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THE
NEW POLITICUS
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FRANK R. Y.-iRADCLIFFE
Of the Inner Temple, Rarrister-at-Law
Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
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infiisionem a voluntate et affectibus.' Bacon, Nov. Org. i. 49.
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THE NEW POLITICO'S.
ment.
vidual commanders.
cussion.
'
and have been taught many things that I never
am mad.'
silence.'
'
I, too,' said he, '
have been a politician ;
'
And again :
-
'
" There is no other means of entering the
kingdom of men, which is founded in philo-
'^
'
Bacon, Nin.'. Org. i. I. - Il'iJ. i. 68.
DIALOGUE. 13
'
Most willingly,' I replied, '
for the true
'
Truly,' I replied, '
it is a wonderful show,
stranger, '
until one appears which is of great
less moment.'
Then I looked, and lo ! the images passed
united ;
persecuted, and yet prosperous ;
per-
nations.
'
And yet,' said I to myself in my musing,
'
they were few when they began this conflict
'
Their religion was their strength,' re-
what I said).
'
From the earh- days when Abraham was
called of God, and conmiandcd to leave his
'
A strange infatuation,' said I ;
'
but yet
it commanded success.'
c 2
'
'
It is on account of their belief in God,'
'
It is a strange power, this belief in God,'
said I ;
'
but yet I know not if it be really a
'
DIALOGUE.
and self-sacrificing.'
'
Wait a little,' said he, '
until you hav^e seen
'
Not so, O Stranger,' said I, '
for I am con-
continued :
*
From among the ranks of that same Arab
tribe which we saw in our first picture, which
fought so good a fight in the might of the Jeho-
DIALOGUE. 23
'
No doubt,' said I, '
that is the great
'
Ah, I have seen something of this seh"-
riddle.
'
I must confess it,' said he, '
since I see it
'
Well,' said I, '
I have been shown by these
'
Well,' said he, '
we \\\\\ look at some
more pictures, and you will see that, whether
2G THE NEW POuncus.
'
Not so,' said he. '
Doubtless in the history
'
If you wish, O Politician, for examples of
what I am saying, you have only to look at
of its truth.'
on by the others :
'
O Pohtician, we think that there is no need
of further instances, for we all know many of
other nations ;
and that the periods in the
DIALOGUE.
'
Certainly,' said he, '
when the enthusiasm is
'
And moreover,' I said, '
and this is the
sacrifice.'
'
that even those passions of man obey it which
a8H047
38 THE NEIV POLiriCUS.
'
the origin or nature of this power, though I
'
Not so, O Politician,' said the stranger.
;
'
It is said that when man was first brought
>
Plato, Kep. ix. 5SS, 5S9.
;
:;
DIALOGUE. 4r
actions accordingly.
'
Consequently, that philosopher affirmed
a stupendous truth 1
'
Certainly we have found it,' said I, '
and
I agree with you that the Politician must be
the causes.'
'
There is a wonderful agreement between
'
reuva7oi' ^pevSus : Plato, A't'/>. i. 414.
^ Ar. Ef/i. Nic. vi. 2, 5 : Zi.6.voia. aiiri] ov9ev kivu.
'
DIALOGUE. <i5
'
Certainly,' said I, '
I cannot resist argu-
'
No,' said he, '
you cannot ; because they
'
It is most strange,' said I, '
but it is
doubtless true.'
'
That is only a small instance,' said he,
'
of this law, which is the first principle to be
dantly proved.'
'
And we have also seen,' said the stranger,
'
that beyond all comparison, the greatest power
religion.'
'
Yes,' said I.
'
Again,' said the stranger, '
are we not
DIALOGUE. 47
'
Certainly,' said I.
'
Must we not, then, at once conclude a
*
I am certain of it,' said I ;
'
for thus shall
occasions.'
'Yes,' said I.
'
And, as we have seen,' said he, '
this same
Christian motive seems to appeal equally to
results.'
'
Undoubtedly,' said I.
'
And this is the influence that we most
particularly wanted to discover,' said he.
'
It was,' said I.
bility.'
DIALOGUE. 49
'
Most assuredly so,' said I,
'
I have often noticed that,' said I.
