The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-10-20 00:00:00

WEST OHIOK ERZ LL,
PUBLIC MEETING OF LIBERALS.

A public meeting at Liberal. Wad 110141 at WWII
Chicken,ll, a few mills fruni Weymouth, on Thumlay
eveniug, in puppet .1 the ea:Whittlers of Mr. 11. P.
Sturgp, the Lilwral eandidate for VII division. The
attendance we. large, and th• pro.teedingii very
imanianous awl enthusiastic. The wattle:nig wee
additionally isin•rsisting owing to the preeence of Lady
Ilarcourt, wife .1 Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Iller
ladyaltip a on a viait to Weymouth, and wee accoin.
pushed to the meeting by Mos. !Burgle, wife of the
catelialate.
Mr. 11. Pro, ..1 Fleet Home, %vb.. occtipie,l the
chair, said the airman,' had a proverb -" All goeil
thinga aro throw." That wam tilt, third time le. h ii
taken the chair at Nlr. Sturg.e iii. •tinits. The aeeond
oey..ion at Wyk., where they had the Conserv4.
tive element repreceastwl, and let would not regrot if
at the mowing that alight 0 mservativue wore pr.-eclat.
It a.,a a thing t.• hear nal,* of the gm:gloat,
awl des Liberale ought not 1.. C.11116U11 thelll/1111V1111 1.1
Literal 1111,r.. IciS to look at the Coneorvative pap •re
it.. I ximpli let. a 1.,. ll.' slimly I at 111. meeting at Wyk.'
to slat -at --ea which 'awl hewn .I.,liverod by leorlSali..
hwy, ono g•palGmat. itivu,moplaiel..l hie
r -birenca t•• it. Although the, were niviy things in
I: with Windt lir, ligriX4. there were a 1... malty cani•••
si•ano. In the emote •of the sp vett. Lord Salisbury
alluded to the lawl queeti.m, la• w Ul in favour
of eitni,hnc.tion of title and of regietration. The late
lord eba,•estior for England - Earl Cairo+ had
an act pew.' for bringing about an alteration in that
req. at. It wad a Men In the rigid direction. lout it
unfortunately did not go far enough, for it oidy
an able.' a tenant for life to part with an read.% but
not with the man.ion. Ifolaniesl the Littera' I ~
meat *mail take ship. for the aholition.of the law of
print %endure. (Applause.) These and otheru were
tlw ings.rdint pointe which Lard Salisbury had
•anitt..ll. Aw.ther quegion Wad ill reApvt to taxation.
dlr. I Ilielstone and Mr. Chanaloorlain 11.1.1 that the
land did wit bear • proper amount of taxation, Lor.l
Saliebury, on the ottwr, said it wee overtaxed. Ti,..
wad a quegion in respect to whirl, it wad 11..dirahls.
till should have an inquiry. I Bear, hear.) He hoped
when the Liberals came mut ptwer. as he I. dieved they
w•ould at the end of thia year --)eliecrei -they w...ild,
instead of having a Royal Commieeion to inquire int-,
depreuhea of trade--(laughter)--which 1,. 1ta1ie...4
wo good, have a ltoyal C ',slims to
secertain where the burden wee felt, and if
it were equally dietribiated. (Applait.e.) With
regard to the deprumion, it mug b. reinetiato -nrl they
luel hail had harvests year after year., awl that during
the last ten year. nearly two million acre, of land
I,:r1 gain, ~,it of cultivation, and th a a ghats. area
11,1 abe• Won turned int.. psalm. 1:01,1. .....tent
th it a largo number of labourer.. w•-re 11.4 111, led in
tit.. country, consequently they levl gain. int., the
t••wit.t, awl it waa tiara th it th.• itteream• of taxation
li.-1 tak..n place. They w 0.11.1 tams inideretand how
the tliAtre4.l had been brought ato ed. hi., f.w ~,,,
°odd *peak Fr.,,,, experience, for he haul prowl-1y
aunt ii, tie. courts of •al.ll yeArr 114.1 I/11.1
alrnit 1:400 in t.i ratee, n a!tout 1:1.2 PI
hat' to la. hail. Tle•refure. altla oigh the p in the
country might think their a ateu high.
