The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-30 00:00:00

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The sitting member, Mr. J. S. W. 8. R. Drag, ad.lressed
his constituents In the C .rn.exchange on Tuesday even-
ing. The venerable member woe escorted from the Bear
Hotel by poste of his suppmime. and on ascending the
platform be was greeted with loud cries of "Guest for
ever," " Who raised the farmers' rent.." "Who robbed
the farmer of LSO a year r How about the baby r Who
taxed tobacco r "Shut the window' "Chain him up"
" Here comes another baby," tn.. and these arise were
constantly repeated throughout the meeting, which was
of a mos'. upr chlracter, so much ao in fact that
very little that wu raid could he beard even by the
reporters. Mr. T. Randall was voted to the chair. upon
the proposition of Mr. H. °Lased, seconded by Mr. 8. W.
Bennett .

--Thr-tlisme•Att mil he was called on to occupy
that position because it was th night that they ought to
have a represeutative man as chairman. They could not
say that they lad a model member in Mr Drag, but they
could say ti,at he bad fouckt the C enervative emu., In
that borough :or a great many years, sometimes losing
and sum times winning. Wire there WAN great
Interruption, and the Chairmen said "If you
don't wish to Mee, Kr. Drag of coarse will retire
aid go home again " at which there was further interrup-
tion and a voice said "134ter have Mr Band than him"
and the cries we have mentioned &bore were repeated.
Mr. G. H. Bmd, who was on the platl.wm, appealed to the
audleuca to give • fair hearing, and Mr. Drag then
sawed to speak, but he was met with deafening cries of
"Guest for ova.," " How about the baby," ,p,c.
Mr. DM: said he would await their pleasure ; it was not
the tir.t tin, by many that he bad appeared before them.
He first appe steel before the electors of Wareham in 183 t,
aol swam It in getting returned in 1811, since which,
with two or three exception- he had been returned as
their member. (Ories of "Turn him out; "Guest for
ever," kc.) HI. opponent had made &Huai .ns to hi., (Kr.
Brix.) private character, a thing he alw.ye studiously
avoided touching on, as that bad nothing to do with
political character. (Cries of "How about the babe." dm)
Persona living in glaw houses should throw no *toast. The
Guests had not been welcome guests, al they had bees
rejected over and over main. He called his opponent the
rejected of Youghel, and When he found that that
borough would not have him stain he came back to
them He believed the constituency of Yougbal was
about WO, but the electors of Wareham numbeeed
nem lv one thousand. Here there was great interruptieli,
and Mr. Bond and Mr. Garland tried to obtain order. The
latter was received with cries of "Swatch," and cheese
were given for Mr. Guest. Mr. Garland said " It's •
specimen of Mr. Guest's supporters," at which there was
prolonged cheering for Mr. Guest. Mr. Drag continued
that after the number of years he had represented them
they were very ungrateful. He did not think they ciould
say anything against hint. His opponent alleged that he
did not attend the House Of Commons. He alwaysattended on important 00enli^ns, and at his period of life
they could not expect him to be there at twelve o'clock at
mot, hut he had always taken care to pair of on import-
ant occasion& They could not expect bile to in) ant his
health by staying In the Ilion till three or four oclack in
the morning ti. listen to Hams Home fluters. He defied
anyone to allege anything against him. He had always
done what he could for the town, and if he had not given
.yt,iss that building would not have b-en there. He
had always paid his way, but his opponent had not yet
paid the I- gal expenses of his contest at the but election.
There was a very questionable bill out now. They ought
to have &representative who had an inters in the country
Hi. opponent 11w1 not an acre of laud, tier a house to cover
his head but he hal lodging.; in a small house at Ben
Rae,. he (Mr. wax) was a revesentative of the landed
intereet. He held large estates In six differeat eutlatwa,
awl he had always advocate I the agricultural interest.
Them were very few men who had met the distress in
this country with larger abatements of rent than he had.
He (Re, Dna) had MINM4 Ma month in the Rouse et
Oosumoss--(arlas 'Daus the wiallinn—ai wow

tareithu oceuicas hut be did not think bison
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ever 0 his inou.h there or done anything bit ..111i
with ttirtileall. It anTflO bill coy COMPlailit to
against him (Mr. Drax) It wag his own Parte sod k%
R idle 'ii. If Glarlit me was in crake their pm., rth
be sinking to nothing. and lb Ia prestLe 'mum he'rekt
but ai this tme Heelettl h.l I hrProOtr paaitimi
sotheisogne,uroruthr, doovr'er. Tnin'il;ty tot
rauntmit eontigri thl7:4'
they much hoto for better ..nee. Ref er,llll t, t,r Int
ion in egricultorte Kr. H"•x cud ii Gledet „rms.
veer to-rno.row he would not tik• any ../o
Ile enuld no: hint himself to believe thlit
elect ra of Wareham would rel.ct him and us
opponent', who bad no interest In the eoen05t hh
With the education they had In dm canary be hit
&Akre they would be it utterly hint ssto's%
opponent. He felt eatialled that the landed intasoot j!4
all would support the Conservetive Q ..
,vers
and th et they would &gam support him arm r0t0,11%
lux week when the election took place.
corned him seat arnidat cheers and emitter da 111 4.
oirstoks.
Clone.)
Mr. G. H. BOND, who was received with 1004
" Gueet for ever,' • ii 4 there vial eatry mote.,stool—••,4
before the electors in chooeing • member for tts
and the fate of the empire depended on the senetill4
lon. Ile spoke of the Literal. u • party who would
tberneelves to the disiutegrstion of the empire, ma
ticised the Gutdstonian Administration u one
starved the army and uavy, at ehich
cries of Gled•tono for ever." He quoted
Itramll's opinion on the policy of the Lateral
meat, and was met with cries of "What
oV o shoot 7.111.
Derby'e opinion of the policy of the putmtooversui
Ho said the Glad•tone Government forced tile
echo Is upon them,_ and wished to bring .1p th,.ir chi7e
as heathen,. Mr. Boot said h. we 'asked why s, aL",II
come forward cc a candidate, al they wangoi Itst
to repeeeent them, but be did not think it right of y 1.64
man to try awl kick an old man nat. II Ms.
not all they ',Wier', he did not think the Loretta
turn round on a man after he bat spent the Osetio-r.
dote in their • rirtee. (Ctice-• abd irtermupt,,.) "w
Tim CHAIM/JO It'd Mr. Dr., had r.wieeted him to
that if he wait •tain returned he would be the "fatbsti-•.,
t'm H use of Commons.
The meeting then broke up in disorder, and mt. NI
was micro led back to bus hotel.