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S I E ,T J . J . K A T -SH E T T L EW O I IT H a .T C L IT H E E O E .


. . th o u g h t th e s e w e r e c om fo r ta b le w o rd s ,


a o-roat many ii-.dividuals who at the time wWch preceded the ultimaUim liad felt ui>


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There Kvtts o| large and appreciaiUve air jj d le lS ^ a f l th e Public Hall, a ithe roe , on. the occasion .cf th^e rdsit cf our m em te , Sir.Ughtrod J. Kay-ShutUewoitJr, tire Kight


Horn Lord Ribblesdale presided, and eupported by Lady Ribblcsdale, Col.and Mnr.


^ « 1 t . 1 _. _•i*>rl \v*nc _________ _____________ .


Turner, Dr. J. J. Smithies, A l d . . .^ t o n , Conns. J. Robinson and T . Cowgill, Messrs. C. T. Mitcltall, J. Eastwood, N. Aspden, W Easthara, J. Elli?., P. H. Fielding, E. Cook, W. Green, j . Clegg, tiro Revs. S. G. Scott, J. E Halford, and A- E. Robb, amongst otlver -----


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comfortable about tlie iiegctia^tions, were poers took all the rcsponsi-


.,„d o b l ig e d us to hike the c o u « we ndght be ryelUo consider was,


sen t th e iiltimatunr.', w e h a d r e a l ly a. s tro n g c a s e a g a in s t th e B e e r s . W h e th e r rve w e r e B ib c r a ls o r C o n s em i t iv e s , w h en tve c o n s id ­ e re d wi:at, th o la r r ro r s an d co n s e q u en c e s c f , w a r wars i t w o u ld b e a g o o d th in g i f w e co id d oursehx's, as .t great country, that we ^ strong esse for war against. tlie .Bocrs^ to a certain point, he h.a.l been a li.t.e


assuming tliat the Boere Had novc . . .


I-_-1 r% crr«~(ii»r


sreptic.xl about that, but having read tip tlic *. . . .


/• .t. . Ui> bnfi ri i,im— it wiui i.lic. d u ty of iiUo


Ijord Saliribiira'- were.! a cC e d .0 Than,


of tho srtU^ i T ..f n.„ 'IVimsvaal qiiostioii. cniiie. (Baud ncut of tho Transvaal question Uio time when, wuni,


took u p X Wilt droppcil by Lord Idhldc^hdo niul iHOVcd "T h a t l.his mcetiuB « p re s s c S k S deep syiivpatliy witK dio l l i irq u is of S id ieb u r j . th e P r im e Minister, for tho irrcpariiblo lo s . • which lie lia-s sustniiaod l it tlio dcatli of l a d j


^ 'c o lo n d T u rn e r accomlcd th is resoluiion, wluch was carric-d uimiiimously.


S i r Ugiitrcil tliem su i i i : 1 am very glad to find , , . n,;,i


myself fa c e to face w i th a meeting of “ O ' , sfitu a iiis in Clitlicroo, and I nni particma . g lad th a t wo liavo proaiding over us on tins occasion an iicighlMur who lus a n'emhci


'vho:nmintains_ thM w^ our iicighhourjnff


Ic rr iio ry , ami nw- v» s . ,,„arrcl5. long, in l i > ^ T ^ l - d i T c s r ’ And l o t T wonl.l lie


K ' S f h n r i s f . ^ a ; - » , r r . I..


M . .


K y T t L i l , « T T T ‘ lM i iJ - n d p r i a c ip U . , t l > a L . . a t l c T A r M s h t^ i i^ r ' rights for all.


c h a p - rS on tFA T r ien Sir Ugh trod ash ^ th a t i t was


and no't ofTcr anj* rc!?i‘«tance.


licv e tliali tho a<lvoca.c.s of PO'CC ^ „„(rerers c f secur ity


juulon.s V n io n i : boeausc Ih cy i - i ; ; ^ ^ a t T dmn - } > F o r t wits the member, al gcod m.rny jttars ago, „oav to face. Fr.r that reason


and he really felt more nen'otis on that cveiu ^foed before all as a nutted iieople, de- inc when ho had to make a si^eech on p&li- termi„ed to back the government in what they tics' than he did in the year 1882. .‘\s a rule, dto’ ichaiirman’s duHies w^re limited (to the


doing, and to, heln them by every pcs- in their power to bring tb.is fva,r


ushering in of tho other siieakcrs, but that ^ siictxissful, .and as jirompt an issue as e\-ening they were r.athcr shert of speakers, pr,ssil>i.e. At the same time, Ire did iicvt think nnth cur distinguished mkmber suffenng ^,^at the I.iber.ajs as an cp|-)o«;ilion ought to from a ver\- severe cold, they wculd readily


themselves c f their right to cnticise


nnderstaud his reason if he added soihewhat ^^.].gn the right time came. ^^r. Gladstone materially to tluj usual chairman’s obserr-a- — (..\pplau.se)— liad held strongly,— he ixs tions,. We were,now abserbed in two great pp^aal it wa.s one cf Ins strongest axiom.s-- toniM of interest;: tlu.i w.ar; .and tiro .second- art' topic the attitude of the Liberal party.


a - and the fuUire of the House of Lords; were


it wa.s not merely a rigid of the Opposi- i,,,,. ^ responsibility to reserve to themi-


