The farmer’s friends, they cried, had been in office for six years and had done nothing; no sooner is Gladstone at the exchequer than with magic wand he effects a transformation, and the long-suffering agriculturist has justice and relief.
Morley highlights the contrast between the previous government and Gladstone's immediate impact on agricultural policy.
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