of　these　words；　the　terms；　the　governors　and　the　governed。　　These
  two　bodies　the　Association　finds　with　a　gulf　between　them；　in　which
  are　lying；　newly…buried；　thousands　on　thousands　of　the　bravest　and
  most　devoted　men　that　even　England　ever　bred。　　It　is　to　prevent　the
  recurrence　of　innumerable　smaller　evils；　of　which；　unchecked；　that
  great　calamity　was　the　crowning　height　and　the　necessary
  consummation；　and　to　bring　together　those　two　fronts　looking　now　so
  strangely　at　each　other；　that　this　Association　seeks　to　help　to
  bridge　over　that　abyss；　with　a　structure　founded　on　common　justice
  and　supported　by　common　sense。　　Setting　class　against　class！　　That
  is　the　very　parrot　prattle　that　we　have　so　long　heard。　　Try　its
  justice　by　the　following　example：…　A　respectable　gentleman　had　a
  large　establishment；　and　a　great　number　of　servants；　who　were　good
  for　nothing；　who；　when　he　asked　them　to　give　his　children　bread；
  gave　them　stones；　who；　when　they　were　told　to　give　those　children
  fish；　gave　them　serpents。　　When　they　were　ordered　to　send　to　the
  East；　they　sent　to　the　West；　when　they　ought　to　have　been　serving
  dinner　in　the　North；　they　were　consulting　exploded　cookery　books　in
  the　South；　who　wasted；　destroyed；　tumbled　over　one　another　when
  required　to　do　anything；　and　were　bringing　everything　to　ruin。　　At
  last　the　respectable　gentleman　calls　his　house　steward；　and　says；
  even　then　more　in　sorrow　than　in　anger；　〃This　is　a　terrible
  business；　no　fortune　can　stand　it　…　no　mortal　equanimity　can　bear
  it！　　I　must　change　my　system；　I　must　obtain　servants　who　will　do
  their　duty。〃　　The　house　steward　throws　up　his　eyes　in　pious　horror；
  ejaculates　〃Good　God；　master；　you　are　setting　class　against　class！〃
  and　then　rushes　off　into　the　servants'　hall；　and　delivers　a　long
  and　melting　oration　on　that　wicked　feeling。
  I　now　come　to　the　third　objection；　which　is　common　among　young
  gentlemen　who　are　not　particularly　fit　for　anything　but　spending
  money　which　they　have　not　got。　　It　is　usually　comprised　in　the
  observation；　〃How　very　extraordinary　it　is　that　these
  Administrative　Reform　fellows　can't　mind　their　own　business。〃　　I
  think　it　will　occur　to　all　that　a　very　sufficient　mode　of　disposing
  of　this　objection　is　to　say；　that　it　is　our　own　business　we　mind
  when　we　come　forward　in　this　way；　and　it　is　to　prevent　it　from
  being　mismanaged　by　them。　　I　observe　from　the　Parliamentary　debates
  …　which　have　of　late；　by…the…bye；　frequently　suggested　to　me　that
  there　is　this　difference　between　the　bull　of　Spain　the　bull　of
  Nineveh；　that；　whereas；　in　the　Spanish　case；　the　bull　rushes　at　the
  scarlet；　in　the　Ninevite　case；　the　scarlet　rushes　at　the　bull　…　I
  have　observed　from　the　Parliamentary　debates　that；　by　a　curious
  fatality；　there　has　been　a　great　deal　of　the　reproof　valiant　and
  the　counter…check　quarrelsome；　in　reference　to　every　case；　showing
  the　necessity　of　Administrative　Reform；　by　whomsoever　produced；
  whensoever；　and　wheresoever。　　I　daresay　I　should　have　no　difficulty
  in　adding　two　or　three　cases　to　the　list；　which　I　know　to　be　true；
  and　which　I　have　no　doubt　would　be　contradicted；　but　I　consider　it
  a　work　of　supererogation；　for；　if　the　people　at　large　be　not
  already　convinced　that　a　sufficient　general　case　has　been　made　out
  for　Administrative　Reform；　I　think　they　never　can　be；　and　they
  never　will　be。　　There　is；　however；　an　old　indisputable；　very　well
  known　story；　which　has　so　pointed　a　moral　at　the　end　of　it　that　I
  will　substitute　it　for　a　new　case：　　by　doing　of　which　I　may　avoid；
  I　hope；　the　sacred　wrath　of　St。　Stephen's。　　Ages　ago　a　savage　mode
  of　keeping　accounts　on　notched　sticks　was　introduced　into　the　Court
  of　Exchequer；　and　the　accounts　were　kept；　much　as　Robinson　Crusoe
  kept　his　calendar　on　the　desert　island。　　In　the　course　of
  considerable　revolutions　of　time；　the　celebrated　Cocker　was　born；
  and　died；　Walkinghame；　of　the　Tutor's　Assistant；　and　well　versed　in
  figures；　was　also　born；　and　died；　a　multitude　of　accountants；　book…
  keepers；　and　actuaries；　were　born；　and　died。　　Still　official
  routine　inclined　to　these　notched　sticks；　as　if　they　were　pillars
  of　the　constitution；　and　still　the　Exchequer　accounts　continued　to
  be　kept　on　certain　splints　of　elm　wood　called　〃tallies。〃　　In　the
  reign　of　George　III。　an　inquiry　was　made　by　some　revolutionary
  spirit；　whether　pens；　ink；　and　paper；　slates　and　pencils；　being　in
  existence；　this　obstinate　adherence　to　an　obsolete　custom　ought　to