'
But in doing so,' said he, '
the}^ are
E
50 THE iVE IV POLITIC US.
cenary.'
'
I admit,' said the stranger, '
that their
'
You are prepared to open fire from a
formidable battery,' said I.
'
I am,' said he ;
'
but yet I think that one
the result.'
'
That is possible,' I replied.
morals.'
'
It would,' I said.
'
Let us, then, take my four assertions and
totle.'
'
And the second is like unto it,' said he.
'
It is,' said I ;
'
but it is also the philo-
'
Shall we, then, ask them how they sur-
'
I know what their answer will be,' I
'
DIALOGUE. 55
replied. '
They will say that a man should be
tained .''
Is it in itself so attractive as to
'
Certainly not,' I replied ;
'
for even if it is
'
Then even in such a case the motive to
stranger ;
'
although the mere fact that such a
'
Even then in the case of virtuous action
'
Yes,' I replied, '
we might remind them
of the old myth of the choice of Hercules,
'
as, indeed, we have admitted before, that in
DIALOGUE. 57
'
But,' said the stranger, '
a science of
and sensitiv^e.
'
In the first place, it holds up an ideal,
DIALOGUE. 59
'
It is,' said I, '
and rightl)', for such men
do not understand the reason of things, and
are, morally speaking, children, and can only
'
I have often admired those lines,' said I,
'
but their true meaning had escaped my
notice.'
*
Well then,' said he, '
not to waste time
DIALOGUE. 6
'
Those may be regarded as axioms,' said
I, '
and indeed, if we had only thought of it,
'
True,' said the stranger, '
I had forgotten
that'
disposed of.
'
You may have heard many discussions, O
Politician, as to the form of Christian religion
which is now established in this country.'
'
I have,' said I, '
for many men wish to
great a cause.'
'
Let us do so,' said I ;
'
if reason leads the
'
Then first,' said he, '
let us speak to those
DIALOGUE. 6s
'
Certainly,' said I. '
It would be a sufficient
'
And now let us turn to those others,' said
the stranger, *
who think that, although such
F
66 THE NEW POLITIC US.
to be true ?
" *
'
Certainly ; I have often heard that com-
plaint,' said I.
'
Then cannot we loose another little arrow,
and say :
" Do not all men, and not only Chris-
tians, nowadays complain that all the educated
'
Certainly I do,' said I.
'
Then let us turn to our friends and say :
the others ?
" '
'
I have often heard this,' said T.
'
Then,' added the stranger, '
by taking
away the existing endowments of the Church,
you would at once put an end to this body of
men ; for few of the country districts are rich
'
Certainly,' said I, '
I have observed it.'
'
Well,' said he, '
it is the same with the
emotional and sentimental side of man's nature.
'
but I do not yet see whither you are tending.'
'
Why,' said the stranger, '
this truth is
DIALOGUE. 71
'
Certainly,' I said, '
that is a well-known
truth.'
'
Well,' said he, '
almost all religious ideas
*
Certainly he would,' said I.
'
Our National Church, then, is to all
of its reality.'
'
It is,' said I.
*
And not only of its reality, but also of
its importance,' he continued. 'It is a con-
now occupy ;
if the legislators, the judges, and
'
that I am now considering, not its truth or
'
Certainly,' said I ;
'
that I perfectly under-
stand.'
'
And then, again,' said he, '
it is by means
of an Established Church alone that in these
be possible.'
'
But,' said I, '
surely, O Stranger, in the
DIALOGUE. 77
'
Well, then,' said he, '
are not these very
established.'
'
That I do not quite follow,' said I.
'
It is easy of explanation,' said he. '
Let
us go back once more to our schoolroom tale.
?
tration
'
Certainly,' said I.
'
Well, then,' said he, '
let us translate this
to our opponents :
" Have you never observed
DIALOGUE. 79
'
They probably have never analysed these
ideas,' said I.
'
Well,' said he, '
it is the same with all
'
Now, then,' said the stranger, '
let us ap-
'
what are the reasons which are offered for
of the nation ;
and that it is unfair to the
ence.'
