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[ADVERTISER AJOI TIMES, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1921. m
For Mirth or Melody try BEflTIIAM’S Gramophones and Records||^ VOTE A M WORK FOR LAROKII
Labour’^ Policy & Programme. GonservatSve Propaganda Criticised.
Gouncillors SeedaSS and iSargreaves on TBie Gastie gohense.
•'' aeveiopment Protnis® Kep-8; The GnesfnpEoynient (jjaiestion.
Tho members of tlic Lalmur Party opened thoir chief campaign on
at low Moor, when tho candidates and qlliers addressed a numlxir of residents duiiiig
f
mooting held a t the day school. W. H. Scodall preeided.
th a t tho Labour party had contimun> to , auu solicit votes, ospeeially the voU^.
I t was rather strango, said '•''O
of iwlitical c,ueslion.s-w ndi a lte r all M ^ > I a little more time ami thought lo
men and women. J i such
their daily lives and their linaiicial p(xsition the country ^nld_he m ^ a
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place in wbicli to live. Aftor Laboui- mon would do on tl ,io
_______^ ...— -------- - - would ho tho l.e,st a local body made anytliiiig , ° character, since councillors should jas-K ^ About the Castle. Expressing 11 it ' Councillor f j Wliittli' “ Do «'o lix)l; liUo Uolsliovilus? Do
' wo look liko mon who iiro anxious to destroy : tho empire? 1 toll yon quite candidly, 1 slioulil never have oderod my somcos lor tlie eoiieral public it' 1 Imd not it pure inotue. I want, if 1 am allowoti and able, to see men
' and women l«;
loi.giii(; to iny cla.s.s, l i f t 'S “'V' working iiiidor Imtlor condition.s and tliiit i«
; the only reitson lor which 1 have allowwl niy- scir to bo nominated. 1 am going to try to make it part of my
bnsiiie.ss to help the workons to get a little bit more ql tlioir rigliU thim Llioy luivo done in tlie past,
lii'iugiiig various kinds oi niateriala and pro duce for Scale in comi>otition with loGil tradcs- nion i miLst say that they liad not bcMMi boro many weeks before there was a iiiovt^*- mont made to raise their rents. 1 was not very much opposed to that at tho time found that tho routs were very reasonable ! ;n d 'lh c " ’8iaMiiolders were willing to pay a
, I po..?:ihly could to put a hindramx' u. some j,, thoir wa>\ Since Uieu, 14 of
tbe.se
hit more. opi>oncnt8
■’tiiiitril 1 Cattlo iSlarkot uoiu. - ‘ ^ ‘
ful than tho Ls,suo of handhills on tins ,im j that subject. Nobody seeking c'cctie i
j . j
represent not only tlmir own sido liut t - , ^ whole community.
^
‘u i Chltlo Market Oomiiiiltce ' has turiiCHl tl .mt ‘ .....
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However, i t .showed that our wore going t*j do the Ik's I tliey
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i r t e r " l with a view to sour ing periiiission to ; opiin
havo .sent a peUlion to Mie well a.s Saturday.
' I down, adjourning the wliolo
qiii.stion lor two *..... i months. Personally, 1 regard tlmt n.s a wrong
anpenits t.i me tlmt if we have men in town, or oven men who wine from a di.s-
councillors nltonded ^ t a m o , prepare.! to soil gomls in the niarke to put m a largo iiumhoi of on work winch wa.s vcr,\
P. , • j : „t a oiriain price, according to all rules ol l.udnoas i t i.s the duty of onr local Irndesiiieii
coniixite with lliem .-iml persons from coming
: |„ Pyocal
trad.-.siuoii liav.: a perfi.-ct right to ,„ it up a stall in the nuirlmt and comiM..|e
dosiro to touch on .soven:■al with tho othera, hut th a t is not what i.s of our
Coniu-illor Seedall woiiM he ahli. lo toll \on that it has not heeii so in the
pa.sl. J here has been very liUlo differem-.'. I liave I'eeii told, between iiiberal.s and foitseryatives when it coine-s to voting for mattor.s in ilie
loe.il Town roniui). Wo .shall not get tlmt removed iiiiul wo have a working mnjnrity ol the Labour Party on the Tnwii Council. Vote for all thief, and lot us see if wo ai.‘ not alilo Lo govern ul lonst Cliili'Toe, it not tnc* country in wliieli w.> live.’
ft 'll-.. Cl.....1..H (
Aiq.laiisf..) 1 Economic Pressure.
ILr. Tingle was the no.xt apoaker and he raised langlitor a l the outset by qiiotiiig a
.lllli. Ics tcvll \'rtU
to oust tlio present L.aboar member tor the Clithoroe Division out of the ITouso of Com mons. Locally, tho party had managed the affairs of tlio town about as badly ns tho CoalibioniKtfl had
dc.alt with tho ncairs of tho country. I t was claimed in a circular contain ing tho addresses of tho Consorvativo candi- dnlos that they stood for ‘‘wise administration and steady progress.’ I t tvas the phipio ‘steady proprei's’ that amused liim, because it held tlio parly up to ridicule because, if there was one featui-o more Uian another aliont tho dominant To\\*n Council it
to make progress or go fonvard in any way. Notwitlistanding nil tho knocka which Coun cillor SocdaJl ami others gave them from timo to timo, they could not bo moved on. Talto tltc question of tho Caatlo, for instance. Tho ratepayovs would remember the promifics mado l.x;t year. Hie Conservative candidates np* ponrod alongside a photograph of the
Ca.stlo and below’ it v/cro words wliich conveyed the impression that tlioy .wore going to develop it. iHad they provexl to be a jvirty of progies.s in that, particular? Far from it. Instead of try* ing to develop the Ccstle for the benefit, of the | tov.*]: and ae an attraction to ^'isito^s, tho)- had
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their
rofus.il ___ _____
IxiUticimi as .saying that the country is ^ i t himlere. it. And the s.anio thing .-ipplmd to into two -elns,soa: Tlioso who
.swe.ir by Lloyd the market, as referred to by Councillor .Seedall Gcsjrgo and those who .swear at him.