These rvere the tavo things they were consul- ji-ives ilicir claim to criticism, when the right crinc T o his mind, tire fiUure cf beer and tj,„p canie. It wa.s iiecessa.ry to the efficient thenublican; cf the Eswblislred Church; working of a parts-sy.stcm,and to the seenr-


driven into obscurity bv this alyserbing event perlmps to remind 11s about satisfying our- wbirh wa.s coing on— the war in wh ich was uxTO engaged in the Tnuvs\-.aah Directly


,ho con.stitution, but it was also right .n.g tc, the casus belli. He should also


war wa.s declared, it became a most iierscn.al, oertain convictir.u from tlie first. He believ- and .almost private affair, for ho siipiioseil ,.,i ),e


recall to whether thca- hail had tli.at .. iio did not blame him. Know-


Feru was no one. present there that ea-en- ipg .as much. .a.v he tlid of the cards as it were, in" who had not got rel.alions engaged he must h.avc come to the conclusion that an


r i° the ivar. Eveiy movement of the i,;.suc would have to Iw tried. Whmher he war ivas watched with the mest inleu.se an- w.ns in any commimication with the War Of- xietv bv all. It seemed to him we were fond fwe dr ijn; Intelligence Department, or how of talking of the bond of |>eace; but there- j,; im.s we were emKarkcil upon this vcr>- .strr- was'.also a Ixmd of war, which knitted us all


unr with all our pnqrirations to make af-


tocether in times like these in sympathy and ter the iiltim.atum was in the h.ajiils of Her restx-cti and in ilevctctl Iw.alty to the Queen, yrajesty’s Ministers, were important ques- aiid arinilration of her tirave Isoldiers lyho tious to be asketh 'I'he Beer of the present ivero"fighting her b.attics out in South Afncai ,i.av n-a.? far different than the Hocr of years (Lend applause). And jicrhaps the U-st ox- ..,go ; he w.a<. by no means imtmine<l,hut train- pressi- n c f emotiom— for all tliosc sort of e.1 uiiiler the supervision of Dr. 1 .ey,


OTfodTs Tre'-y-eiy little gcotl cxcei>t tliey there wa.s on doubt about it tliatt we were for took some practical form—^rva-s to Ixr found in Hie first tin-.e face to face with Tentonic fo e ;


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tho active and untiring efforts which were ;p set cf peofile with the same kind of hloofl being made on the part cf tho cctinm-to help flow-ing in their veins as that w hich, flow’erl left liehind bv ihtt brave men wlto, at through our own. They were eleveted


a V ill i i i i call rose to fight her battles, fcllow-.s. they meant fightin.g, ami we hlionld


He had no doubt tait itait in Qitheroc we were all doing c c r liest towanls


which were being goC tm for the mvy fighting out in the 1 ransvaal. W c must all regret that, in this, Uie nineteeiulv cenliir\ , tlieio should be war of the order of which w c road in the newspaper .at tne present time. (H e a r h e a r ) . T h e r e w e i c th in g s in u h i i n S S as th e L ib en a l ,>a.t)-, c o . i l . l o f ten c la im s S S a t i s f a c t i o n . The>- c o n ld Y c la , in .satis-


fa c t io n fo r th e w o n d e r fu l w a y in macl-iner>- o f th o p ro s rn t I-*’


a n d th e R e s e r v e h o r c e s harl **=1*-''-, th a n 98 p e r c e n t o f th e r e s e n c s h ad tu rnw l UP at. th e c o u n t iv ’ c a l l , to ta k e th e ir p la c e wath TlTe c r mirs f lo a t , as. th e y knew , w.as .asso­


r t e d ’ w i th th e L ib e r a l p a r ty . a lso fe c i p ro u d o f th e w a y in w h ich th e r n.a\-al con t in g en t- ;-a ft th e y a lw a y s h ad d o ne


—had been liehaving; and tlte wa\ they h.ad managetl th e ir l-ASio-y gnns Witt .


in Glitheroe we bavo onr work vnt on, tor us. Wha,^ was to lie tlio uUiinn'v. end of the question? lhat wart to him tlio question wc should nsk '‘ur- pt*h*efi. Wo had jfot to lake that into account. Tho frnncliiso waw lo lio put on one Mjdo. the quoVdon beinfj the «iiprciniuy of South .AfiicE, the DuP.'h or the ICtu^iish. 'riiut \v:im tlic iioint before Uf*. nii<I it wa.s riuilu ociltiiin Unit the liino ivould come wlicii necount.s would liavo to bo bruu.viiV to muiit, and the ol<l ( i tc <lee«l.s i*cviuecl and perlnip.-i tarn up, and some new workLiff arran;jement made which would ensure tlic nutch ami -the liritish p'.'pulati :ns Uvint; lotfcther iu some *-ort of possible rela­ tions. It wab when thoy cumo V) lhai it .secme.l to liim that tho Liberal party would have i^s oppoitunity and it.i riiflit. oppaituniiy of .say- i-njf its,.say. It Avould lie for the Liberal party to see ttluit ibo settlement of tJic Transvaal, an;l. bo rtuppo.sod, thw* Uraiih'o I’rto Stale, was in accorthuico wiili the IiikU idea'.r- atid the Jii;jli practice—vimliciv*o<l by the loyalty of our colo­ nics—whicli had alwaji'« of late years clistin- Kuishisl our <*oloiital mlmiciistraition. l l is lord-


, ti,o Hocre. ami the great 1 trero trek.s ivhieli were ear


£ h t t e tnight car.pHmc.tt their memloer w„.s ,0 get^ clem of Hntn S a l l y , for L most of tl-Aim knew, he oras


trrtAt effect, at a most critical time. Ami he


the^Parliamcntary Secretary to the -'d'""'*^’ ' Ho had Ivid a great deal to do wUi. the na\.


