In estimating the forces contributing to the happy result just
described we must note how staunchly the majority of the chief Tariff Reformers (for example, to name only two of many, Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Arthur Lee) have held to their chiefs in spite of the obvious temptations to revolt to which they were exposed owing to the attitude adopted by sre Chamberlain and his son. Taken as a whole, the Tariff Reformers have shown a most admirable spirit. They have made no sort of attempt to pay off old scores in regard to Mr. Balfour. Finally, we must record the immense service done to the Unionist Party and to the cause of common sense and sanity by the Daily Telegraph. It did not wait till the eleventh hour to speak the words of soberness and strength, but had the courage and wisdom to risk everything—and the risk is a very great one for a daily newspaper—rather than speak platitudes to its readers and prophesy smooth things-to
its chiefs. The benefits conferred by the Daily Telegraph on the Unionist Party during the crisis cannot be exag- gerated.
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