As an example of how political conflicts ought to be carried on take the case of West Fife. While Mr. AUGUSTINE BIRRELL, the Radical Candidate, was speaking in Thornton School, "the door of the room was opened, and Mr. WEMYSS, the Liberal Unionist candidate for the constituency, asked 'May I come in,' to which Mr. BIRRELL replied 'Yes, certainly.' Mr. WEMYSS, who was followed by a large number of supporters, then entered the hall, and took a seat on one of the front benches, which he occupied until the close of the address, when he was greeted with loud calls for a speech. In response to the call, he remarked that he had already made eight or nine speeches that day, and must be excused from making another. He had, however, enjoyed Mr. BIRRELL'S speech very much. It was not for him to criticise it at that meeting, but he might only say that he felt sure the electors of West Fife would vote for whom they considered the best man and the man they believed would do his duty. He then called for three hearty cheers for his opponent, Mr. BIRRELL. Votes of confidence were then put for both candidates, when that in favour of Mr. BIRRELL was declared carried. The opposing candidates then shook hands, and departed evidently the best of friends."
A totally different picture comes to us from Aston Manor, as I judge from the following letter in the BIRMINGHAM DAILY GAZETTE.
SIR,--My attention has been drawn to an attack made by Captain GRICE-HUTCHINSON on a very respectable member of the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers, Mr. IKE WARD. In your yesterday's issue Captain GRICE-HUTCHINSON is reported to have said: "The last authentic account he had of Mr. IKE WARD was that he was 'bones' in some nigger troupe on the sands of Scarborough." Mr. WARD has been for some time engaged as an organiser, and is a member of the Executive of the Railway Workers' Union, has never been in a nigger troupe on the sands of Scarborough or anywhere else.
As the statement is calculated to damage the reputation of my friend Mr. WARD, I am sure that the candidate for Aston will at once either give his authority for the damaging statement or withdraw the aspersions on the character of a respected labour leader.--Yours faithfully,