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Now this is the real Parliamentary Party, at present divided into jarring sections under the influence of the survival of the party warfare of the last few generations, but which already shows signs of sinking its differences so as to offer a solid front of resistance to the growing instinct which on its side will before long result in a party claiming full economical as well as political freedom for the whole people. NOW THIS IS THE REAL PARLIAMENTARY PARTY AT PRESENT DIVIDED INTO JARRING SECTIONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SURVIVAL OF THE PARTY WARFARE OF THE LAST FEW GENERATIONS BUT WHICH ALREADY SHOWS SIGNS OF SINKING ITS DIFFERENCES SO AS TO OFFER A SOLID FRONT OF RESISTANCE TO THE GROWING INSTINCT WHICH ON ITS SIDE WILL BEFORE LONG RESULT IN A PARTY CLAIMING FULLY ECONOMICAL AS WELL AS POLITICAL FREEDOM FOR THE WHOLE PEOPLE
 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. 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. A one-chamber Parliament would seem to them an impious horror, and the abolition of the monarchy they would consider a serious inconvenience to the London tradesman. LAIN'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 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 A ONE CHAMBER PARLIAMENT WOULD SEEM TO THEM AN IMPIOUS HORROR AND THE ABOLITION OF THE MONARCHY THEY WOULD CONSIDER A SERIOUS INCONVENIENCE TO THE LONDON TRADESMEN
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