The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-28 00:00:00

LYRE REGIS
TNE CANDIDATURE OF Ilk CARY BATTEN.

Th• 101. eat 111imlialat.. for IVeat 'heart, Mr. Cary
crovnle.l ;meting in the Anima/14y
1.• Tueolav ss,nluK 6.1, which was 1w...id0l
'• r N r.• .* ann. The easplalate win well
; '''••l. notwitle.tantling the frequent internal..
Mr. 1.... ..0 anil a few other Turin., and
'l,gre.tt thoonv anil effect he alaait, an hour
".• 1 ter a rcailtiiion favour lain pinned

,T • Ciivinnas. in g Mr CAIIT
kb. reixiYed, thanked
(..r the kind and hearty revel,-
n they lie) eiiest I hat night It war the find
hal Inn' the liusautir .4 aildreasing a Lyme
hot he 11.1.4 it A 11.4911111 lw by no minus. the
, Ile they woultl uiert,
era! mamaimix between tlwn and next
awl clearly and manfully the
which were likely to tawny before them at
o election. Helen-tine had been made to the
1..1.1 there on Tue.day, and the hope ex-
-11..d they tvoidel give bin, is fair lwaring. He
alaoit it that they would give hi,,. A
!' '".rnm. not only ill laYllll% but in any part .4 the
i ibit 4 t he county id INirert.
;1.14ah0..1 Ile ha.) I ~alukmt every part of
dis mom and h. lil never been ridttmed •
at any .4 his meetings. He did
aingle moment fear • fair hearing
,4o any autlienia, in tlie county (A Hareek (An-
l'‘`",..) lie )aili.:%ed that when a tainting wan

broken up ciediaturhod. this *bar it was the fault
of the I.lple who 'poke. (Hear, hemr ) There wes
no nocuitaity 1., Imo tION'M temper or heat about the
awls becaume then war interruption at timee, and he
found that after all people were anxious that both
aide. .hindtl be heard. He Wa....imPlY •et."n6bed
at the intelligence Ithown by tht. working claims
odtieter in Weld Dorset. They were often
hold that the working claws knew n'thi,gai.otmttheaim
things, and did wit know what they were talking
;dont. All he could itay wa. that they wotild know
whit they win' voting about, and he had no fear
which way their vote would f.kitplauseil
Ile caked with confidence for their vote for the Liawal
Party. (Ch....m.) If they looked back over the last
half century they would find that legislation (or the
WA.. had inainly been the work id the
Isilwral ;arty. liar, hear.) lieferring to the
attitude of the Conservative party with regard to the
extension of the franchier, Mr. Batten said their Con-
duct and language were nowt extraordinary for thine
who wen. the friends f the came, and anxious for the
franchise, ILA they would now make them believe they
were. Lord t•kilisliury said it was undesirable that
the franc Lia ehoultl be extended, and that is was not
wanted by the working dames. A moot extraordinary
nn.W rto Lord Saltation-Y. argument that the work.
ing dames did not care about the franchise
would be supplied if he went about with him
to a few of his meetingt in the country kar-
i.h..s. Sir Michael hick. beach, peaking at Bridg.
water, *mid this reform wait being forced upon them.
He (Mr. Batten; knew perfectly well that it wee
forced Ilion them, and if it had not been forced 11(.011
them they would wit have allowed the working
climes any voice at all in the affairs of the nation.
Meer, hear.) Lord Randolph Churchill, also speak-
ing in 1mt143. 'said it we.. undesirable, and premature,
and dangerous to extend the franchim. tosuch men and
to such a claim; and their own Tory candidate mid
Ong' and over 11101111 that it was undesirable to put
power its (he lands of mush a claws, and in his election
address said he shoultharenunusly ims we air-densities
.4th.' franchim. at dust time, giving an his reason the
state of Ireland. It west ass extraordinary thing that
notwithstanding she eats. of Ireland di, fninchi, had
been ,at.melol lAD a much gerster extent in that country
shnn in Lyme liegis or the county of 1/ortieh He
tlsankod the prem.'s( Govtvinnent for their candour
in *how how wlventegeous and etwaarful the
l(
Liberal *howl
icy lied been iti Ireland, which they could
not lave a hetts.r proof of thass the Tory policy of the
lad fortnight. (Meer, hear.) He did not ihnik the
working Men htr.mellbUlibent Wholu tlsoy bad to
thank tor their vote, and witukl not speak further int
that qtatation. Ile honestly believed that the work-
ing rloaar. .4 linglend knew ho well who were their
friends ts. f r ass the franchise Wn..l concerned. There
was • Liberal speech he would refer to, because it
was made in Lynne, and by the Tory candidate.
i Laughter.) It bore a strong contrast to a .peech he
made shortly below, at Stelbridge. The speech at ,
wsii devidedly antagonistic to the exteneittn
i.f ti,. fr4.11C1111.1. t 4. dr. working clam..., mainly on
aentunt id their want ...location and became he did
tea think tiwy were 1.. ill, Iru4s.l with the fnanchiste.
(Ir. Farquhar's."' admitted that the exteneion of the
franchise in borough. wes carried by a Liberal
majority, although Mr. I/iatreli was itt isiwer
NAPA if they made one mistake they need
not make another. tipeaking shortly afterwards in
Lyme Mr. Farquharson's tune was somewhat changed.
Ile then said lie thought the working clement of
England had turned for themselvire the great privilege
which had been limit in their hands, and took credit to
Lunt Beaconiifield for introducing the extension
.4 the fnuschim. in boroughs. How could Mr.
Paninharoms reconcile these two opening? He recom•
mended them when they met hint again to ask hint
what lois opinion avast now. Another ante
ject on which he had promised to say a few words,
and very 'great moment to theni, wad the
principle .4 Free Trade as opposed to Fan Hlinalng
Mildews.). Ifs could not lint hope that they would
I. in ("your td Free Trade icheend. The eubject had
limes tlisationl at great length in that division, more
perbaim than in any other division in the o est of
linglawl, awl the reason was that the Tory candidate
when hit shirt., had very strong feelings in favour of
Protection. Ile advocatol a duty on wheat, and
sieemed to think hinnolf the *avian. of the farming
interedr, iota 111 .c.1..r to awry it out ..01•11Infi to think
it noonsoary to return to the principles of Protection.
li. believed on Tuesday last r. Fartptharmon war
very (rank, and admitted that he advocated thi. "nee
at Wieulewne. Ile anal.' challenitt Mr. Far•