, . ..u - If you will only Uikt* the r ‘ i . ; JJe- 'Tlie
m.arkot had been derolicl for years; . :t .
clariiig himself glad of the lioiioiir of again hod been a white elephant, whereas with % i apixmring as a J.ahour eaiididato, Mr. Tingle little enterprise, on tho lines displayed by L-oulidenUy a-ssortod that tlic honour wortli having.
Packbnrn, it could
hr.ve l»c.2n imuh* a prospor- contro for tho Ribblo Valley. Tho policy
tiouljlo lo lot)k at tho Labour ideal, wliat it had h?on om* of rotroi,Trssion, not proirrcM. 1 Ls ami what it meana, you will koo that it is Xlicn a imnihcr of persons, ^vithont oncournge- I nil luinournblo thing to appear
a Laliour
randidtito,” ho w‘i,*nt on. “ 1 waul u> sun ilmt tsimx) tho first time 1 ujls adopU.'il its a LalKAur caiuiidai* my heliei in the l.ahour party ha/> iiu;roa.s<.M. tJb*ar, hc*ar.> Ihoro us tlmt in it that will eventually, il the work ing mon .anti women ot this iMiunt.ry will oiil\ give it 8upiK>rt, whicli will liclp to lift lIiul economic proasuro, tlmt teeiing oi llie lear ol want which overlastingly creeps over tlie averago working man, and lielius him to en joy SA)nio ot tlie good things in lilc.
Ihe
workor.s are often charged witli not having tlio initiative to
ri.so al>ove ilie station lIh.'v almuiy in. I say.
easy to handle as one migh- — from the loginning, the Labour party dix
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Pi u
what tliev coiiUl to riiLse funds tonanls I * l,iir,
lni.so of the Castle as a iiicmonal to the fallen soldiers, riiey .sol out L. realise abunt £15,000 hilt for some renson or oUiei u u i total was not reached ami there had eonse- nuentlv n..t been that amount nceosttiry to
earn- 'out great alterations whieli were ah- soliitely
neies.sary, “ liut where « a.s tin wliolo scheiiio ki'pt hack:-” asked txiiiieilloi Seedall. “ Kightly or wrongly theie 'V'-s .i schemes eonimitteo fornnxl when the Castle was taken over and that .seheme.s eomiiuttee i.s largely composed of the large suIk^uiIhuh to the funds. After a time the Uustlc wa.s lianded over to tin- I’ark.s ami I'laygroi nds Committee.
I f yo'i
lu.ve two eoimnitux.s
sopainte and distinct
fn.in each ptlicr, up t.. look alter one thing it is otideiit th. t there i.s going to ho a coiitliction ol ihonghi ami of routine. 1 hnve .seen lilts ridlcnlons position: that the laiheiims (.oiiiinitle.. has
^»ttt
passed
i...solnti..ns which llm 1 arks and 1 1. grnnmis Cominirtet' hits altered. 1 lak.' ihij stand nml 1 don't mind who knows i t -
tn.it
it is timo either one liody or the other go out lUid that the
C.astle memorial should !>.■ worked hv a isssiHiitsihle coiiiniitt-x, a .-oin-
mitteo fully
re.si.oitsihl.'. I have sideiahle uuinlter ol tlie letters winch Iw't heeii written and I suppose the writers do imt know that a miinparoiively large aimnint of inoiiev has already heen spent up.m Ui.' C.-Lstle. Uailiiigs have U-en put round Ke.n. walls and the .steps leading Ui the K c'M» h:iVA‘ l)C<m ivMiuxh'lhMl .(;».^tmg u fun jiuL aitor all, it i.'a the (Icvi-lopiiHUit
: ; r Z ’
ed.at;^\ll!r'the‘
rntoit.ye;>'[It:.Vte
forward t.i. From tli.. hegiiining the Sch.-iii.-s (■oniiaiU,.'0 hav.- le,;ii in favour of laying out imwling gn’* us and Lviinis courts but them are lyjiiif memli' rs ol tin* LV)r|>oratif)U, op- iMim-tiU of 'Uir.s, wlio do not M-'oin to fail ii; will, liiat idea. W.I as a parly-- l.-t it he .sai.l Oll.e and
f.ir all want l.i dev...loi. to th.' Inll.nt possible extent ihoBe grounds ms a kind ol pl. a-ni e resoi e lor .nir ag.-d
p.sjple.
iniil.lle-ag.si p. oph- and for
..nr y.niii;: V.'.' a|s.i (hvir.; to inak.- tlie t'a.-ih-
»)ur p.’opl
esinle allraetive ior
vi.sit.ns from idl parte ol tlio .'
..niiiry nil.I 1 heii. vti that by cvtol jn.lg- inciit and 'indmions impiiry that eaii Is' ae- roin]ili'h.d.' There is imthiiie lo slop lli.' ('astl.- groiimts h.'ing .s.t lai.l ..nt that it would liring in iiraetiiall> Milliei.mf
m.im'.s t.i pav
f.ir its npk.-.-j) Wli.'ii ihe rat.'payers meeting w'a> held at tin. I’nhlic Hall t.t
e.ni- sid.-r t!:e iinesti.iii a.s to wheth.-r tlm Ca-ih' should 1..' honghi by th.' i..wn as a m.'imnial,
teft.aiii thing- w-r.' m.'ino'M'ii.
-rt
ih.it
iii.e.ung I Migg..-t..l llial il was p.s-sihle t.i widen Woone-lniie and al-o to inah.' a ioot- path rniiiiiiig from K-hion-ti'riai'e to I’ar.-oii lane. I am 'glad to say that hotli nr.* in a fair va\ to a'
..imph-hiin'nt.
Chatburn-Road AiioUier inipi'ov.-'im'iit, liadly mevksi
Death T rap .”
th.' alteration of (''liathni'ii-road eorner wh li.'i.s ! .'"11 a death-trail f.>r a long niiiiiher ol v. ars and which has !.'. n nrgeiitly ainl p.-r- .
