ABSTRACT
The bad wheat crop of last year has proved a sort of political godsend to the protectionists. That party was rapidly wearing away; and now, with the questionable advantage of a deficient harvest – which, if they had had their own way, might have produced a famine – it is doubtful whether Mr Disraeli and his friends will betray their weakness by dividing the House of Commons. But, whatever may be the protectionists’ tactics in the house, there is that in their out-door and preliminary movement which calls for a passing notice.
