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Excerpt from Speeches and Writings of Sir William Wedderburn
Congress. And in my humble judgment the movement is unmitigated good in its origin, objects, and its methods. As regards its historical orgin, we know that it is the direct result of the noblest efforts of British statesmanship the natural and healthy fruit of higher education and free institutions freely granted to the people of India. Again, what are the practical objects of the Congress movement? They are to revive the National life, and to increase the material prosperity of the country and what better object could we'have before us? Lastly as regards our methods, they are open and constitutional, and based solely on India's reliance upon British justice and love of fair play. Looking back to the history of the movement, there was one critical time in its development: that was about ten years ago. The Ieaven was then actually at work, though the purpose of the movement was not then so well defined, and it was unwisely sought to deal with it by a policy of repression. The results might have been disas trous. But happily that time of tribulation was cut short by the arrival of the greatest and best of all our Viceroys, the Marquis of Ripon. (loud cheers.) By his wise and sympathetic policy Lord Ripon met and fulfilled the aspir ations of the national movement. And on their side the people of India recognised that a government conducted in such a spirit could not be regarded as an alien rule. This was the meaning of the passionate demonstrations at the time of Lord Ripon's departure. You, gentlemen, will correct me if I am wrong in saying that those demonstra tions were a popular declaration that on such terms British rule could be accepted as the national government of the Indian people. (long and enthusiastic cheers.) indian affairs IN england. But, gentlemen, you know all this as well as I do.
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