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If they by hook or crook managed to get a number of members into Parliament, they would find out their differences very speedily under the influence of party rule; in point of fact, the Democrats are not a party; because they have no principles other than the old Whig Radical ones, extended in some cases so as to take in a little semi Socialism which the march of events has forced on them—that is, they gravitate on one side to the Whigs and on the other to the Socialists. IF THEY BY HOOK OR CROOK MANAGED TO GET A NUMBER OF MEMBERS INTO PARLIAMENT THEY WOULD FIND OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES VERY SPEEDILY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PARTY RULE IN POINT OF FACT THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT A PARTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN THE OLD WHIG RADICAL ONES EXTENDED IN SOME CASES SO AS TO TAKE IN A LITTLE SEMI SOCIALISM WHICH THE MARCH OF EVENTS HAS FORCED ON THEM THAT IS THEY GRAVITATE ON ONE SIDE TO THE WHIGS AND ON THE OTHER TO THE SOCIALISTS
 the course which it would take, except that it could not be a matter of compromise. But suppose the Democratic party peaceably successful on this new basis of semi-State Socialism, what would it all mean? Attempts to balance the two classes whose interests are opposed to each other, a mere ignoring of this antagonism which has led us through so many centuries to where we are now, and then, after a period of disappointment and disaster, the naked conflict once more; a revolution made, and another immediately necessary on its morrow! Yet, indeed, it will not come to that; for, whatever may be the aims of the Democrats, they will not succeed in getting themselves into a position from whence they could make the attempt to realize them. I have said there are Tories and yet no real Tory party; so also it seems to me that there are Democrats but no Democratic party; at present they are used by the leaders of the parliamentary factions, and also kept at a distance by them from any real power. OULD WE EVEN GUESS AT THE COURSE WHICH IT WOULD TAKE EXCEPT THAT IT COULD NOT BE A MATTER OF COMPROMISE BUT SUPPOSE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PEACEABLY SUCCESSFUL ON THIS NEW BASIS OF SEMI STATE SOCIALISM WHAT WOULD IT ALL MEAN ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE THE TWO CLASSES WHOSE INTERESTS ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER A MERE IGNORING OF THIS ANTAGONISM WHICH HAS LED US THROUGH SO MANY CENTURIES TO WHERE WE ARE NOW AND THEN AFTER A PERIOD OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND DISASTER THE NAKED CONFLICT ONCE MORE A REVOLUTION MADE AND ANOTHER IMMEDIATELY NECESSARY ON ITS MORROW YET INDEED IT WILL NOT COME TO THAT FOR WHATEVER MAY BE THE AIMS OF THE DEMOCRATS THEY WILL NOT SUCCEED IN GETTING THEMSELVES INTO A POSITION FROM WHENCE THEY COULD MAKE THE ATTEMPT TO REALIZE THEM I HAVE SAID THERE ARE TORIES AND YET NO REAL TORY PARTY SO ALSO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE ARE DEMOCRATS BUT NO DEMOCRATIC PARTY AT PRESENT THEY ARE USED BY THE LEADERS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY FACTIONS AND ALSO KEPT AT A DISTANCE BY THEM FROM ANY REAL POWER
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