... upon a great principle, and we nailed it to our mast for all time That is a mistake Absolute Free Trade, such as is at present our national policy, was a magnificent principle in the days of Cobden ... without the aid of legislation For the first time for years Protection was openly spoken of from a political platform Henslow, a shrewd man and a politician of some years' standing, was one of the ... parted at the tram terminus, Mr Bullsom taking a car for his suburban paradise As usual, he was the centre of a little group of acquaintances "And how goes the election, Bullsom?" some one asked...