,,„rpo..tet. ami ilu- pu


programmes which, were haul dowa. Sn e^cr. iVnother thing he could quote a.


p S l for the war. There wotihl ,rar bill. But there w.as also a goal pav it with; a great deal more ''***"


William Harcourt had lor of the Exchequer. He did net think it was wry much goo<l going back to tlos men -s _r .a.. ,:.1,1 ilvt nexv diplomacy. Such ns it


o f th e Cyld o r th e ixnv , wait, th e


•glp


hnve done th e same, b u t there \NCWx.^,* h a d c o t to m a k e th e l>cst o f it . O n e th in g


th e wa r. Pcrltapi- th e same, DUCumic "U th e tw o d ip lo ir .a c ie s -was tn a c •which . — , • , , • tl/VI V/* .a.........----- - iciiccd have stood true to the


(applause)—true to our (freat leader, Mr. C.lud stoiio-(»I>P'aifC')-nud true Ito die lemler, have taken up tllie uiautle which I 1 s from Mr. Olndstccie-.s shouldo;.-a. And, ami Koullemen. 1 also venture to conpitulate you, ns I do my.-clf, on tho fi'ct thiilt we arc


. p , q. who


fallen ladies


also graced on this platform with lu of I.adv Hibbltwlalo, whoso uamo must he known'io umuy of you in conuMtiou with tar uaofiii work for the Women a laheral Assocm- tion, who is ever reaily to sho.v oa whith -ide her wnnpathioA arc, and licr true and o.-irnost fellow- feeling for us wlio are ficlr'ing tho h-atile


of the I.ihcral caaso. (Aliplaimc). 11 very pleoaint if you and I oould ’I’™'* H1 evening in iliscntcing tho.se relornn and^ cocin


iiroblems wliich usually engage fbe lU.eiilton I f the Lilionil party. You know unit our umt- l«os are pwiec. retrcnclimcnt and reform. At STs moment we can my lilt e about peace or iii'^ronchment; l)«t as regards reform, "'ifor- tumuel I think it is a tivet if you read the liis'iorv of llie couatry that npvcr at a timo when'w-o have been engage,1 in a gi-ml w.ir ha.s it been po-siblc for any Government


to


...'tUco coitHitleritltlo slritlc-s in IcEisIatio.-t f«r bonefit of tbo people. I hero can be "o .lotibt


,vliatev«r timt at t.bo p rc tvn t moment 1 ntone nml ,tlio natioa have a Itiiml. bn t there i-* anotber


o f reform iib Hiis moment. 1 here "re^ nntn reforms on -vvliicb onliimr.v people hove t-^t >'w'r hearts whir l, cereiot lie enrrasi otu a i l.o t


.1 eon.M,lerable amount of mone.v, 'm'> 7^ '* expemUtnre ami the arnp- 'Mtemlt.’arm nh ^


stamls a, hbe enornimm f i f ' "- ’ anti to which b.v th e vote of


Commons tho o i lie r <Iay another .110.0,m.ktv) m mlileti, nml nm>'« t " "h ic l i 1 have no iloiitit a t "1.0 eml o f the financial .vear many more n i l l


T . ' „ f f


i i b


1,0 ntltietl. a t sticli a timo money ’ 7 ' ’ " ablo for obi ngo pcnqoivs or a mimber of lie-se snliiccts wlticli liavo 1k-cii


fori the CVC.S of tho elector.s at re«nt elec- linis (Vpiilamst). Hut there is that quest on of the refinn of i.ho Poor Law. ,there ,s the question of liow yon are to licttcr ' of the .leserving ago,! poor, there


.Inng.ctl iw r '’" ! ”*


ing iiocsUon of whvli I am glml to s-e nou in .spiOe of tho unfavotirablo


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our letulers have been speaking, ' - ‘'j '’T '* ' housing of tho arorking chusset ana ^ ____1;..,. i„ Oiiv large tmras:—(apiilatisi, ao.^ X r a i " ) r e h .m A d T 'w h i e h n.mty of 3 -


""ot" tire tjikn


p aiiMi). 'Phcrc one pmat. rii-rt>n" must for iho inmnout h? put usi


ahV-h 1 ibonM like to speml the a. e_.l.ys


Rent tflio Opportiiiou


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T t e n i . Ifer


on


Tfor Ma ies ly ’ s Oppo-rt.on the iiart of


r u b t f u l o ie.li.t


ns^kiiiR ncccs.‘t\ry <i u !k e '" f i i r th e r 'iT r - ‘ -' ' f


n esl3' n Oppos...............- rteoiile a t largo,


There alw.tyr


the peoiile a t la rge, pr roeectlings


of exis-R that P” ' ' ') lo p n . tho Ooyernm-Mtt;u;


lo p n . e


v


it-* i'tis n..