Chickerell isepecially h.. know they "enjoyed ti...
l.rivilege of high rate. - ilaughterl-ther•• wer.. .1 hr
irtrt* I 1 the country, notably London. wit •re the rat...
were se. .-rely felt, awl for c ill tope et fora
bitter expeitence. Another grievance ii, n•apect tm
land wae with regard to the probate soil mimes-ion
duties. If a pereon living land mei I p 4,1 111711ty,
there war, a trreat Iliff••realca IM•tW••1•11 OM 1111141
.111CCI•4•11.11111116., 116,1 by the Jr.. ea WII.I .114,....11. It.
the Loud awl the p-oson who wae0.,..1..11 to th.. psr.
sanalty. .tti. other sot tject Is.nl dieleary to . •-r
watt dr, ••f Lora.. Ile ( Mr. "...to) a.littitt•• I
that for year. past the 11.11.41. i.f la Nal- It el not I.••• 11
ouch a beitilkial a.. it 1, •
hear.) It lia.l thwart.l tha wkla, of the
people in many inetancee. With narar.l to ti,.•
Reform lull, ale., the last Reform and Incledribut ion
Bill, hi, lexan.re would know he wa, n d wroill when
he • ii.l the Hole. of Loole had frsqw idly not •• m-
oldered the dosiree ..1 th.. psople. and hid inge
looked to the intereg, of their own eta.', led it WA,
one thing to alstlish and anatlear t., r••!••-.... If
they hal a I.44tfcat 11..11.4.• ~f
woul.l hara no ...cowl chantla.r. However wh• a it
wa,, coneidered that for year. awl llwy in 114., 1
a 11.44,de of I, W.I. MO ill it inn war.•
lohb.n, and men wig" TinPittly 1.1,••••• 01.•11.
'on. in rer uct t•• the frontier of India le. w,.111.1
wieli tho House .1 Lord. to retain its mod la.-NI
mensle•rs, further that they ehotild I- r-t 'lel the
wi.llat of the ',elite a,1.1 go in for 'on. with them
(Cheers.) For thie reacon he woul•I widi i. have tam
1i..,,'. af Lard. r.doniusl -not .ds to free
education, true Liberal that he lime-1 ea.. 11 spirit
and in act, he thought it Wai difficult to .Iraw a 1i,,,, 1
iii reep.ct to it. As to the adal,lialt.l cl -It it, in
hi• opinion, wan far, far, etronger than sant° yaw*
• wf,..., Sir. Mien newt to bring forward it ree.olie
h.!' for it. ll'. le lievel 141...1411
.4.1111.• It 'night app.ar singular, that owing t.. the
a lion .1 the Liberal party the eliorch enjoy.- I more
fully than formerly the confidows. of tle•
owing t.. the abolition of chore's rat-'., th•• thr 'wing
an .n of di., milvereiti.-s, awdlier 1,,t1l whiela hi*
(Mr. Iret.;.) father fought far a 1•01 g tin, • alt ii- 4401 it
hat hand. --th.• lhariale
Ti,', Chareli 41 England t oleo I.• all
test, awl po.hibitions, and the eel.' of living. clone
away with. By the passing of such reform, he
believe I th•• church would b, a etronger, and healthier
utahlielseuent. (Idsar hear.) In intr elneing
Stunci. c. he meeting be explained that le. had leen
fighting the Liberal battle gallantlY, awl that for a
fortnight peg he li id lawn tit ...tin 4... nit hily.
(Applanse.) The only fault which bad II -4.11 honel with
him was that 11,a W.ll a 'granger. Bat that (.1111t
011114 not much longer lie found. 1(f1,..r,..)
Mr. sitimis, sal, , W.l: entlinl.tvieAlv
n•ceived, said that that we, the fir.t in • •taig In•
wh1n....1 at Chiekerell, and that a. a trey tu vs he
felt it to la. a very great mt.- il•-e.. I . r . •
amongst the rater... Now that ti, • ..,acti
aplit../iCiling it Wad ii.. Use
They nunn 1•••• It :tbout ta aro the ilt,tme, eh tr.' •r-
-igic. of the tw. ',Artie., for they hal t I
• Lite.ral or a Tory. They meet not 1... k Ix, .k only
for di, past fire ratr4, but for al. est :el, avh, .a 6.1
compared the Liberal 41..verriffien* with the. of Ow
Tory. They would then ell, the va g mon eine of go.,
the Liberal, hai done for the c ntatry. I
Th .y mug c 'aware the time when the lat.. II
moot was in puwer with the time that th • 'Pori... ha I
le•en in office, and when dd. was d..... 1,.. far I
1,. wanl.l d....ner Inuit Si,., l.il, TAN. 111.....
