The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-24 00:00:00

POLITICS AT BRIDPORT.
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MR. P. BALM, M.P., Tit': LIBERAL
CANDIDATE.

The esteemed member for Wallingford, who
represented Bridport in ihs lest P odianewit, was
most cordially roc bore ots Toured.), evening.
The report having been fr.ely circulate I that the
reverts I M.P. wood arrive at the Brill. ,rt Itaileray
Station by an evening train, large numbers awaited
his arrival there, for it was not g ii Tally know.% that
Mr. Mani, with his sister, had Oro vly arrive I by road
front I) woheater, and was at the real knee of J. P.
F. Gundry, E.g., the President of the I.lheral
aasociati The o'vi and cheering ory of " Italli for
ever" ro.ounde I through the streets during the stem.
intr, and the rush made to the Foresters' II .11, where
the ha. member was announced to attire.. the
Association, was fi, led lung bet ere the appointed hour.
An immense oordon of persons unable to gain
admittance—ineu Hug • number Of the opp .sition
lined the entrance of the 11 .11, and as Mr Ralli,
Mt; ,mpazied by sine of his principal supportere,
including the pried lent, alighted from their earring's,
the deafening cheers outside proclaimed Mr. RalliNi
arrival. A. the bon. member entered the Hall the I
as niation, te a man, roue, and Mr. Rani took his
seat amid the waving of handkerchiefs and the
heartiest cheers ever resounding throu,;hent that
building.
The worthy president took his chair, and was
supported on the left by I'. 11.411. Esq., and on the
right by Ilia Worship the Mayor. Reserved se.te
were tile 1 with the fodowing ladies :—'sirs. J. P.
F. Gundry. hire. F. W. Gundry (Slane), Mite Will,
Mrs. J. P. Stephens, ?divest Suttill. There were
else Mrs. G. Allen' Mrs. Sibley, Mr. J. T. Stephens
(Deputy-Mayor), Alderman J. Beachand J. P.
Suttill; Councillors W. Knight. Felstone, J.
Guppy, F. G. Holmwood, H. Howell, and Messrs.
W. Coitus, 8.A., F. W. Ginuiry, E.g., (Cowie
Clerk), Capt. Martin., Rev. W. J. Bain, Rev. E.
Francis. 11. &Mill, W. H. Chick, T. E. Bid liecombe,
F. W. Matterface, W. E. Turner, J. Rails, T. Rails,
M. T. Briggs, J. Lamb, T. Male (Hen. Sec.),
Duncan, E. Stephens, G. Allen, A. J. Stradling, Act
Some Conservatives were resent by invitation.
The Palainierr, who was warmly greetwl, stated that
the following resolution hal already been passed :--
" That this Kw elation Invite their old and tried
friend. P. Rain, Esq., MP., to become their can
ll-
date at the neat general alection—(choer.)—provl el
he is able to demonstrate to thi• association his con•
tinned adherent's to true Liberal prino,ples, and
consents to pla, himself in the Ilan Is of this assrda.
Lion with the distinct nuderst %tiding that the onntent
be carried out on the pO-est possible prinoip.e.."
(they, h ar, awl applause) The provident said he I.• I
acquainted .Ir. Rail with this, an I Ito hal cou.ooted
to place himsel in the bands of the motoi ,coo,
to come to prove to them that the rag lu:lon was not
eluded Is vain. The kindly rec ption th Ir now gave
Mr. Kaßl o m!ince I h ns thy ware one an 1 all glad

to see him. (Cheoreil
Tim II foc WALLINOV)RD. Who met leoll
hearty 011.1 0 at num. eneerinc. ii I he cluld herdlir tin I
mordu tu Elfreal ho Minks for 111. 11••• u p• ion. Itime•
tines • iiefeet douviidoe we, present,' wiih in eild-ene
or t stlnionial of thil regret hi. a ,pp irto•a, but no
oandiilste had a !lett .r teiit mmlal than thlt wawa{ 11

him on thisiaroatlon. The Iflj'sttD awl kind receiving
were innst etto.uraitiog to anyone/like hintreli. who wii.h
tote Liberal princi pica Oomph throughout the country.
(Loud cheers.) D Irina the ev years lot wag member for
Bridpnrt, althougu at grid a etrhuger to tho ern. be t
41 he c3uld tn Idanti,y himtalf with it—( hear, 12.4)—at

