The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-11 00:00:00

arget Utah' Itpress,

DORCRESTEi:. DECEMBER Mb. 1883.

THE LABOURKIt AND ENFAANORDIF.-
MENT.

The tits, wi.l soon ‘0.11,, if it has uot already
aft.ve I, fr assettsining in "'list spirit the barge
numbers; whe are sum t be a knitted to Um Franchiee
will rnt,sersi i•fitii,go, se llt is ch. y are likely tti
WO it. Politicians will probably be deceived to this
;fritter, as is messy atoms, turd at would be interesting
to kreiw bow icieny of th ad woo are so auxious to,
extend th, bumbler have takers the trouble to etuoy
the clews' so nom to be lo:oueht rum the elesitoral fit.
rem.* weir a.,.tuab.t^i with aspic ritual lehoucere
have lung enc.: c one us the eauulttsiou that WeWaral
power stiA be not .ouly uss city, but • prods, a
perhaps •so Joe of emu..rrolsUrelit. st grO•l• deal kiss
berm sea about tun uuUtaus• ot law co ttry CAtager
tor tLu Pudeumota y ALA, .o.hottilit We era
by no ur,sue of ..pichua :bat I Ao.ui shou'd
be
deferr‘d halal .Iscivra u .J.IIWI paregurs of
intellsgeam sad virtue, it would be (oily to
slimy that et yet there is 0.1 ouly whites's' but
stout Cast taupe •Jerelares for the duty .4 voting.
imm141.441 0103 ei the itauchuss 1. uearly every
village will be to iseetuw 1,1 it VICle • plurality oi eAss
on the I sewer. le els Gems wrier* airyttuag like •
hisammium ezious b.t Tom employer mad
employed, the labourer wad only be too ple•esid to du
his master's toidinag. It will oaly IA for thr farmer
tohldPbo haul or L. :ay half a woad, and the
rural votoi• wilt I taser Wks swop. Aid this Wrest
with the prot.cTion .1 .hr iot.b a. I 4 •pite ot toe
lelsour egllouull oh Os, pas. tow you*. 'Uses is • great
deal oi loyaitj sod area afint.,• ololtOg Dail/pal tile
farmer isoul tua Labourer. Nue U the boot actuator
In many parts or llce cositcy contused" of hums has
bow going ois fru Algai:ralwii to ileac/ewe, audt 411t0
aJest Without titur.es prastwal a ode lamooter, as is I.ls
in auy of toe loog•losuaoJed lag. we of the land.
!dodge regartie youug inciter John with the *sue Iced
of reverence he felt tor the ',Aber, •a probably toe
graudiather, ruJ Wu pride of eer vacs tools to °einem
the mau to master sub.l =MAU to man. It is true that
Lb. feeling may be, like grout ilo that. a Nate ot
(arouse to come ; It Lietetikelede U ebbsy diffused,
and le a powerful lector in rural society. TN course
there is • chance of • change of aroaccusoces.
Time alters most thing', and it is within the
boon& of possibility that after • few years
there may be established such • spirit
of independence as will nudes soling at
the behest of • master whet it really aght to be—an
Impossibility. Tole, no d .u 1.4. Is what is hoped for.
Ail we soy is that the objcit is little likely to b°
realised iu our time, audit may be rueful, ratio .r than
otherwise, t kuuw what is to belie immediate effect.
Nor would we protest sgeinet tie aorta now being
made.. We regu I the lab Parer as ha less an English.
Man than the artizan or other dwellers la towns, and
as a member of the comothuity who, Inc curse of time,
will be as capable of exercising the right of voting
wisely as those who now p mese it. There le no
reason for suspecting he will not learn his lesson in
due time, and It will be his present patron's fault,
whittles clerryman or farmer, if the professional
agitator is allowed to mould him to opinions which do
not 'weird with Vie la'ontrer's tralitions, hls chuacter
or his heeds.

