The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-24 00:00:00

GREAT LIBERAL DEMOUTRATION.

The Liberia's"( Poole on Tuesday evening last held
a grand thmonstration, which passed al in the met
satisfactory manner. About seven o'cloch a proc.saion
of the Liberal Electors wsa formed at the Hall of the
" Liberal 400," and about double the number which
this newly-created body modestly puts itmelf at took
part in it. Preceded by tarch•bearess, and acorn-
ponied by a couple of band. (the town Imtas band
under the leadership of Mr. O. Stephens, and the new
town band led by Mr. Shave), they paraded the chief
streets of the town, af terwarde repairing to the "Amity
Hall, " a splendid building just erected by the
Foresters, and capable of seating some 1,200
persona. This wee literally crammed. Unfortu-
nately, however. the fates were adverse, and the
chief speakers who had b-en " billed" were unable to
be in tendance. His Worship the Mayor had been
oompelled to go into the north. Mr. Horace Davey,
the eloquent member f..r Christoburch, had • more
pressing engsg.ment, as had Captain Hanham and
others who bad been announced to attend. How.
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ever, the crowded audience bed no reason to c,tn.
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plain that they did not have their " eentiments"
served up to them hot sod strong. Mr. Ralston.
the Chairman t,f the Liberal Aaaociatlon, prodded,
who was supported by Mr. T. Chatfield Clark (the
Liberal candidate for the representation of the
boromth), Aldermen J. J. Norton, and H. Hamilton;
Councillor. G. Curtis, T. Buckley. W. WaWrrnan,
sod J. Gifford; the Sheriff (Mr. J. P. Godwin), Mr.
F. Sanders, J.P., Mr. W. C. Lankester, J. P., Mr.
IL T. Tretani ot, Mr. W. Mite, the Rev. G.
Watermsn, the Row. J. IL Osborne Dr. F. E Ver-
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node, an I '
Mr. G. 13. Al,lridge, am ,ng 5 thom also
present being M.s.rs. J. Jenkins, W. Jenkins, Carter,
J. McFall, W. Wakiliarn, E. Hopkins, W. H. Curtis,
W. J. Tarrant, W. Reynish, H. Bayles, 15.1'. }lab-
good, W. Barn-s, Mowlam, sea., J. 311wIam, jun.,
A. J. Elliott, S. Elliott, J. Goff, G. Golf, Kendall,
James Gunfoni, T. Gillard. J. Perstone, jun., G. A.
Mate, T. W. Atkin., l'. S. Hoare. C. J. Cain., A. S.
Klan, J. Lelf, J. Lucas, W. Young, J. Newman,
&c.

tact, temper, or jodgm.mt. (Applause.) Now, gen.
tlomen, what Is our duty? In a few days Parliament
wid meet, and the question. f the r, form of procedure
will be di.cussed. We shall then sme whether the I 'on.
searative psr y are to very anxious to promote the
Proxress of measures in ti. country. We know very
well they are not, and that they will options to ',great
extent the ice dutions Mr. Gladstone will propose
and, therefore. I believe it to be the duty of all;
Liberals thr uirbout the coons ry to support Mr. Glad-
st no most heartily and warmly on this question of
procedure, because by that means shall we best
arrive at the time when we can have some measure,
passed which will benefit the people at large.
(Applause.) Now I say, without healtation, that
the measures which the LPreral party want most
at this moment is the Corrupt Practices Bill.
'Firers is another questi .n for which we must press,
and that is the reform of the Land Laws. We inti,t
have • Land Bill. (Airplane...) I think it is only
just to say that the Settled E.tates Bill, that Will
pamed het massion, Is a move in the right direction, and ,
an ygo n Gem a n who has re ad that Bill wr I am surengree
with me. But it doe's] t g far enough, and we must
h ,ve, sooner or later, fr the proper welfare of this
country, a true measure dealing with reform. (Hear, ,
hoar.) Now, gentlemen, we come to the most I
important questions relating to your contest here.
Teen um.t be no lack of enthusiasm, there must be
ou lack .4 intereat ; you must each in your own wards
bring up your owo moan; you must each of you work
I', advance the cause which you have at heart, and it
, can only be advanced by a long pull, a strong pull,
and a pull altogether. (Applause.) The ryinciplre
upon which you act will re-act, and, as your Chairman
ham said, very justly re-act upon the political eh cam.
You cannot, that I know of, absolutely define one
from scroher. A man, Liberal by nature, in politic.,
In his daily life and daily affsirs, will generally ilym.
',sillies all xotn.l; Le in not C mocrvative on ono vile
his n.tore an I Liberal on the nth, r. He is goner.
ally an all.round wan, and th, refori it is wily natural
tat a man who hiss sympahy with whs. is right and
true, and from in the small, will have al nipsthy with
what is right, true, surd free in the lar,:e ; soul there.
f. we, it ill I look forward to these eleotione. Though
my personal el dins are melting, the principles were
advocating here are erect; they are those principles
of elm Liberal party, which exist now as they ever
did—the principles of juaice, free tom, and progress.
(APPlause.) Imt those words be inscribed on the
limner and written On the forehead of every
matt I see bef, re me—justice, freedom, and
program ; let these words be your watchword.
Gentlemen, depend upon it the work lies with you,
ant it Is a work which every man can share in, which
every mleister of religion can chore in, which every
man conner.rtod with religion can share In,—n 4 to let
any other induc 'meat draw y, u away from the manful,
nsMe, and the proper discharge of your vote on the
day of the tlecti in. (Applause.) Let Ice close with
four Hoes from Tennyson, and let those lines rest
fu your minis to-night
Wag out a s'owly dying cause.
The anci-nt forms of party strife,
Riot In tbe noqor moles of life.
WWI sweeter manners. purer laws."
The addreeses which followed related chiefly to the
forthcoming "test," andwere given by Mr. Trevanion
anti Mr. Waterroan (candidates).
A vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. G. Corns, and
seconded by Mr. S. L. BALM+, was carried with
acclamation.