The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-03-04 00:00:00

To de Iralilor.

Sir,—liy your permiasion, I feel inclined to make a
few observations on • letter which appeared in your
1.4 week'. Tel gnat oh the above eu'deot sign-d
" D.M." Noe, to. ffditor, what to. this elviture
D.M." sigoity 7 I. it" Doctor of ititt.ic," " Motile'
"me tctor," " Degperate Mettler," " Diligent
ISt...loner," "Male Dookey," Master of Deoeit,"
" Much li)mbtmi," " Drum Major," " Military
Depertado," Devoted Mother," or '' Mai Doti'.
lean IVhicherer it be, the pirson who wrote the
uncaliscdfor production moat sorely anawor to one of
thime appellations. Be that as it may. I would beg
to remind " D. Ai." thd emu me and circumatlnces
differ very much; and although he bro ight to
the front the OAIIIS of Dr. Creapi, practically
at the head of the t .moerancte movement for trro or
three year., with the name. of other able tempnrance
elevates who t tok an aciva port in the meetings
of that period, that in not sufli tlent to convince any of
your thoogittful anti c ottsi erate readers or earnest
temperance Lir ,csten in %%tabor°e that less tried
has been realised or greater official produoed etnee that
worthy gentleman took ouch a prominent and leading
part in the work.
. . . . . .

Tirre It ice been g I, standard, end practical
addressee given at the various meetings during the out
winter ersaeon, an l they have resulted in convincing
many, who were previously invulnerable to all appeals.
If Lle D. XI. chooses Li 15,,. the town for an ripe ion
try excursion and visit, on or about ths date of
certain meetings, and then on his return commence
wailing," became of whet appears to him to be
leanness and want of sympethy, I should, Mr. Editor,
strongly advise him to make himself more real in the
teasperence work. Not everything t everyone; if
" t itsi abstainers," th,r man, it " very m Aerate
Indeed," age men, and if "the general selection of
temperance," Oici, men ale ~ es • matter of course,
N ,w, Mr. E lit ir, in my bumble opinion, that's where
"D. H." falls, and he must bee emit sato( the fact, sod
will not own it, but say. '• Surely Mr. Russell and
Ketrideo, the respected presidents of the Womb...roe
Temperance Siciety, and the Basil of Hops Union,
could doss hem& I in your het issue." If •
chooses to feign Witticism I will gle Ily give him •
little light on the matter. Taste two gentlemen are
not responsible for ad the temperenoe work ri 'us in
the town. Let " V. 4." take the dark glades. from
mental vision ; he will then fidd—tves, n t only find,
but my opinion is h. knows it etre& yt —the& only f.w
days since the Wiroborne Branch of lb. C.E T.S.
appointed the following eta of oruck.'n :—Pr"iden'e
the Rev. F. J. Unpile (sleet); vioe-presidente, Revs.
J. B. Wetsuo, C. C. Fern, and IL W. Fairtiank ;
eacretery, Ur. G. Lick; c immit.ee, Mr, W. DruAt,
Dr. Crespi, Dr. We:re-Smith, aul Messrs. S. V.
Tll.Olll, VV. Elton, T. Hart, E. Meader, G. Hart, and
Li. Gray.
Surely, Mr. E Moe, if Noah • party of workers as
these are 6ona-4cic abstainers, then work will bs vest
and telling. It wore ..r Is.. of these temper vrith the
liquor in any form Mr. " Si." likes to adduce, I
will here tell him I abould quite we much expect to see
the brewers and spirit dealers in the t sera tarn out
ready-made conaistent (loot Tempters from their
oust mere, se I w .uki expect to see anyone reclaimed
eventually by • µnews who only belong to the general
section (which Menne nothing) of the temperance
bodies. If Mr. " 'ii.". not it mooned with thia at 'ft,
he had better quick.), nffor hi. able a...nisi:we ti them,
so that with hi. counsel end blind advice they might
be enablel to "signalise their year of raw" by
greeter advances then has been made, es he says in
his epistle. However, I que•tiou very much wnetttir
they will feel whiled to &tempt the strvicee ..f a
• Mad Dutchmen." Perhaps if they can be Convinced
that he alter all will reciever from his medusas, they
might swept of his remarkable company.
Mr. Editor, I am afraid you will think me some-
what wandering from the mark I intended reaching.
To make the matter short I will apologies' for takiiii
up so much of your space, and conclude briefly by
saying—" If the past season has not met with the
approval of • certainly the profits' that were
said to be realised durins the two Or thrre previous
yea,. were only amounts that wind nit provide a
day's IlUltiirenC tie stuatiest inssct Is exist iI3CON"
I hope that •• 1..).11.'' will pre,teaty shy by his
orate of living and manner of c 'overeaten that he
will be prepared to make (se well ebe talk of ) sacrifices
that will be • pattern to all around, WO that W Iln.
biros Temperance Comm ttse Meetiugs shall not
cause even " A Will put 'balsa 'ti stamp with fury.
—1 bee t subscribe myself,
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