18 OCTOBER 1890, Page 14

[To T3E EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]

Six,—Perhaps the testimony of one of the many thousands of " Tories " who think as you do about the " prodding " policy of Mr. Courtney may be acceptable to you. Ever since Lord Palmerston died, and the Conservatives began to confine their policy mainly to that of " dishing " the Radicals by higher and more ruinous bids for the votes of the predatory and most ignorant classes, I have ceased to vote, or only voted because a candidate happened to be a personal friend; and I have regarded the political issue with utter indifference. I have not even cared to claim mycounty votes.—I am, Sir, &c.,