of the leaders even suggested that the LRC send a deputation to see the orv and Libera Whips and this only lost by the narrow vote of five to four.
As the LRC was quite happy to reach an understanding with local Tor n coera Associa tions, it did not take the leaders long to get round to the idea that it was better to run respectable 'and 'moderate' candidates rather than those who insocialism and other such sisted talking about funny ideas.
Ramsay MacDonald and Hardie took this reasoning to logical conclusions and entered into negotiations with the Liberal Chief Whip, Herbert Gladstone The Liberal leaders agreed to use their influence to prevent local liberal opDOSe lo anne car didate who supported the general objects Liberal Party.' In return, the LRC • had *demonstrate friendliness to the Liberals in any constituency where it had influence.
Naturally, being good christians, both Hardie ane existence of any such MacDonald denied the Liberals, at either national or local level.
The policies of these leaders played right into the hands of the Liberal Party. The growth of the trade unions, the rising confidence of the working people, evidenced in the fact that they had even .a Labour Party, scared to hell the more astute sections of the ruling. class. Lloyd George with his policies of limited reform therefore tried to provide an alternative to