V tinrstions ami clieittng rxp.a- .'so are n-it satisfaet-iry t in y ran


,i:‘ti,if,mtir3- to tire eontf ry. the c o n s .r y .. . .n o lime has i t s mo le o f solving tlie '•ithtnll •


hove see,, in the past hcen entcre.1 into


me.nl.er th a t tl.o war w.th.t.ermn.ts was . ntere i t f o h v T ra a c e will, a Irglit Ite.ut . ' not our prmi'


a Imlil heart. ' - ' ^ liopu Ix'fore wo <lo lhi.-» yyc count the CO**!, n»d r n o t 'o n r nnu.ti.-e. I hope, m to.s


merely in pr-portion to lit eoAl it, live- rlnritfg •the war, Imt I more the etwi of the a fte r eTt,s-t« .H<*for<* *1 c»mu» to the r


b? Dili Usil.i- HI " rd e i to co.-tsi.ler pres-Kng. intpentltve ami ur-


tlnlie.s whiel. rest, upon the m.n.sters f ttml U.e lat.er.il part.v. (Ap- liowtvcr, wiin'U L


rsi.i 1 liki* to mu vou on your Rimrd aRaiii‘*t.


t have rtot ecin i t nmeh notieesl. t,..t .lepeml i4 *hU v a s t cxpemUlurc will ciYUre tho C h T r i l lo i of he 1-Te'hcv,urr ,« cast abm.t here


f ix e s , hilt liiere are emne winch me mbtK.ite. on various Rroumh It irt ab ou t the.^ 'iluit I w of warning. Y o n km.w


which **bip then went on to k'ive u biief hislor>- ot tho IJoers, and tho jcreat trek of lCsl7. There earrieil onti for ilitTer- imrpCHi of tlm,t trek itisli rule. They took


he was t*P their belontjimai ami went into tiio wilder­ ness. That, would tfive Ids hearers some idea of the deteriuiiuiltiim of the pcoiile. He then aiKiko of tho trouble with tl»e KaJlirH ami the collinj: ki of Uie HiiKh^ii. ‘


a Liberal success n-as tlvit the exchequ" ven- good. Tl-aire was lots of moaiey to lie


stono wjurt sent out to confer witli tlio dlu-n Transvaal Presulont, and Shepstone reported in favour of ntancxution. 'riitii wo had the Hocr war which eixityl iu Majulxi Hill ami the inde­ pendence, or sub-imiopendence, of the Trans- vtuiL The reason lie ha<l spoken on tliis was Itluit ho had always ihouKh'< iliat when Mr. Chamberlain pm tho franchise as tho lieat on which all iieKo’^iations were lo rcM, wc mi^'lit luivc been fullin;r i»to the luisXike of asking; too imich of tho Jhx*rs. IlL was thou;{ht they had cicver had a clear undcistamliin^ of tho franchise, Ltit if w*a luid' to look into the maV<er we .should perree.ly well


Sir 'I hcophilus Shop- liml Unit nn.lertffoo.l _ — was


m a e v v-ent in fcT a.skmg first ^^hat i t v a n ie t i th e ir r e d u c ib le


wha t ^ f r . Cliair.lx;rla.in p ic


raised to J5 yctins. Cominjr to tl tlio very recent dc»,p *ehos\ Ids lord?hip said thai in duly


to J5 yctins. Coming to by the the Hiici-s. oc;


'issi tltey had a two year.-,- franchise. 1 raised


tho pres Iho HURur whieli


In d i in Clovcrumvnt h as P' ^ ' . ......— 'Hint


by ]m>minont poliitirimiH. wirih to m icr one 'vonl what Im* happened ui


ill protcoi cert mil lunividiuil in -


.'V**.’! 1


nftleh to tirilicise in the ohv.ons undvr-e-.. . a l t , forme.l l>v the- pre-st-nt (.overlimen , 1 It-1 -'t ,dl nmlet-c-Vi.oalre of tire milimry xvhicli l.ave to ho fa c e .l : timlcr-estim ites ol tU Blioegth »■ - tite


" e are le.trmiq, i- lro-pie,-. and 1,-.-. of a l l . the " ’ ''■ '''■ rf,''^ 7 ! ; 'Vh^ ire offeeV.s of tlie war. t.o i i ig on w i lli th.tl -u


jecu of a f te r e lfw ls I w.uit to much respon-sihility iwtts tipoi, tl.e Opi.o-um.t.


ar.fi ih.. I'-MTo now up -u tlv


lanre. A'ou mnv tuo* ibi.= i (h T r i in n -n t . It.U you mm.'t remcmlier how gre.xt 1; the inllueneo ever of Her Majeny-s UPimY; lion tipni Hie m-tiun of Hie Governm-.-nl. 1 a t .1 su an iU t i-T t lion wliie.i oecurt.ed the ,|av. Tl ie Glmm-ellor of the l.xvlie.-|tler la'te sliort so stoii of Hailament had to


Libor.il party at matter for •h.*


Rivo y (iHjor


in Mio


make a finascial statement. >■ . th a t sla temcu, ho went out of ins w.iy to .s.,y Hial Ire iii^ndtsl


to fnime lits tinaneial prop-)sals a s ,o the M.pport o f the OppoMlion, and so th a t Ha y


this Kix’a t ooKipemtivc- i*....*


mu-^l take rote of: •YVILS illBl u{>on


............. ^ . Timpossible to conceive. Hut you


" g n a n l against U.at. AmtHtcr warning witit-h come, fre.n tl'e present Gm-re-.m-.-.t. ae


r .iaing Inn oi.l sta lk ing lionre aheti . a tax T r n V.-o shall have to w-allch. on,l e.s I


T h e 'o th e r day Mr. Cfhaplm abmih


say the under vari.n.s, te.nplat.ons,


tc. C l ia ic c i lo r of Uto Exchequer v.t.t he various temiilat ions, ami wc must re-


memher th a t Mr. Chapliii is h i- ealleagne. ^Vo


franchise wa» In


but tliis


cH-iir-k Kim a s th e d i f fe ren c e bet-wcen were Uild ‘U»at Tresiilant Krufrer would put 1 -— wnt i th a t tlxe n ew d ip lc^ his hniads down a i ithe mere m-*nli-.m o f 10,0(M


,.,1 men. What w a . i t now? Wo found him faciuK a h v *


while the old diplotnac)- went on of asking a great more tl-an it ' 7 ’“ *- ' 1 ta k in g a g r e a t d e a l le s s H o tn o i ign c


' b p ,


Vcilow’prmlding a horse v^.th, a iV.tahfork. and wlien asked wliat he was doing, he I«d


H d t a r S a c e r ta in "s-0 0 - o f . y - . n ? ' ■ ~


'» i r>r».


