ADVERTISER AND i ^ E S . FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1921. 'O-DAY. I Ibc. 1 ^


■ a Cliaeroe aunic- | Y end’Mvoured J t.->eat dust of in


iiffirded religious


s ulcab bctoie the Ulu oUior


I 'T ; " ' ' t < ’ oppon- P'ltl discard pex^n- regarded


r ‘ , to Olio of tho |e s t respect for ,11


I '" 'i s , rocognisiug


J'.--omo psjtioular ■v.ow-^^to ,„.y aid T ' "


■"■e out :or the a good


| J '■


Tie to LJusir pt-uj. ‘•••M.nal ubu.se and > wcio (liscred-


'‘'■pted (iilferent i* tli.it ifleal be-


Jii Mon.


In 11‘ n t abs< il u Lely, ’ ’ I ^'iipi>oiis that ’ I Piflyd to hominato 1*' It is a blessed I* 'rr wo siiouldn't ■ a section wo |oin WQ regard as our purjKvse, onthu.‘,iasm jf


"f l»rogi-ess as •»*'S l)c;rond


g ' iuin. (Applause) |»tily emlcr.s.*d «]]


I'l Huro. .and I can y y


to do his cr cave no


->Hxl qualities of ^•r otiiervn.so wa.s thoy asked tile t'be b«Lst men,


l^lr. K. Rnidlcy, i j ip .'is ail “.anti- |: Avays sliorti but Itly. waa a popu- to nil the


i-u kburn was one -!;<• meetiiiir and .and


whether Coiisorv- Uie best


E/^ST mQ WEST ♦t-K l ,


VOTE FOR


BLACICBURFi HPS THE


BEST


rocoiyed hearty and eloquent support a t a moeting held a t the Liberal Club on AVou- day evening, wlion there was an excellent muster of supporters. Tiio usual


Tho cnmlidaturo of Afr. Tom Blnckbuni NORTH^ SOUTH


proper ” resolution wn.s carried until hearty applauso and tlio mooting made clear the fact tlia t tho Liberals are to pursue their cam­ paign with vigous, oiiteriirifio and confidence. Alderman .1. T. Whipp prcside<i and in the


fit and I


course of brief opening remarks lie announced his belief tlia t they Iiad secured a worthy candidate. The fact th a t Air. Blackburn liad twice beforo contested elections proved liini a good, lighter hut irre.spcctivo of th a t lie considered lie would make a very good town coiinuillor. Air. Blackburn had con- sidornblo interests in the toivn and had been lery .sueecssful in Imsiness and i t followcxl th a t his cxi>oricnro would win for him suc- cLv=a in tlio Council chamber. A young man who bad won a position for hinit^olf, i t might


I Ik* th a t Air. Blacklmru would “ got some : of his ideals km>rk(3(l out of him,” if lie 1k*- j came a councillor. On the -other hand he [ miglit not. He eanie.stly liopetl Air. Black- j burn would get in and lie believed he would bo successful, especially if tlio Lil>crals of tho


j town would work. Councillor J . W. Carmichael, wcll-kimwn


throughout E ast Lancashire a.s a cidcketcr and sportsman generolly in the best sense of tlm.se terms, and also a prominent member


. of tho Blackburn Town Council, gave an j earic'.st address. Declaring i t .a real privi­


I conditions now ruling would have i>nssc<l I away.


! ho wished the Mayor-elect a prosperous and j successful term of oflico and expressed the 1h>i)o th a t before ho concluded th a t term the


I Liberals prot^ent, men who had fought loyal- I ly for Liberalism in the past, and younger j men wishing to omulato tho deeds of their , fatlier.s. Iliorc was KuHicient weight and in- ‘ fluciice in the room not only to bring suc- I OC.SS to Air. BhuklunnV candidature but also ' in a larger election when i t came along.


I t was a ple.'isuro to si.'O so many


jKilitics,” went on Councillor Carmichael. Par ly politics ought to have no place in


Mon of Ability and Character Needed. “ T liiivo not eoiiie hero to Hpe.ak of party


• wav te po out •■.U'l p ro ns a :•••■'! .'ijiplansi.).