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From the -peach f I.Uhilir. to his c instituents
it Ii c.rtsiu that the Cabinet have not oollectively
determi,ed op m soy lennte ml no 1111011 the que-tion
of the Frew:ll,4e. Nfr. 4 .12 twP,erlain 'eye there are no
dissensions upon the subject, in spite .4 the very wide
divergmce of opitui o is ex proiso.lll L. rd Hartington
on the one hen I ant bowel( on the other. What he
muss mast is) that the divergencies have not yet hod
the opp ,rtunity nI eh 'who( themselves. In, the mean-
while hi. odles.me are f ,rl,•,riug indevi if they
approve of his very Iflnit • expression of extreme
opinion.. To the mold Is w .rid it look. as though the
lisdical ohl-f were determined to work upon the loss-
advanced potion of the Cabinet by out.' is provost's.
We seem to hove werivet at., new aunt not very pro-
mising no lerstandin: .4 Cabinet row msibility, Am I
as gr. Chamherlain is the " minus wan' of his
party, we any be &Wiped to see further and more
'orient bun 'rations upon c msti.utionsi prinoiples.
What junior member of any former milistry ever
ss.urned the authoritative and !onsincerhor airs of the
author of the caucus?

Mr. Gromhen is a ‘tmling difficulty In tho way of I
the Government. He hi a very able men, and one who
poseauee the coofidence of the c ,entry hi ao extra-
ordinary degree. He cuanot be aholved Into
House of L rds with a p ionize, like R ibert Litre,
His Ouustautinnple übaegy has c non ti an eat
not without increaain: tho public confilence in
sagacity. Ile has ,lefi it ly r •fas .d th 3 Speakerabin.
an °lbw h whkh hi, in .uth w .uld have beau
effectual y closed upon the F'rauchive goaatioa. It id
NW DOW th the is to to f1.h."3 the Val sroya ty of
India, 1111 .11,Cet4t ill to L ird wh would gird
up his office for a dukodom. Ni &lab Mr. Goschau
would fill the p it, se hi kse filled every other poet
ollottvl t him, with high cradit ; but it is thought
very unlikely that he wool I c most to go out.

see how they emild help each other. Among the
many gnat • irantages which the temperance plat-
form hal coulerred was tbe advantage of neer. It
woe well eaid in L nide° the other dry that before
this tsetse cone prominently before the poetic they
oere all Ike hairs on the beck eef an electrified eat
Gaugheed—all etandirig bolt npright and looking
very shyly at Gosh other. This t emperance
work hal brought there all together, and
now they ell ne I WI lea,w workere in the great
c 00.., and they held out the right hand eef fellowship
e the meenbera (en I he wee proud to be one) of the
greet Church of England Temeerennt Sealer, to Etl"
Ribbeeits., ti Rechabitee, to Geed Templer., obl to
venous other belies (Applause.) What they w toter'
to have in era than ever 1•41 unity ot spirit with •
divereity of op settee. The President remarked
though Dorchester wee the c minty town, and the
mother of all the other tows., yet they stw WM. of her
chil Iran outstriteiting the parent, and he meeteoned the
it tie town of Wcreteam, where they ifoull get
.together
foroe of 1,300 peeps. (Applaus.) had hod to
erect • budding expremey for the work, sene
the people hel been goo 1 anoneh to call it
the 'Ark,' and him " Fether Snob," but th
dist not wetter. (Lui,gtter ) What they wanted
in Doe cheater w .6 msge enthuiaam—not extravagesce
of lenguaee, anti not eccentricity, but having God
with them, &net going In spite of all coesequoc es
according tie the line of God's will, and fitted with
Gel's Holy Spirit. He wan vary tbenkful for the
agency of the Churah of England Temp:repos Society,
their own an I other societies, but he theuget it would
be •g eel thing if they were to hive once lithe summer
a gran-I Ms where Clay could all meet. It was true
they bad a fire lao mention with their own 'miry,
but he theught if they were to have a great one eiece
a year, in which all the societies could meet at some
place, no oily In the summer, but el.. in the winter
as well, it woulsi bc • good thing. (Applause.) 'The
rev. gentleman then premised, with toe view el awake
ening the temperance life and zeal in D schecer,
to avenge for • emit of the Rev. C• 0.
