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MONMOUTHSHIRE ELECTION.

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MONMOUTHSHIRE ELECTION. CANDIDATURE OF MESSRS BROD. RICK AND WARMINGTON. SPEECH BY MR R [CHARD, M.P. A meeting was held on Friday evening at Mount Pleasant Independent Chapel, Pontypool, in con- nection with ti;e candidature or Messrs -Brodrick and Warmington, the Liberal candidates for the representation of the county. The attendance Was very large, and the proceedings were exceedingiy enthusiastic. Mr D. Williams Presided, and there were present also Messrs q, Richard, M.P., Brodrick. Warmington, W, on Way, E. H. jjavies, the Rev. T. LI. Jones, he Rev. J. Williams, the Rev. T. Williams, toe t*T -Vurray,the Rev. J. Evans,W. Saudbrook, FR• Lewis, T.Lewis, John Daniel, D. i)avies, W. Vi .arQes> W. L. Pratt, P. Eckersley, T. etcher, Dr. Mason, E, Fowler, G. H. Daniel, j)'a^arrsl» G. George, H, Hughes, jun., D, CHAIRMAN said he was desirous to promote 0fS ^Ute Liberalism, and to wrest the county dut ni?outh from Toryism. This was the k v of every Liberal, unless they be- *a t^10 P°licy Lord Beacons- (Cheers.) What had the Tories done for ? ("Nothing,"andcheers,) He was not detain them long, as Mr Richard, the greatest g'7--for Wales, was to speak to them. (Cheers.) jj sa^ ou elec^on day Ifcfc no terrorism Doll 6^etl ^riendship prevent them going to the \t ^eers-) o (Cheers.) ALFUFF BBODBICK, who v as warmly received, been to Sreat number of events which had °utth'01^eC^ *u*10 Pas' fortnight, and pointed tou/at was a strange thing that their election p„ should have commenced and ended with filet He thanked the friends whom he had rtle.t tli0 Monmouthshire for the great assistance '}ad given Lira and his colleague. He freely Jj ^llued how much the Liberal caused owed to ben CoDtorn}ist3' whose endeavours were the back- °ccu °f Liberalism. (Cheers.) He should not f0jj Py too much time, when lie was to be i suc^ a Sentle man as Mr Henry i-a'^i'a^c ,(cheers)—who had come amongst them in nt u*th tiie success of his own campaign, and of w°rdrt of the poet, with the "ancient light alludH °n J1'8 brow." (Cheers.) He tlien for e to the time which had now cotte about Qreek D t ac^v'sec^ in the words of the *—A .°ra,tor, that their duty now depended unon t f, ,tion Action (Cheers.) Alluding don y rule, he pointed out that they had Nothing whatever for the happiness of the Wa • 6" <Hear> l'ear") It had been six years ,-•*1 out of the life of the nation. Its home and Bu eiSn Policy had been alike disastrous and un- IabCeSS/U^' ',e as^0<^ them to vote for the a erals being put again to power,whose policy was h0]L cy °f peace abroad and of plenty at c0Q (Cheers and hear, hear.) The Liberals olle Slfered measures that were for the good not of lass>. but of all classes collectively. (Cheers.) ileir ri C,les were to promote the greatest Xhev'i63^ the greatest number. (Cheers.) Wct-m.* • heard the glorious news of Liberal (Qjj Ies 111 all parts of the United Kingdom. tl)Q eera*' Almost everywhere they were driving Pr "en/7 before them. The Liberal victory was ;vhetl1CaY Wou alieady- The question was in ti ler Monmouthshire^would play a manly part t e struggle. He could not but feel that the r,g of of Serls of Innmouthshire would, in the words in Cllpture, being in (harness carrying bows, be askp^Qti8t t'ie day of battle." (Cheers.) Ho hitn if11 to r illy round Mr Warmington and t)r:n > were the champions of tlie great i0b Cl"Jes of Liberalism—perhaps unworthy cham- (^ ("No, no")—and may God defend the right, anil prolonged cheers.) EV R WAKMINGXON said they were now upon the reai°' the battle. Some of them no f doubt had tb ad of tne stillness an j calm;wh¡ch reigned when rjv(ey Were upon the eve of a great battle, (Cheers.) (jg! .jtiuae had now come, and he should not now ther at any le^-th the cause of the battle, and The ,e8 upon which they proposed to fight it. 