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be wee certainly 1. app outwit at what aopened two
pep.. ego ;hot lie an ill wind that blow. nobly good, gni
he b :Mired the result of that •iecti h a.l twain the
fornistion iif their seeociation—(applau)—which would
do considerable goo I in tho two. All knew It was hie
en
zio.iedwure during hie connection with the borough that
gre its'. Interest ant rershould importerlin•a its potiti 3
than that peevireisly meths., snit as a proof of that he
came year after year he address thorn up an the events of
the nosion: the custom bet no 50,V•11.4 un'il he came
down. (Nor elm+ von left Mr Roll) ll+ hoped the
costora would continue, for it wits but fele that an
elected member alsauld be in galivant c anamonicatlon
. . . . . .

i;•-•- 71;1 t' 12, IL ..mht mid appl•uss.) He
hio‘rtil• coograMlo•4l then. im VI,. form Orin ..f
sasvi•ti in, sal it gm, • pilaw,. M him tn cmn, fiovh
*mow. t %is e inatitu-rts—(tii:er,h-••)-mod hi he prim .

at •Inathering at would have bent ism, sesible so bring
together a few years am. Ile would now speak of the
lon two years in Perlia!oent. Now, if Om were to take !
his (Br. MAC.) at,,,C.1111$ of too years ago thsv w .ted,
find the pr •11r.111.141 of Liberal IGOVVITO4 WIN in 13 the
same as for the end is( IstS2. Th 4 f •uts. did n-t ii, with
the Liberal party. liut with mums the Government hop d
within a few days so abolish. The Boris!. 11•11 of 189 g
had been elYeetenly settted. (Applause.) That wee
speedily settled by the Lsbsral 0 Ivernmant. The pro-
gress of Lurialatfon bed been the troubled state of
aslant!, and the pr modems of obstruction In the Ha..
of COMMAS/. ml appisem.) During the past twa
years in Ireland, enaturfse of circumstances had resulted
in chaos. That was the only word with which t ehma,
tinkle it: In Ootd, sr, 1880, order law, and 0 ,vernment
had come tan ant in !hat c,untty, and V, 0 ti,t task of
Government woe the eraioas,,, a., seek mod up Its
fabric., and no oae could deny thq the Mats of Ireland
was Snttir now thee two years age. (Applause) the
Lsb gal party had had an al11110•t now ece lented eupu is t,
or the three Bills undsr whi h Ireland was now gee. rued
would never hay, ben carried this such fibs Conmols.
(Applause.) The Prevension of Grime, or C *scion B II
was sid a most violent nature, but when violence had to
he dealt with, law must as•ert Itself. At the same Gine,
the 0 werament felt VIA alshouzh necessary under the
drcorestanom, the Bill could not egiat permanently, and
for that reason only the consent of Parlisinent was
obtained for the tw, great Acts—Loa Act, an Arrears of
Knit Act—under which Go. t. or of lansi was on' held

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;;" Irined. They—;;;re".—p.%;:«l--In tho Imp: id better
Tilt onsblp betwere landlord and tenant. and thet sweat
and or ter might reign ((Ii iere.) He truoteil Striae laws
would prove suooeedul, and that the Government wouid
be now able to &vete sttentloo to the other three
. . . . . .

