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Men and Brothers

           

           ‘Butoh,myfriendsandbrothers!Oh,menandEnglishmen,thedown-troddenoperativesofCoketown!Whatshallwesayofthatmanthatworking-man,thatIshouldfinditnecessarysotolibelthegloriousnamewho,beingpracticallyandwellacquaintedwiththegrievancesandwrongsofyou,theinjuredpithandmarrowofthisland,andhavingheardyou,withanobleandmajesticunanimitythatwillmakeTyrantstremble,resolvefortosubscribetothefundsoftheUnitedAggregateTribunal,andtoabidebytheinjunctionsissuedbythatbodyforyourbenefit,whatevertheymaybewhat,Iaskyou,willyousayofthatworking-man,sincesuchImustacknowledgehimtobe,who,atsuchatime,desertshispost,andsellshisflag;who,atsuchatime,turnsatraitorandacravenandarecreant,who,atsuchatime,isnotashamedtomaketoyouthedastardlyandhumiliatingavowalthathewillholdhimselfaloof,andwillnotbeoneofthoseassociatedinthegallantstandforFreedomandforRight?’

           Theassemblywasdividedatthispoint.Thereweresomegroansandhisses,butthegeneralsenseofhonourwasmuchtoostrongforthecondemnationofamanunheard.‘Besureyou’reright,Slackbridge!’‘Puthimup!’‘Let’shearhim!’Suchthingsweresaidonmanysides.Finally,onestrongvoicecalledout,‘Isthemanheer?Iftheman’sheer,Slackbridge,let’shearthemanhimseln,’steado’yo.’Whichwasreceivedwitharoundofapplause.

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