Mr. rVirmicbaol ISUST ALL ;x AY X


In v e s t y o u r V o t e s in R e l i a b i l i t y BY VOTING f o r


ND


INDEHTAKER |V h a l I e y


F e r ■ft HOAD


FE TUMEH. B l a c k b u r n CITIZENS USE YOUR iorpot to Hotel I S l r e e t ,


WUL]'"ARE BY \ <mNG FOR


I'ilE PEOPLES ADVOCATE


[Uhifi, 10/6


|k u! 11 OL.OG


ISTORES U biurn


Tom BlITGKBIIRII ic k b u rn .


l id F a ig I st'oeiniity.


Ir e i e t . AGKBURN


priCftS .111(1 imul un •


he on the eve ot lU-ll


the '<*rn Council woi'l


PUANCHISE FOR THE TOWNS


I if oioctod he will not allow any party loyalty, i or projmlicc, or prestige t i iiiilueiico his ' judgment in any iiiatter that comes bolore ■ tho local Council for coiLsidcration. In my oxperioiiie. party ixilitics are a hiuio in the


l(^al government and ratepayers have a right to demand from ovory candidate tlint


, muiiicipnl lifo of every town and support I should lie given to men of ability and T cliaracter, irrespeeiive of party—to men who aro prepared to make heavy .sacrilico.s for tiio goixl of tho town in wliicli they live." I. xal government was constantly growing in iiuiiortaiice and rosi»nsibility, and made


lege to speak under tho chairmansliip of so honoured a townsman as Alderman NVhipp,


sULCei'd in tho great intonialional race for siiproinucy tlio vital years iKhweon 14 .iiml 18 would liavo to bo spent more profitably 'riicn was tho time children slionld continue their education and learn the a r t of self- eulturc. Jfanv of them would like to turn the clock baclc a few years and s ta r t again iiist to SCO what the world mil look like lilty years hviice. One thing certain was th a t the am cliild-life must lie their first coiisidcriitioii. I its Tho stigma of C3 must pass away.


deal depended on tlio local governing bodies and tho franchise gave them tho power of olocting its mcnihoi's .


groat Not Bound to the Party.


.aindidnturc? He know Mr. Blaeklmrn well and his character was iinqiiastioiicd.


Blackburn would ho prcpiireil to eive hts time freely to perform his public duties. Ho has your confidence ns ho has mine ami wo


How did all Hint affect Sfr. Blackburn’s -Mr.


possible


Lho cx;implo we were nation


that our -inipl


what the outcome of it might bo. I t wm my was wirappoued (' "


groatIt nation and tho motlier of a vast OUicr nations had risen to tho crest


destin and


sotting before tho world


of mcatnoss and had faUen hecauso of the low- oriny of the moral standard. Reminding his | audience that a country, and a town, was what I its lucmbore nude it, Mr. Blackburn Ppintadlintad


A groat ! out that tliey were responsible for tho land oi


com erl with tho more progressive towns. Tho i ''■'V' fieiiig used, or misused I The result of any I.ilieral.s of Ciitlierot? wore iu agreement with ; ^ .Mr. CannicliaeJ Uuit party politics might not { to outer into municipal siffairs—a precept which P * thev at all times endeavoured to put into prac- | tico. Tho candiikilcs adopted by that organisa- I ,


g.TlTi lUl uuen iiutij', 11 tufjr n v tu u ww me;


*


have no doubt tliat lie will <ltuckly prove his worth in tho respomtihlc work ho will he po> ..


tion wore given absolute freedom and full J i,, to follow tho promptings of their own


on tho olwtorato. Thoy had i t in ^o exert the inllucneo necessary to


•]">; """> O'e.v ^osu-^.