Wilberforce. (Ap:dauce.) They tel had him
on ',treed 000reatens at Werebato, but they
mast n ti. turret us, teat pewees eelfeleneel, an I if
they could induce leant to teems to the metier town,
he was sure he would do • go el ant, great work
amenget tle in. (Hear, hear.) lj. +mull d bia best
I-. est him hero. (Applause.) /I then pr meedee
to t each ou the difficulties ewe dangers of the temper-
ance work, and *epeeist'', dwelt on the tWO• of
ex mole. They o uld never tell how far their influence
weed go. It wan only as they dwelt in the presence
of their Divine Ii ,rd an I Master JO,U4 Ornist thet
they learnt how humbly, and perhap. feebly, to
f ellow in He step., until at last. after their work wan
over, they noel at His right hand in glory, to take
their put in that everlutiog work before the throne,
sod where they should eons Rim day and night, and
go eo more out forever. (Applause.)
Mr. G. CIORTIS soil it wee some years ego that he
appeared before • Doecheeter audience, and eve& now
be did not know there WM anything new to say on
this work. 'The unfortunate pert of it was they were
all teetotalers—llaughtwl—and it there wee one clans
of meeting he liked to address it wan where they were
noteebetAuers, in order that they might get converts.
He urged them to stimulete each other in this great
and good work, for he felt it to be part sad panel of
true religion, and of that guise of love and peace
which was giveo to this lost world of ouns. Touching
on the well-worn question Is it poemble to live
without the driuk ?" be said when be signed the pledge
there might have been some doubt about it. That
was nearly 50 years ago—(applause)—and since that
time, when strong drink end be fell out oasis and for
ever, the experiments had been made, and it had
hun proved that it we. not only posible but that
they were bet.er without it. (Applause.) here was
no calling under the eon where it WIN found to be
necessary, and even some brewers' men, who, one
wood think, would drink it if anybody did, would
not drink the stuff teey ma le. Ile ba I found total
abstinence jest seine for his own life, and he assured
them if they watered to go on • safe plink, is far ae
this world was concerned, they must gel upon the
pink of testotalitem. They di I not sey teetotalism
was everything, and they did not put it in the place
of religion, but, as he sale before, it was part and
parcel of the religion of Christ. If they looked
into the cenclitions of smiety they meet seknow-
taiga the evils of titenk, end therefore was it
not their duty VI enquire into the Games of 'Momper.
since? He called upon them In the came of their
common religion and commou humanity to put their
shoulders to the wheel and do all they could to ohms
eway this evil whim thrummed t e overwhelm the
notion. The chairman had .poken of eelf-sacrifice,
but wee it self sacrifice? He hims If felt it • luxury to
adept this prir.c tele. Ile Lein-elf be perseaal testi.
in my diet they c alit de withent it. pa altogether,
and he prayed them to help all they et told in this
great movement which was now prow-seeing through-
out the length seed brealth eel the dosel. ( eppleuse.)
The PittSIDENT then c tiled on the Rev. T. W. Knipe
to address the recedes, and ie doing so remarked the
amen; clergy Gruel empiest in their work when the
" (*thus in Dead s I kin 111 stood by their side aud
helot them by their experierese, by their wiedenn ant
mated, en I he chalked !dr. Knipe publicly for
kied'y c eming on thet pletiserm, en! 'tending by them
in th t movemetet. (L applause.)