111. tr.) They hal ehown thein.elve. to 1,.. tr.i.., hr.,,
p I.tioplatased If they h.-..l p as.. I
' the one great act which give hie hearer.; ti,' •ote, th it
wo-ild have been eutlimend During the eliort tit... '
the Tory party haul been in office they hal not he .n I
h0n..4. They had been dishow..t in r•-g.ard t
Ireland, whilst Lord Salisbury, in his r.eent
haul alluded to that oniutry in a very in.liff.traiit wt
of way. As to the Liberals if they had wcsit. littl.•
disagreement in reepect to Egypt W. 1.1 al, at :I.IV 1,, /II
why they should desert their party? (Cried ..f .•
If Ntr. I awl,tano had made a miuttike. an-1 It a 1 t It •
grandeur to confess it, it IVA, their duty t 1 In lal• 1
.hh,
ar'fi: In:
.1 tyl T I "HI;
ee drnri nut.rt sitni 51:f.'..fr :1;1!
theiru,,f eitythhTtpina. aittnhe4t
di;lei
_,(.
:01
Ir.l.
of Ow Einpl..yere. Liability Bill ; • by pro
cheap newspaper, the penny. pod he. it • • )
The lail...rab had shown eynipatlay wish t to • f •r
ant gla le. di•l wnutknow that ii,.. f • " • •1 I • I. •
them for it. T 1,.. Bares awl It slobit • Itill .1. 1 tle • I.
goal, I %at W. 1.4 nut *life Wli i!, -y
.41,1 " thank you " for it. Ti,' I. ii
triPied the peoPle, and were not :Ord 1 • f them.
(.tpplati...) .tfter criticieing " A ...titled eveetti et,
for the nee of voters before the election," which had
been publiehed in • contemporary, Mr. Sturgis said

thn Torie 4 tried to mislead the psvnile oy that which
wat 11,4 true. Referrinsr to Sir W. Harcourt 'a speech
at Man lw wan if opinion one of the enswt
imp wrest part. of it wan that which 'said the labourer
sa'sl have sante +security- in hi. Is (Applauses.)
That wav a .thj.4-t they .sesisrlst with 'safety leave in
tlie hands of Sir William Hale sort, and other ninular
Cl it ..tatessto fl. 1.4 to loesd nos ernment they must
F. ir saris --Wit
Whid.ll i..ti•i•t..i the nissire ass I the to sr., ssnly
.'n,i.t,-r. A. tA. the 11..111.1. .of I. wan Ise pr.-fern-I
s* -11.11.1 be reform...l, 15. st if it cossfsl not Iso
hr-u II st solo .t Iniar.l The onlY
spi...tiou the To.-ien w oslll toswls wan that of local
nelf•governevost If. nosed rather thin Wll...Ouran.t.+l
and usiervaNal by Mr. I Ilsel.t.ate 1111,1 Lord Stlislisary.
seheer..)
.Ir. W. Tw.ou 1-1 -selv olelveresl a bri- f
011"'11. •j. ' .01 s'.l ties pill ia favour of
Mr. Ss lorgin bk.. 111,11. TII • who were crippled and
could wit Net there he would Lawry there. twillrhim)
It wat not very likely W.. 111.1 11.1 AIIIMOriIt them
slummy another gutter ii election. because. Ise WOW
nil obi man -(laughter) Ass if they fo ttttt I
when it casne that ti r. Sturgis haul not clone hi. duty
Sv swot they sers.t "torn hint
Itintlarro lie inn hearer.. to ° vote for
them...lv-en," berms... then they would not make any
intetake. 'flown of lasedster.l As to lowil
Vlsurchill h. bad read a speech of bins lett it coo-
t silted Ilsobrlster) •ansl bin lordship knew they
wens lien. Nine's lasnrlster.l Ile prop. me- 1.1 I t.• of
s,sslislence in Mr. Stsinris who, be lisspel would
he...me their representative in the MM.. 1.11.1.
