New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
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labor and Ker Hardie and other Socialist lead
ers came to York to denounce him as a cand!-
date unworthy TO receive the support Of the
masses This factional movement opened with
demand that worklngmen who believed in
trai -unionism should abstain from voting for
either candidate. The capture Of the wagon in
furated the more advanced agitators, and con-
verted them into active electioneering agents
for the Unionist party. 1t shown TO be
decisive incident when the poll was declared.
Sir ChristoDher Furness's managers succeeded
In making peace with the local engineers and
also in obtaining dispatch from a London Of
fetal Of the Amalgamated Society in favor Of
his canddature. This was an important gain
and enabled them at once to excite resentment
against labor agitators who were interfering in
the canvass without giving Sir Christopher Fur
ness credit for systematic opposition 70 the
policy OF the Employers Federation and for
sturdy championship Of the right Of working
men TO organize and combine in trades unions.
1t also created a reaction in favor Of candi-
date who was attacked simply because he was
an employer. and attracted considerable sup
port which would otherwise have been behind
Lord Charles Beresford. The engineers them
selves were a small body Of voters In York but
the railway workers and other forces Of labor
held the balance Of power. and at the close Of
the canvass the leaders on each side were un-
able to forecast the extent Of the defections and
reinforcemeats which would be caused ~ the
strike issue.
CROSsF1RE AND ELECTION HEAT
Sir Christopher Furness was only embarrassed
when closely questioned respecting his relations
with the engineering trade. on every other sub
ject ne was GLIB and ready to take UP any issue
Of Advanced Liberalism. not even haltng when
Woman Suffrage was proposed for his favorable
consideration. Lord Charles BcresfoId. not being
compromised by his relations with the working
world. and advocating policy Of strengthening
the navy which would bring work into shipyari
and machine shop. was entirely at his ease IN
discussing labor questions. He was however
most conscientious and truthful canvasser. who
scorned evasion and equivocation. In every In
stance he was impelled to give a straightforward
answer whether 1t was the one wanted by the
questioner or not on every detail Of imperial
policy he was explicit and emphatic. When In
vited to condemn vivisection he could not do
So and said as much. When asked 20 uphold
the cause Of woman suffrage he admitted that
there were "some very clever women with mems
minds" but considered that they We're out Of
their element as soldiers. sailors or policemen,
and did not believe that they possessed the ad-
ninistrative qualities emitting them 10 vote for
members Of Parliament. When questioned re-
specting iogging in the navy, h denied that
there was any such practice but contended that
II was necessary keep the boys in order and
that right there came in the question OF birch
ing OF which he had received great deal HIM
self
The crosshre Of questions is continuous In an
English election Some Of these are handed UP
in writing at political meetings. ana others are
I'll, fu rr-f.
that the candidate is justified In asserting az the
close Of the canvass that he has defined, his !
Views on every subject II human ana conienp',
ranrOus interest, from the taxing OF cycles anu !
the muZZiing # dogs to the most complex ISSUES
of imperial policy. 40 attempt Is made t. eX-
tract positive lodges from the candidate. bat
his readiness as speaker Is tested, and the |
PROCEEDINGS are enllvened by much coHcal by
ilav II members Of Parliament are not in !
touch with the people 1t Is not from iack ot d
spirit Of Investigation IN the cpnsutuenclrs
which tends 10 promote the establishment ~
conddential relations Lord Charles BeresfOrd !
II he has done nothing else. has created an era !
~ good feeling in Yorkshire by MS Wit and |
nleasantry one Of his best answers was maoe /
10 the senseless question: What distance j. |
Khartourn from Soudan" That question he !
remarked apparently comes from one OF my |
countrymen ! Will 90 as they 90 In ireland ana |
answer 1t by asking another: What distance is !
Dublin from Ireland.
The strain OF an English canvass upon candl-
dates and party organizers is iuly as great as lt
is IN an American election Neither Lord Charles
BereSfOTd Y
voice save a few hOarse whispers for their |
final speeches after the announcement at The !
poll and each was unneryed ana physIcalIy |
Ir-ne,ratca nv the lahors Of the canvass The |
i-ntonIst chairman. Sir Joseph Terry was found |
dead in his ped two nights before the election /
after a fortnight Of overwork foiltlcaI HteIa- !
ture Is not distributed In an English contest /
but there is thorough house-to- house can /
vassing and there Is defamation without end. /
az nersonal defamation there is little. the can /
dIdates refralning from attacking each other /
and exchanging compliments at the close upon !
the fairness and courtesy with which they nave |
hasr treated Not even Mr.. Samuel Story who. |
as a Radical politician. was well hated. was sin
gled out for virulent abuse at YORK. and the |
contest would have been without bitterness II |