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If tills ever becomes a controlling party dogma, it
will be in some such, seemingly illogical way as
that in which slavery presented itself finally. And
what revelations it is capable of no man knows.
Both of these questions—the political status of
women and the rights of labor—lie .deep in the
organic elements of society, and must to some ex
tent depend upon a radical change of them and
public sentiment, rather than upon direct political
action: a change which the discussion already
going on is slowly but certainly producing.
I have thus, gentlemen, quite imperfectly I am
sure, given you my notions, the product of some
experience and much observation, of the existence
and workings of the laws that produce political
parties, govern their workings, and limit their
existence:— some of the elements of the philosophy
of political parties.