Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-27
THE POETRY OF POLITICS.
Rambling Rhyme Prepared By
English Politicians.
SOME poooeRsl FOR DEPTFoRD
A Red.HOt Contest ~ I3c Waged Be-
tween Blunt and Darling-Paris
Enjoys a Great Days
Sport on skates.
Preparing For the Poll.

49, ICoptr1ght 1888 by Jones Gordon Bennett.1
LONDON, Feb. 26.-[New York Herald
Cable-Special to the BEE Politics just now
/, composes an Englishman's religion. Dept
ford, across the Thames from the tower, on
this election eve presented no exception for
this Sunday anu the very church bells seemed
70 ring ''Vote for Blunt" found Deptford
today fuller than ever of canvassers and the
population divided into Darlings and Blunt
men. Mr.. Darling is the unionist candidate
and Blunt the Gladstone nominee All the
local rancor and coarseness described by
Dickens in the Eatonswill election Is
to be found in Deptford, Not
even womans influence mollihes the
personality and ill-will and woman's
influence has been peculiarly active on both
sides. Primrose danes electioneer for their
Darling, and Mrs. Gladstone in person, with
Lady Anne Blunt, Byron's grand daughter,
have been and are active in solicitation. AS
q curious incident, Mrs. Evelyn, wife of the
resigned unonist member, who was con-
verted to home rule, is working for the old
party of her husband, while he is jealous for
Blunt. The marital difference. however,
is good-humored and will not pave thorny
path to Sir James Hannans court. The
borough Is plastered with placards, which,
TO see, q New Yorker would think himself in
the First ward when aldermen are being
elected. The air, even on Sunday, is vocal
with political song.
Says a local conservative paper: "Thanks
to the Irish gentlemen who are kind enough
to take London politics under their patron
age, the Deptford election is being fought
under conditions which are a novelty in the
metropolis. The home rule journalist who
every evening reviles Mr.. Darling has told
the Deptford rowdies what to do. A sheet OF
scurrilous election songs has been published
and the Irish roughs of the place are expllc-
itly instructed to learn these abusive verses
by heart and yell them out at the top of their
voices whenever and wherever Mr.. Darling
speaks"
Here are two verses set to favorite music
ball tune:
Ho, Deptford is for Wilfred,
And Blunt shall win the day;
Tho Darling carpetbagger
Will hunt from US away
... No Balfour can subdue Blunt,
go His heart is strong as steel,
The Deptford men will greet him
And make his jailer reel.
Next comes verse sung to bonnie Dun
dee: e.,
To his agents and bruisers
Twas Darling who spoke
Must get IN for Deptford
If heads must be broke.
My Balfourian braves
&.n You must let the world see
That Deptford won't follow
The lead of Dundee.
Last evening another lady, who, I am told
Is a practical home ruler in her own house,
Mrs. Gemiston Grant-asked meeting no
to return Darling-a very poor Darling
indeed-but areal man.
I asked well-balanced politician how the
tide was going to turn and he said: "Neithel
home rule nor toryism has anything to do
with it. The election turned in sympathy
fDr Blunt in Jail, and that picture of him on
the fence in prison clothes will have more
influence Mt the polls than all the songs and
speeches, though there is this chance The
monied liberals may be frightened at the so
cialism, agorianism and revolutionary
spirit of the Blunt adherents and turn the
scale