The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-05-26 00:00:00

LIBERAL A7BOCIATION FOR WEST DORSET,

VITHUSI.V.TIC NlKKTlNG—seitleclilis HY MK. s.
AND MIL Or LONIKW.

The first public meeting of this newly-formed, but
flourishing asisiciation, attended by delegates (rim
all part,, of the division, was i held n the Fortwters'
Hall MI Tuesday evening, under the chairmanship iif
the pn,iiilent—, dr..r. Gundry. The hall was
cniwded with Liberals front the town and neighbour.
h.sid, a solitary knot of Tories occupying a corner
towards the rear of the room, and who occasionally
gave vent to their annoyance at hearing Liberal
tactics enunciated by the speakers, hilt Iwyond this
the proceedings were most orderly, and characteriwct
by MOM genuine enthusiasm than we ever remember
seeing or hearing in thw town.
Th.. meeting was held subsequent to tile Liberal
Council, at which, a,. otated el...when% Mr. li. Carey
Batten was unanimously elected 'tlic candidate for
the division.

.••• -• • •-•—•
The PIUDIIDINT, who nee amid loud cheers, mid
they were met to celebrate the first meeting of the
Liberal .Lisoeiation for West Dorset, and he, for one,
was proud Hum the first meeting was held in hix own
and beloved town. (.tpplause.) .ts in Bridport they
had been fonmost in starting a Liberal .tssociation,
MO he trusted they would strive to their utmost to
n•turn a Liberal member to Parliament for the
division. He thanked them for electing him as pn•si•
dent, And he would strive all in his power to advance
their objects and aims. They had had that day 37
delegates, representing at least 1,200 -.el's,
and at that meeting held durpse I,c alt. r-
noon tiey had taken XI. Kates °minim as to a
candidate. Siel .(e• ruinit was that Yr. 11. Carey
issionn wax unanimously accepted. (Loud' cheurs,l
Ho (Mr. Gundry) knew that Mr. Carey Batten hail
taken great pleasure in Liberal politics, and he felt
confident that all would back him up and place him
at the head of the poll. (Loud appbmse.) It was
I only a matter of history, but it may he interesting for
them to know that two of the candidate's ancestors
represented Bridport many years ago in Parliament.
Ile was cure Mr Carey Batten would g., everywhere
and leave no stone unturned to obtain the victory
which all Liberahi in the district diniretl, and he was
AIN 1.11 1 ilmiral.. would do all that Wax poilaible by
honest and liwTtil to rttUrn him at the head of
thr jsill. (Hear, hear, and applauso.l'
Mr. T. STEPHEN,,, amid closer,i, moved a resolm
tin to the effect that the meeting views with hearty
satisfaction the formation of the Laaml
for West Dorset, and promises to use every lawful
measure toiibtain the return of • Liberal member for
th is .Juvjeion, kr. Mr. Stephens said they had already
11 branch asiviciations- -limit they had only just begun.
In all the plants, they liad been Hic miltlmusissun *Hruir
working men was astound*, iutal the Oidslen Club
leaflets wen- istgerly r. night after (my the people. Gui•
eluding an interesting speech, Mr. Stsipliens eitAsl a
case win-re a •ingl., 1i0,4 of pills aomptetl thmnmm,Kh the,
relieving I milker by the wife of a voter, practimdly ru•
ductal the husband to pauperism, for he was deprived
.4 his vote in CultaecillenCe. This ,piesti•in, he balieved,
would be brought befere the Lords, and if they
"threw it out the Liberals stunkd remember it.
(Hear, bear,)

Mr. HAvwaln fit Rroadwindanr, suitably seconded
the resolution. He knew that Mr. Carey Batten
would do his utmost to work up the division, and he
was always w' 'ng golden opinions among the
working men, ow he trusted they would try all lawful
means to secure his retuna. In many parts of the
the opposite party were 1101Itir MI they could
to get the men to promise to vote "their " way, and
they had to beware of them.
Mr. S. Pima, who WAA cheered, said
he was glad to We a.. imisny earnest faces, and if they
went 'sly forward they would ultimately have the
victory on their side. (Applause.) He had had con-
siderable experience with the men in the villages, and
to point out to them what their real work WAY., and
he assured them that " We chaps that Al•lbe called
Hodge were not an green as some took us to be."
(Laughter.) He held that the Conservative candidate
was not a strong candidate, for he said one thing to-
day and another thing to-morrow, and he likened him
to A weather-cock. or. Farquhans,n had advocated
the tax .an corn ; that was before " bad the vote,
but now he repudiated that altogether. (Laughter
and hear, hear.) He held that Mr. Fanitalowaion did
not represent the fanner, and he was sure In. didn't
represent the working man. (Laughter, and hear, :
hear.; llf course they all knew what the T•iries would
do if they had the rems of power - -they'd be back to
Protection. Let the Liberals remember that there
Was • great deal to do, and in daring it they must not
forget the remote parts .af the country. He urged all
to work dedly anal well, and they must not he tio
confident; many a borough had stiffettA from over
confidence—he was not sure that this borough had
not. (Laughter.) The opposition had a vacillating
kind of gentleman in r. Farquharson, and in his
-dime locality (Glanville) the people were in a
kind of bondage—they didn't breathe freely, and they
had fir a long tome called that place Egypt, and the
Squire, plianash. (Laughter.) !he Liberal party
used their endawavours to make the maple happy and
free, by giving them their just rights. The Conser•
Natives bound abovn the people, and that nd..bi-
tion in the end. Shame to working men whomipported
a labod and gunpowder policy. (Loud applate.e.) Ti..'
Liberal party was the true Constitutional party, but
the Tones tried to stifle all freedom. We want less
ado. d awl war; We want More 1•160, &Ad Onikb.rt At
1.. ist., We Willa to Mire fully develop our own land.
(Applause.) The Liberal Government haa. given us
the Ballot Art, the was secret ; the t /overnment
has also given the extension f hours till A o'clock, to
enable the working man togo to the 1.11, and the polling
stations were arranged within every three miles. It
behoved the Liberals to watch carefully the regietra-
tion, and see that their nanny, were on the list, and
rightly placed then, tso. Don't trust to the Tories—
(hear, hear)—be up to their doribr,,,, poke Mir
noses into oaar own business. Th. Liberal party had
given Us an "up ticket, awl by just and fair 'mask-
tion, we would make good use of it. (Cheers and ap
plains*
Mr. CHAnt.KA Elont'Nno, annd cheers, moved a
resolution, which accorded confidence in the I buena-
ment and Mr. I lladstone, and approbation of the man
ner in which the .tngbikussian affair had been dealt
with, and the honourable efforts to obtain peace. (Ap-
plause). He (Mr. Edmunds), congratulated them in
the success of the day. lie had never heard a issore
patriotic or Liberal speech. Mr. Edmunds then jam.
envied to defend himself against the calumnies and
fabrication which had appearnl in the Southern Tows
on the subject of his (Mr. Ed di.) remarks at
Morcombelake recently, they all knew pretty well WhO
WWI the author. (Cries of "Nobbs, Nobbs, :Cobbs
Cos," and laughter). Referring to Mr. Gladstone
(whose very name elicited loud cheering), there was not
• nobler or more patriotic man in the howor. (Hear,
hear). Speaking of war, he asked them to look at the
horns- and desolation, and curse it canoed, he believed
the Russian affair would he settled i n an honourable and
peaceful way, and if Mr. Gladstone never did another
action in hie life, it would be the most brilliant one
hie career. On the reAohation being put, only two
Try bands were held up against it.