'
We can reply to such arguments, or
*
Can there be a surer sign, we may ask,
'
Certainly,' said I.
*
But yet we need not insist upon our
'
It is best to be scrupulous in an affair
'
I know,' said the stranger, '
that they
'
See Report of Education Dcpt. 1871, c. 406; Burials,
Session i860, Pari. Paper, 560; Reg.-GcneraPs Report, 1873;
Army, Pari. Paper, No. 170, Session 1871 ; Nazy, do. No.
132, 1876; Union Workhouses, Paper No. 157, Session 1876.
THE NEW POuncus.
'
Certainly not,' said I.
the other.'
'
There is no other existing Church or sect
which is nearly so Catholic,' said I, ' in this sense.'
*
Then our existing Church is both national
and representative,' said he, '
in that it is ap-
belief'
'
It is,' said I.
country.'
'
Certainly,' said I.
'
And, as such, is the natural heir and repre-
sentative of the Christianity of the nation.'
'
Most assuredly,' I replied. '
There has
'
So much, then, for our argument, O Poli-
DIALOGUE. 91
'
Then should we not reason sharply with
such men,' said he, *
and say to them : Is
reward ?
'
Certainly, O Stranger,' I said.
'
Shall we say, then,' said he, '
that we have
established this : that it is essential for the per-
ance ?
'
That we have proved,' said I.
'
And this would be a good thing even if it
had to be created ?
'
Yes, O Stranger,' said I.
'
It would be madness to destroy it,' said I.
DIALOGUE. 93
'
O Stranger, I find it very difficult myself
to suggest any answer to this part of your
Stranger }
DIALOGUE.
tance "
— followed this controversy as to the
sentiment artificially 1
'
We have,' said I.
DIALOGUE. 97
'
I quite understand your meaning,' I re-
plied,
'
It does,' said I, '
most clearly.'
'
that the adherents of the Irish Protestant
'
That is so,' I replied.
'
In fact/ said he, '
in Ireland Protestants
'
Undoubtedly,' said I.
*
But their failure does not affect our
DIALOGUE.
authority.
'
Is that so, or were those business-like
'
You are correct,' said I.
'
And further,' said he, '
that if any director
exceeds the limits of his authority, he is liable
soned.'
'
Certainly,' said I.
*
And yet it is no hardship upon him,'
director of a company.'
'
And, moreover,' said the stranger, '
it is
'
in the interests of the public, to prevent the
authority ;
but it compels no person either to
profess the doctrines of the Church or to
'
You have explained this very clearly,'
said I ;
'it is almost a pity that you are not
a lawyer.'
I04 THE NEW POLITICUS.
'
Oh,' said the stranger, laughing, '
I have
had some little practice in that direction.
'
We must refer them back again to our
DIALOGUE. 105
'
Certainly not,' said I. '
If this Church is
'
And as for those,' said he, '
v/ho because
'
Certainly not,' said I.
'
Then,' he continued, '
with such men the
I assented.
*
And, indeed,' said the stranger, '
we might
further remind those who cannot bring their
'
For, O Politician, if a man can regard a
said I.
'
Most men,' continued the stranger, '
are
strangers.
'
Not if we are skilful drivers,' said I.
'
And, remember,' he continued, *
that the
*
The garment of our Church may be made
of various threads, but it is without seam — let
'
It will be useless in pieces,' said I ;
'
and
*
that if the rulers of the State were to under-
couragement .''
'
I think they do,' said I. '
In fact, they
true."
'
Once, in the first beginnings of this faith,
suppress it."
'
Nay, even one of their own modern philo-
I
' '
'
Now, if we accept either of these tests,
'
It would seem so,' said I.
'
But even if it is not true,' he continued,
'
it is nevertheless good, in that it makes our
citizens good.
'
Do you ever remember to have heard the
'
I think I know the man you mean,' said
'
Plato, ^/. Soc. 40, 41.
DIALOGUE. 115
'
Certainly,' said I.
'
May we, then, conclude,' said he, '
that the
'
'
We have,' said I ;
'
and I am entirel)-
'
I have detained you too long already ; and I,
perience
RESUME. 119
produce.
—
a necessity.
inquiry ;
*
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