Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1902-05-16 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

POLITICAL BUZ ZINGS  [BY THE LITTLE BEE.]  Tlth 1J It Y ELECTION  At last the Liberate have really won a seat— but by what means? The Liberal lie factory has been working overtime. Organised exaggerations writ mierepresentations have been raised to science in Bury. On the day of election a lorry was paraded round the town, with a big loaf, and a little loaf, respectively labelled Liberal and Tory. along with a legend-- tier us thin day our daily bread—without Income Tax." According to a handbill circulated, in the constituency the local Cu-operative Stores is oontrolled by Radicals who for party purposes raised the price of bread, although they had a large stock in hand, and had not paid any duty. It is hoped and rape-list the Society will euffer for its party action. A split is expected. The Blue Store at Rochdale is a great success. The Radicals spread a lying report that Mr. Lawson. the Unionist candidate, was a Jr.. lie is an Englishman and a Churchman. and no was his lather before him. Mr. Joseph Howes. an expert prevaricator. said the Government had sent 111.000 soldier, to do a job which required 90.000, and they clothed them in cotton khaki, when they ought to have been clothed in woollen, and the soldiers had to lie in pools of blood because the Governtiant had not organised hospitals for them! One of the most curious and disgraceful things about the election was the absence of Lancashire members on Mr. Lawaon'a platform. The Hon. W. R. Peel, M.P., alone represented them. The member for Lancaster spoke at the biggest ineetng, but was not reported. All the local papers said. "Sir. Helms. M.P., followed." Apparently hie seivicee were valued very cheaply. not a word of his speech appearing in any paper. This ir.‘ a sample of the literature. A London paper has a paragraph under the heading "Hometown and Starving," which ntated: " At Marlborough-street Police Court, London, 7ohn Coulder (19) a homeless carman, was charged with attempting suicide by leaping in front of a train. . . At the hospital . . . he said, "I would not have done it only I ain out of work, and have had nothing to eat for three days." He was very hungry and quickly ate up some cake and milk given him at the hospital." How will the bread tax affect such men as this? (It course, one has to remember that Mr. Tonlinin had been nursing the constituency for years, whereas Mr. Lawson was an ahsolute stranger, and until some months ago was Liberal. His former speeches were raked up to his disadvantage lie also had the great disadvantage of following a very popular local employer of labour. Bury is a seat gained by the Liberals. The Government majority at the General Election. was 132. Query. If it take, the Liberals two years to gain one seat, how long will it take thentito win 132?  Our Radical friends are jubilant about Bury. but I would remind thorn that, as one swallow deos not make. a ~.prion, no one berry" &lea not make a dish of fruit. . _ . _  ---...— The Liberal League claim Mr. Tonlnon. (Bury's new M.P.), 6 Rose-bury. the teetotaller,. as a Water-bury. the Lloyd George faction no a black-bury, and the Iriah wing denouniv him au a Salisbury. For our part, rue eonatitueney aroma to boa goose-bury.  A report shows4hat in 90 of the largeet towne in the country in only nine has there been any difference in the price of breed; in the other 21 no change has been made Returns also show that out of 284 Co-operative Societies only 32 have raised the price of bread. The price boa recently gone up considerably in America. although the new duties don't touch that country. Stocks of wheat are always low in the spring of ihe year, and every fresh demand upon them is invariably followed by an advance.  The following song, widely distributed. no doubt also told:—