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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. 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
, if they had their own way, would play some rather fantastic tricks, I fancy; nay, even might in the course of time be somewhat rough with such people as are in this hall at present. {37b} But this feeling, after all, is only a sentiment now; all practical hope has died out of it, and these worthy people _cannot_ have their own way. It is true that they elect members of Parliament, who talk very big to please them, and sometimes even they 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. TIVE FEELING HELD BY PEOPLE WHO IF THEY HAD THEIR OWN WAY WOULD PLAY SOME RATHER FANTASTIC TRICKS I FANCY NAY EVEN MIGHT IN THE COURSE OF TIME BE SOMEWHAT ROUGH WITH SUCH PEOPLE AS ARE IN THIS HALL AT PRESENT BUT THIS FEELING AFTER ALL IS ONLY A SENTIMENT NOW ALL PRACTICAL HOPE HAS DIED OUT OF IT AND THESE WORTHY PEOPLE CANNOT HAVE THEIR OWN WAY IT IS TRUE THAT THEY ELECT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WHO TALK VERY BIG TO PLEASE THEM AND SOMETIMES EVEN THEY 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
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