e;nntries ; but if the rules of procedure of the Commoire,
as th.r now wrre, o .attuued, but little progress worth I
be main. (Bear. hear) Thera woo on abs lute necestity
for • change in these rules, which were wary well as long
as people did not indulge in obstruction. but when •
certain gentleman, who should is mantel-et (hisses and
laughtt.r), chose to block every BM put down, and
prevented any Bill from °coming on after haF.post
twelve at night, some means must he found
to pat them down. (Cheers) These gentlemea were
either solos trout down the House of Clllllllolr, or the
Commons was tr pet them down—he trusted the House
of Cohmens would succeed. The Crnirnen• was the .ngine
by which the country was governed and yen dititnnts
"sighs") for great ir rapidity and preceion. no this obst.u....
tion snout! be carried out spoeslilv. EeerYthing wee
nominally debat,d in the Rowe of Commons, hut it was
prat clip debuted before the whom., country, and nettle
the c runt -y was resoled to soup irt the 0 vo.nmont in
these change, they w old not he effects I—tire oivcrn•
meat would bolt Li the c 'entry for support, and if the
ever.gry received the proposals with aptthy, they wou'd
break down; but, on the contrary, if It supported the
Government from the sin of obstruction, the rules would
to carried. and next year they would be able ti leg'slate
in the spirit of the promise of 18911 (Loud chorine) Re
humbly agreed with the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. for
Wolverhampton, that the proc Mare rules in force in his
youth were no longer suitable, and he was willing to leave
in the hands of Mr. Gladstone what regulations should ow ay
the future of the Commons. If it wax neceetry to corn.
promise in order to get the rules through the Meals
more qulnkly, Irt such oompromio he come to, but he
agreel riri.h them in their present forno, end cowl& -red
they would he hotter carried as they do el. (Itoor, beer.)
The war in Strut he the-raft tonneaus try to sp ak
Isbell had he not hoard that • macniflont .Na' lye
demonstration we,, at some future day, to t Ate place in
Bridport —(lought -r)—but he we. net told' wh •th.r the
hoe. meintor --(biases and laushter)—was to teke Part.
Its knew this pert ode well, that • young man, named
CockreneMaillie. would be hr rught t *Aires. them, and
he (Mr. Ralli) would like to answer his speech on the
Egyptian q motion, but be mold now tell them the login.
sing of t rat sneech. (.1 rck,..n wool I say the
Government es. t blame ; that they never ought t have
.nt r it i-to thh war; that It was pi rf ely aveldald ;
thrt if the C,oneervatives had hven In p orer there %You'd
have he nne war, a, exn•n,e, and no litoothed, (o,:es
of oh I and I .uchter.) N iw, on the c intrat)', he (the hon.
see skeet felt it his duty hi say this war was quite unovol.l.
&hi^. Pod' Justiflolde, and we h,t r 4.1 el venire' u•
late enrolees on iti rent' t. IL rod cheering.) Mr. Rsti then
explained the' if Arab' ro dd pw,ethdy hays toert lisp.' se-it
with the power of England, he would hove given way
entirely befere boy tllities unmenc Wo hal colored
into a partnership with Franc., sod if there wan any
blame lobe cast on that parterrship, it we, the leto and
not the present Give-m-at, (Applao ie.) Ur. flielst no
awl E.rl Grenville were in • difficult posit' n, for is the
E;yptien elfair we were bound to consul'. our French
Trevino, and all the change. of Coy •rnment in Frstine
mode the matter • difficult One. Tin dipl erratic feat of
E irl Orlnville and Sir Ch .riee D.lke, in basins kept too
friendship of France when the French had foiir Lute.
changed their minds. was very ere.ll Ode. (ii ar, beor.)
When thine., seine to a crisis, and be French hung back
and even dragged back tie English Government, whin
it was abanlutelY nee. ssary hi int .rfere, for he (Mr. Relit)
was not one of these who belii that there ahnuld have
been no Intsrference. Th acotwation that the war wes
a bendhol len' war was b. neoth contempt. The
Government of Eng'and was composed of men arrAln
whirse honour th. ir hi • terest commfos had never
whlrpered • word. (Applause.) But t ray that
those men had gone to leer, spent milli ms, lost
value' le liven—far tuore Valuable than the money In
war which might have at any moment endanserel the
peas) of Europe—Li Kay it was for the sake of securing
the interest, of the b nodholders was to hurl an accusa-
tion, which the friend, of tho ecru -era must LOA WPell
with disgust and oast !met, and which was not worih
elttivrerinr. (Loud applause.) The reaieo of the war was
alraple. Eqpt wai the highroad to India, for the Sues
Canal formed a rodeo; to nor In !tan Porees.l/4011', stri as
tones' this c .untry Wee resolved h. keep* ti girt er p upon
the pose felono it, blreflabred bet tonlpiore t for it
abroad, se lc-- w. Ul •".1.1 be of tO-•

