The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-10 00:00:00

" monumenturn queris, circuntipiH."

" If you seek his mote:meet, look around"—(applause.)
The speaker then referred to other boroughs, where
Conservative instead of Liberal obeers were re-echoing,
and asked why the papers chronicle daily • small but
ineresaing Conservative gain? One of the causes
was over-confidence of the Liberals, simastomed to
gnomes they bad been lulled into slumber, and certain
Delilah§ bed Ahern their locks of strength. Some of
these Delileha may wear sport blue stooklege and
spectacles of • deeper blue--(laughter.) The speaker
then launched into • "taking" assault upon polities'
crotchets, and oonoluded by hoping that the crotchets
might not longer divide the Liberal party ; but that
when the next election comes, they would return two
Liberals in the same manner as they bad now returned
their most deserving acid worthy representative, Mr.
Belwards—(spplause,)
Mr. MIMI said he always felt more at home when
be saw the fight before him than when the victory came,
sod the work is over. It was now time to sit down and
enjoy the quietude. But he congratulated them on the
splendid victory won without any ictinecco but what
would do them honour. He rijoitied at what Weymouth
had done for the man who had laid himself oat in her
service, who had at all times been ready to aserifiee his
own ease and comfort, who had never spared himself,
who bad manfully and honestly fulfilled the pledges he
gave when they gent hlm to Parliament—(applause)
Tele man came before them the same, having to confess
no change of a retrograde character, who said the
princii les he first propounded wore the same
as he now based his claims on--(arplause.) While
various oonstetueocies bad acted different parts the
light of Weymouth would compare with the brightest
of L.berals boroughs, and her exam; Is would go deeply
to the heart of all engaged in the present contest. He
was proud of being • Weymouth man, and especially
beamss it had been won without anything to be ashamed
of; and be would give their opponents the credit that
they bad acted fairly and honestly, and abstained from '
bringicg forward temptation which would only demoral-
ize the constituency, and which they would afterwards
be sorry for. Tee election had born purely won;
Weymouth bad eleyeted herself, sod be hopei the
constitneeey would long have the honour of being one
of the purest and one of the most independent oon-
stituencties of the land, lie was grateful the luhabitaets
had recogni•ed their true friend, and hoped tOet a long
and happy life, spent in uselnlness, in happiness to
himself, and much benefit to the country, spent as their
ml resentative In the House of Commons, may await
him, and that we may rejoice in hien—(applause).
The Rev. W. loom teeo exprersed the jay be felt at
the remit. He bed received notice frotu teeny belies of
bloc ingregation, that be was to pock uphill box and go,
if they did not retort) Mr. Ifelwards—(leuehti r) And
one lady opened bee window on purpose, shook her fi-t
at him, and said "Den% show your face ally none i.n.
less you return bat good man?' The election boil bin
• protects of edneevioo, net only for the Liberals but
for the Conservetives—(Volee: They wanted it bad
enough). Ha hoped the electors world never reiinqeish
the power they possessed, and would also Inform them-
selves more as to the relative merits of the Liberal and
Conservative policy, as well as of the Indivik,ual
dates. The Liberals have • clear procramme, the others
nothingness aid void. If the latter came into power,
they could not retain office long, and he hrpod it woull
do away with some of the crotchets, and rally outs more
the great Liberal party. A charge had been m
snidest their friend that he was opposed to the Bible
being taught in schen!. ; but the men who brought the
charge were not Bible-loving men; they had called some
of the best Bible-loving men infidels and atheists; but
those who took up such cries do not want the Hi hie
they want little catechisms in the schools. On the
other hand in some of the sobools called secular, they
would find good Christian men teaching the principles
of the Bible, though they might not be using the words
—(applause).
Mr. Hewain was received with three cheers. He
said he could cover prepare • set speech and speak from
it; ono* indeed, when he was years yeunger, and before
many of these grey hairs had come on—(laughter)—he
took some time to prepare • epoch; bat when he was
at the meeting, in the excitement, everything he had
thought about disappeared, and he forgot it all. The
question put before them this week touched their
honour, for every man or woman was bound in honour
to rehire Mr. Edwards—(applause ) They had • worthy
representative, not some lordly aristocrat, with his
simple bead and bow ; but he had the heart and the
hand of a man—(applause.) Thee. years had passed
away, and Mr. Edwards had been their welcome friend,
and had also discharged lila duty admirably in the
House of Commons. He had been no neeligent man,
be bad never had the honour of the " M.P.," without
doing the work. Divisions late at night, early in the
morning, ever found him giving his full attention to
the dieoharg.e of the duties imposed on him. They bad
• good faithful friend in him; and get they had been
asked to dismiss him. If any one had a good faithful
servant, and some one asked him to discharge that
servant, they would ask "What has that mail done to
be discharged Y'—(hear). And they had asked the
question with rester* to Mr. Edwards, and were they
told why he was to got -Aeries of no, no I). Thoir
opponents had no reason at all, only Um dislike for a
man who had done his duty, and done good to the town
—(applause). The man who had endeared himself to
them was not beloved by the opposite party—no, be
did not 190 SO the party het a eertale few of them—
(bear, and applause). But our love for Mr. Edwards
was like that of a young lady for her lover' the married
ladles present would say that when their husbands pro-
posed to them they could not gay "No"—(laughter).
Ho bad read some ohwervations of use who was almost a
novelty in the town; perhaps they never saw a fossil
Tory; but sometimes • wonderful (Dull is dog up in
Poetised, and its strangeness makes it thought a great
deal of. A fossil Tory had raked something out of his
thoughts ; but their representative truly said the
language was scarcely fit to be repeated—(hear). He
would cot use snob language; but he would put it as
mildly as he weld, and remind this Tory "It is • very
bed bird thet interferes with its own nest"—(laughter
and applause). The Tory.' friends had been into the
ballot box, and the Tory himself bad born there, and
what then caused the raw de Cologgsof which be spoke?
—(lowl laughter). lio pitied the gentleman. and hoped
he vomit soon go to his medical adviser—(outburrts of
Isuelater). They bad now to do with the present, as
tewerneo. Bitch a canvass as Mr. Edwarde's be savor
knew in his life, never met such • universal fooling
towards their Kilt and repreeentetlvo. And when
parties had got to use that little word contistieg of throe
lettere, it was always • sign of weakness. They could
not tell of a single personal attack on our side of Vie
question, ant it would have been far the honour, and
dignity, and credit of those who, finding they could not
get hold of any thiort againit Mr. Edwards, endeavoured t)
o•toh at that In order to mislead the electors—(hear,
applaus). One of their friends had born canveseed by
the other party, and he sold he wee going to vote for
our friend Mr. Edwerds. when thry salt "Ter have
another vote." " Yes," said he," ant I know how to
use it"—(applause). It was an %newer worthy of an
Englishman, Sal he hoped that try other thin, their
answers would be " Whatever votes I am 'in'trusted
with,) know how to use them "—(bees). The Wo month
ladies had worked herd for Mr. Edwards so Loh so
that it ledurted him to think whette r the 'ladles night
not to have votes—(applause). In conclusion he sold
Mr. Edwards', Mandated answered everything written
on the opposite aide, they had returned our friend Mr.
Edwar Oe and he hesotily thanked them—(aeplenar).
Mr. EDWARDS, M.P., said he very much regretted
that in his previous remarks he did uot bring forward a
matter which had caused him some anxiety, as he
found that one of the friends of Weymouth
had been subleot to something like ill-usage
most unjustly. How or whence it arose, ho
did not know ; but be heel hims •If suffered
from calumny, and, as he bait said bsfore, you
nev, r throw dirt at a man but some of it sticks;
, but he felt that his own conduct had been free from
I stain. He alluded to one of their townsmen, who
lako grea4 Wawa In Os voltam of his slam, and