Thin was see-m.1.41w Mr. .1, Mira, Itroaslwey,
who 'said he was a 'helical, Ins th it he hail I,n. 1111 l cli
..110.4 I" ~h, .w it there. 11.asstister.1 Thin
Wl.l the Mod. 'Orderly they hail hail ihritur
bastion camp shin, winch commenced shim'
rntry I.lw. believed that Liberalism wan
Ihs lie ;linos. Laughter, and hear, hear.l Alluding
so the nobjert like.t.ll.lisslossient, lie vvosidere.l
ntiolt.r they were bessetitted emelt less the I illsorch.
Isal heels in. -ted with the Churvh, and 111.111 V
~4r. ii,ol to .1111 i ill the Church choir. 114,1
nut iif the Church iif
awl that win, till h. ctiir hatl in Pun life. 11.aughter.)
propositiou having been soinnitsvesnlv carried. is
vote of thanks, Won, 'u, ill. Mr..% 11.1 WARD
ace.sslnd to Mr. LoWIII4II for the sins ll the
hart. .

A ‘..10.4 thank,. w.oi nl.. to Mr. Put" iNs
Oh. motion .4 Mr. TAI UM, N0c0n.1.4 by Mr. 1101 MICH.
14 tVeensositle, NtI.I hoertyll...lll given on behalf a
fewly Ilonnetrt fur IP., prermnew.

MARTINSTOWN.
Ida t I tea. iv rra - Mr. Mtn rgia, the
!Ahernl astiditlato for thu divaion, receive., toil., Itil
lit tin* pkWo .41 Friday evening halt. The
willagi.re turned 1/11( ell lOOW. awl prom...led some
iliataiwe int the Weymouth land. Ininerliataly the
vehicle, in whieh were neat..l Mr. Stergis mad hi.
friend., arri•ol, the hone. wan taken out and rupee
'aim impromptu proe.sni.in warn formed, wnd
, with cheers, hello, and all kind.. of "atonic," the ean•li•
date war hauld e into the village. The aeleadrown
been eutirtoottrly graufrd for the occasion, but it
way at mum tleell it WWI hupomil•le to utilise it, the
crowd being so great. Mr. If••ward llowen took the
setae of the gathering, and. aa it wax • 1••vely ntoon•
light night, it WWI decidoul to hold the meeting in the
opots air. - Mr. Iforranl Bowen preaidel, numneted by
the candidate, the Her. T. Nears, and Mr. Thumea.-
Tliu Chairman delivond a short Wilma., and did not
(idi S.. expreaa thank* to thu gentlemen who had
kindly lent thu aehoulroom, which they would have
hien pleased to uss had they nut hail such a splendid
gathering. If. humorously alluded to Canon rimith's
..perch at Stafford, in which he tampered the Liberals
1.. the engine and the Torius to the brake, and to the
cad death id poor Jumbo. 1 Isauglik.r.) Thera warn
no doubt thu Turko happened to get in the
way, awl the g •ral reek w.as they awl their
Princiille. Wt.( 1111 l 1110 r. f Ase•betne.l Ti..' hunt iNoilia
1.. lb., eolichtlion the ilrag lia.l been on I•eig estoult
-Ilear. le art awl they now want..l go forwanl
awl nomething for the iniprovienivit uf the ir,tri•
admiral lalnetrer and the working ela•oes generally,
Ile Invi 110441 (411.1 041.1111.1 11:tinlir,i had team ale "it
tinkling people i.e. (11.•ir V41(t.,1, .111.1 6.111134 thin itt. ttaa
Lit wral•Cost ler rat i• v. I 1....H1 laniilitar, i iii,
0.1111.4 liar gallant %vita: ttttt fluff .tielt a parson
a. " Mr. Facing looth-Wayn" of .lohn Ilitssymin
ceration. (Laughter.) Inet a loan 101 4011.1 thing or
another. I Ifirsr, hoar.) Now, they Ital a man who
WA. a 111..1,010)1y ho (lel not umpire to
be half and I. ill, and lao hop.-1 they would giv•• him
their vote.. (Lent applan.e.t -Mr. titergia, wl••• was
irrepiad will, .ten.oria•• cheer., next delivered a long
mei inter:mit:nig addre.a. li. th ifiltrl them for their
r,roption hum itiebdaoallinled to the warm in inaer
in which he hail 11.111 reeeived throligh.nat th
Ila had bolt avow,' of being a otraturer, but that
c••• 11.1 ncarody It• laid to hin charge now. IA Yoke :
"W.. me.in to p thee 'ere. Ile proceeded t.•
dilate on the disadvantage. that had licensed during
tinie the Torioa had and re.
