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II

will make a great set out & pretend they
are going to do this & that again, & will
no doubt for a year or two make some
pretence of being honest. I think that there
will probably be 5 or 6 different parties,
& the one that goes straightest will
eventually turn out trumps. Now
New Days is first in the field, & if it
is properly run, I believe by the next
election we could put 20 or 30
candidates up, & we would win over
as many more as we went our own
line, refusing to be bribed & doing
our best for justice & fair play. You
would have half labour with you also, &