The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-08 00:00:00

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'rhe it rest topic of conversation—political—this week
le Poole iA • little parmage of arms between the vim-
president of the Liberal Association and the president
•/ the Conservative Association. Among ether means
which the Tory wire.pullers in this Borough adopt for
the purpos. of " educating " their party are monthly
aa laments, daring which, as is natural,
opportunity is taken to " puff " the cause. The broad-
store which announced that the Wimborne Amateur
" Nigger's were coming on Monday also contai..ed an
intimation th.t during the proceediogs a colloction
would be made in behalf of the Borough Relief Fund.
This seems to have acted very much like the prover.
bisl "red rag" and the Mayor, at the request it Is to
be presumed of the Liberal Club, protested is • letter
to the president of the Conservative Associatioa
against what hp wee surprised to see was "an attempt
to make a political affair of the Borough Mallet
Fund."

Now, if we are to believe our Tory friends, nothing
could have been further from their dear little innocent
minds ides of making any political capital out el
this, and it wit, in " • voice broken with smoothie "
that the Conservative president, before Bones sad
Tambo and Cother niggabs had obteuded their smutty
faces, read this very cruel, or, as he deelitnated it,
" most extraordinary" epistle, to the audience. A,
primersl hissing. however, seemed to act as a vent peg
for the outraged feelings of the true Blues, and else as
• balm for the wounded heart of their leader, and he
then favoured his hearers with his ~ply, which eitr•
tainly was • very fair via pro quo. Much cheerios
followed, and, si this effectualay brought back its
habitual radiance to the lac) of the hon. gentleman,
evertb.miy seemed happy, and "the Lillie. of the
Valley" made their bow.

Now I have heard it questioned by some very good
L4heraLs, whether the action taken by the Liberals
was not to be deprecated. I think • little redaction
must convince anyone who entertains the idea that be
is mistaken Ido not say for one moment that "the
house . working ins," with Vie bead that could feel
for another beating beneath his fustian jacket, to
whom the president of the club so pathetically
alba led, may not have been actuated by the most
philanthropic intentiona an I those alone, but, let urn
look ahead. Supposing an eleclon were to take place
1.-morrow, and we really don't know how soon It may
come upon co—for the cloud no bigger than • man.*
hand is visible upon the bole in, would not political
capital be sought to be made out of this action? The
answer is so obvious that is not necessary to reply. It
would be childish to imagine that two such astute
go Alemen as Mr. nuptials sod Mr Budge would let
sock an opportunity alp The fact is. we should be
confronted at every c •rner of the street, sod from
every hoarding in the place with the query "who
were your friends in the hour of your distress." This
would have been a fine rallying cry. but, you sec a
little perspicuity on the part of the leberals has check-
m.timi this, end the l'ory sails are Hopping with the
wind taken t.ut of them.

The poor are to be congratulated, for their relief
fund will be the richer by two unosnticipethi contribu-
tions. It only remain, for the !Aforela to" take the
shins nut" of their political opponenta in the amount
they give.
If the aodieoce on Monday night wit+ a represseta-
My. one, I should certainly advise Mr. Schreiber to
support "Women's Suffrage," for I'll guarantee that
too-thirds consisted of " female persuasion." Bet, I
rather fancy the majority were too young to be
entrusted with a vote.

The strange mum... we are now experiencing is not
conlioed Co the weather, judging by the escape of the
',ming lady who on Monday was charged with obtain.
jog under false pretences by stating that her mistress
-.whose employment she had left emus dsys was
going to treat her with it. The excuse that she was
going to pay for it on Monday and that she did offer
to pay for it on the Sunday would be rather danger-
ous to swept in all cases. Supposing the young man
who tried to qualify for a best water had pleaded that
be intended to pay for the beef on the Monday :
unless he, too, had been given the benefit of the doubt
it would clearly have proved that what la mum for
Cm goose is not always sauce for the gander in Poole.

The writer of a lengthy article entitled " Poole
nadir snow," in the &croon's Joanna of the 27th,
asks:—
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"How lit Poole does not do as other boroughs do, and
orouout the force (police) with • hand.oine Chriattoss-box
lc will hear comparison with any other. pick it where you
=cr• both un. Intelligence ana o,,urtse7, and lii. only fair
this should be recognised. What doe. his Worship say, or
oar worthy High Sheriff I The Beaks, no doubt, .• is
other plums, would kindly recuive subecriptions, and we
believe • very handsome amount would be the result.
The Mayor. it is true, gives the men a luncheon, but then,
that I. private counidoencl. Surely the public, who, in
the hour of danger, real or fancied, shout ' police,' might
acknowledge the efficieacr of • (mos that the Recorder
himself goes out of has way to refer to In terms of the
Whose praise."
I think the matter is worth consderation. I see the
railway employees are making out of their apqval, and
moat will adwit, the police hare claims nponsh. publics
quits Is *Cron s• that body officials.