The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

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YOU have on four previous occasions done
we the honour sending me to Parliament as
your I:epresentative ; aird ii leilieiting for the fifth time
the suffrages of WI eulaii;ed constituency, I dc no with
the
hope that you have approve,' of the oourse that 1 have
hitherto pursued.
I have always giv. aan independent but consistent
support to the Cenacie...t.ve party, because I hold it to
toe the aider,and far the practical of the two. It may
net talk so bully ' • hot it got. through more bounces,,
and turns its work out better than ita opponents, and
this I believe the eountry to be aware of. Moreover
the members of this party have not fished for popularity
by clamouring for ill-considered thong..; but have
waited until the proper Indieent arrived, and then have
succeeded in bringing before Parliament, in a practical
shape, reforms of which their opponents have only
talked. I may point notably to the Reform WI of the
last two Sesame, by which CO many of you are now
called upon toesereiae the Franehise for the first time.
The Conservative Government has not only deoseded
I. seeds" die abwrelikag quadideNbukiir Ism vievek s
comparatively short time, the Foreign relations of the
country upon a sound and intelligible footing, based
on the confidence with which it has inspired foreign
cabinets, by convening thein of ita loyalty and straight-
forwardness, free from warp and bias, and from the
slightest taint .1 intrigue. I look upon such a character
for honesty ea this to be of no light importance in the
present aspect of affairs, and one that behoves the
Electors to weigh well before they risk the lees of it.
The COD• 01 vative Government has been tauritci with
extravagance (• charge easily made). and increase of
Estimate' has been condemned in the lump by person. ,
who knew that such an accusation (no matter how
founded) is likely to tell OD the eve of a Oozed
Election; but can %Mahe fairly said of it It is notorious
that • cheap Government is nut always the mod
economical in the end ; and that parsimony, at the
expense of efficiency, is often • poor owing. Popularity
may be teniporaiily earned by such a policy • but if
establishments are to be reduced so low that iimey ara
inadequate to supply the purposes for which they were
u tended, let those who are the advocates for such a policy
adept the responsibility. I am an advocate for donoloy
but not at all hazards. Recollect the Crimean War, and
our abort-comings ou that memorable occasion.
. . . . .

In nay opinion the industry, ability, statesmanship,
mid specially the control of tentper displayed by Mr.
Dimeli upon many notable occasiqns, contrast favour-
ably with the qualifications poasessed by any other man
that is • member of the present Parliament, or a
eanditlato for • seat in the neat. I shall, therefore, give
him, in the event of your returning tie, my willing and
independent support; because I feel that under the
present difficult circrunstances of the country, the
measures introduced by him promise to be of a sounder
and more practical nature than those of any other
political lea ler which the times have yet produced.
I own that I look with jealousy and distrust upon the
league of • boat of believers in many different political
creeds combined under the leadership of Mr. Gladstone
on one Point, and one only, which may be shortly charac-
teriied Ai the pair!, of stilweraion.
i;rest and extravagant hide for popularity have been
made, and will be made, under this I tad but I appeal to
the experience of the last thirty years, Ikml ask whether •
reasonable num can say that any of them have been
carried out?

Ms. ; hol.tono'b Ite.T.lations in the matter of the Irish
Church Establuhnout were eminently unpractical. He
failt.l to poiot out what he intended to do with the
for enurA, sod to jr position fora sort of clerical torten
winch might hart root the nest forty years, WU a fancy
which bit would be glad Co forget were his hands upon
the reins of office. . . .

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The proposal mu intended to serve a temporary
purpose, and, baying failed, deserves nofurtbtr attention.
The endowment of the Irish Church. however, is quite
another matter, and one which ought not to be made
tho touchstone of party. lam well aware of dm
didlcultbe which surround it, and I bold thst the man
who approaches it, pledged beforehand to a particular
course of action, has given hostages to party after •
fashion that will probably interfere with the decision to
which his better judgment may hereafter point.
If ever there were • subject to be approached withoet
, party bias, and handled upon large and com-
prehensive principles, it is this one, which now bids
fair to be treated as • party waleh-cry, and misguided
accordingly.
If you return MC to Parliament I pledge myself to
consider the subject in all ite bearings, and I think that
is a course which you would wish your representative to
follow.

I have addressei you at corn.. length, because I wish
to place before you the aituit,on in all its significance.
It to no use to deny that • cirrus has occurred, and that
• great political °hone has taken place which is full of
meaning. For toy own past I look to the future with
confidence. I expect that the "subveraive party" will
receive a check. I calculate upon the sound good
tense of the country, and I think the Elector.; will hove
co difficulty io deciding who their true friends are.

The capability of carrying important measures through
Parliament, able conduct of the Foreign relation+ of this
country, prudent forethought in keeping up its Defences,
and great experience in dealing with Pei-lament, are
qualificsth.nt of no light prActical value; and! maintain
that they are pomessed in a rctuarksble manner by Her
Majeetfe present airisers. On this ground I shall
support them bhould you, no I trust, minim the once
more to Parliament.

I sin Gentlemen , ,