New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-01

so much discussed that something moro than MS
formal assent to the bill was needed EnglSh hau',
calls and Irish Radicals alike would nave reoci'ou
with distrust any measure which hau not mas ho"''S
Endorsement. On this question, AT least MI
radcalism has not been doubted. In iact' no mas
triumphed in the Cabinet and he trluhphS nsio'o
the country It is not many months shco HIS '0noo'
a part of which is adopted by the OoNeinn'eh" was
denounccd Nc a scheme of contiScation by journals
which now find no difficulty in supporting Mr.. Glad
sto,o,s hill, and even in extolling its moderation.
Tho noint ON which the Tories secm disposed to
tle isue is that which relates 10 the acquisition of
land They object to State loans to the tenants for
facilitating the purchase of the land of which they
are in actual occupation. 1t is probable that the
tenants on the other hand will regard this as one Oh
the most beneficial parts of the bill. In connection
with the provisions securing them against arbitrary
evictions the offer of help in buying land seems 10
give them q substantial hope OF realizing tneii
fondest dreams. They will complain no doubt Vh"'
the bill recognizes the right of eviction IN any case
but they will find in this prOer OF loans lot puI
chase q kind of compensation Tor the insecurity
which their tenure will have SO long as II depends Oh
the will of the landlord The two parts Oh inc oiH
oro in reality entirely distinct but they will not APP
pear so to the man whose lDlnd Is hAe" y" ''nh,T
nont the secure possessoniof the land and who VIII
welcome
chances of permanent holding
Mr Odoer,s defeat. Yesterday, in Southwark, Is
cory serous misfortune for the Liberal party. The
loss of n vote in the House is small matter, rs par
ties stand but this defeat, and the peculiar circum
stances of it. will tend to strengthen. the growing
conviction among the workingmen that the Liberal
managers do not deal fairly by them. This Is MT
Odger's third canddature. Twice he has with
drawn so rs not to divide the Liberal vote in doubt
full boroughs candidate who does that IS ord-
narily thought to have a claim upon the party for
future support No claim could be stronger than
Mr. Odger's, yet it has not been recognized in the
smallest degree. Sir Sydney WaterlOw was kept in
the field because it was believed he could beat both
Mr. Odger and Col Beresford. 1t turns out that he
was weaker than either; but when this became known
by the polling on Wednesday morning, he refused to
withdraw and stood till his withdrawal was too late
to do good. 1t is possible that if Sir Sydney Water
low had retired at II o'clock instead of 9, COL Beres-
ford might still have been elected No sincere effort
was made TO transfer the Liberal support from
Waterlow to Odger. Indeed, many of the known
friends of Waterlow voted for Beresford openly and
many more went away without voting at all Tho
small shop-keeping class that thinks itself above the
artisan, and is in fact much below him in intelli-
gence loyalty and good sense, resented the effort to
give the borough aworkingman as its representative.
Col Beresfords triumph was due to this class. They
have the satisfaction of handing to the Tories
borough that is liberal by 5000 majority Col Beres-
ford slips in by about 200 votes Nevertheless, the
support which Mr.. Odger received in the
borough, and from Liberals in the House
and from the Press was very sincere
To come so near an election victory in itself and
insures Mr.. Odger o seat in future. The difficulty
is that the great working class, to which the
Liberal party must look for support, is
good deal exasperated, and justly so. Water
low could have been got out of the way
if the Liberal leaders had really preferred
Odger. They did not prefer him. and they do not
fear mean to open the doors of the House to
workingmen until they are compelled to. They
seem to think they can tr1e with the artisans, or
that they are sure of their support in any event.
The loss of great Liberal borough is just punish
ment for their treatment of Mr. 0dger, but tho
chagrn which they suffer is poor compensation for
the injury they have done to their party and to the
class of which Mr. Odger representative. G. VS..