•nid bo was only pacifying i t I <> -Ytaio ‘tent, he tlioughf. Afr. 'ata.nlierl;i,n.s diphY macy was lltat fonn- of p.acifying the BoerN r\f n ih e r denlinfc w lH tltem wntU a pitchtorK..


,..sc a n vT a ia - i •n th e p re s en t dqilom.a- 1,^.0 l,, m-k qne«tion.s al.m.l, and qiie-tions we rj- of a young


.1 .


L0,<)t)0 moil. Then wo were lold that, we wx-io only a t war with llu: ‘TnuiHvual. buL there was al.-ci the OraiiRO ]*’ix*e S la te . Wc. wore .also told that Hritish ter ritory wouM noi h e 'In ­ vaded. I*rau:sc.il!y tho Hcat -)t war to a Rreat extent w i - 111 tJie hciirt of Hntisli tcm lo r y -


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rliplOTUn'* l...... «.. ....l- /•iwMjlmnu ntwmi ititfl imiv^linnH \i'<* .0 imslM upon ........ ...


inoru man}: ilnngn we slioiil.I .0. (Ap- o<)nclusion lie alluded to tho -riiikcch mailo


by Lord Salittbury' u t tha Guibiha ll, and ymd ’i i c r c wart eim part o f hU .•^pccih which he thouRlu ns Lil>crals they a l l ouRht to wc'conie luid trrip a iikdit hold of. ainl that w a s lb c oait __ ........


of ^var. i i e use


( la i ich » e r\ th ouRh h o <hd n o t k n ow w h e th e r cuiwi h« exUmlcd—YMth that po«ei his pilchfork w*as


wc have Himes—wnra and rumour.s


/.nclttn h t t s inT hut“th‘is is happily httrietl and Vgplaesitl xitith ithtwe llti.l-sl.-’ re’aimns nh.ch


a scare of war with America kui *\*m


eertainlv live in siiiring times. I wan'l to put n liitl^ wider npplieation upon iltat phn. c. heeatisq .since this Government eamc int-., oirnr. had four ami a half years of stirring of war-*. \So bail O^cr ih c A eiiv-


exist will, our hrclliren on tho 11.her Mile of uiio Atlantic. (Applaii.^e). Wo lutvo had n ‘•ur- ioiM scare of wio* uith icriuin Jo.vcrH o\«r Gliinn, which we were very anxious a.>ou. .m*- vciir. Wc have ha<l a wuirc of war "ith 1 r.inre over tho Paslnx’ln huMnufc-. which )- ‘'till Iri-n iti our lewUcotions; we have hail aetu.il oil the frontier of Imlia—in tho boinhin, and Iho war in «outh Africa on a


Thi’- is tlic RreaiCi.L expedition uhicl. has cyci buon xem acroa-* llic rtca by mij coiintiv, and it in bv far ithc largest war in ivbu.li ue -n\e I'Cim eiiKa«e<l under .the comm.ind of bir UcU- ven* Hnller. (ApplauiH*). We are all ^Hriud h> naVriotic fculinRrt in the brave exp oils of the rtfddicn; and sailors. Whciuvcr we thiiiK of Uio iiCRotialioiw M


^<*dc.


ia whicli ho defined the objects and the pur- UKC<1 k'lio word ilufiucd bu­ ll tluit power o f worsls


nnh.V'Vs*reafiv a s it m iph t o f ndiicU LonI Sa lisbury wuh the masier— aoy q u i te a.s renrn a


, Mmnitrlon o f tho clmrKY*s wlm*h were mado P i S v i r*'* ‘I ia aK l II “ .-TVr;,'--'' f f 1 life! try nxs ixreu ium cm againit its Anil." That was, that the Boers |,y means ... -- - - tho hour for uskiaer that hua not jot


_howevur wt muv feed /that sminioae has b*uii- dcrcd-etilh when tlio Boer uUimntuia came ihorc wuH only one louwo to lUkc. Our tirst tbnUKht mu.st bo for the Queen, tliu country, and ithe colonier., ami >vc liad i:ut to sco tlni thinR tbrouKh. »n Mio cauK: of hum.iaiiy, m the CAU'*o of honour of LiiRlnud. a}c, ami in the cau-'ij of the safety of our Lmpire. (.App auso). Wo fool Hint viRoroiu iiieaMirc* are necCHsai} in ortlcr that the war may bo brmwbl >10 n u'ost rtpe<Mly am! ha*hs3icu)ry co.icUnmii. Hut whi.c oiir tbouRhts arc imturuUy witli our holdierw and HailorH ami our cympatliics wnh tho^o who are onthiT auxioux about absent ones or luouru-


