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Chapter 2
In1885hehadpubliclyexpressedhisadherencetothecollectiveandnationaleconomicprogrammeadvocatedbyJamesFintanLalor,JohnFisherMurray,JohnMitchel,J.F.X.O’Brienandothers,theagrarianpolicyofMichaelDavitt,theconstitutionalagitationofCharlesStewartParnell(M.P.forCorkCity),theprogrammeofpeace,retrenchmentandreformofWilliamEwartGladstone(M.P.forMidlothian,N.B.)and,insupportofhispoliticalconvictions,hadclimbedupintoasecurepositionamidtheramificationsofatreeonNorthumberlandroadtoseetheentrance(2February1888)intothecapitalofademonstrativetorchlightprocessionof20,000torchbearers,dividedinto120tradecorporations,bearing2000torchesinescortofthemarquessofRiponand(honest)JohnMorley.
Howmuchandhowdidheproposetopayforthiscountryresidence?
AsperprospectusoftheIndustriousForeignAcclimatisedNationalisedFriendlyStateaidedBuildingSociety(incorporated1874),amaximumof£60perannum,being1/6ofanassuredincome,derivedfromgiltedgedsecurities,representingat5%simpleinterestoncapitalof£1200(estimateofpriceat20years’purchase),ofwhich1/3tobepaidonacquisitionandthebalanceintheformofannualrent,viz.