speech after spend* that advocated
that principle, and it was only lately that he
hail turned to repentance on that aubject.
%Mauer.) But what was he now He (Mr.
Hattent was a Free Trader, and he wished for no
tampering with those principles. (Cheel...) Was Hr.
Farquharson a Fair Trader We. is.• in farm., of
Reciprocity or any other mune he liked to call it, for
after all it wax the same thing turning up under
another tuune.

Mr. Id:wroN : lie declared for lair Trade. (Aio
planar.)
Mr. 14.‘trax : I ileclare againat Fair Trade—let
that he utifler.dood. (Applatim• and interruption.)
The emolid.4te C. ,ntiiioeo that he waa in favoitr of
Free trade, and Mr. Faniiiliar.on was in favour of
Fair Trade. _ _

• Mr. li.twrire, seamtling the platform, asked Mr.
Batten ; What is your opini••n, sir, with regard to or.
Itraißaugh being adniitted in the }louse?
11.trrKN, amid cone•lerable confusion, stated
that he hail no hesitation in Paying that so far ai Mr.
Bra,Baugh was concerned he .hould not vote for his
wbobwion or that of any individual into the House.
Of ear, hear.) Mat an affirmation had long been al-
lowed in the Courts of Ju.ticr, and he saw no ri•wion
why it should not be ext..nded to the llouse of Com-
mons, and so-faras the Affirmation Bill was concerned
he should certainly vote I r it. (Applause.)
Mr. LA Wl'oN wished to thank Mr. itatten for his
candid opinion on the subject. (.tkiplause.)
Mr. Timms-rum moved " That this meeting of the
Liberals of Lyme having perfect confidence in the
view. of their candidate, • r. Cary Batten, pledgee
to_me every effort
.to.ecurr his return.'
. .

Mr. Iteconded the motion, which was sup.
ported by or. 11.tic5rt and ml r. Luair, and carried with
.dise 20 dimentients

r. CAKIALS iiropiwed • iitx of thanks to the
Chairman, which wail seconded by Mr. Henley (Gin-
lionatice) and Amiliortert by Mr. C. EIMUNIAS, and
the Chairman returned thanks