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In order to have a perfectly unbiased mind, we must 

 cut ourselves adrift from all political entanglements, and 

 stand free men, owing allegiance to no party, whether 

 Liberal or Conservative. Our votes should be given to 

 that party which governs best in the people's interests, 

 and to no other. 



We are convinced for the reasons herein given, and 

 many others, which lack of space forbids us to give, that 

 the salvation of the British people depends upon land 

 REFORM and TARIFF REFORM, and our support will be 

 given to that party which pledges itself to amend the 

 laws in these respects. 



The moment anything of the nature of reform be Traps 

 undertaken by the Party in power, the other Party will jjn^ary 

 swear by all their gods that the people's interests are 

 being sacrificed and the country ruined; and it is just 

 here that we require a little stiffening in the backs of our 

 mental fibres, or we shall surely be led astray. 



Here is a specimen of what we may expect taken from 

 one of the London dailies : 



FARM HANDS' DANGER 



PROTEST BY MEN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WORK 



SMALL HOLDINGS 



MISERABLE COMPENSATION 



SEARCH FOR WORK 



"A remarkable manifesto calling attention to the 

 hardships which farm hands will suffer by being dis- 

 placed under the Government's Small Holdings Bill, has 

 been issued by twenty-six of the labourers who lost their 



