The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-11 00:00:00

MR BRIGHT, M.P., AT ROCHDALE.

Last evening Mr. Bright addreseed a crowded
westing of the Liberals of Rochdale, which had assembled
for the purpose of chocsieg a =Aldan for the representa-
tion of that borough in parliament, sa successor to their
late highly esteem ed end much•lamented representative,
Yr. Cobdee.

A reminisce approving Mr. T. B. Potter, of Maud:taster,
se the Liberal c►ndidate, having been proposed by Mr. Is
Asaworre, aecooded by Mr. Alderman Haas,
Mr. BRIGHT supported the nousinatioo in a speech of

considerable length, in the course of which he said :—The
candidate opposed to us, Mr. Brett, comes before you in
his own address as a distinct and firm adherent of Lord
Darby, and, therefore, an acceptor of Lord Derby's policy.
(Applause.) I tell you that Lord Derby's policy has
hem a policy, first of all, that two millions should be
placed upon short rations of foci ; that all that odious,
imbecile, and wicked system of protection should be
maintained—(load applause)—and his policy was to keep
Frame and England for ever apart by destroying the effi-
Macey of that glorious treaty of Mr. Cobden—(loud sp-
pknes)—and his policy was to keep the millions ignorant,
because he refused to allow the admirable penny newspaper
to enter the homes of the people and to instruct them daily
—(load applause)-bat these men are all in favour of the
good that has been done. (Laughter.) When we have given
years of our lives—(eothutiestic chsering)—when you have
encouraged from youth to manhood the spored of just prin.
ciples and the establishment of wise laws, and have dons
all this in the teeth of the combined opposition of all the
Mr. Bretts in Engliod, then the Mr. Brett. come forward
and say that the repeal of the corn laws was a good thing
—(laughter)—that the Fresh treaty was a valuable mea-
sure, and the freedom cl the prom was a great blessing. but
still they stand with Lard Derby—(laughterl—and if you
will ask them about one single question not of the past but
of the futare—of the neat 20 years—you will have to fight
as great a fight for every future good against the Mr.
Heette—(Laughter)—as you have fought against their alas
and order of Wad for the lot 20 years. (Cheers.) I bought
a tory paper for a penny—(laughter sad obeers)—this
morning, and I was reading • speech said to have bees
delivered by Mr. Brett, and I thought I would see what
sort of • patios be bad about parliamentary reform. He
is very complimentary to the working clause who
have no votes—(laughter)—be is eves so oompli-
=eatery as to my that he thinks they have as much
honesty end intelligence as the classes above them—that
is, above them in the possession of property ; but ben
very much atraii of one quality the working Glues have—
n disturbs him hugely—and that is, that there are so
many of them. (Loud and prolonged laughter.) Well,
generally it is considered an advantage to a country that it
should be populous. lam afraid, if then be a great way
that are comparatively poor in this country, there world
have bees more if Mr. Butt's politics had been carried
ont—(hear)—but if the working dame, the unenfrauthised,
have equal honesty mad Intelligence with the other alums,
I want to know bow anybody can feel slant at the
edlitien of the qualities of honesty mad intelligence to
oar elective body. (Ohserk) Mr. Brett'a theory is that the
nagatreachked ehreses are so many that they would sub-
merge and sweaty what he calls the taws above them.
doc't believe it is peenble for honesty add int•lllganc• la
any quantity, however tarp, to swamp Ittmeety and Willi.
genes in a smaller body. (Cheers.) I will undertake to
say—end I hope that time may come what my predictioa
arty be proved to be true or otherwise—that whoa the
hensely sad labsWgenee ri the workbag Weans are added to
the hosesty and intelligence of the other dames we AO
have represented is the pawned of this kingdom an lad-
lady greater quantity of honesty and letellimince then we
brae et present. (Mom)
The resolution wee thee put and carried whit oathatimlig
unaaimity, net a single heed being held up in opposing.
to it.

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