'd i.ad opportunities of doing that. They rfcf;.s^0lC' n the words of truth and soberness, and that^6^/10111 Pei'sonalities and from everything Htu] 0 °.u-be calculated to set class against class say of his1: colleague he was bound to 1ir Blat iopponents had treated him and They °i rl]c as men of honour. (Cheers.) ha. -i'3, used plain Saxon words, and aii(] eavomed to bring the policy, both home tauhfL^, U:K'er their observation as being un- Policv. unjust, and although the foreign to haveh spirited, he was sure it had proved *er anrl uCn carrie'ioninavery bad spirit. (Laugh- Afgi, °heers.) He then alluded to the Zulu and to Vote U aP> and asked them on the polling day J^ese v a^aiuat the Government which had caused "elievetf'-8' ?Q(^ t° show by their votes that they °Xalte)i 1Q Principle "that righteousness alone I)oli, a ]3at",on." With respect to the home did uot the Government, he asserted that they Pifitei Want Ministers who prevaricated upon the «ovene diplomacy. He also charged the such llltnent with injustice in refusing to pass °f the i!aSures as wou^ provide the assimilation fie ,0rough and county franchise. (Cheers.) and also alluded to the Burials Bill, isu (! arge(I the Government with refusing to sity the measure. He pointed out the neces- t0r] ret"eiabering that their duty as patriots Pidgj.g tneir country go forward in the cause of them rri-' (cheers)—so that those v. ho came after ^.r e better for it. (Cheers.) He asked Sard trrnembering that duty-to act fairlv in re- ?°t go w"'n did not ask a single vote tliat did elieved tv, + ? en^S''tene(J countenance. If they that nTif- i and his colleague had been speak- ^Ppoiieiif i1 was untrue, let them vote for cli-ir l0ved th V4.1 0D the other hand the;, b ^r°ceed t1 .they had spoken the truth, let t! e.u accorrl ^a'^°t box, and then record their Mr JJ 2^ to their conscience. (Cheers.) ?eCeive(| ■ ijICTIA;BD> who wa3 very warmly ntge Dlaf>Sa!a that morning he received by post a '*avightf>r\ dr(7 Panted on flaming red paper— fontvn iatin" that a meeting was to be held t0 h« i j ari^ announcing that the meeting r MerrVi drestied by Mr Henry Eichard, M.P, that -2X* (Cheers.) He could not help say- aniry, prepared that Bill must have !tlr)t of either by a spirit of faith, or a him ecy—(laughter)—for he was invest- li ed thaf a? honour to which he was not en- hut ■Da°^ing—he was not M.P. forMerthyr i>r the t>ar.lr5 b'le evenir.g he was—(loud cheers)— thirci'"t-'3 Merthyr had been kind enough for i, ers.) 'yV6 to elect him by a majority of 3.590. v,:aI)ii"atir>T% 3 Mentioned this as a sample and an t°t'iea f° tho.e before him. (Cheers.) Among ° ^"G day there was one point to which ll)ate(j ^or a time be postponed and sub- Co" \here were many of thetn who had Cihir 4leirt» 1Ct,1'?r a on ^uesti0133 that were dear to fn 3 ^vhioi' ^e' for instance, maintained priti- toa ouM be (hought too Radical ae f'¡lene. (L.'ugiJtel' anrl "Np, no.") He r of very radical retoiwA in our laud laws and licensing laws. (Cheers.) He was in J favour of a very great rectification in the mon- strous anomalies of our electoral system. (Cheers.) He entertained the necessity and practicability of settling disputes between nations by a system of international arbitration instead of an appeal to the sword, and he attached great value to a pro- posal which he had laid before the House of Com- mons, and which he intended to bring forward at the first opportunity, and which he should resume on the first day when the House meets (cheers.) -tti;tt an address should be presented to Her Majesty praying that she will be graciously pleased to instruct her Secretary for Foreign Affairs to enter into negotiations with other Governments of Europe with a view to bring about a mutual and simultaneous reduction of these enormous armaments that are crushing the people of Europe to-day. (Cheers.) He was in favour also of the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church—(cheers)—a measure which, though remote, is coming with a step as unavoidable as fate; but what he said was, that whatever favourite projects and opinions lie enter- tained, there was one thing that all Liberals should unitedly aim at in this critical moment in the history of this country, and that was to hurl from power the men that, during tiie last six Years, have so abused the good privileges as rulers of this country. (Cheers.) Why