Might I go so far as to say at the first meeting that in the case supposed, I should only accept the trust if assured of the adequate, that is of the general, support of the party to a plan of duly guarded home rule?
Morley indicates that he would only accept a political trust if assured of adequate support for a home rule plan.
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