To Hyndman
October 1, 1904.
If y ou w r i te a n y t h i ng to attack and disparage the Congress,
y ou w i l l weaken and discourage the o n ly b o dy t h r o u gh w h om
I n d ia has to w o r k o ut its r edempt ion. This w i l l be an i n j u ry to
India w h i ch y ou do n ot w a nt to do. I hope, therefore, y ou w i ll
n ot do a n y t h i ng to weaken the Congress. It has already m u ch
to contend against conf l i c t ing influences in India itself. . . .
Wh a t e v er may be y o ur o p i n i on about the deficiencies* of the
I n d i an character, y o ur course is to guide and help t h em to supply
such deficiency. In o ur w o r k , one factor is v e ry necessary—
Engl i shmen themselves to denounce the evils of the present
system. One Engl i shman l i ke y ou denounc ing the system w i l l
produce more influence in the minds of the B r i t i sh p u b l i c. . . .
We have to convince and conve rt the B r i t i sh publ ic and every
help is progress towards the object.
Hyndman to Dadabhai
February 2, 1905.
W h e t h er y ou survive me, or I y o u, it is certain that so l o ng
as my pen can w r i te and my tongue can speak, the ma ny scores
of m i l l i o ns w h o are be ing g r o u nd d o wn to death under o ur
merciless rule w i l l n ot lack a champion, such as he is, in this
c o u n t r y. I l i ve n ow in the hope of seeing the o v e r t h r ow of o ur
infamous system, A R
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