.'h I'^S v^S-
discufision in iho Council Clmmher lufit night Um‘. wluMi tho two inonlhs expire they will allow thorn to opon on Tin't^lays. \\ h.v Tuesdays? Boonnsf? it is unction day iimj tlic auction* mart ia gro\s'ing. A large number of fannom conio into tb<* town on j and bring tlnur v/ivi-vi. It tli** si-»nboM« care to open, why not allow llu'm.' lh^>' do so At tlioir own risk and of counw thou op-ning will moan doulilv ivvauhio Corporation. Not only will it \>p pro]X5sition but. i t will bo bF*u«‘l |M*oplo of tbo town in two way.s by having »^)inp(*tition .H
for tin*
a paying 111 th»
O fax a> buying cMinnioditio.s.
and Uio rovomm from ibo sLiJl.s Imlping t<> afvvifit ilh* ra»4‘^.’* (Hoar. ln*ar and npplaaso.)
Work for Unomployod.
with by Mr. V’liittlo. who said tlicy had t-« <io tin.*
Umunployniont w;u5 ilie iirt^t •juostiou d»alt they could for the unemployed.
Tho qiie.^tiou would not Ik.* H*.tth‘<l liy giving men a dole. Sucli Uctir.s might «iuieU*n th - men but to ki«;i» nn*i. in
idlein-.ss wa.^ to hriug ultiinoto discontent. In tin* w:u\ men it*^-! to sav Uiey preferr«xl figliting at the froui ilian idlene«i for long period* at the ba.-v* .in-, lln* jo ln y <if paying doh.*s iiLM-c*;uJ of liinling work was iniMak<?n and mischievous, for tin* iiu’u liLH-ann* dLsgusUt-l and llie ilangcr w.i>
i at ihi*v would coaso to l)0 willing 6L*rvams •
the , IV, w • Afa far as th<' CliUiertv l>aU)Ur Party i-
e*»iu’»*riu'd, if Wo Irnvo llie ojiportunitN to do A- .Hit to find wuiU l.ii local iiinuu-
ployod,'’ declared Mr. Whittle. “ 'Iher.- ad* plenty ol things whuh arc*
in.K.essarv \riuH.
, not be
wast.sJ b.it well spent
ran In* done ami the moin*y r«'Mjiiir«*»l uoulo If a man i.’-
.ihh' to take homo that wiiich will iin-i il'>* ia*»ccs.'
sii.io-. \><v his wife and <hildn ii lie l’*-
: comcb a coutc.*ntc<l workman. It in- lm>* • lind lault with his masler oi ii]«dy ol work and <*inoition.s. he cannot give ol liis U*.*^: ami 1 ic-c‘1 wo .should find «;mph»yiiioni ii it i*- at a)) poasiMe,'* l ie vondoiiiinsl tin- .suggt-.i-
‘ lion that work siiouhi 1m^ provided bus. ai i-*.'*-’ tiuiu lIxv Ktaiidard raU> of wagrs and dw ia j. ’il it a ]ifu*J <m vsorking in.-n to ;j.s.s»*rt that .i.' biiig as ilicy got
a week Ior doing liotii
' ni;.'. thc> \W»uld not work. ' ruriuug to ilu* oduentifin qin-c/viAUi. Mr. : WhiUlo .vwii’ i shat tho laiowhslgo ol th" ' diirn ult.:oA In* had had to roiiiond with I*"- caii.'O In* had an inad‘yjustt" ••<lucatioii at *cho<d wa.s .sufiii’irnL to malo* him <lo sill itc couhi to Hc-.' that the chiUlr**n ol tin.* working
; ' la.'.s liad t!i • :i<lvjnjt,nge of ii> go-nl •Mlin.a-^ tiona! facililncs a.-» thasc* of tin- bvti. r -rla»
i<iiiUlreii. ^Yhen they advancc-1 tin* argtt • imuit that nhil.tivi; sliould have -.qua! ujip<u- ■ lurit V-'.. Ill" usual reply wa.s ihsil (her** wa.’« no
incxliau.stihlo supply of money. Fin* (Io\ "rninent .smm fouiui the* money when ii wa.-' wanbd for war i>uriKX'^o.< but if was .sai*l
' to 1k> difficult when the mone\ wa.- refiiiiro*! I I ' rTiclit the Wfuking cla<r.4.‘H.
( ’omniemi-
' ing tho i.Txsvtion of hiiid valuer, Mr. Wliitll<* (juoied v.jirm flUj>port from Mr. Lloyd (b-orge. *• whose pi l th"orN this
u.sed Ui h«*.'’ Not
.sist. " lie ill'
..light to ill.' noiii'i' of th.' Couinil j It 1 . in’.u ahonl tw.i yi-ars
s.inee w'o enls'iisl into negotiatioiis for lain! ior widening pnr- , poses at that [loint. W.- in.t only honghi | lari.i hilt we honght a ilwel)ing-hoii.-e ami a , Htal.l.- to flleililal.- tin- w'.rl., I hough timl I is iv.’ii vi'ors ago, I do not know tiie rea.‘-im | lln-io Inis heen nothing .i. ne hnt we nre going j to know iho reason. Soin.- .say iliat pers' iis ; win. sohl tin- land an- in.i now'
prej.ared to I larrv .mt strictly tlicir part ol the l.a.'gam. j others .sav it i.s through some inlln.'me Iroiii tlio owii. r of propiTty tliei'e, l,m in my opinion ihe ('oriK.ratioii has isiu'.-r to j>n>- c.'.<i with ihat matter in the '"-ry near fulnr.'.’ ' t'oniicillor .‘^e.'.iall r.-feri'eil to th ere, lion by tho { ’/.iinty Conmil of temp..raiy
ila.sMo nts which hi.lo n vi.'W of tin-
n.ad, .1.'- clariiie that tlieso mail., the <t)rin;r mm.- dangerous than h.-for.-. Unhappily, tlio (•oiintv f.m in il would not listen lavonralily liTs ohii'i'tioii.
