The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

committee to restrain any officer from canvassing his
neighbour, who does not belong to our employment.
Mr. Robinson : It was a very notorious fact, which came
within my own knowledge, that, at the last election, one
of the officials, Mr. Inman, acted es a secretary, which, I
think, was a position no official should hold. (Rear, hear.)
Mr: Rathbone : I do not quite egree with Mr. Turner,
but I do not desire to discuss the ninwr,

Mr. Gladstone, I really cannot submit to any comparison
being drawn between those employed by this trust, and
ourselves in oar individual capacity. I contend that, the
dock estate, if we do our duty, is debtor to us. On the
other band, I contend that the servants of the committee
are debtors to the trust. They have positively a beneficial
interest in having the predominance of one political party
at this board. Ido not mean to say that they think so,
but the natural tendency is that they should wish to
have that party at the board in order to support
them in their position; and th ,t they are
constantly coming : before us for iecreaFe of
salary there is no aoubt whatever. But I must express
my surprise that a comparison should be drawn between us
who are giving our time—and our time is our money—to
endeavour to conduct this estate with efficiency, or that we
should in this coasideration be placed upon a par with
those who are our servants, our employees. It is an
absurdity.
The Chairman : 1 have not professed, generally speaking,
to have the same liberal opinions as Mr. Gladstone ; but I
am of opinion that the master ie as much obliged to the
servant, jibe does his duty, as the servant is to the master.
(H-ar, hear.)
Mr. Gladstone : Not in this case. _ _

The Chairman : I have alwavB held that opinion. If
he does his duty, and fairly earns the wsges of the cora-
Mittee' or of any one out of doom.
Mr. Gladstone : That is a very different thing.
The Chairman : 'Ten tha master is as much obliged to
the servant as the servant to the master.

M. Itathboue : As the thing has gone so far I really
must speak a few words. I think the chairman
has given a very dexterous turn to this matter.
My object was to give protection to the servants
employed by this estate, that they might not feel
coerced, because there is no doubt that, although you may
not ask a man for his vote, yet it may be understood that
it would be much mare pleasant for him to give it. (Hear,
hear), My object was, therefore, protection for these men,
not to interfere with their rights ; and still further, the
good working of the estate, which I conceive to be impaired
by the servants of the estate taking such a part in
elections as has been taken. I believe that that
has been injurious to the interests of the estate. Ido
believe that it will always be found so ; and if that is
the case we have a right to say to these men—You shall
do nothing which shall be injurious to the good working
of the estate. (Bear, hear.) I think we have a right to
say so. It ought to be said to as, and we have a right to
say it to them. That is all I wish to say. I wish to
interfere otherwise than that with no man. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was then withdrawn.
This clos d the general business.