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days before the house of Commons debate ".. war in the Soudan
in an affair of political conscience with t; e. 1, would sooner
leave the House of , Commons. and go back to my, books again than
have anything to do with ouch a business*, 'hho party will
break upon it in spite of 2)1r. ßlnd¬ tonofo preternatural
influence. " Frederick Harrison in fact in 188 was
urging Morley and Courtney to form a brook-away party ". eon one
plain platform, - No reconquest of the Soudan, "
(2)
He estimated
that at least fifty i!. Fae would join and a large section of
radicals outside Parliament and added "It is no good now
thinking of Gladstone, Chamberlain, Duke or the party, They
must take care of themselves* I shall be surprised if thoy
part from their old true friends*" E3) But there was no
indication that Morley, a loyal follower of Gladstone,
contemplated anything moro drastic than pressure on the
leadership from within the party.
The peace party in the Commons, indeed, did not slacken
their efforts, Towardo the end of Uarch 1885, Liberal back-
benahora were reported to be ai iag a memorial urE ing tho
withdrawal of the Sudan expeditions and feelitn ; wan so strong
(1) Chamberlain iss, JC c/54/603.. 8©9, correspondence with Morley,
3orl ey to Chamberlain
# 14th February 168,5*
(2) Frederick IIc, rrioon PI53" British Library of Political Sciences
Corroapondanco with fictloy, Harrison to Morley 12th February
1884,
(3) IbIds
Sao also ß. P. Gooch" a, city Ppa. 223 at co, q