Turning to tlie land que-tion. I ..-aid the l.ahonr Jiarty he>i
llio lowTi ( oiimil . ) , . .
l,e hiui.^lf had sat liv
favour of vears
tainiuK laud for had ;h)Uo all
piovicliuw laud on
a
put their |>owers in op*- when a|.i>Ii'unts were urg, ai»plieattoiis to "imlde t conirnoilate them tm <”n coinmittecc to acquin outroled If
..(oluircd "tho’fnult did not re.-it with ihe l.a'"Oir party hot with their
opp.mem«.
iu-ulhciem. More !ii)0ut the Market.
has lioen dovoloK'd,” i-outiinKsl Ouimilhu ^ I n i l . " WV have had a steady stream ol etallhohlors ohtaining ao'mi'uiodntiou and
“ Yon have scon rcoentl.v how f ' " "'■'r'f''':
to deal with the the
for nllotui,-rite uod suh-coimmtt.M tor qtU'utiou <d
, tliev I'oiild to -e tge
lu-n <
le.sinuo it. tin
1 11* ion. I u v the (ourii il
•il !•> nuKlify their ( '. ’ i nline.' te ac-
plol. lie iirg*‘d tlie
mor.» land, but ua- lam! bad been
Ilee* Mtly
■ dn* h !'i ol many r. a-mi- l.»r pre.->.*nt rondi- , lioiiH was ihat tho (osmtry wa.s paying debt* ' witli borrow-d nioin-y. Ihunig the wa:. the ' widow’* miiy mui wa.s tsikf’ii wilh the furm- , aliLv of a rcvpiest. yet money w:us bonowed iml int<*ivsL paid to men who rtuibl have g re i i rbf moj't y ami never nii.‘vs*><] it,
Ex-Sorvicc Men's Troubles.
i S’'ine weeks ago, lie read in liie pai»i i that ! die ex-S.’!vie" men w; i<' attempting lo run i a candidalo ol tlu ir (»wn He wanle<l to *a> ■ th:', a- .lii cx-Ser\ir’e man Inni.'-elf li.- couM
aro prossime true or not. The Labour party nationally aro
lift the economic
and wo shall .see whether that is lo
tlmt tlicy will have tlio ad-
vnntagcri to which they aro ontitletl, it «>nly vou will give them tlic ixAVer :>nd )u*lp tliein in tlio Houbo of Common.s.
'Fhey havo an
uphill IkiUIo,
hut.they njo doing wirno gcKxl. in
oppo.sing thoeo mon who nro trying to kt*op Its on tho old Hvsic'in. For tlie last inonth.s tin* workoi-s have bwn living pracli<‘ ally under ('onditioii* ol .slavory and that is not riglit. Whon wo I(M»k hack over the last five or six yoai’s and see tliut trAmoininition of effort and ingouinty that wa.s pul into the winning ‘d tlu* war—1 don’ t say it shouhi not have 1kh*u put imo it.- w<* hav<* to woinl.-r ami
a.sk w!iv tho siinio c»>mx»ntration td «*fr«nl liAs not b(H*n put int<i winning the |K*ace. (ilonr. hear.) Wo can only givo oiu; aiiMver ind it irt, ‘ I ’rivato interest.’ 'Hiat i.s at tin*
root ef tin* whol** (jue.>ti.m ami until we a* workers
ivali.so that it i.- private interest
wliii h i.s up
again.st us to rob oi the gooo ii’.;ugri of life, thoro cannot be much alL*ra-
tion.” ‘•A DisgracG.”
.Hiual 4*4luealion. Mr. Tingle Mild lie know iH.*ople in the LalK>ur party who W4*re .ieiiyiug llk-melw.' t.» giv. theji ehndren a belU.*i
(.laimiiiL: tfmt all children hinl
chance in hfo th.ui llieir paiauUs Imd Othei paielit^s with till* siiiuv* ileMlA* to .s»*e lln*u elnldren a
Io well in !ih*. were iircveiiusl b\
i‘«’onoinie piv.'v-;ir* liAim g i 'in g tlnir
ehi.il.vn a re:d « lmnce. Tla* cliildrer. had to ho s«'nt into •.beinin and wv-ro thus rt)blM*«l of elrnmes t.i winch they were entitled. Ucteiring to ilio unempb»ynn*nt
qiie.stion. Mr. 'Iinglesam die recomnu'ndativm thai men .slniuld
emigrate wa* a
di.sgnnt.v .A-. .\nsiralia wa* .sO f i 'e ly mentioned, i t wius lilting t^j point out that tf’al "ouutry had a Labour t..jVA-ru- luent. ami Imd imnle rapid .strides in iudu.*vtr> ami in otlier <lii'.-. ii'*n.s al-".
right to '
ment from the ( ’ounoil. came and put up Uieir ilLiilhH, crsated the markot, and v.hon they l wanted to further develop it tho "party of : progrofts” put their foot down ind .‘•aid, in | oft’oet, “you must not go furtlier.*’ Tn his ; opinion it was uttorly ridi«.n!oiu;.
Stopping Wheels of Progress.
| ;
llioro wj*uS. another point in connection with |
the cirailnr. Tliere seemed to be .‘•/Omo' •si'cll j nl)OUt' tho
Ca.stlo for tlie Consors’alive parly, . but thia timo they had loft it off tlm sh«*<'t
'
snbstitutod a photograph taken from the Castle Keep, of tho town, looking up the valley, sliow- ing Uto town, the Parish Church and other prominent buildings and looking along tlie Chatbnrn n»ad. I t v.a*> a beimliful pliuto.. calculate<l presumably, to strengthen the im
pres.sion in favour of v.'hr.t they ha<l done
j.lvoiU the ancient and -historic (dd pile. Ho wished they ^hO'cl got. tho pliot-ographer t#» turn the canicra round in tho direction of Kshton-tor-
r.ice ll io photo, would V-avc shown, not a riev of tho development of the eshito as a M’ar Memorial, but Iho convereion of a hirgc section into a potato field. (T^aughter). He wa.s ,‘iorry tho Tvilvour party had not l>oon sharp enough to ]Trociire a photo, of ihe potato fi.-ul for their addre.^refi : it v.’onhl h.ive l>oon a good idea. As a collector for the C^etlc fund, he know how tho people of riitheroe in genen! .suhf/Crihed to tho memorial, and ho wa« sur prised at the interc'St i i evoked. But, as wa. the case \rifh the market so witJi the
C-a.sHe. the dominant party
h.id trio<l lo stop the wheels of progi'css, and those who would have (levehqKyl it "ha/l lirul no opportunity.
