New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
THE SPEEDY BRITISH CANDIDATE.

Instances arc not wanting, as they would pun
IL themselves, in which English newspapers nave
commented severely on American election Methods
and intimated that didn't know how % carry
on a political campaign in a decorous and eentie-
manly manner. There have been happenings, on
OCCASION during the heat of an American can
vass Of which no one had any particular reason
IN be proud but il has been noticed that during
the election which is dragging its slow length
along in Great Britain there has not been
total absence of incidents Of which gentleman
could not but disapprove-aga TO borrow the
limpid style Of the pellucd London editorial
writer.
We NAV pass over n number Of very Modern
instances in which British candidates and speakers
Of more or less note got more or less rIlgily
handled and come at once TO the unique expert
ence of the Conservative candidate at f1estlniog'
Wales Unfortunately the name Of the unhappy
Conservative candidate is not given nor do we
know how he came out in the election out that he
had a hard time Of Il when he got up 10 speak NJ
Ffcstiniog two OF three days ago, seems clear
The crowd does not appear TO have been WIN
the Conservative candidate In the way IL shouiu
have been though later on, 1t tried i's best 10 De
with him in n mCTe material way Wheh ne
attempted 70 speak, are told ny the caoie
DISPATCHES his audience stormed the plauiorin
and overpowered and maltreated the police VINO
were on guard" Just what they did to the poilce
we don't know, hut II seems propape tha' '"''
NAV have pulled the police nose and walked Oh
the police hat, and perhaps have thrown 'he
police down and tramped around on the ponce
pcrson Anyhow, they matreated and aoueu
the helpless and noensive police and then s'ar'eu
for the Conservative candidate. But they dldn
tla yFnrd
., tho dsnatch. he AT once took to Lis heels y
and wns pursued for four miles OUT ~ to"p'
When they Jaw TINT they couldn. catch tie
light-footed Conservative, they returned To town'
smashed the departed candidate carriage ana
shattered the windows Of the ferg"erh ho"''
which was probably hot-bed of Conservatism
TIE account closes with the statement that many
civilians were badly injured.
I, wa- a distinct loss II NJ entnrprsing welsh
amateur succeeded in getting an instantaneous
nbo-ocroph Of this Conservative candidate when
no was running his hardcst-eay at the end OF the
first or second mile Or perhaps a better mo-
men, would have been near the start, with the
candidate running easily and naturally through
a back street and with the Intelligent electors
~ Ffcstnog In full cry behind Or-we Know
not-thc most effective time may have been AZ
The finish. with the candidate tired and breathing
heavily, but still good for another mile or TWO,
while the all, voters Jagged dozen lengths De
hind badly windcd and generally demoralizcd
What the British Parliamentary candidate
seems 10 need. IL he would 10 successful. Is not
90 much readiness In debate, and clear under
standing Of the political situation, but good
lungs and the ability TO get over the ground
rapidly and surely for long distances There
appears TO be no place in Ffcstiniog at least for an
ordinary sprntcr good for hundred yards, or
even half a mile. What is absolutely essential
Is speed combined with great staying power
The man who aspircs 10 he an NJ. T. ought To go
into training on the cindcr path for two months
before the opening OF The canvass