long . _..iypt contin, .
Paramount Imp rtano t c,rtainl7 did not
posses. for say ciVier nation. (Applyhe.) Ti,, Ales-
andritn maosere on th Ilk lone hat resolve I in the
Bight E Ipnn., but althon4h briefly wan i.e.l up ia
the newipap.ri few thn ruin at mLiery c
to those driven •iut or it at twenty-, .r boon., n to
men who had live 11..4, me .13 .0
country. Ms.., E glen 1.4 we.' her
foreign trade, bringing wealth to her oh .1110. slid so long
as we hays that bide we were bound to protect thore
who ostsid It on (Oboers sad hear, hoot) The men

elso compreed the Ooverneaset, with Kr. Gladstone at
C.oir head —Ccl...evil—were mot who hid the gr Meet
horror tied d• t -station of w .r, hut finding this war Was
really necreroty tier one.arke in it—(spidsure)—and ISO
trusted there would be no necessity f.r interlining lathe
Int. r ; the war had been sharp eta decisive, and to.
o teen., and sacrifice of life they all wished to avoid, but
ttiry hod the satisfset ou of knowing that Sir Ut
Woleasy and hie g silent troop! composed an army of
which we alight Iwo proved, and on whieh we might re y
f-or the defence of our chores and our intereats.
(Applause.) Splicing of the work of the next sassier,
Mr. 'tali remarked that the Commens had t • coarlder
leform of the procedure V the Home ; then to extend
suifret' to th I o heirs oil
ov.pluts,)—to sniure ivirry of Parliantentary and
Men'oipal Elections —Bough t to extend L cid
aivernment to to 0 ',anti, ; to reform L oat
taxation ; to reform Liq•lotr Lows —(laughter)
and to pose a bill for the revention of floods. Then they
had to consider bankruptcy ; the bett or Municipal Govern-
ment of London. and to reform the Lead Lowe, by which
Isn't Was held and transferred. These things ought to
employ them for the nut t unity yeare. (lieu., hear, and
laughter.) Bat If the present member for lirtdpvt eon.
tinued bit ex Atone, not one of these subjects had the
least chance of befog treated. (Laughter, and derisive
cri He hoped by the nut mote there would be hetar
m ivirnery in the It e. Ole a, hear.) At hough be (Kr.
iteili) bed come down heat every year wh a he w. e mein.
her for the town, the pr sent weinter—(hisses)--seerned
to rounder such cost ,m was mo-e bon pored in he bra ish
t' an in Pvi °bursae**. (Cr... of "Y...") S. ho (Mr.
ROD) had LOW tried to make up a little fur the pressut
etwertemnings. (Rear, hose.) Would the main'
hers of thei amorist on Ilk • him (Mr. Rail) to come down
aga'n • 'me day IWO c .04331.31315,r0u5fi. (Immo,' 3 cheer'
tow. ato colas of "Yea Fn..") A short time altar his min
fortune at liiriport, he was fortunate to secure another
soot in the Commons, and hie faintest gratitude w a due
to thee* who gave him that seat—(aPplaue)—n, snails
him to take pert in toe hiVory of the two put years.
Now, be should not think of putting the people of
Wallingford into any difficulty hr contesting s s • st during
' • bye-el clots but, gild Mr. R ilii, "It, at the tune .1
• the nest gen -cal election, throat lamed in sang muse to
hare tue. why, 1 om at your service." (Tat, weaves
announconiont was received With hearty awl continued
cheering.)
The PRIMIDithr. who Was mean lustily cheered, sake I
for questions to be nut to Ito ton. gentleman, but sience
prerisimed that Mr. It 111..3 raw. were those of toe
worciatien. The Pr natert then obstrved Is, presem -d
they W..fe *di AO with th entrees. (Celeo ul "Ye.,'
' and apple-me.) It. felt it was • outy every man need to
himself awl th • asheiation that they oh pal •etisly them-
, seise* in a cutest that they had the right mm—hear,
hearl—ond he felt sure that Mr. Intik was the man. (Ap•
oleos • ) rn re w..ro many to-os in the II two and et, it
the couutry who w, re weak-knued Liberals, but he could
not understand &nag things ter halve., or being otherwise
than • "good party ma'..' (Cheers.) $ ich ro,n were of
no use in litidoert, er any Liberal oquatitu •ricy. F• one
they hal an exprowion of "pinion p-oving
boo-
self 3 true foil .wer of th dr beloind leader and true Literal.
