CHAPTER XIV 



POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS 



At the earnest entreaty of his friends, but more especially at 

 the desire of his wife, Lady Yarborough, whose advice, as he 

 well knew, was always given to further his best interests in 

 life, and whose political views were in accordance with his 

 own, my brother consented to contest the Brigg Division of 

 Lincolnshire, in the Conservative interest, at the General 

 Election of 1886. 



The constituency was then, as it is now, a very stronghold 

 of advanced Liberalism, and was represented in Parliament by 

 a most able man, the late Mr. Samuel Dancks Waddy, Q.C., 

 an old hand at any kind of legitimate wire-pulling, and a 

 magnificent speaker. Amongst other clever electioneering 

 tactics, he came forward as a Gladstone Liberal, a name to 

 conjure with in those days for the most illiterate voter, who, as 

 ignorant as a mule, and without the smallest idea as to his own 

 best interests in the political struggle, had heard of Gladstone's 

 name, and had his ticket as to the flag under which colour he 

 was to vote — the Gladstonian — and so voted. His majority, 

 too, at the last election had been a very ample one, totalling up 

 to over 2600. 



Perhaps it was as well that my brother and a great many of 

 his supporters, who were new at the political game, had not 

 any idea that they were practically leading a " forlorn hope," 



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