! b*avo a irenicndous fight if we wore going to I n:tain our po.sition as a country and a nation. Ih'ccntly ho attended a conferonoo of business


^ o h d d r o n and of wero going


Iioai’y demands on th e time of tlio nicmhers ; of tlio Council. He could conceive i t |>ossib!e ; th a t a time would conio when any man wiio t aspircH to the iKwition of councillor would j


have to spec.ialho and possess .some lechnic.tl ^ kiiowhslge of ono or more of tile many | hraneheis of work over whieli h(> would have ; some control, 'l l ia t time had not come yet ; hut in their own interests, in addition to the : iiitere.sts of thi‘ town, it was alhsolntcly mss's- i ..ary fur the Ixisi men in every town to jihiee ' their services in the hands of their fellow j townsmen and take their places in the , council chamimr.


I t wa.s imi>crativi' th a t j


! ceinfullv. 'I’liere (.oiild ho no ipavstioii th a t ; ' .IS far as mtiiiieipal inatteis were comerned. the party sy.stem often c rc aW a hilterness and an aiiiiiuvsity which militaUal agaimst ellieicnry. In Ciitheroe it would apiiear that there wiTC .some C-oii-si’rvalives he hoiMsi they formed only a small proimrtioii—who ns longcil to ih o old .school of political thought.


thoy should give np loisuro honra and even i to .soil!'* <.\teiit leave tlu'ir busiiie.ss and at- I tempt U) <lo somo useful tvork lor the com- , iiiunity. Heavy .sacrifices of time and money, ' ami streiigtli. would Inivo to lie made if we were to jiitss through the |)ro.seiit crisis sue- '


1 mop drawn not only from different parts of th*- country hut from India, China, and other parts of the world, and tho statistics, photo- ^aphio ovidenco and other proofs as to what is being done abroad in respect to education was positively astonishing and it gavo one fur­ iously to think. “What you would have in your nation you must first put m your schools" wn? .a truism which could not bo ignored, and unle.ss wo acted upon it progress was not poss-


. ihlc ^fr. Bliokburn concluded with an appeal to al. supporters of progress to assist tho Lib- er.'L party and his candidature, and said ho


. hoped that wliatevcr tho outaomc mighit bo . nothing would be said by opponents which was I unfair or belittling. (App’lauso).


An Elector’s Quorios.


i had tho riglit man. Ho was not present aJ- 1 together ^ a IjibornJ, although ho cerotainly j thought if XjiU'ral principles had lK>on put I into practice during tlio past few years, this [ country would have been in a firmer position ; than a t present. Ho agreed th a t part5* j politicH should entirely bo done away with I in municipal oloctions and he would ho glad ! when the time canio wlien inon would bo { cho^u for their Jiigh moral standing, for i their oxccllency of cliaracier, for their ; burtiness ability, for the outlook they had— ! j the prophetic iiustinct—and for the courage 1


Mr. .1. H. Eirth said ho wa*> deliglitwl to bo proisont to show wliicli sido Jio was on be- caiLso ho holiovod th a t in Air. Blackburn thoy


Bropoaing tho “ fit and proper ” resolution


' and—perh.'ips as a rt*sult, or at aiis ra te it ' wa.s not surprising--they had l.ahonr nioii wlio often gave e.spro'sion to extreme views. “ The couiitrv ha.s no room for either one or the otimr,” doelarcd Councillor C ar- ■


inichnol. " I Ixdieve the country wain-s a litllo rest and ix-aie and i t wants ns to sup­ port men of moderaie views wlio are prop.ared to keep pmo with the time.s and to ileal jiLStlv with all sections of the eoimmiiiity. The ’ideal (Viuiieil is one where every .si-<;tion of the ixioplo i.s well reiire.'snit.Hl.


a r sun. to l«. colillietiilg opinions lint if ns nieml-ors are reasmiafily iirepared >o em>- sider oaeh rpiestion from every I« i"t '.f there i.i«d ho no fear of the result.


I f i'/e Anti-Waste. i Th'


i municipal catididalis lor romc I had Im.'ii tha t of anti-wii.-U..


