New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-13

ING CONTEST AT BRIGHTON - SOCIAL
AND ECONOMIC QUESTIONS TO THE
FoRE-MUsIo AND THE DRAMA
rpY GABLE TO THE TRIBUNEI
con,,-;olt. 1850 . BIZ The Nee York Tribune
London. Oct. 12,-The political campaign has
been pursued with unabated yigor during ohe
week. but il IS amazing how unprohtaoIe IL seems
10 no Lord Harrington and Lord Randolph
Churchill spoke the one at Surfing, uhe opher
AT Perth last week, and here we nave ONE CON-
bined counties of Elgln anu Nalrn returning
Home Ruler, Mr.. Seymour Keay, TO Parliament
Mr. Keay was about as bad candidate as any
party could be burdened with. He pushed himself
upon the constituency by declaring that whoever
was chosen by the local caucus, he would 60 TO
the poll He was a stranger. He was pledged
to contest a division of London. lie was known
as an ardent disciple of Mr.. Henry George, and
his views on land naturalization Were disliked
by the Liberals of the two counties. Ills manner
of announcing himself created annoyance. Then
he publicly quarrelled with his agent so that
IN the middle OF the canvass the Liberals thought
about throwing him over. IL only when
Mr. Gladstone recommended him friend of
Ireland, whose fad the land question was Of
small moment in comparison that the Liberal
workers really settled down 10 business They
had against them Mr.. Logan, local land agent,
VINO WIS personally popular, anu WHO was a IlD-
eralUniOnist, not Conservative. A COnServa-
tive, of course, would have had little chance.
But in $50 the majority over the Liberal-Union-
st was only 119, and there we're high hopes in
the Unionist camp that Lord IIartington's timely
appearanccs-he was at Aberdeen earlier last week
would be effective. Certainly if any man ought
10 be heard and to have influence on the platform
il is Lord Harrington. But, alas for the vanity
Of human wishes! In spite of Lord Harrington
and of Lord Randolph Churchill the Home-Rul
majority went up to 529 and Mr.. Henry George,
Or Mr.. Henry Georges views, are at length to be
heard at Westminster.
1t was sore blow to the UnionistS the more
that few hours before the Gladstonians had cap
tured seat from them at Peterboro. Peterboro,
however, had much less significance, since it has
returned Mr.. Fitzwiliam whenever MIR. Fitz-
william asked it, and this time the family did not
want to put cadet into Parliament. Ergo, being
Liberal at bottom, Peterboro has given itself the
pleasure Of speaking its real political sentiments.
OF course the Home Rulers make the most of
the change, and putting the two elections to-
gether they are no doubt justified in some crow
ing. If tie election which was decided yesterday
in North Bucks goes against the GOvernment-the
return is being made up | write-there viii be
some hing like panic in the Conservative caucus
Everything favors this result, and to-day
the Liberals are confidently anticipating it,
Captain Verney, son of Sir Harry. of that illl
hut 20 or so votes behind in lsS6, and in S8j
he won easily. But his father is the other
side, though not aggressively. Still. let the result
in North Bucks be what it may. the week has been
disastrous to the Government and its allies. IT
is impossible TO keep up the belief that all is
WE'LL with such returns Elgin and Nairn and
Peerboro before rs. Something better is wanted
than mere platform oratOry and if the Unionists
would put all their strength into the organization
they would probably do their cause better service.
Speaking with no unfriendy feeling TO the allies.
and keeping ones eyes the result Of the by
elections. which, after all, are the only certain
demonstration Of the feeling Of the country, one
must confess that the prospects are not at all
rosy for the combination which supports Lord
Salisbury 1t is admitted that something must
be done, but WHAT Two courses are open. one
Of which ! have ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The
other is the FORMULATION of programme of
legislation which shall catch the public imagina-
ton. On this head NAV hear something at
NOTTINGHAM next month, when Lord Salisbury adj
dresses the great caucus of the party, the Con-
servatiye National Union. Certainly he will be
put under "A good deal of pressure TO make
statement of sort, since his supporters already
find it difficult to 20 before their constituents
and heep silence about the future.
Meantime we are plunging into Parliamentary
contest at Brighton which promises exceptional
interest brother Of Baron de Worms, Con-
sentative, is pitted against Sir Robert Peel. for
merly the Tory Chief Secretary for Ireland, but
ROW stanch Home Ruler. Sir Robert is an ad-
mirabie candidate He lives at Brighton. like his
opponent. and is much better known, and he has
that spice of deviltry which goes far with the
fc,le Brightonans 1t is not many years since
that queen Of watering places sent two Liberals TO
Parliament AID still less since she sent Mr. Mar.
mott first as Liberal and then as a Tory. Lat
terly both seats have been held by Tories. In
the last contest they had majority Of 5000.
The successes Of the week, which may be increased
by the expected returns of North Bucks, have
given the party managers an immense amount OF
go. and Brighton will be flooded with Liberal
organizers who are thoroughly up to their work.
Although little hurred. the Tories forcing
on the contest for the earliest possible moment.
special supplement Of "The London Gazette
was actually got out last night within two hours
Of the regular publication, previously made in
order to facilitate tLs issuing of writ
IN the intervals Of these political battles the
British mind is much turned to social and eco
nomic problems sentimental public, with
high standard of living, has come to regard it as
absolutely necessary that labor shall not only be
decently lodged but decently clothed and fed, and
still have some amount Of leisure. THIS was
in the dock strike, and it is coming out with
reference TO the claims OF the London tramway
men. So vigorous is public feeling that one meet
Ing and a speech by Lord Rosebery have been
Sufficient 70 compel a surrender by one OF tha
more important metropolitan companies The
men are wise. They keep at work and put their
demands moderately, being willing TO do twelve
hours day Some of the companies declare
that the concessi5n will rob them Of their dlvl-
dendS and actually create a deficit In their &C