The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-03 00:00:00

LORD ALINOTON AND THE LABOURERS.

Mr. E. Alleolinore, the well-known lalsower's allot.
monk advocate, writes:—Sir. hs the 25th of
Sioptember--lihrowton fair .lay -feral Alingtou WAS
there and was very liberal with lois Toomey, awl as
lain, Alingtom W 3,1 noturning from the fair leo moot
o off Stourpaine men, awl, after asking them a few
questions AY regards myself anil Mr. M. Pike, ho gave
them la:Oros-crown, winch Int tai the following now*.
penitence between lewd Alington and myself, and, as
it may be instructive ;nail interceding to the nounenew
readers of your valuable paper, I *mil it to you for
publication. —Yours faithfully, L Weionomi.
My lawd,—Ths men you gave the hall-crown to on
Friday last are members of this branch oof the Liberal
association, and, being the secretary, I do, on their
behalf, temler to you their thank. for the same and
assure your lordship that if you have a super-0;110.
ance of half-crowns if you mend them thia way they
will be thankfully received. But if you think to
buy thi„ir votes you will be terribly rl.coiv.l, for we
snicking men have suffenvl too mach already by Tory
miaruleto sell sir vote. for all the halfoorowne you
have no dispose I boliOVI, th., men %I..ukt your
half-crown in beer, drinking goon.. to the Liberal
caul°. But if your liordship or Mr. Snort will visit
Stourpsine ymi will got a hearty reception if you, come
liberally supplied with hallocrowns.—Yuurs faithfully,
Wgiosong

Dear Sir,—l ant very trlart to hear that my half.
crown will not influence vote.... It was not intended
that it should. When I sec half-a-down 1..1. .1 nen
working over a weary tough job, I generally call them
and give them hal4a crown or five ',halinga in any
Tart of Dorsetahire or Wiltshire, but I never ask
them their politica. You are too bitter a politician.
All Governments make mintaktet. The last Govern.
ment wae IP I exceptbei-thouaanda and thousand+ .4
poor Solidi:mew munlercei for nothing. They, of
course, f. ought for their little " hitourpaines," and wern
cruelly slaughtered. All our treasute spent, and
thous:m.la of our unon ,tr4ruyptt by the fatal, I might
&bleat say wicked, policy of the late I lover 111111111 l I
wish to ilea a Iboverniii-nt of I, 'II,. hat. wars. I
also wish to lieu a Governmont take in hand tho
ouvlitbui of Om labourer, and se. if something cannot
be di to improve hi* poeition. I,n] Salisbury is
the man to do it.—Yours truly, ALINWINJN,

Here I. Iliw soveral hitters that passed hetween the
lounhle labourer and Lord Alington, and which were
replied to in the most aourtowis manner hy his lorl
ship. We hay., unity siusco for the following attracts
my 1,4,-4 14., by tip ton,filor of your lettor that
you are like the rest of the Tories, and think wo
working 1n.,. are fools or simpletons. You forget
b.tVo. & cheap new.papor and enn read history fir
ounto.ivra, awl ku iv that nearly all the
inoisM for our good were 1am,.1 I,y the Liberals, and
trenumwdy oppeuesl by the Tories. reganla
1:40/ 1014 8..114411, if the Tories Inv! not Im•en
returned to power in l'4l the Dual Control in Egypt
would not ha.% ben estahli4esl t awl if the Dna!
Goitrol haul not Ir.en established General Cordon
would not have been reealltsl from the 1; len Withip
of the Soudan, out a lilowltliirsty tyrant wit ia hie
place, which caused the Flowlanese t m revolt. There.
.4; the money that has helm spent in the:4o4mi ;
all the money that linA been shel there, and all the
live* sacrificed can he clearly tra2ed t thu. Tory
teirty.—Yours faithfully, H. Wr.ostong.
War Sir, —I have mulch teoi high an ',Nag' ..1
working uon to look Nom him either as a fool or a
sinupluton, awl have wiser in private (le linlilic soil
anything to justify your accusation. Yon aro wrong
in your statements. A Conservative Ministry ousel
Ow Repeal of the Corn Lew.. A Conservative
41 .vertonent gaVo household auffroge in the horoutglis.
My niitbority for blaming tho last Dovernment for
itn Egyptitii policy in Mr. I;laulstunie Nowell. Ile
confirms it in his m‘nifesto. lam sorry poi advocate
war. I am for peace, but it is quite possible poi are
right and I am wr..tig.—Yours, ALIN:ToN.
My Li,rd, —I should have rwswered your letter
betvre had I not beta from Iwo" Illy reason tor