The Rev. T. W. ECNIPII, in an smutting speech,
,al-1 he ....leeches' bed little mlegiving. act e whether
this ro eve-neat ellei not make one cynscsl and satirical,
nil tlispos-d t • necks fun of other peeple. They were
eeten Li see with their teetotal eyes, whether
with or without spectacle., that these who did net
ere., wite them, were v:ry lean-, strangely lawn-
,bieetet, noel very aid. (Leeigh•er.) He was of
..pinion th-y eught to look mire practice' results
in thin work. Those wive took but amo lifted letterset
ie the C 41140 aline what are the remits t
Are there any peblichous el being closed? lie was
e trey to smy it was only a very 11 nit.d number he
could count ; therefere, he w eul I a-lt them to let
thcal have more prectical results. There were two
practical results that might c tine out of that and
kindred meetinue, an louts would be a strong petitien
in lavers of &today Cluing. (Applauned An ether
weule be • petition upon a suej it welch perhaps did
not affect them so touch in Deechester, but one which
wad of great impedance to the wemen in large town.,
viz., the grooms' lb lose,. (Applaase) A kood strong
petition going up on these dee sullects from Dor-
chester, be thou ht, would be • erect cal outcome of
their meeting., and he thought they coele do it here.
Ile had hear I people say—" Yoe touch upon
vatted ieteress." Ile was s Hoy to say he once
heard it cal lot. a teetotal platform, " I it met care •
Ii e about vested intrreste." N eve he was riot •
revolutienary pitmen, an Ihe did care. It these gem 1
people who had invested their capittl in this grocers'
license system, and h merle an outlay by alteration of
premises sue other ways, would stiflr by their abolition,
• bill might he contrivel ti give teem ,tue competes.-
tem. Ile did say that when they real there had been
a consilereble prop ertienato increese of drunicsanesn
amongst women since the measure granting grocers'
Hoarse, wee pats. I. it eught seriously to be con-
sidered whther tie canes eheuld not be removed. It
was every common thing for the evil.' to go to the shop
and buy cattalo groceries, and brine away • suspialou
looking perciel, which really was • bottle of spirits,
and which the man at the desk wrote
down as sugar. (Leuebter.) These wen things
that ought net to be. He then alluded to a subject
often alluded to on these temperance platforms and of
which they often spoke in terms of strong oondemna-
tion, viz., the ainlteration which they assumed took
place ia their breweries—(he did not alio le ti those
In this town or any particular breweries)—but let
them be very sure of their facts when they spoke
• on this subject, altheueh that there wa,a adulteration
1.. Song., breweries there was no sort of deubt. He
rememberel hearing many yeara ago of • clergyman
of greet reputation preechine in the north of England,
and speaking very openly about the tricks of trade in
the large commercial towns. When be had eon.
elated he west into the vestry, and he was
followed by • gentlemen who Winded him his
, card, ant " I am a member of the firm of a
' metals brewery, may leek If yen drink our porter ?"
Tree clergymen, before the temperenoe movement was
' very streng. ha I not been le I te see it in a teetotal
light, replied, "Yen, the doctor orders me porter, awl
I drauk it." Tee brewer then sale, "I hays been
much touched by your sermon, and I have loan inducel
to came and uk you, whatever you elee, dsen't drink to
the bet en el the bottle.." (L rogheeer ) Mr. Kulp*
strongly urge I his hearers to aid iti this work for the r
neighleeu-s sake.. Let them ee it for God'. sake; fer
the sake of their country ; for it was • terrible thing
to think of the amount of money that Wan spent upon
this needless drink. Ile could not beast of 50 years
total abstinentee, or anything approaching it
he ceul I onl,- opeak of fifteen months, although
he hal been eve:edit:ely mo berets all his life.