> which the Chairman has al uuc‘.|


■ migh-M.-- reeeivul w i ll. praeUcal .inanim.ty. (Anidaii.se). Now 1 ciinaot help liunking -hat Hicrj will lie a similar tlesire to make Hits selUement of .Sotiili Africa at to-.- eml ot H,e war onoWiat can Ire uocopied with pr-.uitea! nn- aiiimitv by slatesineii on both , i.iis of pollti.-*. (.tpplanse). Il is reriainly miiel. to Ire hopol. ami 1 Hit-'k if ottr load.-ri are wi-e. ontspsksn, and fearless, (they may largely aliV-t tl.c tia -are of the i vitlement ot South Ariiea aft.-v Hie war. for immense ire-met ilepeml ti|s'n th-'t -eltie- ment wliieh is by far .Hie most raporta.u qncs- tioii whii-lt we now Imvo t-> vonsider. i hc>e -It-- taiU wliieh cnligliteii tw alretlt the pregrts, an t tile events of the war are only passing extlu wliicli eannot Inn Imve one eom-lii.-ion. vi.:. vitt-.orv of onr arms, lint Hie rvi'- importai,-, thing whit-ll you and I Imve to eansider is wliat are wo going lo do when our tirms have 'avn vietoriotis:- SVlmt tire ate we g- iiig to make of vieior' -s Wliai sort of se.tlemcnl are we gang to have? Tin- la-aee i f Afritsi depemls upon ghat : Hlc liealtag of the wntmds Iretween ne seilion of SotiHi Africans and anoHn-r.


lire


hold of HieCaire depuivls upon Ihe Itasis of s--- tleniciu If iltia is so then yon liave omy to carrv voiir .tlionghts a little inr-iier to ec t i.tt ms the C.ip,- t . tlie rs-emial link in onr eommo- jiieation wiHi India, li'a intcrts-ta i.f our , m- piro deiiend upon the Mettli-ment a .l ir tl.e war. In eonsidering that yon have one or two fa l- thnt yon must hear hteadiiy m min i, and here I will not hi-Mlal-3 to repe.ih what I liavg sal I at almo-t every meeiiag 1 have mhliv sed. and ihiV^ is tlmt tlie white pe.pn ati '-a is s, Ig by hide with an enermoils popuhitton of a. vast race of lolotired iicoide—l!ic. Kallirs. who f.-.r


Inr


otilmimlter tlie w-litte popniutmn. Sir I’elilretl went on lo -aiv that uialar ,Hu-se eircnnist inr.-i


longer tr.atlitions, and wo hail only g.*ae there at the iKgmning of the present, t-entiirx. tVhat- evor settlement was mado we Rltotild have to re- roRiiise tlio feelngs and olniins of tins gre.xt Dtrtch popiilaiion. *Ve remember w-hal had liappened when we ran ccuiVcr to llie fei in-gs of otir fellow- mihjects in North Americti. Wc t i led to p u t tlieiu down b y force, and we lost


we lotild not iiffortl to disreg-anl Htc le i ls ig , , f onr iirither rol.tmsi.s, the Dnlcli who had l.v.en in South Afrit-a longer titan wc Imd. They ha-l


Splendid Choice in esents At th e Times 0 0 agree witli my lumotir.thlc friend tImt.


vlTet l.v of ‘ he war. I ''■ ‘ ■ •d;


T . r T r b : . ' r : . o t " - t h a t . for one of fh e mtt. Von e ' , " ,


cost, in mnn.’.y, rointt -tiU (■ t!;e war.


pmeiv-limr- ».re


' V f t t ' - T Its nii„


. .


I"! oil r .


? a X r e . r ' : : ? e . r T : ? w ' i > e . i . .T - i b t y T ; ‘ t h i ; ! T v ; i U i .M eri-


^ii'-"soi:aii!u lic'rtm the U-iy. PolKioHlv. ver.t nttieh like what bnl.s wore 10 tbo


phy>iral body; ibcy ^cornel -o nlat-u>. ami caut-o a


italioii for a time or t^ulvddvil. (Loud Conr-idombK


ditferunt placc>, orupt nui the rtvaik*


a fu r which they o iih c r lm^^t and ronlinuctl huuditrr) ov«r


hr<Mik out ^rom t-V'Y


, we W ' lm t 'a ’ m't'nor erttption


' i t T . " T h r , : t i i t Phats- of it was the mamre t., ,T iV h wat, U sn c l .St the la-st eieeltott. t- :u iJ


f h t menns intitnatetl their ■ ■ '"■ •''‘■ ■ "'‘ 7 " v 1 „ r Hte Cons.-.rs-alivv; p a r ty , (a v o t .e :


r c ig h t ; J lr . Miieliell r-ijotning-. Aye a n t ...... cU»t r„:iKhl). U*^“^btcrh


“ 'B


’/{I ,V


ami fcul ivlica "cat® it is not to tho lUBhost


try, ami that a whi'eii abows any ami tbo


JiVnonr of thU coun- nPPj''"’!;) tinned


mado-aml we must not foig -


d!?«iuoa‘'‘‘T '" ‘T " a nm iin g to the conferemo *‘'r'^‘-’“ |.elieve to lie an e.vtremely sim-erc m-


ivlncli 1 believe u, oe “'j '■ Y/,''',);ror of Hnssia


question. At l .'L l . iT Tm ma.le that we may great Hnro-


^ i^ e ^ T ’ i f a’^ » botween Gvo greiU lime- pcan nations shou.d liapPC"


" '" “ "d um ^ ta fo r e lT i '-o rm in l^ that so"s'oon ntioV'tliellagne Confcreiicc e c e ot


p r o g rT , T o u ld b o ‘T « in ' ' ‘ u^«age,l le a it I t . rceoijt ^ P - i j e s in - e r y P - t ^ of


:;:::;d T r 'T ih e G iT .u T ! i on the w a r tho Oppot'-itton. mora ">y L ,0 hJtIp to vote .the snpp.ies_wi.re.t . . i


Uio’presenr montenl .......... aiv rncco


s iy to ,;arry lit is Y |Y ; , ; ‘;Y ; r b e am-ompUshcrl. r \hroURh ctrcctivcIV- their


some lie


ivo ,.rbitra-


of .the its


P a r iament. .I tm cn i tlie . . . <Heottr-e the ,.rincipa l


m o n r io c a l ptditirs a t tile present time clonieiaf:ii.


of power W’oulll olcct,


«<• u.aii fri liobl llic b.ilunrvrt nctioimry clonirnt will a war, b» lory Party, but


(daughter). ^ , r i -<5 - . - y -


cliiim lo b form whi.li


boilv; *»ucU It Mr. C. r ^'“ ‘’1-'=''


l i i i i r ' ; i . avas S ir CKiitrio


.


