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Liberal Governxent# There were a great nany pleas to Liberals
to preserve unity. The Nonconformist and In ndnnt appealed
in 1882, - "once more, we earnestly trust that all Liberals
will be prepared to eacrifico whatever they possibly can of
personal opinions, where that threatens a Government which# for
the time being, stands between us and chaos.
" (1)
The Society
of Friends was noted for its acquienconce in 1882, - "Not a
mingle Friend wan found to oppose the vote of crodit... are wo
to infer that we protest only when war in undertaken by a
Conservative Government from whose general policy we dissent. " (2)
Opposition was much Greater by 18E50 - Morley wrote
of a Glasgow meeting a few days after the fall of Khartoums
"I had a great meeting and a first class reception. They
went heartily with me against the proposed iniquities in the
Soudan#
- lot there be no delusion there. Of course they will
stand by Mr, Gladstone, even where they think him wrong, Baut
they will think him wrong in all this, "
(3)
T. B. Potter
H. P. for Rochdale wrote in 1884 "1 do not think many of our
friends wich the annexation of Egypt, far love the wild schone
(1) Nonconformint and Independents 3rd Au pst 1882.
(2) Fri®n41 Septorber 1882"
(3) Chamberlain YDS. JC 5A54/601-Rog, Morley correapoudence,
l, orley to Chaatºborlaiu 11th February 1885.