New-York tribune., 1895-08-03
HUMORS OF THE ELECTION.
HOW JOHN MORLEY LOST ONE HONEST
MANS VOTE-STARTLING POSTER
EFFECTS

been vastly improved These Facts, or course, Ha'V
tended greatly to modify election methods. be
sides, elections conducted on far dlr"r-
ent legal basis The franchise has been extended
almost to universal suffrage. and a particularly
stringent Corrupt Practices act has eliminated most
OF the venal canvassing for votes that once was
a feature OF every contest. At the same time hu-
man nature, and especially political human nature
has not changed materially. So II comes to pass
that modern elections marked with Just as
many Incidents violent comica those OF
former days.
The story Of mud throwing at Sir william Har-
court at Derby has already been told The cam
paign there very hot Before the meeting
at which Sir William spoke procession travcrFed
the principal streets OF the town. 1t included
the usual bands and banners and also "A new de-
parturc in the shape OF living pictures. after the
style of some OF the cars in the Lord Mayors
show. On one car several men were grouped around
anvil. and overhead the inscription. Hard
work and no booze" What. however. raised the
ire Of a good many people a man with
painted red nose and clothed in tattered garb. who
styled THE Trades Finished Article some
OF the principal Liberal workers attribute to this
procession the loss OF several hundred votes In
the working class districts OF the town.
John Morley WAS defeated at Newcastle. What
turned so many votes arainst him il would be
difficult to say. but at east be accounted
for. a month two ago. while the Rosebory Gov
st!ll I'm Office. a man in Newcastle
received letter from daughter who had onlttel
to put a stamp II. lie was. therefore. In &C.
cordancc with rule charged double rate On de-
livery. Finding remons,rances al the local Office
In vain he was advised by fac"tious friend 10
approach the Postmaster General on the subject
But who was the Posima st-r- General? why.
Morley" replied the friend That's IN" man !
voted for at the last election said the Indignant
Novacastrian. "Precscy." replied the uncandh
adviser. Il won't have any more truck with this
letter lob" said the eccior but hang me II
ever vote for him again" ~ course. the Post
mastcr-C;eneral was not John Morley at all. Dut
Arnold Morley an entirely different person
one OF the most curious developments OF the
present election is the interest 1t seems 70 have
excited among he canin" race. Dogs have been
employed for elcctionccr!ng purposes In many parts
OF London and. with the candidates colors and
cards hung around their necks. have done active
and effective service The intelligent animals ap-
pear really 20 b. much excited by the contest To
Judge from the Jealous way IN which they run
about AMI bark AZ their opponents supporters
Speaking Of dogs. William Mulholiand the Radi-
cal candidate West Toxtcth. Is reported 20 have
said in ~ his campaign speeches that IN"
British lion is rather q mnngy animal and good
Irish bulldog would make mess OF him
PrACARDs AID POSTERS
P,acarls and posters play an important par In
eicciioreoring sometimes with startling 'n'ri.
They get mixed up with other posters. theatrical
and m. Ike on one fence in London the other
day was seen highly colorel theatre poster.
showing the hero - an adjacent mcioiramh sez-
ing "A much smaller person hy the throat ana eN-
claiming. The villains name His name. say
and underneath ar election poster el'h the In
scrip,ion. "Bnks your frlrl mcmbcr DO not &c
ser, him
In another place election posters rot mixed with
candldai" found himself thus Advertised. "No'"
tor Blank heifer win nVr l"ss ,,.-, q,
scarcely lcss funny is the placard dispny~t IN
cherc:' iD',
The "heckling' OF candidates is great feature
Of British campaigns. specially among ,hr rAn'S
Scots Tnus at Luthr!. som. one ask-t Nj. As-
eminent mssp'n me tine OF the COUNTY, N ,,s n",1s
TO oficc q" long ""ii reph,l Mi. Hrln,en' l
rncn,. can hardly BE- expected 10 make that al
mission II IL i point on which tnere may b.
l',f@' hni opinion Tn stnl nm-uhiuei heckler con-
,nued: "Th. country ren'i"li{ had ihAl i'""nk, 4
which Mr Asquiih reiortcd. y mink yon hai brt-
er ga M % sma , '1o ob.lr %na rlm. n 's~ ro me cam
dldate Were Gsi hoping Mr Asqulth. mar you
and MIR Koscbcry viii yst pi, 90, tha, IIoose Q,
due seriousness that the Lords "er" ccrtaniy
me Sat Of really Liberal and popular legislation"
4 Free church minister. In Introducing Mr.. A.
24 nne t. Prime ln"nSI Mns of hs ''tS @ IN
Fife also Mr Gmore, me noniSi raini 10, 'n'r, ,
sit?' He promptly replied: "On III" side of the
majority. and shall get an comfortable seat as
possible"
AN ORIGINAL ORATOR.
Samuel Barrow. the Radical candidate for North
East Kent Is original orator In on" OF his
speeches he said: They tell all have TO do In
this constituency s show myself. and shall
then certainly go In. U.aught-r) Here l am
tMore laughter what do you think " me? fHe-
ncwed laughier) Fourteen stone. sixiy-two years
Of age: foriy-two wears consistent Liberal with
out change. foriy-onc years married. ana eighteen
grandchildren loud laugh,erJ Now. II that Is
good enough for You. vote for Barrow. IKE
newed laughter and checrsJ
In one West OF England constituency voter
asked the candidate whether his landlord Was jusii-
Ned In raising his rent? 1T all depends upon the
are the rcasOns?" asked the candidate There
be- member because have got four children
be dealt with at any price. and the candidate
wisely followed The example Of the chrlsty Min
streI crdnan and gave II up
on The Introduction OF the no franchise in York
shire ~reai dlaicnlty was experienced in pcrsuad-
ing the electorate that present Of half score
Of sovcregns to each man was not preinrntatrd
eSposIrors cndeavorod to explain the situation.
ana hnlG fast 10 what they believed TO be- the IN
anticipated the ardent faIth M OF Parish Council
cultural laborers These gentlemen. having selected
a farmer to preside over their meeting. immedi-
ately demanded to be told when their nllotmcnts
would De ready. "Aliotments, What be they
inquired the honest yeoman Them things "ot
promised I'm the aci OF Parlymint," replied the
spokesman "I,c 'um?" asked the chairman. aghnst
'Wot hav'n zee read the act?' said the first la
borcr Il daun knaw nothing about lawyering
rcplicd the farmer AS for your acts Of farymint
DANCED 81 should knaw wan cef iced um.'
THE MIXING OF PARTY NAMES
Party names have been considerably mixed. Elec-
ton news In various papers has tecmcd with ief-
u iNr,c N
nl-IInionisis Liberals. Radicals. Parnelites Anti
Parnellites. Redmondites. Mccarthyites. Hcalyites
and various others. THE London Times" rec
ognizes only two parties. tnonists and Separat-
lists chasing Inionisis all who support the
Irniouist Government and as Separa atsts all who OPP
,ose Il A Dublin newspaper after giving the
ngures with regard to "Unionists." "I.bera!s and
J,,rneuifcs" who have been returned. ends the
ust with political Prisoner-l' This. OF course. Is