C ^ a i ^ e . T w P ^ " ” - ) - . " • • T ^ flic P“” "",'',TiIy "he 'donTiv perfect just ice to


South Africa,


llriti.sh and wante.i was


em pire. (L»oU‘l m, the Mem i'“n ^aiul mii idl nh itbcre was


voU of oon- ai» i


one


T ‘'r t lm t T T ln l io n whielt would eom- p - ; ; b -


e i - itehtred-s nntai ing at tent ion toto the ,


d n l ie , a.nl tcs'mn.M .R c Member for


r ’' ' s " I c n J T tm u T o r T . T h T s r '^ ouT


,,osilton at- ( u i t r . hear). He


V'--h"ro.l's father. Sir '' Imn.r a p p la - e ) ,


’u


.cune no noptti o a r l til the van, leajuj ^


i - (aiq,la,n,e) _ { a 7 ,“ '®n


n» I.™,!...:,. ............. “


aiul Kaid his pra-ence ou thai-Ii }’ th:it


J lr . Newlon AspJ.n s«ondel a. „u p.,


all the turmo l of fairly


attempts a t shooting; he a good lionl, hut lie was cl.T? ‘


tlicre. He might Kiv niso-Ld; “ It, formation to .some—that he ,r„ . . '?^Sii o f ihe pell.


offence eiioiigli. olle


c e


oneli a liutti:'. biiwo tlioi he Til'?*' thing of paper warfare in reh-itiJ. .


em-o.


the manUc-ito. {Applau.«l 'fbo-i-oryl.lcaof


He ilnretl w (Applause), Th,i ’'■i


:r, imt as far as this was cons,..j?^BES-;s55SS-ir" “ , one. He had been ptewed {rjt,


However, he wa.s not there to t i t ,C l » » > * ’ affaire. Imt to M,-r,n,l tlie r»olnp„ » s well prop,re-sl. lie


lie* dL*^nn:-»r<Itrl this 11


r I widi th' "bace and 1 ri-niarks tlut liad b«; - SEttsit *


l.ation to the. Hon. Member7rw’ thing that strork him. and hedy',,’*ti lie , ,„ti,l ge'. away from it,


womlere.l liow .such arfertiocs 0,-^1-^^ i t v.-as ill the ktitcr rdertid to jl, ,lrag it aerosa tlie horirou to i^’7 ' of itio party. _ Th,- writer said: Ta^"^


no iiu's-age from the pcop'e ted,,’”?.* party <,f fac-.'.i.ms eagagel jj


Without the SoeiaUslj iUsistiej ij 7 it mn.st incvitnhly perish., be.,autt noinic fonada'ioa in preent ,hr lung a.- privik-gc ,aa<l raonopelt


arc,


the true party cf pre^ ‘ dnv*< lift-, uaiimtind


problLMiiH. ami the kev to (h<n la'^i-^ {.Ro in wiii -h It


Tm thr^-v. l;nn. \\ h i .11 1 ui:.lcr-ur.ii "W{j


CGiiP^c. n'>md -nv ihe 'An'erw of ,ar «'!aUM.‘ . am! it v.a* reuisrhblekr kiit'.v.*. I.


T-Ky fiv'j t tsf*


timt in».* Lil.t-r.il p.iriT Lk crer 4 tor)-and tli' v


Lis Trli^i: j


'I he jpo-vrier happcne.I toajiafcT IrH k’r«;r a*, tti who prcpirsi th* all the RTcal ri'.orir..-;h.it bail coairi-n- ronio d fu ii -rt' u-*.


R»


men'ion them ir.'liYi.nudr. kt I* without Ic.i: n; rt>n;r;U:aica tU: i! tv* pT -J. K.


,;blo *.'r all the


come upju on.s'in Ml Mi U was -aid no iuc^-«»k'c Om e a man ^:ot intu he cBCi-ilt:2tkb< Kec no Ro d in .Bnt-thcT nua ih: uaUj mc-^aiRo. illva r , hear, ami fpjockl 1: i'up.v-mhie. hrvuU-c—am! he La'.J V;t <pwtr .'s.-tiptuu'— he va-s teh-blxiei (■ 'ilvijud I arnt-r ^npp•^t^i. S ir i Rh-nti linctl.v re'poc’.Masiprr


hfir liriRvi' upon any gmt a> Ta‘d:r,rr wbici hi :xh Liarral party.


vote ,)t thank’* n L^H iiib'd.cca.?. I)r -'Mur.uifi scriiTicd, aiij i'.fims


prevn.ur* i jn-stN -r.* siii'l iCe Ui.ti il I i.-y vst Im p .-, the U -t I U.em I Tfphtd.


i Id an*. {vrr.it hin Mwin


R’v -L-nl hibMsiijf* ’:


