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official Liberale, but- by, 1899 many of the Liberal
establishment had owunE over to an Imperialist position.
At a debate at 2towcaotlo Liberal Club in July, Spence
Watson and the two vinarrs'. tß. Pa. Thomas Burt and Charloc
'onwick, found themselves opposed by a number of local
Liberal councillors who thought "The Doers ware, the
biggest bullies in oxiotonco. Only when coerced would..
they give way (hoar hoer),,. The Liberal Party used to
sympathise with op, resaod pooploo,. l, C
i?
Thin point of
view suzied, up the dilemma of the Liborala. Uow could
they support an olirarchio and reactionary Government
in the-Tranivaäy. againet Uitlandorc who were agitating
for the right to vote, *a basic Liberal
writer
.
froodoza, 1
in the Con.
ter, rorary 1{oview doveloped this ap; roach
by annerting that a Radical living in the Transvaal would
be bound to agitate for the franchise, and the Boers
warn "A prime old Tory olig: mrchy, "iovyin , taxation and
denying representation*"
(2)
The Traperia1 South African Association wan n1Qa
ctrong in the north'caot and hold a roetine in Newcastle
(1) Try r. rýýle iß #2 Chrnntcl
. 11th July 1899.
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(2) Contoriparnry Poviev. J£tnuary 19009 ;., Garman, "Uadicalicm
und the Imperial spirit" e ppa. 18""26,