The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-25 00:00:00

LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES-
"A COMPARISON."

The Liberal Association was fortunate in securing so
accomplished • lecturer .511 Whale, Zoo . of the London
I and Oonattee Liberal Union, Ice Fridal evening last,
: dna that gentJesaan delivered ono of tha moat °meta-
-1 sive sad Impressive addresses of the Session. The
Templar Hall was well fluid, a few seats being reserved
for ladles The Prodded of the Amociation, J. P. F.
Gnadry, E,q , prodded, and we, supported by the Mayor
(Mr. J. P. Sunlit), deptity•lieyor (Alderman Reynold.),
Mr. C. Z intuada Mr. A. Griffin, Mr. Z Cox, and Mr.
T. StePhd.-
Th• OtallattaX. n Introducing the lecturer, rid they
bed had several time. to semen their courtesy to Me
Liberal Union for eiroding down lectarers. He remarked
that the operention had elected not to Moss thy extol.'
aloe of the Trembles, but by every side-wind tendesvour
Q.ey did, sad were trying all they could to oppose it.
The times were saciting, and it wan lospamible to say
when, through the exertion, of their tricky cpponetnts,
the day might come for them again to snort their
primelgos. (lesr, hear.)
Mr. wasLa, who was received with chewing, remarked
at the outeet there were tbr. is claim, of pitmans who
Unitet the existence of any pot tic 1 pr:nciples, and there
were three views which id them to look .t politics in
this meaner—the eaves,. Gm mated 'in and the selfish.
IPink there were the dldeptinted politicians ; the super-
Reid view wee alerted by mea who daunted to know
or rything and neverlooked beyond the suede of things.
He hers isstaaced the fact that Denial O'Connell came
said in oddment's a meeting of Dublin 'Odeon that the
"Hones" contented MS scoundrel.. The eolfish •i iier Wan
affected by those who did net believe in " princlitn." hot
only In Intearen—(laughter)—and be onee beard iif • Con-
demn,* who said be had no particular principle, a idiot
" I'm • Codervative." (Roamed !engin e) The
locturer then preedded to eh: w the difforenos bellies. •
Liberal and • Comermative. Even the Liheral moved of
Fears ego would not do for Coe Liberals of to-day. Liberals
wore generally champiotts of amilndrmatlon in 'omen
affair., doe much to edit men a. Coblen and ItiighL
(Applaud.) Sposking of "Freedom of Contract,' he
observed that Libor.% had made tenons iseseions into
this" Freedom" (1). It had come to WWII that the Comer-
vatted pm... lb." Champion. of Liberty." (L toga's.)
He reensrked that the rutin.. of • particolar cidd in
politics may be Alltong —the position of puti ea cite n rut;
ant, as Ideas continually changed, it was difficult hit
upon a particular creedL H. next euoulrod -hat
was the attitude of the two political puttee.
The Oonsematlees posed ss the champions of '' order,"
but here lb." trot pr nein. -could not be al War. Oa PWOd
at 01108. Alihouth " wee an element of OW
Importance in politics, it was net to be looked upto as •
vital branch, ae knowledge grows, an empire extend., all
population lemurs • change roust take piece in the
Staie, and se to the elements of petered sod order, the
true sointion of the rebid"' was " Order Intl Proved."
(Angelo'') A. logltab'orn WO could claim that in as
duatry had the reconciliation of order with progress
been se scoodefully attempted as in this emntry.
(Hear, boar.) He referred with mach earnestned to the
gradual development of popular power In our revetments.
hive Institution.' and held that although the.. in earlier
days who fought for this end may not have boon called
" Liberals.' yet they were actuated by .imilar desires to
thaw of the 'Absent' of to-day. Referring to lb House
of Lode—the cream of Conservative Instltutions—he
criticised the form sod osrentiiny that obtained amid its
grandeur. and T.ldiouled UM. ides of seas a peers hole,
elected to that dumbly of crinteoa and gold, simply by
ride= of their birth." (Laughter.) A Coasereativ. peer,
If be thanked God for nothing else, at least thanked -Him
for the Howe of Lords-eluded the Haase of Lords bad
been called the " theatrical " and the Commas the
" peened " deed. of Wickland. After refiring to the
send of Hoary VIII. in *ending the Leda ' pee* int"
he ont deed their brief debates. and although their votes
of censure nidat something in pest day., yet the legisla-
tive achievements of the Lode during the past 50 Yoal'a
showed as that If the Ominous had oeseelmad• up their
minds the Lords had not dared to reject their ineduree
(Otteers.) Mr. Whale etlemstised the nee of the Upper
House as • mere " sheen." In reference to
Peel, Gladstone, and Canning—sad he alluded to the
former as an able Consereatlve statesman he
was pledged to oppose Catholic Emancipation, and knding
blmsstfbosad to support ik Oxford, the "Home of Lott
Causes," rejected hint, and all knew his after action in the
_repent of 1b...,. Idea evithe aid of Cobden and Bright.
(AW, &Misuse.) They would also remember that Glad-
stone was rejected at Oxford bemuse he moognieloo the
waste of hi, times. Tried be Mg* tistofgr.at Ip°°.,.raa
fated that the Co•servative Party I ; in its general
tone towards Worm It warn bellied the spirit of the se.
How mbar men of power had risen by recogni.ina tha
spirit of tingle! Of late the spirit wag • dentocretto Co.
issnem , whisk bows ne destinetloa.
sad pissed ao ode Is a palatial ?oak time endkee,
ma to looks the bomb Melon widor rot Cliosoot