To Whom is Credit D u e ?
Councillor Hargreaves went- on h) Hc.y that . i report of the Con.'ajrvalive meeting in Uk
“Post." he noticed that Councillor Boolhmau bad lMv>n talking about whnt the CV)uiual in- foTidcd to do with reference lo afTorestation or* the Witerv.’orks gatliering ground. 'Hiat woubl not go far to provide employment. Still, i’ wa.s 6'»mi*!iung am! would benefit a few. But th- scheme of rdTore.'.tation was. not one fo*- which the
Con.sorx’alives could accept inv credit. If anyone would take tlie trouble >
p r * F I N A L R A L L Y ^Oi^OAY Evening at 7-30
IN THE WEftVERS INSTITUTE Tha Maating will be ADDRESSED by the Candidates
Messrs. HARGREAVES, TINGLE AND WHITTLE Supported by COUNCILLOR SE ED A L L & Mr. Chair to bo tak en a t 7 -3 0 by Mr. T.
F. CONSTANTINE. WRIGLEY.
Labour will Vote & work fo rlO i
!o st«ady th;it ho sometimes wished they; would make a leap, il i t ■was only a leap in too dark; ;i would l«i much more prefer,able to tho steady Isickwaid progress they bad sliown tor so long
(Laughter). Tioduciug a
strong Words. eopy of
a loallct mruiai o leaflet, oirculateil At
E a TEWSIDN o f HOURS. the Dorough .-^*.ssum.s. y^suahj,
by . mooting of
Councillor Todd made :iii appheution ior u e.xtension of hours .ui the Wiiito
l.ioi; Ik-ai from 10-30 to 12-30 inid-tiight on Novi.'fflhr loth, tho oecasiou of the amni.'il dinutr »ai tho Clithoroe aud District Ctifet
tho opposite (Xirty last .N'ovember, .Mr. Con- Ihmltry Society. stoi-tiuo rote a„ extract dealing with toe lack Ih o Mayor: MTiy do they aash -m cosUk
of
omployme.it, and ivskiiig why so many mi Is ; rhe looc.-.-'iings so long.-
were stemxid. '"The Tory party sent
th.al hi!.! Councillor 'I’odd: I uiidenstaml th-x-e u Were hiopi
;ii. We ^iiy that •* t ^ ment is attnhutable to
Ihe Toiy ixu-ly i„ too p^t, 1-- .1 •
m -er 'to.« and thu UlKiur party did not ge t; Ihrough and It will nrobahly he S o’clock » e\ei since, aiiu i. u
local.” Urging upon Uie aunience i-e... .... limes tlomnndctl new :ne;usurcs an ii.> asserted that it would bo to tho
• Urging upon toe audience Miat ne« ,
] think 12-30 is late enough. ___
A Clitficroe H come of the old g^»g vsere t .qj^tion wa.s granted,
elearetl mit. U wius iiolicc.ablo from the report | of Councillor Boothman’s speech that he ha.l
boon speaking, as ho
usu.ally did, in a maimer which did not give to othcre tlmt seriousness
“
b*ok up t‘ie nice of th<* lo*?.il Press it woul I !*.» found
long ago C»Mincillor Seedall urge ! fond cry had
Im*. u that
l.alMun- w a.-v not lit lo
gov.To Iml .Au.-irab;i provided an "Ifei-tive i<*ply. In jMiiin. of fact, nolsidy had tin* riglit to ,s;iy Lalxiur wa.s not lit to g.*v.-rn in thi.s ('.>unti-\. “ 'Flies |jaM> imver given LalMUir a chnme ami until thev <lo tliev liast* no right to .sav
that.” .said Mr. Tingle. “ A.s iar a.s I am .oneonu'd. if I get your ronrub nee this inne. 1 am prepai-AKl to do ail 1 can lo makr our town a.s well govermsl as pot^sil-bs so t)m*. all •>f U.S mav oujo;. tile eomlit'on.s that tlic FMucati*in 'Am ai'.i <»t.!ier ineasur.*s onglit to
M ing.” “ Steady P rogre ss.” Cvanciliur Hargrenvc.s said ho understood liiat
at an o{H»a-aii im-4'ling which lie hot .ol dressed in l>5w Moor he had given oftoneo to a cerUin elector, If such was the
ca.so he could ,s.iv quito tinceix*ly that it' was done inadvert- en'tly. Ho had Llie grea;x‘st resjic^t for ill- person in qneslion and would not intcnlionally Attack him. lIuTe ^vas one thing concorning hirt public
r.ireer in wiiicli he look a jsirdonable pride. When ho first accepted nomination for tiu* Town I’oaiiril he made a ncnlvi; that lie. wouM nowr enter into
por.sonnhtic.s if it coubl po^*;ihly }-• .avoided, and that rct-olve ho had kejM throughout his perioil of se-rvico in the j)uMic inlerertl. Ho was iironipt<f<i to eay Oiai l)eeaui=4* of the wrong impression he had *./* in- advertenUy created. (
He.ir, luvir).
Alluding to the addn*ds<*s of the
Con.servntive
I sympathi.'" with tii** e.\
-.Serv ice mon’.s p‘>.si- I liiiii Fromisv*- had ’'•.en nimle witli no iii
I l.,ahoiir camii'late- were conc-.-rmsi. the\ i Would do .ill tlioy couhi to make ilie aiitliori- ! tie.s k.*ep the pn)inis<’.- they niaile. “ Tin y
lontion »f !."(ping them 'mit a.- far as tlie
‘
Clminn.in ! pa-s-^av’e ami bope never to s*,. you any more.” b<*en in wa-'^ what, they now aai*l.
