN RADICALS NOT ONE OF THEM PROBABLY WOULD GO SUCH A VERY SHORT JOURNEY TOWARDS REVOLUTION AS THE ABOLITION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
gland. 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. 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.  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 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
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