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It was thus in the beginning With a sporting chance of winning	A
Jones contested an election years ago	B
He was young enthusiastic and maintained that measures drastic	C
Were imperative to save the land from Woe	B
For the laudable admiration of this budding politician	D
Who with zeal to serve his bleeding country burned	E
Was to make a reputation as a saviour of the nation	D
And a clean and honest statesman if returned	E
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The electors took a fancy to the youngster and the chance he	F
Had of winning was improved where'er he went	G
His high motives were respected and in short he was elected	H
And an Honest Man went into Parliament	I
Went in to strive for glory where there held a system hoary	F
Founded on the good old English party plan	J
Wherefore Jones half understanding things submitted to the branding	A
And became perforce a solid party man	J
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But when he heard a mention of the Whip	K
Party Whip	K
He gave answer as he curled a scornful lip	K
And his honest zeal upbore him	L
That his course was plain before him	L
Just the clean straight course of earnest statesmanship	K
For young Jones held notions utterly absurd	M
And the old campaigners sniggered when they heard	M
That young patriot unfolding	A
His stern views and Truth upholding	A
But he meant it when he said it ev'ry word	M
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For a time in all debating Jones was famed for boldly stating	A
Plain blunt truths and keen uncomfortable facts	N
Till his colleagues grew uneasy for in fashion bland and breezy	F
He proposed to back his burning words with acts	N
And they told him with much cunning that he might be in the running	A
For the leadership if he'd consent to hedge	O
He was bold ambitious clever but advance they said he'd never	P
While he clung to childish notions of his pledge	O
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Brave young Jones at first was scornful but ere long with visage mournful	Q
He sat down to think on what he stood to lose	R
And his party friends with caution hinted honours were his portion	D
If he'd but consent to water down his views	R
And they e'en suggested slyly that although they valued highly	F
His great services defiance was not meet	S
Till his splendid dream departing Jones saw plainly that a parting	A
With his party meant a parting with his seat	S
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It was then he heard the cracking of the Whip	K
Party Whip	K
And he found the System had him in its grip	K
On the one hand was devotion	D
To his duty with promotion	D
On the other and the hope of leadership	K
For he'd come unto the parting of the ways	T
And he hearkened to the voice of fulsome praise	T
To the promise of preferment	S
And there happened the interment	S
Of the self respecting Jones of other days	T
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Step by step he climbed the ladder now a wiser if a sadder	P
And a meaner politician till he led	S
And his party though erratic was lukewarmly democratic	C
Thus he strove to soothe his conscience on this head	S
But there came a day of clamour when his colleagues vowed the glamour	P
Of his visions was all bunkum and a myth	U
For these champions of the nation had perceived their sole salvation	D
Lay in fusing with the Tory leader Smith	U
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Jones at first held out refusing all suggestions of his fusing	A
With this person he had hitherto abused	S
But he marked his sullen backing and he heard the whip a cracking	A
Then he abjectly surrendered all and 'fused'	S
Jones is now a semi leader O consider gentle reader	P
Think how many politicians can you name	V
Who though starting straight and cleanly have surrendered weakly meanly	F
When their party bid them fuse and 'play the game'	V
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How they shudder at the cracking of the Whip	K
Tory whip	K
How they tremble lest the slightest fault or slip	K
Should offend their august master	P
And upon them bring disaster	P
And deprive them of their cherished membership	K
'Twas to save their bleeding country in they went	S
And to bleed it save themselves in Parliament	S
Ev'ry worthy cause neglecting	A
Their own worthless skins protecting	A
And a fig for all the 'views' they 'represent '	-
O the 'freedom' of the Fusion Party man	J
Noble man	J
Abject creature of the grim old Tory clan	J
Waiting watching shuffling veering	A
Scheming plotting engineering	A
Sorry product of the 'Good old Party Plan '	-

Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis

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