1 Were willing to call its Ijcro.-* during tlie war 1 bill now tliey don’t want to
fecogni.se wluu ; Wi- did I'lr tbem." exdaimcAl Mr Wlntlle. ] *• Now \ou lieve done all you can, you mu\ i ej,lignite. If vou do that we will pay your
ela.s*ts‘? wen* light in demanding more of their share «.f the profif.s made by tlicir labo’ir. 'Fuiniip' to lb" qii(*stion ill I’uioni.-i ]»:oj»a-
1’ii" laboiirim:
ganda. Mr. Wliittb* .siid be liad many
lim.ss felt like writing on s-uno of tin* topics raiMxl hut. he r4*col!eote<l that, most )H*ople know
j nolslieviks. etc. Hie
adverti.sc*montv« wore I intended for publication throughout the j country and of course it wa.s
nece.ssary for * the Unionist to tar thorn all wilh tlio fiamc hruKh. “ 1 appeal lo you," went on Mr.
I wilt, u'iut-,* t!i.*
adverti.scmc*nt.s aJ»<l had no i ver\ L'ood oi>inion of tin* writei. H<* had. [ however, tri.-^l to find out wliother the ad- ! vert'Vmcnt« uhieh appe;»rt*<l in the l.M-al ‘ piqw-r v ere drawn up nationnlly or ha ally. ' Ho discovenKi that they wvre
i.ssmd nntion- I ; ally S') that jK-rlni|x; lliere wan some excuse
for the local
l.al*our men being lalled
candidates, Councillor Hargreaves sai<l that any stranger to tho town would h.nve been struck, in reading them, by tho fact that there
w.is no nienlioM "f the party to which they be long; tliey might ho independent#!. The Hibour and Libera! r^udidates b.ivo no hcsit’tion n rm*ntioidng On* r>^spcctive parties lo wliich they were allied. He. did not say that this omif*sit»n W.I. ma<le !.e**nus#* Oiey might. jKKihly i'*' .xslianicd of tlieir party, but' the omb-''ion wa'> rurious. Al! tlio same. wlu*n one retbeted -m the fact that the Oon'^ervative party <ompose.l 80 to 90 |x*v Cent, of tho Coalition (lovi‘niment and one lo#vke<l at what they had done at home and
c.br''»a4l. ii coidd not l>e gains.dd that Iheli' record wae. deplorable. Wlinl had hrippenrsl dn Ireland was tlj** re-ult i»f misgovernmont on the part of the C<-»;\lition. The jvoeition of a{Tai.“ in India was largely nttribiUable to the fact tliat the demamlfi of
t.hn people had not boon mot but it had prcxhired a l>oyrolt of T/mea- shiro poo#ls. Ivflzicashiro people were m>w hav ing to walk the streets unemployed bec.iuse. in part, of tho had i>olicy of the Oovernment in power. .\nd .iffairfi at home were no better. UnemplojTnent was n.ifionnl and greater thaii had ever been known before, and these calami* tie; could, in a large measure, he aHcrll>o<I 'o th-' bad policy of tlie Coabtion Government wWrh vms kept in power by tho Conservatives morn than any other party. And when a Oen- eril Kloction did come Ihc men who made no mention of jwrty in their addresses would lie found taking a prominent part in attempting
»hc imivv-tancv* of afTore-itritioii of tlie fells, and some few years ago the speaker .said he wa* f>ne of a committee wlio spent many half day-, on the mocvrland.* visiting various sites with County Council e.xpert to r.<lvi.<!e on tho
mn.st ■initab!.* sj-K.fs f*r pl.i:»ting. S.'unple.-. of trc*\^ *.ver*' sent for rnd evcn.’thing was going fo*'-
w.ard .s.a!.ififnctori!y when Urn Counoil sudil.'’nly
'•’.hnrujed i*.* miiul and dtvqipotl tlie sclieme afJer .iM t.’i.* ♦•
ipen.se .''.ml Hu* time which the visit'- iiivolvol. But they h-.i! some little busim*s- ability.
ln-'t".id if wasting the sample trce‘ .
they planti'd them i;i the land alongside the entranni to Brungi'rley
P.irk. "Bo rmieh for he
p.irty of progre*v«i." axcl.iinud Councillor Har grtvivrjs, who next- prucooded to cjiprosfl agree- nT**n! wit!) au oiirerv.-gion
m.itle by tho chair man at the
Cnnserv.Ttive meeting. Quotin.: from the sp<'4Hb by Mr. Constantine, Innt W(H.*k, that ‘‘mom*y talks"—ami Mr. Constantine sai 1 »i
t.ilki*<i !.),st N'oveniN'r let when the stn’ot-: were tlowing with milk and honey—(l.-uigliter’ —Mr. fj.vmelt {xiintcKl om that w.*rk a*. «!♦' lion timev t.^lkel far
rr.nrc th.m money. Tlir.t was the
p.vinl of ii-crccmenl. lK*t\vcen tlieni, .iml tho sjw*aker pmctedtHl to urge the* imjHirtanrt; of every supponor of tin* LaIkmh* candidate- doing (ivciyiii-ing |
> «T‘/,ilib* (o a-srict In the ch*c-
Uon next Tu-sdry, voting f<»r tlie enndidat^.s, bKkking after (dhers who would support them and. giving .ill t ie assistanee
jvo.sible. By fto dciing he l»elie\i*d Igilvonr v.oidd be
n.vured ‘ f a gre.1 t victnrv in the town. (Applaure).
