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Bryce was still substantially of the same opinion, -
"So far as I can judgo... the large majority think no
case has yet been shown for war and will disapprove of
it unless the Boers pointedly refuse any redress or
take the offensive. There may however be a certain
number of dissentients. " Channing took for
granted the fact that there would be divisions of
opinion among his Northants constituents, - "I could
not expect that all my constituents would see eye to
eye with me on these problems. But from the first there
was, a disposition to agree and to put a generous
interpretation on opinions they know were sinccro. 't (2)
Other Liberals however thought that Liberals wore
unanimous against the impending war. A correspondent
of Dryco wrote on 10th October "I am pained to know that
you think there in such division of opinion in the
Liberal Party. Amongst the men and the typos of can
who were againat Gladatono in '78 and '79 only, do I
find any wavering, - of the soundnoou of the overwhelming
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(1) Harbert f1lizdctone MISS. D, M S. ß: C). 019, Bryce to
Oladatone t 29th September 199.
(2) Bryce I8. Bodleian Library$ Box on South African War,
J. Roberts to Bryce, 10th October 1899,