also of those who could not take oars of themativee—
he meant Mr. William Page—(app ame.) Mr. Page
earnestly takes an interest in those who cannot take
care of themselves; also in the Working Men's O.ulo.
sod in many other oil me in the town. A charge
bat been mode that Mr. Page hal received 11(MIS
personal favour from him (Mr. Edwards.) But he
entirely refuted statement; he bad had the opportueity
of contributing on many occasions to those charitable
requests that Mr. Page had called upon him respecting,
so as to audit in then little matters in which Mr.
, Page has taken so prominent a put. On every
occasion be had felt obli..ed to Mr. Page, because the
man who devotee money to the poor may be an easy
man; bat the man who contributes Urns may be in
need of it. He bad gladly contributed his part thus;
"but" said Mr. El words "I know no instance
in any way that Ur. Pege has bemoaned from
anything of mine, and I hope the refutation
of these slanders which have been uttered, will
will be received from my my lips with the 'swooshes.
which I feel."—(eppieuse). They did not want what
was called a "late night;" and he was bound to admit
that he did not, as far as he was concerned; but he
must say he regretted very mush that some of their
earrest friends who had worked so great a part of the
election, and had done so much, were not there.
Among theno be named Mr. Gaskell, whose not being
MOW:A he particularly regretted—(applausee).—Mr.
Eiwards concluded thus:— Save and ezeept in one
ease we carried on our fight with the utmost good
humour, and my great desire is that when this evening
closes, every particle of animosity which may have
arisen during the oontest, may have passed away,
sad when I walk through Weymouth and meet my
strongest opponent face to faro, he will receive from
me • smile and a welcome—(applauso). I want us
all to he friend?, and it we 84ht on °octanes like
these, let U 9 fi.:lot like freinds, let as so fight that the
foe may become our friend—(applause). I hope that
this (teenieg may pare away free from any particle of
animosity that may have arisen in the late contest,'
Mr. EDWARDS proposed a vote of thanks to the
Mimeo, who in acknowltdpmeet, advised that ell
an;mottity should cease, and that they should act on
the pir It of the lines
"A furious lion in bottle, so be it ;
But the bottle once ended, thu heart of • lamb."
_(Applause.) - . .

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Mr. EDWARD 9 again rose, and said :—" I want to
exprees toy cratadol thanks to thoso friends who took
loch an active part in the late contest, who worked
early and late for the good cause, for tbe earnestness
and real with which they entered into the spirit cf the
thin,:. I shell only be too delighted if the same kind
friends will take up the same can,., and place me in
the same position next time."
The meeting closed by singing God We the Queen.