Mill，ontheotherhand，thoughtthatbyhelpingthedemocrat’simmediatepurposes，hewasalsogaininggroundforthepopularisationofthesesubsidiarythoughessentialchanges。Therelationissignificant；for，whatevermaybethevalueofMill’sproposals，therecanbenodoubtthatinmanywaysthedemocraticchangeswhichheadvocatedhaveledtoresultswhichhewouldhavethoroughlydisapproved。Thealliance，thatis，forthetime，coveredverydeepdifferences，andMillwasvirtuallyhelpingDemostogetintopower，intheexpectationthat，wheninpower，Demoswouldconsenttosubmittorestrictions，notyet，iftheyeverwillbe，realised。Thereisthefurtherquestion，notheredebatable，whether，ifrealised，theywouldactasMillsupposed。
Anyhow，forthepresent，thephilosopherwasreallythefollowerofthepartisan。Millmadehimselfunpopularwithaclasswiderthanthatwhichconstitutedthe’stupidparty。’HetookaveryactivepartintheagitationprovokedbyGovernorEyre’sactionintheJamaicainsurrection。Thathewasrightindemandingathoroughinvestigationseemstobeundeniable。Itseemsalsothatamorejudicialframeofmindwouldhaverestrainedhimfromapparentlyassumingthatsuchaninvestigationcouldhavebutoneresult。Peopleofahighmoraltonearetooapttoshowtheirvirtuebyassumingthataconcretecasecomesunderasimplemorallawwheninfactmostsuchcasesareexceedinglycomplex。
Mill，atanyrate，andhiscommitteeimpressedmanypeoplebesidestheirstrongestopponentsasallowingtheirindignationtoswamptheirsenseoffairplay。GovernorEyreappearedtobeavictimofpersecutioninsteadofacriminal，andtherewas，thoughMillcouldnotseeit，agenerouselementinthefeelingthatallowanceshouldbemadeforamanplacedinaterriblycriticalposition。
Afterthedissolutionofparliament，MillincurredfurtherodiumbysubscribingtotheelectionexpensesofBradlaugh。
Nothingcouldbemoreinharmonywithhisprinciplesthanthesupportofanhonestandstraightforwardman，attackedbythebitteresttheologicalprejudice。Hisseat，however，forWestminsterwaslost1868，and，refusingsomeotheroffers，hewasgladtoretireoncemoretoprivatelife，andtoliteraryandphilosophicalpursuits。Hisstrengthwasapparentlyfailing，andheachievedlittlemore。Hisparliamentaryactivityhadenlargedhiscircleofacquaintance，andduringtheseyearshebecamefarmoresociable。Admiringfriendsgatheredroundhim；hisoldallies，suchasHareandW。T。Thornton，theeconomistCairnes，andsuchrisingpoliticiansasHenryFawcett，MrCourtney，andMrWorley，lookeduptohim，andhadfrequentmeetingswithhim。Onecharacteristicpointmustbenoticed，hiswithdrawalofthe，wagefund，theorywhenimpugnedbyW。T。Thorntonin1869。Thecandourwhichheshowedonthisoccasion，andhisgenerousappreciationofhisfriend，waseminentlycharacteristic。Inthesameyearappearedhiseditionofhisfather’sAnalysis，which，hesays，84*’oughtnowtostandattheheadofthesystematicworksonAnalyticPsychology。’Hewaspreparingforotherwritings，buthistaskwasdone。HediedatAvignon，8thMay1873，ofasuddenattack，havingthreedaysbeforewalkedfifteenmilesonabotanicalexcursion。