The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-01
dress the farmers ana others In the market place,
which he did IN the following pointed msnner:-

dress the farmers ana others in the market place,
which he did IN the following pointed msnner:-
Mr. BALLS SPEECH.
He said that IS i had been thrown In his teeth
any fee or reward at an state the case nom !
other sensible man that their position was not an
enviable one. The farmers were equally as much
tine Of s
a better chance OF improving their position than
the farmers, and no class had done less to do It. II
blaine for It. II they were taxed beyond endurance
and burned with excessive rates. II was their own
1 fnIls rhsy nad had political power and the
grace. They had sent people to represent them
who were dramatically opposed to their interests
place burdens on the farmer and take them Oh
their own shoulders. (CheerA, Who was 1t that
had voted 80 much for every branch and sub
the farmers had acted Ike men 's and dp SAID they
would form political clubs, and planned the steps
to Ds taken for their own they would
landlords, and were themselves to-day slaves "a
strike blow ior their own liberty. he heard I'd
some Of them say that II It was not for the expense
OF cart horses and farm laborers they would soon
acting antagonistically to them but he (Mr. Ball
was prepared to prove that the steps they
the Of sss as s, we as tSe
Dorers He believed NO class could render such
valuable assistance to the farmers as the aborers,
this matter Of reform. tCneers. Il the farmers Rs
would unite with the lab0rers no earthly power
could c;n resist their lust demands The time was
heard In the senate OF our country, ana some Of
these Lord Tom Noodles would have to sit and
OF England. (Cheers.) They might not have gram
mar or logic or philosophy, bnt they had common
sense and common energy. The farmers must I. be
House OF Commons, and they must assist the la
borers to send theirs; and they must stand aide by
soon have the Game laws abolished ana have a
better understanding between landlords, farmers
and laborers. (Cheersl They asked the formers
their grievances and arrange settlement.
When the agricultural lsborers OF England have
men among them who speak with such pltn
and point and good sense the day has gone when
the governing classes Of England can AFFORD to
treat them with indifference and contempt No
less an authority than the Bishop OF Manchester
has issued through the London Times the follow.
ing Indirect pastoral 10 the people OF England
A BISHOP TO THE RESCUE.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TINES
SR-May ask for your insertion of few
lines-not about the Bengal famine, with which
my name has been associated far more prom-
nentIy than desired but upon subject OF hardly
secondary Importance, and which may even bring
the fact OF famine. or, at least, OF dearth, much
closer to our doors than some OF us, perhaps, are
Are the farmers OF England going mad3 Are
they about to add another exempllhcati0n to the
naentata" What can they possibly imagine VIII be
the issue OF this suicidal lockout, which has
already thrown 1000 laporers On the fund Of the
spreading like pestilence in the eastern coun.
tiesf Can they, as reasonable men, able to read
the signs Of the times, suppose that this measure
win slave Oh for any appreciate time the solu-
ton OF the inevitable question--what is the
equitable wage s, 60 s pay the men who sll their
II lockout could be at any time regarded as
rational mode OF attempting to evade this
ers OF the eastern counties chosen for it, with
much OF their spring corn still unsown, with
all their root crops needing to be prepared and
all their harveSts to come no wise man would
counsel them that this Is the time to agitate the
labor market with disturbance OF its equilibrium
procedures They may drive their best laborers
either to the other side OF the Atlantic or into
some new field OF employment; they may I'LL the
warehouses with aDle-b0died men and women,
stripped OF their homes and all that has made life
amid their many hardships still dear to them;
Win they have improved their own Condition or
prospects, WIN they have conqueredf -
Are the demands-even the highest demands-of
ings OF the situation are considered, really
unreasonable and lnordinate? Can man, at the
present prices Of the necessaries OF life, maintain
himself and his family 1 will not say In comfort,
but even with suficiency OF food, fuel and cloth
Ing to enable him to put his full strength into his
work. on smaller income than fifteen shllings
or sixteen shillngs week. And II farmers say
they cannot afford to pay this rate OF wages with
their present rentals, and can prove the truth OF
this statement then rents must come down, an
unpleasant thing even to contemplate for those
who will spend the rent Of q 300 acre farm on q
single ball or upon pair OF high stepping carriage
horses, but nevertheless one OF the things newt
able. am no lover of the principles OF trade
unionism; but they have been forced upon the
working classes by the nequitabe use OF the power
OF capital. = ! appeal to the intelligence,
and even to the self interest, OF body OF men who
feeling as any other class among their countrymen
to avert the dire catastrophe. I remain. str, your
obedient servant J. MANCHESTER.
SUSPENDED FOR PREACHING ON BEHALF OF THE
LABORERS
Among those whose sympathies for the op-
pressed have helped to push the laborers hardshipa
prominently before the public is young clergy.
man. the Rev. c. E. 7. Roberts, Of Exeter College.
Oxford, lately one OF the Curates Of Ely. This
manly young fellow, finding that union laborers
would not come to church, determined to 60
among them and convince them OF their errors In
neglecting the ordinances OF Christian worship.
He discovered that they had been told that to be
unionlst was treason to religion To satisfy him
self OF the character OF their meetings he asked to
be invited to the first union meeting held In the
district. The invitation was given and at the
meeting the laborers honored him by voting him
to the chair. Next day the clustered clergy OF the
quiet little cathedral city OF Ely were afre with
excitement over their young brother daring to sci
foot within the unhallowed precincts OF such 9
communistic assembly. He suffered social Ostra
cism at once. Nothing daunted he preached
q sermon from the pulpit or Ely Cathedral
against the iniquities to which the labor
ers were subjected. Some OF the farmers
rose and left the Cathedral and next day
six OF the leading pensioners petitioned for his
dismissal, counter petition was signed by the
bulk OF the congregation. The six, however, pre-
vailed, aud Mr.. Roberts was asked to resign This
was shortly before the resignation OF Mr.. Glad
stone, and to the honor OF the exPremier 1t should
be recorded that he, on hearing OF the circum
stance, presented his fellow member OF xford
University to the vicarage OF Brindsley Noting
ham. Your correspondent had conversation witt
Mr.. Roberts at Ely two days ago.
WIZ A