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Salisbury,, who has so often avowed hin hatred of peace
principles and quaker influence. " A letter to the
Friend asked "Are we to support the beat ministry we can
get, or are we to cut our own throats because the ministry
does not comp7. etely realise our ideal ?" (2)
Some Liberals
were willing, to sacrifice their views on foreign policy in
return for social reform at home, especially for the 'ranchice
Billl, which was going through Parliament in 1864-5. The
Reynolds tIowa in spite of its opposition to the Sudan war
r w". " rw
hoped that radicals would support the Government on account
of the Reform 33111, (3)
1ycombe Liberal Association rogrottod
"that any Liberal should at such a critical time risk all the
valuable domestic reforms prepared by the Government, simply
because they differ on a complicated question of Foreign
policy.; ' (4)
There was also the tremendous personal respect for
Gladstone among Liberals. Courtney aosocsed several meetings
which he had attended in I8t4-5r, - '"a. aa far an x can toot the
(1) Tr1 end 1 April
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(2) zhs April 1885.
(3) Teyn ldsnt 15th robruarry 1885.
(4) The Times, 18th March 1884.