  be　continued；　and　whether　a　change　ought　not　to　be　effected。
  All　the　red　tape　in　the　country　grew　redder　at　the　bare　mention　of
  this　bold　and　original　conception；　and　it　took　till　1826　to　get
  these　sticks　abolished。　　In　1834　it　was　found　that　there　was　a
  considerable　accumulation　of　them；　and　the　question　then　arose；
  what　was　to　be　done　with　such　worn…out；　worm…eaten；　rotten　old　bits
  of　wood？　　I　dare　say　there　was　a　vast　amount　of　minuting；
  memoranduming；　and　despatch…boxing；　on　this　mighty　subject。　　The
  sticks　were　housed　at　Westminster；　and　it　would　naturally　occur　to
  any　intelligent　person　that　nothing　could　be　easier　than　to　allow
  them　to　be　carried　away　for　fire…wood　by　the　miserable　people　who
  live　in　that　neighbourhood。　　However；　they　never　had　been　useful；
  and　official　routine　required　that　they　never　should　be；　and　so　the
  order　went　forth　that　they　were　to　be　privately　and　confidentially
  burnt。　　It　came　to　pass　that　they　were　burnt　in　a　stove　in　the
  House　of　Lords。　　The　stove；　overgorged　with　these　preposterous
  sticks；　set　fire　to　the　panelling；　the　panelling　set　fire　to　the
  House　of　Lords；　the　House　of　Lords　set　fire　to　the　House　of
  Commons；　the　two　houses　were　reduced　to　ashes；　architects　were
  called　in　to　build　others；　we　are　now　in　the　second　million　of　the
  cost　thereof；　the　national　pig　is　not　nearly　over　the　stile　yet；
  and　the　little　old　woman；　Britannia；　hasn't　got　home　to…night。
  Now；　I　think　we　may　reasonably　remark；　in　conclusion；　that　all
  obstinate　adherence　to　rubbish　which　the　time　has　long　outlived；　is
  certain　to　have　in　the　soul　of　it　more　or　less　that　is　pernicious
  and　destructive；　and　that　will　some　day　set　fire　to　something　or
  other；　which；　if　given　boldly　to　the　winds　would　have　been
  harmless；　but　which；　obstinately　retained；　is　ruinous。　　I　believe
  myself　that　when　Administrative　Reform　goes　up　it　will　be　idle　to
  hope　to　put　it　down；　on　this　or　that　particular　instance。　　The
  great；　broad；　and　true　cause　that　our　public　progress　is　far　behind
  our　private　progress；　and　that　we　are　not　more　remarkable　for　our
  private　wisdom　and　success　in　matters　of　business　than　we　are　for
  our　public　folly　and　failure；　I　take　to　be　as　clearly　established
  as　the　sun；　moon；　and　stars。　　To　set　this　right；　and　to　clear　the
  way　in　the　country　for　merit　everywhere：　　accepting　it　equally
  whether　it　be　aristocratic　or　democratic；　only　asking　whether　it　be
  honest　or　true；　is；　I　take　it；　the　true　object　of　this　Association。
  This　object　it　seeks　to　promote　by　uniting　together　large　numbers
  of　the　people；　I　hope；　of　all　conditions；　to　the　end　that　they　may
  better　comprehend；　bear　in　mind；　understand　themselves；　and　impress
  upon　others；　the　common　public　duty。　　Also；　of　which　there　is　great
  need；　that　by　keeping　a　vigilant　eye　on　the　skirmishers　thrown　out
  from　time　to　time　by　the　Party　of　Generals；　they　may　see　that　their
  feints　and　manoeuvres　do　not　oppress　the　small　defaulters　and
  release　the　great；　and　that　they　do　not　gull　the　public　with　a　mere
  field…day　Review　of　Reform；　instead　of　an　earnest；　hard…fought
  Battle。　　I　have　had　no　consultation　with　any　one　upon　the　subject；
  but　I　particularly　wish　that　the　directors　may　devise　some　means　of
  enabling　intelligent　working　men　to　join　this　body；　on　easier　terms
  than　subscribers　who　have　larger　resources。　　I　could　wish　to　see
  great　numbers　of　them　belong　to　us；　because　I　sincerely　believe
  that　it　would　be　good　for　the　common　weal。
  Said　the　noble　Lord　at　the　head　of　the　Government；　when　Mr。　Layard
  asked　him　for　a　day　for　his　motion；　〃Let　the　hon。　gentleman　find　a
  day　for　himself。〃
  〃Now；　in　the　names　of　all　the　gods　at　once；
  Upon　what　meat　doth　this　our　Caesar　feed
  That　he　is　grown　so　great？〃
  If　our　Caesar　will　excuse　me；　I　would　take　the　liberty　of　reversing
  that　cool　and　lofty　sentiment；　and　I　would　say；　〃First　Lord；　your
  duty　it　is　to　see　that　no　man　is　left　to　find　a　day　for　himself。
  See　you；　who　take　the　responsibility　of　government；　who　aspire　to
  it；　live　for　it；　intrigue　for　it；　scramble　for　it；　who　hold　to　it
  tooth…and…nail　when　you　can　get　it；　see　you　that　no　man　is　left　to
  find　a　day　for　himself。　　In　this　old　country；　with　its　seething
  hard…worked　millions；　its　heavy　taxes；　its　swarms　of　ignorant；　its
  crowds　of　poor；　and　its　crowds　of　wicked；　woe　the　day　when　the
  dangerous　man　shall　find　a　day　for　himself；　because　the　head　of　the
  Government　failed　in　his　duty　in　not　anticipating　it　by　a　brighter
  and　a　better　o