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John Redmond’s Last Years

CHAPTER VIII
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It is a mere question of the best machinery to carry out our unanimous desire and intention.
"Ulster may clearly claim a representation out of proportion to her numbers, not only, I admit, in the Senate, but in the lower chamber.
Safeguards of the most stringent character would be accepted, at any rate by me, in the machinery of the Constitution to prevent the possibility of Ulster's interest, Ulster's prosperity and Ulster's sentiments being injured or over-ridden.
"For Southern Unionists, the case is unanswerable.

They _must_ get proper representation in both Houses.
"Some suggestions have been made: proportional representation; Mr.
Murphy's proposal of a special representation for property; special representation for creeds, and finally a nominated element in the House of Commons.

I have an open mind on them all.

It may be none of these will be found wholly satisfactory.

But where there is a will there is a way.


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