f1it...1 tit. iiii•in•pro-imitsti.a..l Ism", its regard to the
Iheotaki.hunatt atf tle• Chords. Whatever the
wi.lies amite tli•in might be, there wa. ••••t the
olightent 1.11111 e.• of the Church being eliuntal•linhol in
the next Park: t • ttt est. it:. ladinved the fisseati•et wa••
•••••ly enrol for tl••• di.tinet impose of sowing
di•otennion in the Isii• 'rd rank*. At Nforoton the
, other night, wli..re he believed the gall nit
net have a very watifeetory meeting. it Wait .11.
.I.•avoiln..l ali WII the True,. gaol: Chain th•• eh-al,
loaf. IA 'a on,.':' " Ale•tlier be.") TIP. Liberal party
gat.• it thorn, ntol they meant to keep it.
Ilear, hear I Mr. Stencils ridiculed Nit% Fargo.
harnoten pet hobby of Fair Trad••, and warned th••••i
mrainitt Veva. in.idiou. att Ida .in Free Trail,. Ile
eriticiu.l at .
their want of policy. and in anselea.ion liner, thew to
trt••• to their principl•et, and um the day ..f the
eh...lion to rote without fear talaaour. (An anineing
ineidwit oararr.rh M. 11131.1 any of the fietition,
utts•r.u...,, iii li.ehre, which periodic-ally appear in the
comiat. While Mr. Stowa ratrl enlarging las tit.,
evil. of Tory Covernment. an entlinaiikallia natic,
with a lively .44.111111 at Lk OWII Porronal trowilee.
al hal. witli Much ..aria•atia..-.. Vu"., tar, Aince th••
Torte. a I.in in "Sim the nr bk. 'a ..It all tnY
With all their (alike neareely think the ilm.erva•
tiv.• 111•••••• rum••••• :we f••r the miel••ingn of the
Martitatowit r•• Th.• Ito. Neat.. follow-el
with al, .1•••i•-.1.1• .;• • -4. and .as • wIsi.•111 th.roaghly
r•et....1 the %dialer.. Ile op ace in a 1,'.;..-ful Its ttttt
of their pr op •et., :tn.! 11.1ieved with Mk. I11..14.•••••,
who ha-1 at larger previ,i, es than sis nt own. that OP
14•0111.1 re-mit oo.rwlteltitittr victory (...
thil liilt.ral can,. -aking to the furors,. pre.ent
11.- ••.presse 11,.. WEI 1..: that they e•oild vow NT 60
T.uriot, whets they onisitlered what Nit% Sid V1.1(0114. had
done for thew. 110 in-irted on do nee-r.ity of a
• .1 proeolun• of the Meese of tttttt
a•s•I with rezard t• 1 Ikental•lnlintent maim- -I it
w.nald I for tie • Irian:li critieir rI
at .111.. 1..11011 roe-at Tory utt•.r •.n.l 1,, he.
eloeitt4 1111(....1 (11.-111 to give Stor.ri•
11,irty atipit .rt.
..p.k.• in a 1111111•.r.114 Ati. Ilia, Mid gr..isly •I• 1. 1. • I the
rqiiiir with hir eo.nieal c. ouparirow. an•l 1..1. •
--TI,. (11,11111..11.11..l(1(..V.•:111 dbirtrati..ll•4 th • 1.171 .t.
after whieli 'air. Vin.•••tat I I).•rchest...-1 briefly :el.
dri•nned the 'pal...riser. -The inveting broke •••• witls
ch••••re for the 4).•••••••• Mr. 111.1•14••••••. and Mr. Stergi..
-On Mr. Sturgin leaving tho .i 1144 he waa I ni 11S