The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-27


those OF their fellows who are obnoxious to them.
which are as bad and In some respects worse than
many oil the customs OF the trades unIonists now
eeisated against. These practices the students,
however, have had the good fortune To obtain q
be still called practical Jokes" The trades
unionist, when he has INDUCED in the same freak,
mas had other treatment melted out to HIM, and
his acts have received another name
ooHsR RE- presume you are IN favor OF
the payment OF members
Mr.. MCDONALD am.
CoRRnsroNDENr-And international arbitration
MI. MISUNDERSTANDING. That is one or the
workingman's questions THE future.
CoRREspOkDENr-iou are in favor OF shorter
hours OF labor Tor women and children In public
factories and mlsS
MI. ACCOMPLISHMENTS; and l shall give
my best support to Mr.. Mundellas Nine Hours bill
Tor that purpose.
INSTRUMENTATION are well acquainted with
the United States, are you not, Mr.. McDonaldS
Mr.. McDosALD-Well, 1 had pretty extended
stay there during my visit, and had the pleasure OF
meeting many OF tue public men OF che country. l
was the first Englsnlnan who went right across
the entire length OF the Continent by rail- My
English fellow passengers stopped short at
mento River to San Francisco, while l
the present terminus Of the Western Paciac at at
Oakand. have visited most OF the mining dis
ya and Ne 'hoie p bad P o
stay IN salt Lake city, where the historian the
Cuurch OF tie Latter Dag saints, President George
OF the Mormon Church." have very pleasant
memories OF California which regard as great
should say, for observe a new Senator has been
elected IN his place-showed me the greatest kind
ness during my stay on tue Pacific Slope. My
library there sad he, pointing to one OF the
sheiyes) has Its American side. You VIII find one
or two OF these shelves stocked exclusively with
American literature. am not, however, blind
admirer OF the American Union, and am very
sensible OF political biemiShes there worthy OF the
attention OF the reIormers OF that country.
CORRESPONDENCE the House of Commons, Mr..
Mcdonald, your seat VIII be on the opposition
benches.
Mr.. MoDoNALD-Yes. shall take my seat on the
Independent liberal benches, ana II can. near my
Sheifleld), who whatever bis lalllngS may have
been, mas done great and good service In his day:
l shall, however, not be strict party man tied
to the liberal party further than my own best
Judgment WIN dictate.
CoRREsPoNDENT-Wa not John Arthur Roebuck
a keen opponent OF trades unioniSiSY
Mr.. MCDoNALD-Ahl he was to some extent
blinded by the excessive and riotous conduct OF a
limited section in his own constituency, whose
deeds were III nowise those Of the general body Of
trades unionists, although they led to legislation
OF exceptional severity against the whole body or
trades unonists. have often, however, received
great and valuable Parliamentary assistance from
CoRREsPoNpENr-There Is one thing I cannot
help mentioning to you, ana that Is the very
ing that the House OF Commons viii gain IN you
/ one thoroughly acquainted with American politics
and customs matters upon which usually so
lamentabe an ignorance prevails in the House.
FIRST EFFECT AND IMPRESSIONS.
spent some time with Mr.. Mcdonald inspecting
several rare editions OF English and Scottish
poetry, which he values greatly, and left him feel
ing tnat while he Is III the best sense working
man aud workingman's MEMBER, he has, never
theless, at TINS day few equals In point OF general
Information among his fellow members OF the
I House OF Commons,
WHAT MR. DIsRAELI SAYS OF MR.. NJ DONALD.
Mr.. Disraell, IN the course OF an electloneerng
! address TO the electors OF Buckingham delivered
In the town hail there this morning, and while
speaking OF the class OF repre- sentatives the con-
stituencies have returned, said:-
@ a ae SO s "a uas e
%SS await Gua h lie the D9s' to duties lie
aye his svaenee bsore ha Shines Eegua
ZION Committee and he impaired to that committee
ence-in manner which showed he was person per
Again, in a distant county, the member for Morpeth.
dH moi but Ct s %h
have heard that he Is man entitled to the post
ali the trade Who have Been pandering %
ss many e hsys
pie OF england. ("Hear'D
A CONFERENCE
Of the miners OF Scotland was held yesterday fore
noon III THIS city, at which Mr.. Mcdonald delivered
his Grst address since his return for stafford.
ADDRESS TO THE MINERS AFTER HIS ELECTION.
Mr.. Mcdonald was received with loud and pro.
/ loneed cheers.
Having expressed the pleasure he felt in meeting the
fact that he stood before them the rsI
n had able 70 to n e.
wnich was proud oHe to the patrican to the iniuen-
ticai ife brief review OF matters they now stood
or SereSy the
during S9s
dii s had not passed away When he thrown
isted from having suffered under them from his early
years N he & Ss hs had 70 their am
unequalled by any portion Of the community. These
Sa aS9q q
Of bs sn naa dad s ss
lated thereon and now was the proud position Of the
asd himself Mo ih S@ar Himself and VIE
himself with their cause. now seat House q
non But his pleasure was MOI alone
area Many years ago wien the Condition OF the miners
aassa% A'sS S54s his SSes
Hd es the IL s h
seIIequld he venture with little egotism say, or
the lite ones had decomo thousands and tens Of thou
ds Of he county S rye we The es
and O ed S The honor was MOT one
honor or s bae o Snd s Sq OF m
had been his pupil the time entered public
H.ns& f
Gsy @
So Worthy ard Ree DSpns the Ta
sw cry Lad been rasd over al hnTand ana
ra4Went gja19u9stedly the wor.nsmsn Of This
and they would have succeeded in accomplishing this
bad they stood true to themselves. In a Number Of
places worklngmens candidates had appeared but he
regretted 20 say that they had been topped
@ ana ma"E a"q II you'd out e S
all the workngmen, return their two candidates.
Applause. lie wished TO say further that he owed
much tna he owed all to having been the representa-
tive OF the miners 1t would be well, also, disabuse
the public mind in regard to the position OF the
town OF Stafford. one said ne went among
he had gone, among the potters; and another
that he owed his seat to influence,
mysterious influence OF which he knew nothing. Mr..
Mcdonald went on 70 explain that he had been in
stafford except passing through IL mis- TO and
London until he appeared before the committee who
hun forward as their candidate. There miner
or collier within twenty miles Of the town. and his vic
tory was the more honorable that account lie had
no influence In his favor except the influence Of band
OF honest, noble ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he need
only that had all parties worked the side prog
ress as did the OF stafford there would have been
avery different record to-day. In stafford there
permissive men, there anti-contagious diseases
men: there were all the elements Of discord and conu
I which had disturbed 50 many constituencies;
but they sunk all these differences and
united phalanx returned orkingmans repre-
sentative by an overwhelming majority. The
workngmen OF Stafford deserved the CONGRATULATIONS Of