-.ht rv wari m) di?c.*sci, tits ,^ - 'p c o s tb ! e f i f ^


icruelty, :it| WOst htinl ewith Irelal i l c r ca& r


iitliere was! t ioii iindt 'l


•Ti|i|Cf c r u c l ly l ■ % ;em m en t . " I g a g e t l in r sw.teristic o i l feVhaiuis wit I .',-ilielp. C o i l ‘• is lf w e w e r | - Iqivl, w e


pi?; b y th e c o | SWAPS' A: ROYAL HOTEL F I N E S l ’ A K K L I N G HOME BREWED BEER & STOU B O T T L I N G S T O K K S s t e m p e s t ^I'RIOE LIST. H O M E B R E W E D , G A L LO N JAILS. Fine


.lAne il’ iiio T'k'jc l lo u io B r c


Homo Homo Home


G A L LO N S


Hrc'tvctl lircai--d l i n ’wed -ed


F in e Home Fine Htuiu* Brewed Fine Uomi- Bre-*vwl


l? e e r- .M iId - lluor— Mild .. B e e r B iUlt .............


l.V IIAHUKI-S.


BrvvfCil Hccr— MUd .... B e e r Mild .... B e e r— Golden 1


P IN T i tO T T L L S . Homo Brcwc»l Be e r


........................


Home Hrewe*.! S iom ........................ HAL F P I N T B O r r L K S .


Ha»s*» Pn.o A le (Sec Kcuume l.d I’ lnc BiU v r lK-<r, Home Urt wed ................ 1 Home B ivw cd S ‘« ui ......................................... *


-1


Fin:; H om o B ro ‘.\tvl I L c i 4<i. R - r q u.irt. F in e H o u t c lvr*.\vo\


B n i jR you r own S c Iu ;p ix,V M in e ra l W a tc iv


5*!. jk t (p i.n t . J UR


r per FuiC B E E R . I ’cr < V 1


l i;:..* GM Iri-I. '» P in e Moi :


i lAm :^r.Hcu \V!u Uo.


Ow .1 .’ill 1 r.'.i • ........F. ! I ................. J i


t- \V‘ .'v"<y ................... . \S !li-kv


n.i.J sp. rul Hum ........


............... ‘ J '


F ine Old t:-,:i':i - 1‘nnire- - ,* “ l| 11,-t L 11 !"ii Hi.i <;< ntiine H.il!.tti i '


Ci.errs- Itnm.l.v. WINKS .


Fine Old I’ i'ri Vary t li i r *s \ tnt i exi


B -v- .......•■ ■ C la ro l (IsAi \ iiii.'-i )


H a rv e - t Hnrymaly .- |P CH t .M PA ....... -


On lMHAl . S All Oriel" at ,1 kri'^ tq i t in tt«f- atunlcdto-a- i.,p s th a t ih-ci| oiticai r Thw vH


' 'g o t e n i— gOTiling ttglit to I fran cli i.y j itaan, or I -rlii'lJtl i i ' i t l


a^Jtlad IK-I l^ | in i l till i.CrailanJJ


■ •


to IS?) " 1


jij- -I t. li


■ 'A'Aj'v, •' '


( . L L T J I K U O E . s e e d a l e , P roprietoi V,'iN'!-'..S ANP HISlTx t’ lU lT S . mUKCT 0 1 1 f i t - \ gre.Hl


■I th is q i ic s t | T a.sserlicn ViCdefcmletl


.;jf{,_Bcer h.ail slavery- ]h I


^-.tioiial o x ;| v j fem lc i l it ,I v . hat l b e en I • 'to ? X o t l [^'(.Antl th e y I ■ ;ble p re -o |


5t,r;ths\- w e r t l { ‘( In d iv i t lu a i i^ b u t (luriiil .{y.na’t ioii th i l


jjg'tnplos o f r lESjthat th e th e a l "-as r


| | | ta u s e wh}| th e m i l


Sjtthi.s cr.tir.l a lx i li- f


1; l l tH e tlay ii|;Uve u ik II


ijiWeiit out I tre!|


^ c r a e l t v a I c ru e l 1


jfr im ila r p


-«tha.r th e bu t ga in I


fliiV* .s'mceiT


'N o t th e T i l '■ 'fit th ev h ;| „Mt>. th e ir Iftboiit th-l i'plaiiiie).


to lake any notiie. but altf,^'''! , V


realiou,/» gi


i' l e c t u i U n d e r


{the S .D .F


xoom ou - U u d s o i i , ' •‘ T l i c B t


-ithe B r a n s T h e r e w H u t


I" ' Mf-


I fJS sa id -tJ


j^said it see " In to r e


e lo


it^ueiice o f tho-ugl


S^ ^ gC V.♦enimei rgramme


“


Bssii'ke®'* k idii to whetl


^ x i t , h e to i|vVh enev er |


|)pcned t k a f


-® t fo r c e sw h iI h e c o i l


-rijti-.likc w a r .bB


t e t i c a l , o r ^ ( t n e r o u s c c |


®’t f § 1 je e n a l lw j -b fV b f


• • w K ic I / : l v e i g h t ,— 1|


7^ , .in gb c ru eS '^ I t o becoratB Ti~ B oors, b a l l


' l lW a s c n ie l , i l „ | | c e b e s , .a t f


^M b e t t e r . WS


tS^l^insed it in I --aBoers a= hj been


4 ; 'a V h tn r o i l


'- iV to tb e I ir c l t h . t a l


:3i|-whilst six 1 ij " crea'o ' been no cH


th e r e "O r e l I .


been rouraiub upon unworthy civrry ais away* cxoitctl, war


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