This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... EUSTIN MCCARTHY writing of "Republicanism in England," describes the meeting of sympathy for the French Republic held in Trafalgar Square, a place which, like Hyde Park, is often the scene of the great Radical gatherings that have of late years grown so common in England. McCarthy says: ' The great ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... EUSTIN MCCARTHY writing of "Republicanism in England," describes the meeting of sympathy for the French Republic held in Trafalgar Square, a place which, like Hyde Park, is often the scene of the great Radical gatherings that have of late years grown so common in England. McCarthy says: ' The great political leaders never make their voices heard at Trafalgar Square; but Trafalgar Square makes its voice heard by all parties." He refers to this particular meeting at length, using it as a text by which to illustrate the growth of Republican ideas. "The meaning of the thing" he says " was plain, let who would pretend to ignore, or to deny, or to despise it." The meaning was that the vast majority of the intelligent working men of London are thoroughly, earnestly, and even passionately republican. Farther on he describes a small meeting held for deliberative purposes. Leaders of the working class were there, and so also were representative thinkers of the Positivist and other schools. "But the sentiment of the meeting was just the same as that of Trafalgar Square." It is not inappropriate, before proceeding to personal reference to Mr. Odger and his representative position, to give what Justin McCarthy says as to the ideas of Democracy entertained by the class of whom Mr. Odger may fairly be regarded as the most marked representative. "The London artisan, always rather intelligent and always inclined to radicalism, is to-day a man well read in the politics of his time, highly practical in all his objects, well drilled into the discipline of co-operation and organization by his Trades' Unions, and as little inclined to rave of social contracts or demand re-distribution of property as Horace Greeley would be. He means what he says; he knows...
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