. . .


popular cry of many iwliticul tune


l im a n s of soc.iriiig election which could and lh .i t w.m


past ho


! ;iv. r'lono. Tim p "''li'' could not L- gullm ‘ l„,ig m. a party C17 of th a t kind and he nmuh I M,rrv lor the public if i t cotihl. Hiov_ i wore all against waste. The first Hung to x I done in tho country if it could he d one- .ind ' ho Imlicved it could—was to reduce the (s-s i ,,r living. Wages could not 111:1 toriiilly he i rwliiccd as long as I«<k1 ninl other .a.mmoili- ' t ,'s wmo so .hmr. It s.oined to him th a t it


1 was pcssihic by a , b,s..r I Incal •ind niiuona sm vn-cs Ui . a.e tin.


, non P. some o.vtent. All had .''■'>1^1’"^ ,,^ ' ;'


! great inlerivst Hm heavy lal in i;,le price-s of man.v i^s-scnlial l.Hulst ills .an


• all w-milil be glad 10 .s<a.' a lOrivsiMinding tall I in tbWr reta.l priie. lie did not think there


aVv lo« ''o '" '" in g lH.d'e.s i., m.alm any great any lot. 1 „


howovt'r. !>'.* atlcini


'■ '• " 'r r mniml T '^ iJn 7 r ' nolild


was a .snfin lent atnoniit ol w.asU- going on m Something .sinmld,


t U n .M in tim way nf .O- uie c o s t ’d


to pre- )t


.1,,. WIIV (if eeonomi.''""; ,„b,. nbirf jinil tiie rnt4'>;


p,-o.siM*rous conditions, ^


diangi*s in vi.smili.scd. Town I


fjilltxl upon U* iKjrforin,” wont , on the Hpcakor. “ Ho will l>o in a ixwjition to give decision.'? iiulopondont of party or caucus. If Air. Blackburn is rcturiKxl a.s a nioinhcr of your ’I'own (.'ouiicil lie will he


nhlo to perform liL? (Inties irrespictive of jiarty and ('onscicnce will he Id.s only ina>ter. Ho Will ho a fro4‘-lamo and will add to the debating i*owcr of the cliauiher. He will al­ ways ho approachalde and lu' will m-Ner lu. k f-oilrtcsy. You will always he able t<i liring heioro him anv idon.-? you m:iy have h>r the


betterment of*tho town. Air. Bladdmrn h:\s u groat opportunity. You cannot get ilio licst out of any town ccimicil unlos.s you liave a strong opjxisition ami to some e\t<*ui Mr.


Blnokburn will supply th a t ncod.” In' regard to general alfairs. ( ounfinor


Carmichael oNprc*.s>ed the Ixdief that’ ijie


■ tho repuUtion she had gained through c-ount- • le.ss yearn. “ Neither your life nor mine i.s of anv value unle.'i? wo are prepan^l to give them'lavishly for the good of the people with whom wo live,” dechired the sm-aker in con- lusion. “ fu Rugby parlance*, this country


country was :it the parting of the ways. I'li- omplovinont was general, the export trade was depressed, our exi>om!iture wn.s lugli and deht.s heavy. He could fjuoU* hguros .show- ing that tho moral tone of the iK*ople is low. whilst tho drink l)ill wns alarming and lhm;e were sign.s of improvhlonco everywhere. To B'idio oxti’iit that wn.s a result of tlic war hut liiey must take heed le.st the victonw won alifoad M'ei'e not hdlowed by defeat at henn*. Vi<*lorv over ours^.dves was tho groat-cst vic­ tory to be obtained. By hard work and careful living, by forebe;vrance and patenice it might IfO that tlie (‘ountry could \nn hack


_________ <»>‘'ictionsi --------------- * “ J


I t was l>eeauso ho bo- i


rnco and nrourofaivenesa, all was them.


progrowiveness, A Business Proposition.


