The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1892-02-20 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MUM D. GRAHAM.  CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION, 1892. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SEACOMBE ELECTORAL DIVISION. Lanus Awn Osanswen,—Having been invited by the Liberal Party to represent you at the Cheshire County Council, I beg now respectfully to solicit your influence and votes in my favor at the approaching Election on Saturday, sth March next. I .me Liberal in politics, but am glad to know that party differences have no place in County Council business. These triennial Eleo,lons afford you the opportunity of exercising an motive and intelligent control over matters in which until 1888 you had no direct voice. These Imatters include among others pure food, Pure drugs, pure water supply, public health, public order, and the Ipromotion of the industrial arts and social referm through the operation of the Technical Education Act. This Act is one of the greatest boons ever conferred on England. It aims at the recovery of our industrial position in competition with the world, and our Local Board have the power of bringing all its benefits into this community. County Council business also Includes the maintenance of bridges which surely means a free and safe bridge for this district over the Great Float—the maintenance of main roads—the application of the Allotments Act, which surely embraces an equitable system of small Garden Allotments for the artisan and labouring classes in this district—the preservation for public use of roadside wastes, and we conceive this should include the preservation of all ancient stile roads and footpaths, which landowners everywhere are so ready to absorb—the efficiency of Reformatory and Industrial SehOols—tbe control of Asylums for pauper lunatics—the appointment of Coroners and matters connected therewith. The duties of this uounty Parliament are strictly administrative, but tenacious will arise, for moving the legi lative authorities to initiate important reforms. For lus,nnoe 11l by limiting the liberty of habitual drunkards one great cause of the alarming increase in insanity and suicide would be controlled; (2) by prohibiting the tenancy of unwholesome dwellings infested by preventible diseases which lower vitality and increase the death rate the health of the community would be greatly promoted' , (II by establishing separate Poor Law Administration for the district of Wallasey at reduced cost to the ratepayers and increased o ort to the deserving poor. These are specimens of the grievances from which districts like ours may suffer, and which the County Council should be able in some way to redress. In short. the glorious function of this new authority in England is to bring all the resources of good government into quick and kindly torrh with the life of the people, that we may grasp the golden time when "All Menlo Good shall be each Man's Rule.. I have been a ratepayer in Seatiombe for the last thirty years and actively engaged all that time in Educational and other work of publio interest. Nine years' service at the Local Board, and latterly as Chairman, has made me familiar with all the wants of your district, and 1 am at present a member of your School Board. It you desire it and vote accordingly I am ready to serve you in the County Council to the best of my ability. A Public Meeting will be held as under in connection with the Election, which you are cordially invited to attend. Meanwhile, I remain. Your obedient Servant