ButistherenothinginParliament，orseekingentrancetoit，exceptthisvariouslytintedWhiggery，thisHarlequinofReaction？Well，insideParliament，settingasidetheIrishparty，whichis，wemaynowwellhope，merelytemporarilythere，thereisnotmuch。Itisnotamongpeopleof\"wealthandlocalinfluence，\"whoIseearesupposedtobetheonlyavailablecandidatesforParliamentofarecognizedparty，thatyouwillfindtheelementsofrevolution。WewillgrantthattherearesomefewgenuineDemocratsthere，andletthempass。ButoutsidethereareundoubtedlymanywhoaregenuineDemocrats，andwhohaveitintheirheadsthatitisbothpossibleanddesirabletocapturetheconstitutionalParliamentandturnitintoarealpopularassembly，which，withthepeoplebehindit，mightleaduspeaceablyandconstitutionallyintothegreatRevolutionwhichallTHOUGHTFULmendesiretobringabout;allthoughtfulmen，thatis，whodonotbelongtotheconsciouslycynicalTories，i。e。，mendetermined，whetheritbejustorunjust，goodforhumanityorbadforit，tokeepthepeopledownaslongastheycan，whichtheyhope，verynaturally，willbeaslongastheylive。
TocaptureParliamentandturnitintoapopularbutconstitutionalassemblyis，Imustconclude，theaspirationofthegenuineDemocratswherevertheymaybefound;thatistheirideaofthefirststepoftheDemocraticpolicy。Thequestionstobeaskedofthis，asofallotherpolicies，arefirst，Whatistheendproposedbyit？andsecondly，Aretheylikelytosucceed？Astotheendproposed，I
thinkthereismuchdifferenceofopinion。SomeDemocratswouldanswerfromthemerelypoliticalpointofview，andsay：Universalsuffrage，paymentofmembers，annualParliaments，abolitionoftheHouseofLords，abolitionofthemonarchy，andsoforth。Iwouldanswerthisbysaying：Afterall，thesearenotends，butmeanstoanend;andpassingbythefactthatthelasttwoarenotconstitutionalmeasures，andsocouldnotbebroughtaboutwithoutactualrebellion，Iwouldsayifyouhadgainedallthesethings，andmore，allyouwouldhavedonewouldhavebeentoestablishtheascendancyoftheDemocraticparty;havingsoestablishedit，youwouldthenhavetofindoutbytheusualpartymeanswhatthatDemocraticpartymeant，andyouwouldfindthatyourtriumphinmerepoliticswouldleadyoubackagainexactlytotheplaceyoustartedfrom。YouwouldbeWhigsunderadifferentname。Monarchy，HouseofLords，pensions，standingarmy，andtherestofit，areonlysupportstothepresentsocialsystem——thePRIVILEGEbasedonthewagesandcapitalsystemofproduction——andareworthnothingexceptassupportstoit。Ifyouaredeterminedtosupportthatsystem，therefore，youhadbetterleavethesethingsalone。TherealmastersofSociety，therealtyrantsofthepeople，aretheLandlordsandCapitalists，whomyourpoliticaltriumphwouldnotinterferewith。
Then，asnow，therewouldbeaproletariatandamoneyedclass。
Then，asnow，itwouldbepossiblesometimesforadiligent，energeticman，withhismindsetwhollyonsuchsuccess，toclimboutoftheproletariatintothemoneyedclass，theretosweatasheoncewassweated;which，myfriends，is，ifyouwillexcusetheword，yourridiculousideaoffreedomofcontract。