“Bufiness men for business jote -ne«di In 1 prcfominant point of tlie tir.-? (vmnoction ho ol^CTved


.lufiness moa


yot, daring Hio [icriod of mvi L ,s<mt nil olectric.vl engineer to direct, Uio


t. .


ni'il'ng liuifiness! On all adminislniUvQ bodies it m s iinper.vtive Hint represenbiHves were men


l.argtly .should iHl)


up verv


u, their job.” The tomi council w-ne buuncss proposition, and it n-as (or


l.'u- council should bo men - •(,.( wid .e and brwid i business


tritelv P..re„.allv,


views. A well-known \mter had .'ca d ul


ossoiitiiU Hint niorabers elected s. i


that


he ’suiniiiod up in the phrase that he did t^da j if


possible, whet might ho m s


tho success of bo


afraid that doing to-day what might Eavo done CliHieroe a .


shot 111 be a pattorn to tho sm.aller legislative orgeuisatioii! by which thoy were sureounded. Aimo people .seemed to got the idea that busy-ness was business; far from it. people were busy—busy bungling, doing things t\v(


In his opinion mumcip^itie,5 three times ovor^ instead of getting


down to business and getting on wiUi the job. Cbur.ago was ono of tho primary essentials to nil hiLsiness transactions—courage to put victions inlo operation; and to this must bo


is two points holiiml niul wc .shiil! hnvo to put por.tiled honestv of purpose and stcwulf.-ist vl- nwiiv frivolity and idlonoss .niid irrrspjin- sibilitv. We .shall have to challi'itgo nil Hint ' --


is iinuseoiiR in tlio lifo of tlio pisiple nm cios.s the lino taking with ns the great ideals ami Hie h(«t elementfl in Kngli.sh life and chanic- ter and plan them th('rc. In tune ami through oiir oxnmplo wo fihall find prevail­ ing the spirit of unity iiml of liroUierhoml and harmony tlirmigli all Hio iiation.s of tlm


world.” The Duty of Electors. Unomplovunent—“that old drag on Uie wheel


thn'principlo-s of equity .and justice. .....................


Ol progress"—“the loooh which is suckuig out th* vitality of onr land"—was nex^roferred lo


moi 1 years ago. Ono could not but fwl Omt the town h.-.d not m-sdo the progress it ought to have done.


was ^


to ai^ tlio :


sense person would ridicule tlic idea ill .a iduiubcr to do tiho work for a mute .


-------- ^nivv.1 tiui fio\ern- ' ^ion. and who will see to the provision of I i well wiUi witli , lieved Mr. Blackhimi was a candidate of :


'ind so long as tliey re- ! th a t naturno th a t ho supported him. Two Im o n ts of inde^nd- ! or three questions ought to l>o considered


anv ^romnioii- , '’‘'stigalion. a man of irroproachahle dnirac- , J . rnlliiu! '


when f>clocting a cadidato for tboir confi­ dence. “ Is ho fit to roprctsent me?" iLskc*d Air. Pirtli. “ I am a little hit of a fanatic in this matter. I don't want any rag-tag j and l>ol)-tail to roprosont mo. J want a man j character will stand the strictest in- ,


b public good, who will he anxious t-o seek the intorefits of the town regarding c<lu<-a-


the !


ninn could i public to-morro


hentiiy homo.s in snilloieiit nmnlicrs to jiro- vont overcrowding. 1 lx?lievo no man ought to 1)0 a candidate for municipal honours un- loss ho will go so fnr. I am incliued to go further and say tha t no man ought to 1k> cither a momber or an official of any town council who deals in any busmen or is in- torcfitod in any schomo wliirli tend.*? to low<*r lifo.


(Hear,


have the stream of public is


economic


am prepared corruj)t


A finer


Blackburn so^niring election. had Ix'oii sent nlw>iit me. i t franio<l and put liou.se.


town them


Lt uso even.- of my proudest possossions.” I


by the rnndidato in these terms. The ^noral- itv of pooplo wanted work—useful work, not <lole.8. flTear, hear). That vast expenditure would h:)\\‘ to l>o met sooner or later, and rate­ payers wouUl much rather tho money was spent i in proriibng work of a constructive and end ir- ■ 1 i,^g character. Everybody wanted to .see the


Ur niackbum. who was accorded n warm wheels of industry whirling and commerce built ; ception, *s;iid bo thought the nudicnco woul I up on a firm basis again. But in. tho mean- i


should have lookinl upon it


in tho In'.st position in my • as one


effort I


should liavo had i If such a letter ! Business Men for Business Affairs.