Consorvativo “ Stoadinoss.” SjK*ukin” in oUjqTort of like candidates, Mr
ConsUuiliiie .*;iud tho siaU-inent
th.it " Lnlx)nr men are not .suiu’d for public work” was often 1‘cpratod and ieiloralc*<i by Uu*ir opp'in- l*m^ lba.t one Nva.s left wondering what wjuv meant. I t wtkuUl alnjost appear that they had M) litUt) lo put beforo tho jK*oplo of ('litheroc, am! llioy miually ge»L the ;rin<l up in const*- queiico at tl;o Jippearance of Labour ou th • seem* Uial tboy felt l>Ok>nd to ivpeat tlic
s.imc ohl |»;km>t-rry. varjing it j)orhapA with th.- equally al»sur«l protest that certain candidsiU's l;ju*. not livivl in Uu> to\Mi long enc'Ugh. He lived in Badiham, Imt he was often told m N
Mi.‘ m»t .1 "Ibidihamor" yot. Councillor Har-
gr<*aves wa/; well known: Mr. Whilth; hail been I ClitherfH* eighlocn yivirs, and Mr. Tingle— \v:;i il. ten years?
.Mr. 1'inglo: Seven years. Mr. Constaiitim*: Tlien tliey muFt havt* !)('<’■
seven lean years. (Liughter). I/?t us hop**
try to do Ls to puti men forward who are good nil tho work jx>ssiblo on behalf of the Labour citizens nnd will develop into good local ad- rniidrilatcs and of upholding the principles f* mini-stroiors if they havo tho opportunity. And integrity and justice in tho faoo of all oppos-
tho next, wveii will Ik; much! bett<*r. ^lu* plari of birth is noLlung lo tho credit of any man v*r woman. I t ia an accident, in tho sense that Uu jHirson find uny aay in tho mallor.
wo you havo three men before you who sriU con- ition . ;
form to tiiat "steadiness which is ompKisise<l A longUiy discussion followed on quMLons by tho Torv nddro-sso^;. Whoever h.ia known put' by im*ml>o*rH of tho nmlieut-y) relntive to the Consen'ative jvLrty had never questioned bousing and tho land laws, and ^ o National that attribute." They had been so ateady for Hedlh Insurance Act. The laltor is referred to . twenty ye*ars, tho speaker continued, that to obowhero and giN'ee the views of Councillor ilay the candidntse, tho country and tho nation t^eaK^.all. Tho “fit and proper" reeolution ^ s were in such a state Uiat no one know what, unanimously approved on tho proposition of Mr would happen next. Tho Tory party had I>e<*n ' G. U. Clarknon, seconded by Mr. B. Bamew.
»
which he ahrogatcel to himsell and lus own utterances.
'l-hat warn tlio way of the roteo-
gradcs. When they accepted principles a^cli Uicy foniid it advisable to turn down m later years thev likc<l to cover np their tracks mth ridicule. ■ .He tvas reported to havo smd that "arothcr kiioltv prohlem tras that of liousmg None of th.e Cor;x.i-.T.:on houses were occupied Thrifty working ’ men and women had como forward
..ml hou-dit. hoitoiiL- bonds, ami _wvre condemned l.v the Scdalists .as capitalists lie threw Ihe
sl.ilenient kick in Coiineillor liwth- man’s f:ice as a most, delitiende, dirty,
in.sulting
iintnitli. Labour people were __ always nn.xious
liud 'toiiiiig for everykiody to ho Ihrifly. honest, 'traiirht-for'vard and ginxl citizens, and they re- reiitisl -Mich distorted and unfair statements . s ll'i- ttiie *T>niplained of.
Unornaloymcnt. V.»ii Lim Mibjt*ta uf unemploy mem, tlie .vpuM.or
said Libour IielU U*cn urging for twenty ytwk^ that Urn Govcrnmeni or the fc>lalo ought to tackle lu.*; problem. U " ‘ils no u^ wailing until unemployment miido iL.--elf manife4-i. lne> ought to proi>are in advanco and avoid distress ! and .sulfenng. The Conservatives talked aboUx ■dole’. ,” forgetting to tell the jKople
th.it Ui06u who got Uio doles had to subhcnbe to wards them and, iw llko money had only been borrowed out of one department, they would have to help to pav it back wlien tiiev ix*tuineil lo work. 'Fhoy said uoUiing at all whon, a few montlus ago, Urn Covenuuent quite
ca.sually
p;i5c(xl 60 million iwiiiids lo tho sluirehoUlers uf the railway i:omp;ukiv:»; but when the (Jovern- menl voto'l, or lent, a couple of million.s for utu'inpluymont there was a shout about dole.s. JIc pix>ceckit*vi l4» quote individual jKUisions in the cases of 42 retired public me who Jire draw ing £S4,496 per annum—and some of Uiem luid coiLsiderable privato incomes. For ©very pound 'riven u» rellevk' the
di.sire.vs occamoned by un employment, As. lOd. went to jxiy interest on money N^rrowwl during tho war. Lil>our w.i« not in favour of doU*^ in any sen.*^e of t:ie word. What they contended was that if a man sva/^ willing to work and coubl not get it, ho should jK»t bo tiirown into tho ^ t to r but should have siiflicieni pi*ovision for his
sub.si.stenr** to kti’p hin» away from tho workhouse until such time .'s ti'f mui":*. ill
bin lahmr. It- was n<*t
lX)ssible under llic present system for all men am: women to tAvo enough money to provide against want. Tlui .system pnxhiccd poverty and liad much to do witli filling tlio prisons „nd asyluma, and yot tho Torj’ party upheld t. I>ai>our wa.s out to drag such systems doviU
and givo overyono a chanco to earn an honc#*t living and not to havo tho constant menace o* workloasncss and poverty boforo them.
In a
rigorous appeal to tho meeting, i tr . Cona^ntino urge<l tho importanoo of cveryo°® putting
IF YBy WilKl Kmiiliiy iiifiii iiislcmi of (ioh .', and icm
who will s t r lv f , a.s far as lln-y ('im, loral'.j, to provide work in .sulistitiitioii for I'oa
I.aw Relief (the last Re."ert of tk:
ireiiuinelv poor townsnuinl--------- \0Tt LABOL’ l l .
1 1'" yon want men wI.o.m'
..ymii.ilhifi
nre wliollv vom.s-------N'OTl'i l..\P>0LR. 11'' yon n a n ! to .safeenan' die intfroi'4
of those wiir. foii'jh t for von- —\0TE l .A RU U R .
II'' von a a i i f I 1 sto|i pniiiteiTinc- VOTF.'
