Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-06

burned into a minority of 300. The issue
burned on the eight-hour question.
There are some curious anomalies. The
Unionist vote at Gateshead has increased
1000. The Gladstonian vote at Westham
has increased !, ,500 The balance is long
way in favor of the grand old man. He was
jubilant to-day. He says that the flowing
tide will turn into a roaring torrent.
The Pail Mall Gdzstte thinks tonight that
the fate of the various labor candidates in
yesterdays elections suggests two remarks
In the first place the labor programme has
clearly made its mark upon the constituent
cies. Eight hours in particular scores with
the return OF Mr.. keir Hareie in Westham,
the disaster to Mr. Broadhurst in West
nottingham, where it turned a majority of
$40 into a minority of 301 and the 2,749
votes cast for Mr.. Tillet in West Bradford.
Labor and Liberalism Must Unite.
BIT equally clear in the second place is
the old moral often urged that labor in al
lance with Liberalism wins, while labor
alone or in opposition to Liberalism fails.
Thus Mr.. Tillet fails to get seat against
Mr.. Illingworth in Bradford, and Mr..
Champion is simply nowhere in Aberdeen,
while Mr.. Keir Hardie, who has had the
support of the Liberals in South Westham,
comes in with big majority.
The same newspaper enumerates the steps
by which Mr.. Gladstone is advancing from
the complete non possumus attitude to one
of cautious assent. First came the refusal
TO receive the deputation, then the demand
for information, then the consent to receive
the deputation, then the triumpha Socratic
retutation of the deputation's points. Now
comes the explanation of the Socratic att-
tude and it is highly interesting: 'sThat is
the spirit in which should always wish to
l. 20 Ia tfnnc
speeches to laboring men somewhat less
favorable than my own views are, rather
than putting on an appearance favorable to
them which might not be able always to
maintain.
To confound the logic of a working class
deputation is of course a comparatively
simple task for the grand old diaectician,
and it was done to immense satisfaction.
But il is well to find that Mr. Gladstone
recognizes the argument to be based upon
genuine grievance and is not merely con-
tent TO discover its logical flaws for practi-
cal purposes. Yesterdays speech defines
the probable course of action on this SUBJ
ject in the new Parliament: local option,
that is to say, will become as much the
guiding principle in labor matters as in
temperance.
viii Vote Early and Oren.
A sporting journalist draws attention to
an unprecedented electioneering feat which
is TO be performed on Thursday by George
FRYE, the biggest bookmaker in England.
This gentleman is to drive from his resi-
dence at Beulahill, vote at Wimbledon at
clock. then be off to London Bridge and
on 10 Tottenham, where he possesses
property. After voting there he
returns to Ealing, where he is also entitled
to vote and reaching Paddington in time
TO catch the Flying Dutchman, will reach
Porlock, West Somersrtshire, in time to
record the vote he possesses there.
Needless TO say these votes are Tory, but
though they were Liberal the instance af-
lords proof of the desirability of altering
the law so that single voter can only cast
one vote at a parliamentary election.