(Mum, and cries of "tiledet me.'
Mr. GeNDO.T then moved "That this meeting tender
their hearty thanks to Mr. Bald for hie kind ace .saoos
th,le Inv.tatlon ti bn present this evening, and having
beard with moat eati•fsetion his expo.ltien of Liberal
views and oontinuel adherence thereto, they cordially
ask him to become their cuoildste at the next General
Morctiee, plwiging themseivos 30 WM every legitimate
effort to -cure MI return." (ooutinual cheering )
The Karoealharles guivaun.ie, Iteink oorlially sec inded.
Ii the result of the c wet two sal a half years at• was
regretted by Mr. Bali, it Was a matter of most eine le
regret to every tiles Liberal ef the town. Wear, hear )
Sometimes evil was {no !thrive of itood The assocletten
hod boon start ; tuey coins to • wise dulsion in invitini
• itsii; and hews' sore they would carry the present
resolution. (Cheers.) Tee opposite party had got their
oyes open, but the Liberals did not intend to be "t iken
in" &gotta as toey were leet time, and they would not be
caught nappies and walking Into the wrong _l obt,y. (Ap-
plause and taught r.) Thanks were doe to Mr Rola, who
bad replied to their invitat on grsoeftalr an 1 bon nimbly
—honourable to himself and ht. cone% lent. (Oh-err.)
Mr. Ralli had eenteientious'y supported Liberal principle.,
awl he would ever be the right men to support Mr.
Gladstone in favour of pregrese and true Liberalism.
(Tremendous applause.) Beery legitimate effort should
b • made to immure Kr. Ralli's return, and if at the last
election all true Liberals had used every legitimate effort
an i means within their power, Mr. Rani woult have been
returned to them with an honourable majority, but they
most us that such • mistake did not again occur. (Cries
of "Ye'," and cheers-)
Mr. ZOWAILD FAR& In a unable speech, warmly sup.
ported the resolution. It waa necessary that all true
Liberal, should, ti a man, be determined in this matter,
and refuse themose!vris to be lulled Into a sense of fates
security by the action of their palates' opts insnts. for
they may he assured that the oiiPtoiltien were actierly
engaged. It 'elbowed all to take an active and real interest
in this good cause, and the work of toe atsoniation. (Ap-
Plowed.) In the president (j. P. Pr (funder, EN.). V.*/
had • genUemon wh beset weals the emus,. as were
th me of the chairmen of the ward rommittuah If they
feaght bravely and did not relax their off mit they would
at the next election be led forward to victory. (Loud
Ghee's.)
The PittllDltel then rut the resolution, which, not
• haiol sheer, age net it, was ea ried unanimnutly,
an decodun was followed by hearty chains and
ei+elstuo.
CANDIDAII Lace then rasp •nded. Ile thanked
tle, ars .cecrin m and in cone-use% trulod
inight get ~v, r a shiver which he experience •I the other
• enbt in the Heuer A can't:men earns up to him in the
• "11. •bby" and esti, 'Oh I th're'e that follow of Bridport
nletru Veit Aaron." ((wood laugher.) Re (Mr. Bali)
wonderei rs he ha I been obstroctiug, hut it suddenly
fished sport him shot he weenot now member of Bridoort.
But if all went wall he (the Speaker) might porhape he
toucher for Ilrldport again some day. (Applause and
cores" Yes,")
Mr. Co-meteor 110WiLL then moved a vets of thanks to
the Pro sin nt for presiding. (Cheers.) An 1 the Pnysident,
in P•11P ..00.. rears...sad hls .till.lenee in Kr. Ralli, and
Wen t. -a time cams they roeld face • good Man to
fight .ho tattle for lb ns. so be tr tato] they would prove
stouneh suopertees a that gentlemen. (Cheers.)
STEPHEN& Esq., thou asked for hearty cheers for tbe
Prime Mini ter, when up wont true British shouts for
" Liberalists and Kr. illailstone."
The meeting was rues' rat tying t all interested in the
Clll.llle, and was evict once of the growing ,t-eneth and
philanthropie work of the "Brldyrort Liberal Aerocistion."
Ita,ll, who, during his vuslt was the guest of Mr.
G miry, was Li return to London on U n lay 23- d tut.,
for the opening of Parliament