He had taken • very little indeed ; but he wee
toll if he gave it up he would sem be ill, but
although all the little aches sol pekoe were attribeitol
t that "horrid teetotalism," he conl 1 say since he
had been e pie iged alestaloar he hal be en getting •
little stronger, • little better all roued, tone alt 'g ether
mere comfort thee. (Applause.) One of the t epics of
the day Wee one which appears Ito be far away from
the temperance subject. It ws still said that, in
spite of the to hie and patrietic efforts of Me. Plimsoll,
many of "ter British vessels still left our thorn in an
unsafe o eirliiien. A ledge proportion of the vessels
thet were lost were Britieh, ant tha immemee materity
of those wrecks *roes from • wait of oulloient ca-a lei
the safety and soundness of the •.eseels ; butt. might
say there W• 1• VOS•01 that Was UlOl4 dlOgerol34' and
one that was often wrecks-I, and that vessel wee
eloieratien ; but if they abotainsi from drink alto-
gether they would **cape the perils and dangers of
ehipwrock. In conclusion, Mr. Knipe narrate I two
thrilling sosolotes of the hss of two weasels, in nes of
which the crew, finding remits hopeleso, broached •
berrel of rum and drank themselves into a state of
deed druokenness; and Is the Whey where the 'Reheat
crew, whiltet welting for tits opportunity to launch
their' boat, were induced by the fosalieb persuanions of
the bystanders to-take epirits to keep o .t the cold,
with the reeult that the ship and craw ereat down
while the lifeboat men were drinking.
The Rey. F. VAOORAIro.xt addressed the mu tinteand
based his remarks mainly on "The Bitter Cry of
Donut London." He strongly lead ei th et drunken-
ness wee the remit of tense wretch d howls t it
seemed to hint very much like pottier, the cart Wiese
DORSET AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES TEMPER- Ow here. Drunken...a wee tea has+ theat eel
ANCE ASSOCIATION. drteging this terrible cart of bietereteee of 0 guest
l'he quarterly meeting of this associati n tosek place Leedee. He th eight he wan able t' speak on this
on Thursday, the pr neditem cennuenoiag with a question, fir he had spent 15 years of hie life in
gatheriteg .4 the delurat .• ao.l memla-rs for businese visiting the homed of the poor I. some of the largestln the afternoon. This was followed by • tea in the towns. This subject was nothing new to thou who
Temperance Hall, Pesaulane. bed known anything of the back sluing of city and
A public meatiest WY held in the T ewn Hall in tie town life, and they knew noel equally bad as any
evenfug, when the cis dr we. t.ken by the Rev. Pelisse" that elleted in London. Bet his torpedoes" had
Stokes (President of the Aattel dloo), who WM Invariably been that people drifted Into these terrible
etlPPereed by the Rev. T. w. Knlpn, Rev. C. P. gm, from their evII Wale. (Hese, hear.) They
Powys, Rev. T. Ness'', Rev. F. Vaughan (rlesntary), became s degraded by drink diet they sank lower
Mr. G. Curtis (P ale). and Mr. I). (Lytakettl, sad lower, and, In support of this, he m manned
The weather wee bitterly cold. sad this on denbt two very .• I instances. Talk about had hems'
prevent.' many femn attending, still there was • very leading people to become drunkards 1 It WM the
fair attendance. A hymn boring team sung, and drink that loci to all the wretcheeluese, and while
prayer off are-I by the Kee. C. F. POWYS, tile curse continual, they woad bare these hitter
The pawn NT ~ski he had to spoleglee fer the Note oa their towns sod cities, for they found if they
absence el sdr. Mausi.whsehal a prior enteagemeatthat tuned out ose rookere, they would imme hat sly le gin
Ire was tarty rumble
off, hi. limns having been to eranestrata in moue other.. As Secretary of the
rt
Inserted in the bill, by m-t ate. Those who had been Asseciatten, he then appeelest for sepport. He wee
brave enough to come our on such a cold eveuicg, he tarry to may It was not sustained quite No well es It
wogrorta. d Theyfroan monoenaughadiothtniegehmet,
besides
in.:smith% of was sure, wen not linnet sd Mere excitement, but deserted to be in the county teewo. Theirs wee as
there wee • deep motive power beneath all their work
two
o-ndtehey
in the temperance" eanse, and that was to do good sad