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185,
from a party point of views repeating argunento which had
boon used in the Round of Co=ons,
(1)
panned votes of censure on the Liberale.
Moat of then
The fall of Khartotim wue the signal'for the
development of a Gordon cult. Due to his exciting career
Gordon had been fatly wall-'vnown before he set off for the
Sudan in 1884. The suspense of a year's waiting and the
tension of the additional nix days from 5th February to 11th
February when hic death was finally confiroed, culminated in
an outburst of sentimental eulogy. A biographer of Gordon
wrote, .. "such days were like a lifetimo of anxiety, and
every fresh addition of the papera, every $crop of news, was
read with an eagcrneoa which proved that General Gordon
was not only a hero to be admired, but a man to be loved. " (3)
On 11th February many gapern appeurod in mournine$ with
1) Local, Porliumonto had increased rapidly between 1879 and
1894, when there were about 200 societies. Subscriptions
'varied from a few pence to ten shillings, the most usual
rmount being 2/6d. Most of the members ; _ppenred to have
had a mid le clans background, and the Purliamentn wore
looked upon an training grounds for local councillors or
perhaps M. Pn,, and as a kind of information bureau for
voters. Dee Dabs t r, 3rd May 1884,17th November 1883.
And Tho Local Pý.
rliornent Uandbook, edited by J. T. Gale,
Manchantor '883,
(2) Debater, 23rd February, 23rd March, 13*11 April 1885.
(3) Eva Hope, The Lifo of General Cordon, London 1890, p. 431.
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