St. Paul daily globe., 1892-07-02
POOLING THE BULLIES.
Candidates Talk From Wagons in
IOndOn.

SStI0iuateS lo1k FROM wagons In
IOndon.
LONDON, July L. The present gener-
alton has seen no general election which
will be SO .hetly contested as the one
now proceeding. Party spirit is SO en-
5lttered that open conflicts On
the streets are prevented only
by the restraints of the judi
,clous system now existing for
the coatrol of election procedure.
Political feeling boils over at all the
meetings, especially when they areheld
in rooms. The candidates are howled
down. rowdyism is rampant and the
aSsemblagas are broken up.
Many OF the candidates find it neees-
sary to adopt the plan of making tours
of their district in wagons and
speaking to the audiences in the
open air. where they generally get a
hearing. These often improniptu gather
lngS largely occur in the districts in
London inhabited by workillgmen
where organized bands of bullies a:e
bribed to incite riot. When the as
semblages are addressed from wagons
these DULLES do hot have time to arr
range riieir p!aEs to interfere, and the
candidate makes his speech and getS
get their gangs together.
Enormous sums of money are being
spent by both Conservatives and Lib
erals III hidden ways, so rs to evade the
bribery act. The Liberals charge that
the Conservatives, whose purse is
ainpler than anything the Liberal ex-
-ecutiye can obtain, are running paid
socialist and labor candidates to break
the Liberal vote. As matter of
fact the list of both socialist and
labor candidates who are standing for,
election has become thinned during the
week. T0night's close presents thirty.
three labor candidates, including those.
who are seeking reelection. Seven of
their Ouly aim is TO spoil the chance of
the Liberals standing in their districts.
Thus there are only twenty-six genuine
labor candidates in the field, of which
number only fourteen are likely to be
elected, making the labor vote in the
next parliament of about the same
value it was III the last.
The socialists are scarce. Several pose
as the labor men, but pure socialism
has absolutely vanished. Still the labor
question is the front plank in the plat
forms of Liberals and Conservatives
alike. The Conservatives in London
and other pepulouS centerS outbid their
opponents in the extent of their social
programme. The case OF the Tory can
didates at Stepney and Limehouse ap-
plieSt0 the others. They advocate the
establishment of an .eight-hour day, the
creation of labor minister and the
taxation Of ground rents. They also ad-
Eocate the fixing of the rate of wages by
the union.
A programme like this cuts out the
labor party and beggars the socialist.
The trades unions are suspicious as to
the Conservative pledges and continue
to incline toward the Liberal candi-
dates.
The British nonconformists have is
sued manifesto as a counter blast to
the Ulster movement. The declaration
is vigorous defense of Mr.. Gladstone.
and its adherentS express supreme con-
fidence that Mr.. Gladstone will not be
guilty OF treason; that religious free
dom will never jeopardize the liberty of
Ulster PrOteStantS: that parliament will
never pass scheme favoring the Rom
lSh ecclesiastical system, and generally
that the fears of the UlSterites are ut
terly groundlesS.
A high government official told a rep-
resentative of the press that the cabinet
had shown their conviction of coming
defeat by setting their private papers in
order to be in readiness to yacate their
offices. The ministers do not leave all
the official papers for their successors.
Documents revealing too much disap-
pear. A general clearance of those doc
uments which the Liberal government
will be unable to claim has already oc-
Cured.
The Speakers estimate of the Irish
electoral results is: Anti-Parnellites. IS:
Unionists, 20; Parnellites, s. The
Unionists say they are certain to have
twenty-eight seats, and the Parnellites
predict the return of twenty-four of
their candidates.