I " A Kocoiul fluestion to be a.sketl is : ‘ Can ' lie fill the ofTu'O.®* A nwn has no right to ' be in tho Tonm Council unlc.<s ho has ftomo I ability—unlct?s ho lyi.s lm.sinC'?.s ability, I^ord I Lcvorlinmo, at the London Commercial Club ! last W(*ok aaid that the treatment for a * rapid euro of industrial deprca<don w.as tlio placing of businofia affairs in tlio hands of


(Ointinnoil on Pago 4.)


man than Liccn.sed


tho strongest searchlight on it tcstimoninl wa.s never given in


wo have tho


citizoii-s will strictest


sont


VictnallorB’ Association n letter


tho


la.st election to


moral standing of a town tho higher faro of . its burn hoar put


proixisition


a man whotK* characttir investigation—yon ymi


th a t be.


to


when of


a t its hear.)


to support source.


8olf oiK*n to opi)0‘?iU(m l>y th a t stnUunent I


life pure when It


it. Yon


tiio higher In


is n


I have laid my- Imt


.snimd


like. any


can


the 1 tlii.s I


tho memhom urging | to


prevent Air. I


Progress Impartiality Citizenship Enterprise


R e m e m b e r ! COUNCIL NOVEiViBEIt


cannot it


Afr. Black­ will


tho wol- | the * . up u. . ""■■'''‘y


on, and to raaliso that tlicy were not returned "s


reprMontatives


'thought of the pooplo whoso desiros must operation. Were tho burgesses using tho privileges of citizen- , their thoughts reverted to the


7 ” ofhciaJs, but as ropresontatives of


nuiera who were wont latest


irrcspectivu of party politics .md act in ] ", they could .see how, in many cases, that vote so much a reflection on any


, *’1' renoctod on tho groat days ahead when oliildreu or grandchildren would have the i j j*'!'f


- t_ . IVhat would they say - . legislativo nows—^perhaps ono


tiheir grandfathers and grejat-grand to mootee


to newspaper road e tho


govtiiniont-imilional "and local—elected 'o i 'V '’tllago or to a little company, and how powtr. I t was no uso grumbling a t tho want of progi ess it tlie electors had not a proper re- I ' foi their duty, it they would not put '; . .


to be governed, may THE TOWNS


INTERESTS BEING HIS SOLE


OBJECTIVE AND


A I M


HELP THE BOROUGH TO GET A MOVE ON BY


VOTING FOR


B l a c k b u r n The


Interpretation


of every FOR


Blackburn On Nov. 1st IP n \ -1 Liberals on the Need of To=day -------------------------------------------------------


MEN OF ABILITY AND CHARACTER FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL. STRONG SUPPORT FOR MR. TOM BLACSIBURN.


“ PARTY POLITICS A BANE IN MUNICIPAL LIFE.”


COUNCILLOR J. W. CARMICHAEL ON SOCIAL GOVERNMENT OF - THE FUTURE.


“ CLITHEROE HAS GOT TO MOVE ON,” SAYS MR. BLACKBURN.


time jobs must be found and tho people tided ovoi until factories oind workshops got into operation again. (Applause). iHo believed that if matters had been properly handled by those at the head of affairs tho oounti*y ought never to h-avo got into its present deplorable plight: but bad. as things are, bo thought that if the problem was attacked determinedly, and there was a little less of tho opportunism which some people had seized on with so much avidity, unemployment could bo considerably relieved.


Out For Progress. Urging tlio exertion of Individual power ou


behalf of his candidature in tho diiForent circles in whidi the supporters of Liberalism moved, Air Blackbuni expressed tho belief that tho party would adiiove success in the election, and


J he added that ho anticipated with gladness, j similar contests in succeeding years wheu the number of them candidates would be consider-


IF ELECTED


BLACKBURN WILL HAVE A


F r e e H an d


FIVE


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