The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-05 00:00:00

5, 1853.

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To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

MR. BRAMLEY-MOORE AND THE INDEPEN-
DENT BURGESSES AND FREEMEN OF THE
BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.

Sta,—So this town is to be put to the expense of another
Election, and ill-feeling arising therefrom; and all for what? To
satisfy the ambition of one man, and he a Conservative. I fear-
lessly state, that had it not been for Mr. Bramley-Moore
coquetting with the Radical party, that they would never have
dared to have contested the approaching election; and it was
only when they found Mr. Moore employing the very same
tactics which Mr. Cardwell did, that they seriously entertained
the idea. Some parties still affirm that Mr. Bramley-Moore
will not go to the poll. Stuff! Let them read his Address to
the independent Burgesses and Freemen of Liverpool in this
day's Albion, and posted all over the town. I, for one, would
have voted for Mr. Moore, had he been brought forward in the
first instance, but, as matters stand, I should consider myself
a traitor to the Conservative party were I to do anything of the
kind. The Electors and Freemen ought not to be deceived, but
stand fast to their principles as one man, and vote for Liddell
and Horsfall. They are bound to treat any person who may
cause dissension amongst them, whoever he may be, as an
enemy; and, unfortunately, the friends of Mr. Bramley-Moore
have put him in this position. If they are true to their own
interest, they will return Liddell and Horsfall with a triumph-

ant majority.—l am, Sir,
'Change, 4lh July, 1853,

A FREEMAN,

THE COMING ELECTION.
To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,--1 presume it has been arranged, to gratify Mr. Moore's
inordinate ambition, and to gratify his spleen, to divide our
party and let in a leveller. Let us hear no more of political
consistency, and love of our cause; it is clear personal matters
influence our leaders, and that all professions go to the wind
when pride and wounded vanity rankle in the breast. Mr.
Moore has, I suppose, your support, and that of Mr. Mellor,
Mr. Bigham, and 400 to 500 Radicals, who have signed his
requisition, to make a show, and entrap Mr. Moore. The bait
has been swallowed, and now look at Mr. Moore's position,—
disowned by his BEST FRIENDS, and the laughing-stock of his
worst enemies,—he may detach as many Conservatives at

may lose us a Tory member, but cannot poll as many as will
give him the ghost of a chance himself ! Surely, he has no
reason to complain; Mayor, Dock Chairman, &c., he has been
honoured with; a dock has been called after his name, and
his friends do not forget that he has done service to the cause,
and would have been ready to repay his past exertions.
What can now be done, if he wars against the judgment of
his party, and puts himself forward, opposed to his oldest and
best admirers? He must certainly sink his political character
as a Conservative ; and if mishap overtakes us next Thursday
or Friday, on the obstinate self-love of Mr. Bramley-Moore
will be properly placed the odium of acting Marplot to crowds
of delighted Papists and Infidels.
" Oh, shame, where is thy blush ?"

It is not too late, if Mr. B. Moore is anxious to preserve a
*sound political character, to assist his old friends, and to
check the exultation of his and our enemies ; let him come
boldly out, and say he will not consent to break up his party
by any compromise with hangers-on at the Angel Inn, and
that he does not recognise Mr. Illellor as his commentator.
Mr. Mellor, and Mr. John Bramley-Moore I—how are the
mighty fallen I

The Standard brought out Mr. Cardwell, who broke us up
for seven years; we are now united, and I hope the Standard
will not again assist in breaking up our loyal party for another
seven. Assuredly, if we have one of our selected candidates
placed in jeopardy, we shall consider it done by professed
friends, and no amount of repentance can atone for such a
political sin. _

"Awake I arise I or be for ever fallen."

At another time let us have Mr. Moore, and we will work
with hearty good will for him ; but if he allows the Mellors,
the Hodsons, and the Angel Inn clique to rule him, his politi-
cal influence is set, and he is no longer worthy of the united
exertions of his friends and party.—Yours, &c.,

CRANKIER

P. S. We shall want no more articles about Maynooth or
Popery from the Standard, if its influence lets in a Whig and
pro-Popery candidate—a connexion of a levelling newspaper
editor and proprietor,—Mr. Perry.
[Our fearlessness at any attack is shown by our giving
publicity to the above. The Standard, under its present
management, is not responsible for the course pursued
in 1847, and will yield to none for independence of tone,
as well as for fidelity to principles. Before any candidates
were brought forward, we suggested the names of Messrs.
HORSFALL and BRAMLEY-MODRE ; the latter was not acted
upon; and, as the former, in conjunction with the Hon.
H. T. LIDDELL, has received the general support of the

Conservative party, we strenuously exhort all, who value
the maintenance of Constitutional principles, to unite cor-
dially in the support of those two gentlemen