The Haslingden Gazette. — 1909-04-17 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

NATIONAL CAUSE. she had swallowed. His opinion was that if she Mr. Austen Chamberlaia, in the masterlyspeeeli had not been looked after should would have died which he deiivered at Leeds, reminded as a result of the poison. his audience that :he Tariff Reform League eat The Chief: In your opinion, is she safe to be not, in the ordinary semse, a party organisation. allowed alone? They were met not as party men to defend the The Doctor: No, I consider she ought to be whole area oh party policy, but as advocates of under restraint. The doctor added that it was one particular great cause. At the mine time !his opinion that if she went back home under they had to recognise that if they were to 'cure !similar conditions she would make another at- the success of the Tariff Reform movement it was tempt on her life. to one party, and to one party only, that they The Chief : In regard to her mental condition could look for that result. It was they of the to-day, what have you got to say about that? Conservative and Unionist party who in that mat The Doctor: No doubt she suffers from melan- ter stood for reform, and it was their Radical cholia, but I believe she would soon be free if she got rid of the conditions of life in which she . ! opponents who "clang like linipete to the rocks on which they happened to be born." If 'rariff has lived. Reform is identified in the eyes of the public with Prisoner was asked if she wished to put any one great party in time State it in not the fault questions to the docti3r. nor is it by the wish of the initiators of the move" Will you allow me to go home?" was her , uncut. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain did his best to responee. I elevate it above the strife of parties. He said P.C. Cartmell proved being called to the houm at Greenock, in October, 1903: "I do not regard and finding prisoner in the condition as described this question as a political question. It is an by the previous witnesses. He arrested her on economic question. It is a business question. It April sth, and charged her with attempting to is a national question. It affects es-cry man, commit suicide. but she made no reply. , women, and child in the country, but it ought not The Chief told the Bench that the prisoner was to be a party question." A party question it a married eoman with two children. After the has, however, unfortunately, become for the time, , laat attempt on her life he communicated with the although we doubt not that when Tariff Reform relieving officer, who called in Dr. Geddie, but he ' is carried it will be acquiesced in by' men of every MA unable to certify her as being insane, come- ' shade of political opinion. quently he was obliged to bring her before the Court. Time Chief added that it was alleged she VICTORY IN swan. had not been properly treated by her husband, The approaching victory of Tariff Reform ie who was present in Court. Ho was informed that ! shown not only at the by-elections and in the . he had turned her out of the house late at night, ! increased enthusiasm and confidence of its ..upand he was of the same opinion as the doctor, ! Porters—it is shown also in the attitude of its op that if she returned home something serious would Ponents. Mr. Asquith no longer makes the pro. happen again. ! tence of believing that Tariff Reform is dead and Prisoner said she got into a bit of trouble and ) 'buried. On the contrary, he appeals, as he did never told her husband about it. ' at the Queen's Hall, for thousands of workers to 1 Mr. Langham: What trouble was it. I stem the rising title. "It is not enough to -ay," I Prisoner: I got a few shillings in debt. It was , said Mr. Berme Law at the Bradford meeting, ' not because I was off my mind. I won't take "that our cause is winning. We know, and our opanything else if you will let me off. All I want Ponents know, perhaps better than we do, that it is to get settled at home again. ; has won already. The trial is still going on, and formalities must be observed. Counsel are still The husband was called into the svitness-box, j and in the course of a long statement he admitted making their speeehm, but the jury have made that on one occasion he turned his wife out for a up their minds, and what is in doubt is not the few minutes, but it was because she had not done verdiit, but when they will have an opportunity right. He stated, however, that his wife did not !of delivering their verdict." The only danger is spend his money properly. The first attempt on' that of over-confidence. Now is the time not foe her life was made on February Bth. at five in the any relaxation of effort but rather for redoubled morning. The bottle from which his wife had exertions. Tariff Reform is essentially a people's moveinent, and it is by the people that it trust drank on March 30th contained stuff that was sup- ' plied by the doctor for rubbing her leg, ehe hay- !be carried. Every man of the rank and file, ing seffered from rheumatism. ' therefore, should feel that it is incumbent upon Mr. Waddington: If your wife comes back , him to put his back into the work, so that at rest are you prepared to take charge of her, look general election there may be not only a majority ! after her, and treat her properly? I for Tariff Reform but a majority so overwhelm' The Husband: Yes. sag in its proportions as to ehow unniistalethly Mr. Waddington: that the people of this country have set the seal Are you prepared to my that j you will not turn her out of deers any more?— of their considered and enthusiastic approval neon , Yea. . ! this great and beneficent change.  In answer to Mr. Waddington, prisoner said she was prepared to go home and do right, and she promised to make no further attempt upon her life. .  848 89 8-49 8-58  Mr. Waddington: It is quite plain from the evidence that you are not insane and you know what you are doing. Prkener was then discharged.  BY JOHN GOODWIN, AUTHOR OF " SONS OF TIIE SEA "-IN "THE PENNY PICTORIAL"