Widnes Examiner. — 1880-04-17 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LIBERAL MEETING AT LYM:G.  The concluding meeting in support of the Liberal candidates for Mid-Claeshire was held on Monol.ty eveairo in the Congregational ,chools, Lymra, which were crowded. Mr. (i. If Dewhorst occupied the chair, and there were al. present Mr. J. U. MeMinnies, , Mr. W. Summers, M.P., Yeast, R. Ramsfonl Jackson, J. Crostield. W. Long (Crrappenlaall I, John Ryland, C. Broadbent. W. Robson, J. IF. (Somali, If. If. Barker (of the Exam;,l,), R. Dutton, Re.: J. Bedell, Sc. . . .  The C. 11.01 raid they were exceedingly anxiotte to have present at that meeting the great leader of the Liberal party, Mr. liladetone. The right lion. gentletnm was waited upon on the previous day, and he expressed the greatest regret that he could not intend. He said his sympathies I were entirely with them, and he wu kind enough to tele- r graph to L;ird Richard liroevenor asking him to attend. r Lord Richard Grosvenor telegrapluvl that morning as follows —" Much regret that I etenot pemibly attend yoor meeting this evening, hut I hops did Lilwral principles will prove triumphant in Mid-Cheshire. nod help to swell the Magnifiant Liberal mejority.” It [Mowed at all events that the great Liberal leaders of that district were not unmindful of the etruggle in which they were engiged. Ile thought he might mfely may without being over-aanguine that if only a fair proportion of thsir pledges were fulfilled they should return Memre. Latham and Armitage. (Applause.) They Mid rained throughout the country a magnificent victory which all true Linda!, must rejoice in the contemplation of but that gem' vicbary would be shorn of its chief enjoyment if they did not in Mid-Cheshire do their (APnlame.) Mr. McMINNISS, M.P., who met with a hearty reception, moved the following resolution:—" That the return to the House of Commons of a larger Liberal majority than has been seen since 18:32 pees cause for the liveliest satisfaction, and this meeting antacipaies with coofidence the addition to that majority of two Liberal members ler Mid-Cheshire." (Cheere.) lie thought be most begin the few words that be intended to address to them Ify a kind of apology, but after all he might hope for considerable excuse for not appmring in connection with the Mid-Cheshire election before then. lint he had had .a sma' sipplication of his awn "—(laughter)--and he had to attend to that sipplication in Warrington. (Hear, hear.) Ile wax glad to my that that °ma' lipplicatum " of his in Warrington had been re.pendeel to, and at any rate they stnaahed Greenallism there. (Cheers.) He believed that in future the Liberal party 0 Warrington would have nothing tt, de but to contend with 'Toryism, and they might depend upon it that Toryism woes [era formidable antagonist than Greenallism and Toryism together. (Hear, bear.) With regard to the Liberal candidates for Mid-Cheshire. he Mid he bad known Mr. Latham for many years. He did not know anyone who understood the land question better than lie did, and he did not know anyone who war better ahle to advocate his opinions upon that ',object. Mr. Armitage came from a good stock, and Obey might depend upon it that if they returned these gentlemen to Parliament or their representatives they would perform the duties that devolved upon them with honour to themselves and with advanmge to the conetitneney. The charge the Liberals Ineught agaiest the Government was that they had neglected borne legislation, for their measures M that direction were either permissive. or itnposmble, or useless. In reference to the foreign policy they and that it been entirely unsucceseful, that it hail been deceitful both to people abroad and to people at home, and that it had dragged the imam end fame of England in the mire. (Hear, hear.) He supposed most 01 01,,. people in that room were dependent upon agricultoreeitherdirectly or indirectiy. He was a cotton manufacturer, but if he hail to manufacture calico tinder conditions Ihnil.tr to those under which farmers had to manufacture food he could look forward to nothing but ruin, and he would be mad to undertake mein a thing. How farmere could manufactere food under present condition. he coral mt underetand. but he knew that ne manufacture in this country could be conducted soffitahly under such conditiens. It ens not prepared to say that night what him view. were as to the alteration. that ought to be made in the land erne., but thie he would my generally, thet every law and every custom in this country that interfered with the production of food in I different manner from the production of any other article ought to be at once abolished. (applause.) If they wanted any laws connected with the land cueing. they wonld not get it from the Tories. ("No.") They would promise arything, they would perform nothing. (Cheer..) The Tories Plated they were peculiarly the farmere' friends, and the Liberalr the farmer's opponents. Codling, woo the man, not Short." (Laughter.) That was what thee tried to persuade the farmer, and he defied my man in tne room to point to any 'lngle meaeure that had dem any good to the farmers If ihey had he knew nothing of it, and he was a politician of 40 yews' standing. (Hear, hear.) What were they going to do? ("Win.") It did not matter, certainly, very much, looking at the ^nuntry generally, what the election turned not to he, teem., the doom of the Gevernment woo finert and unless, like the toad.. the hint, ...tar they committeet suicide to sane themselves from slaughter—(lmA laughter)—when the Parliament met they would go to destruction. It was, hnwever, in.portAnt in connection with that dietrict that they should give their Sadao with the great niajority 'of the country —(cheere)— and he trusted that they would join the wont') in Its