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ponents tell me of any single question upon 

 which they can get absolute unanimity from any 

 body of men engaged in any industry ? Anyone, 

 having even a slight acquaintance with political 

 life, knows that on every question there is, and 

 must be, more or less compromise, some give 

 and take between those who are asking for 

 legislation. This is another point of which our 

 opponents are making the most. Are the Con- 

 servatives absolutely unanimous on any one 

 point ? Are the Liberals ? Are they even sure 

 they are Liberals or Radicals? Are the Labour 

 Party ? Are the Irish Party ? Are the Tee- 

 totalers ? Are the Church Party ? There is 

 quite as much accord among agriculturists as 

 there is among any other section of the com- 

 munity ; but there is less organisation. This is 

 to be regretted, but it does not weaken our case 

 The part of the industry that is organised must 

 look after the whole of it. If the greater part 

 prefers to remain voiceless, it may do so, but it 

 need not. There is no reason why every in- 

 dividual should not take his part in helping to 

 formulate the desires of his industry ; and if it 

 be said that the Chambers do not voice the 

 majority, or that they advocate matters which 

 are injurious to those not belonging to the 

 Chambers, let those outside come in and alter 

 that policy. The local Chambers are not "pocket 

 boroughs," and the Central Chamber is just 



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