The spirit of tha age Ii .1 been stroarlY me." **atrial,
deetinctioa—lo exten•ling it.. capacity of Eaglielsown—
giving men the I v 1 s— t • the bringing abut •
pa:it e .1 and roil. C taw Vat ri-ebvl foubt
adnii,st th-w 6,1. inc 1, eel whenev-r they hit.l pies,a
such mono • ii• •stis• they had Wen fere 4 ti di
"If • Lin,'"Ati mu. i• y Our institutions exietel forth •
11.1te of men an Iw fl lb.. tit .y ma/ Il.•'''"gi•twil`w.•
(Heir. beer.) At,' tui ,j., upa th. Co..servivire*
l.o.tiag 11. log I. chanpiots of interest. Le re:erred
to the vret•- Au b.tt-rne•• which bed been upaeld by
C Imre t 0..; they bad oppowri reform. with b•rr.l.l,
pr pimple , but w .011 not accredit them with piiii•cil
lo istoght. or, (gum ex is-ri,n • w• knew how to ePPlncivel
°omen tit' ve)rillluui All • gth prediction. hat how
ww, by enna•frl• T•• Liberals ha 1 br•ught a
I fervor amount at Us n on t pulitienl anion Sod not
lost rawer tb,,oLy. (Ca e 5...) 04r opponeo'a bollet 4 °I
the 'good old lint s • but 1 ere knew tbssot wa should
I hour of • disgr Aird stat • of metetr. Toe Coos r retie,'
bad .1.111, • I•ti eti • llome POO'. but w• r`q
judicioue Mid rigbt enauges at hour, The Consavatives
list' always been at • loss lor • positive political frogranlinn
They ignorel the necessity for • cantintled psittiO4l pr
grew, and hal not within themeelvm the element.; of it.
Literelieut wee not to be judged by what it .as ysatofl Lay
art -lay, bat. moral p litical atmosphere In sehlol vo
see things end n,ceemtle• clearly. We ow in .447
triumphs not an end. but the mesas of bringing about •
desired sod—to tasks His more digitated •houid be our
•ndeevour. and enable us to work out • constant political
progrew. (Loud applutee.)
The CHAIRMAN, in tm.•ine • vote of thanks to the
lecturer, said h• felt by the applause that the doctrines of
the Letturer were those of the meeting
The IlLiOn seconded, la coogratularary terms • It was
the beet lecture they had i.e., bad in that ha (tap
-
Mr. WHALX, In respowe, salt he hardly knew whether
be bad to congratulate the tneettog—whetlw he bad W •
condole with or pity them for We noted° member who
roprwented (11 Weal. (Lsughwr.) II the experience Of
such representation, lasting three or four you'• wouldn't
cure them, he Mein t know what would. (Hear. hoar.)
if. hoped the,' would wipe out the diellnne_nninn h." ••I
upon this borough. He 1:00101 ill veto Of MOO.. to LOG
Chairman.
kir 3.1. STI•111116,in oecondlng lb. onto of thanks,teade
reference to the House of Lords. and said It was its own
fault that the existing fee Log prevailed against it. Spwk-
ins of L,rd It. Caurchill, he wee amused t 0... that he
bad j oiled with lir. Broadhoret In oo• of the moat radm*l
sower. possible ; and he stignistiwid the pri-ceed.ngs to
the House of COO:Mune on the previous Satur ay night as
ono of the greatest iweachas 01 risSll•ol.-0 any .tqi.tta Le
bad eVer heard. Dail point aimed at by COW: ',attests was
to shelve Vtie extension .if the franchiwt
The PRIIIIDIMr, in reeponee, itwor,d the meeting that
It was al • are M.: greatest paraWs pi :mut • to him to pie-
.ld. over such "mound,. •. thew. buy hal had • img,r
number of te.t.rse tuts swoon, •••1 hewer ones teen ever.
(Applayee.)
L... noising then dispersed.