What the electors think about the Government's excessive expenditure- was
shown in the East Hertfordshire by-election on Thursday, June 18th. Mr. Pemberton Billing,the Independent member, had resigned. In his place the electors returned Admiral Sueter, an Independent Unionist and " anti-waste " candidate, by a majority of no less than 6,776 over the Coalition Unionist candidate, Sir Hildred a-popular local man who used to sit for another Hertfordshire- division.- Admiral Sueter polled 12,329 votes, and his opponent only 5,553. East Hertfordshire is almost as much a Unionist stronghold as Dover or Thant or St. George's, Hanover Square (now called Westminster for electoral -purposes), and, like those constituencies, it has been roused to anger by the mad extravagance of the Coalition. The Prime Minister has always acted on the principle that spending profusely lashes a Government popular. But electoral reverses may cause him to reconsider his policy.
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