I.AIIOUR.
CLUNG TG IK yon want lo see
(h'veloped -----VO'I'K I F yon a ant to see lie
l.rid out and lln'
F.slate onL'lit to h e ------\OT'F
IF von waul V O T F "
1.AROUI I F yon want more ami hetter Hot*a^'
nnd t;ood san ita tion ------ ; OTF
I.AI101I- IF yon want
jn.stiee and equity ip
considi'r.ntioii i>f
v.inr inti rest.s------\Ult LA HI )O R .
I F you are i-onteni to areopl thin?
n.s they nre, nmi never tret any fontioer .......... - Vote for our Opponeiit.s'
I F V u r IkI'lALl.Y WANT I’RO R R p
then “ Ch*t (iowM to it,*' next Tuc^dab aiui make a .V opposite the nunu*^
H A R G R E A V E S , T IN G l -E , and WH IT TL E!
VOTE SOLID FOI LABOUR
I
llie hval .\
l.irkct i .A n o i i i .
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ii.stle (I'rouJKii devi loiv d 3'*
l.AROUR.
1 letter Kdiu-ation-
d r o v e r w h o At tlie Borough i l
tnorning. before AkI Mr. W. Orr. :« chargi ‘T'lerly wa.s ptx*b*rre| ham. drover, of no I*.C. Weightm.m
Monday night lio v
hv.ird bomeloih si
t-lio ground. Witnef" foot and had ce "1
K.ing-xStr*.vt .
al^r-lane. Prv>-> • prisoner and r'**p direatening to hK.-k Downhmn stud _ continuing to sll
J*® coubl get
pri.soil came and
hi the i>Tlico s tatioij lu aiLswer to pris«-
J ut«turb,in(t>, witli* turned out of '■
^!L<Jirorderly condnl B.S. Loitli .staL-d f he ;vart in lU ih l
l^tnelKKly Hhouting a l u the neighbourho-l ^.ut there. He
PjT>oner, and a civl ’^ ^ tm a n ’s capo n|
, 1 HGoner said ho ; l of tbo police. [
he proinistl
f i f f^ Chief a>nsud| ’^1
|f„j^l'’*}hnni was Fn| [lortnight in which
langiuLgo. B O L t o N - b I : “““t rcaliaod l ie i i J
tiMf* ttourch. coll.'.| " StorvinI
Hie lani]>-post and l l eajKv and stick u l
-Th,. ,mils h.T.v-0 lieen stepped c-omudi r.ihio iimouiit of husiiioss ti ji! unemnlov- foro dinner is ,‘H'rvi'd in conse-iim-nce oi fcrr S
-ulmiidslratiou ■jf' " f *■''0 momliors living in remote parts of til gj They wanUte a later extension kt
0)ust.ahle said the extonsion va
’ oriRinnlly Jintil 1-30. liut ho had no okjoctioa 12-30. an«i on Iiik rocommcndrition the:;?’
OPEN-AIR IEETIN68 THIS WEEK END
TO-^IGHT h i 7-3 IN WATERLOO
C H A I R M A N M r . A. HALLOWS. WOIIK F o i l IN SHAW BRIDGE CHAIRMAN Mr. 7-30 F. CONSTANTINE
|T0-S^©RROW, Satnai? ON THE MARKET GROUND CHAIRMAN Mr. J. FORRESTER
All Mootings will be Addressed by the Candidates] Sou' broad bi.-ann J
tlie weatluT i-s suiiici^ I f your garden is
the gaiiddo to eow a i>ea during tliis W( <*k. 1)0 sclcobotl. J In* M.' tage be fow.i in iKJt l bo placed in tlio cold I If tJio pubs and fratl ganiblo is wortli uinjl ffariii sheltered cornel Ooniineiico plant ini
trees aro grown in f account replacr* i newly planted trec-s|
A FREVAll Tho Minisiiy oi a|
has jut>t sent m.* Xottleliead diM-a- curnints and whidi i tiio prcteiit time, is uiinown but cortl to prevent its
bpiv.il symptom irt the ih the ic;ivi;s. wimli narrow. In lookn! sJiouId examine ili«* sliootfi, and slionld i| off cither side oi normal black cnrrai:| ten of thestj buh-vij dirtcafio iK'eomes ti.. veins. A bash may | ing normal le;ives. I blwnW Ik* lookc*d 1;*] during June. Tlic leaf, of (cur.l
Tile unpleasant i)ar;l tho leaf reverts, tli'.l To avoid ft-enlo phintrt. I'ure gale n<*w plants niiB beyond .su.spiiion. to examine our i'lal NVe aro pn»mi.s<d fil that <lato but as tli^r wo arc warnt-<l iliat I to gmb up aflectodi
THH Gardeners in tln.'^l
taking a k<** n iiUiv| U*an which lia.s i*c'' and ('hiim for mail licing ust*<i con.-nltT.I was originally and during tlio i)a.-| muus imniU'r of a^* l*oan. For e\;n;q*b as i<Klder. From i e.xti acted from wliir; meal is made into ci| Hungarian
lonti.st. ideal f;xxl fer Immal can be ground into tl (an al.*'0 be m-fd t** f very good
in.iniii ' choc-rtc. In the (•iruinu'iai; I
to .'•^iv liiiw England if a suiub!l to grow liore. 'nio'I now have bv**n flow, red but b.*i sequenlly the lkxLr*j hoi-ing U) ili.-AONer our climate. A.s .sixl <over4“
the K*lting
a.sule of garden for the growl
.‘enx'S .‘•o many WORK F j
All such work
other rtvarrangeim-i.l lo Lamo»l out ilnni| avid Lri'iuliing. to lerreo. must. 1h> pro weather is dry. If a late croj) ol
it .should now be hi in-elesl-over lowanL [ !'• ]>lacing the spa*] and tilting it eompl on it<s roots, .'"'iibs*’' rt'iil should !>*' pl:vr« .•vinic trciitment '.ml I'tit thosi* uhich ar«f
G. ^ b y A F E l
d ue -hall h.T
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