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and affirmed that he would vote for supplies to this
end.
(1)
The Echo wrote "he is an good an Englishman
and an convinced an' Inporialiat as his opponent. i" (2)
"Impgrialiat" was becoming a necessary term of approval
for Liberals and Conaervativeb alike. Liboralo appealed
to patriotic sentiment. At an eve of election meeting
where the audience "was composed of the finest typo
of East End artisan, " (2)
the chairman "vory wisely
began by showing that meeting, that Liberals sympathiced
heartily with news of victory and were glad to think
that the beneficient rule of the queen would be enjoyed
all over South Africa,
""
(3)
Chamberlain might be
denigrated an the author of the war$ but both John
Burns and Henry Broadhurst found it expedient to praico
the "heroic officers and gallant soldiers, " Those
comments were very favourably received by the audience.
The Nonconformist reporter at the meeting concluded that
the audience wore in favour of war, and asked, "'UUhy has
Iir. Guthrie (the Conservative c didato) a monopoly of
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(1) Star, 19th October 1899,
(2) t.
chcho. 125th October 18999
(3) British 'Weekly, 26th October 18991 special report on
the bye-election.