should they re- main any longer in office? (Hear, hear.) What had they done ? he asked. ("Nothing.") Their domestic policy had been nil, (Cheers.) He defied any man to put his finger upon any measure that was exclusively their own. (Cheers.) There had been one or two measures which they had stolen from the Liberals, and which they carried with the help of Liberal votes but he defied any man to point to any mea- sure exclusively their own, which, during those six years' occupancy of office with an et ortnou5!, and overwhelming majority at their back—they had placed on the statute-book of this country that was of any conniderable advantage or value to the country. (Cheers.) They said in reply that they had a spiri ert foreign policy and Mr Gladstone's Government had not that. It was true that that Government carried a series of great measures which deserve, and will receive, lasting record in the annals of this country as among tiie noblest achievements of modern statesmanship. True they kept this country at peace with other nations, and avoided desolating and sanguinary wars. True they so managed our finances that they reduced our taxation and our national debt, and left a surplus in the national exchequer of which their successors soon made ducks and drakes. (Laughter and cheers.) It was true they settled by peaceful arbitration a most dangerous controversy existing between this country and the United States of America, and thereby not only averted what would have been one of the most terrible wars in our history between men of the same race, the same language, and a precedent had been laid down of incal- culable value for the future, which he had no doubt would be recorded as a landmark in the historv of civilisation. (Cheers.) It was true that they maintained such a good understanding with all the other nations of the world, that Lord Derby, the Foreign Secretary of Mr Disraeli's Government, when he came into office, de. clared in the House of Commons that there was no State whatever with which o lr relations were not most cordial. (Cheers.) It was true when they quitted ohice they left Eng- land great, flourishing, free-hear, hear)—our commerce prosperous, our industry in full activity, our philanthropic and religious societies with their treasuries full fortheir beiieticient work, all our great dependencies flourishing and con- tented, and on gooki terms with all our neighbours, and at peace with all mankind. (Cheers.) Yes, sai I our Tory friends, they did all that, but what a mean, grovelling, contemptible policy that was, only carrying certain measures, which they admited were necessary, but s ill only a Government of peace and prosperity of the people of England; only keeping India and our great dependencies contented and happy only maintaining cood and peaceful relations with all the nations of the world—that was all they did. (Laughter and cheers.) Did they do anything spirited? Did they threaten anybody? Did they bully anybody? (Laughter.) Did they fight any body? (Laughter.) Or failing that, did they offer to fight anybody ? (Laughter.) Did they send the British fleet up and down the Dardanelles to produce a sensation in Europe ? Did they annex i nvbody's territory and thereby enlarge the British empire? Did they break the peace, and carry fire and sword into anybody's country in order to teach them the blessing and the extent of the British power? (Laughter.) Did they come to the House of Com- mons and ask for millions of money to lie squandere 1 in a free and openhanded way in making political bonfires to dazzle the multitude, and send up squibs and rockets for the gratifica- tioll of the Prime Niiiiister ? (Great cheering,) No, they did not do any of these things. They did better. For his part lie abhorred the very words of spirited foreign policy. (Hear, hear.) He knew what it always represented. It meant a policy of aggression and conquest a policy of menace and bluster —a policy of slaughter and blood. But what has come of their spirited foreign policy? Had it succeeded? (No.) His contention was this-iii every one instance that a spirited foreign policy wns adopted, it proved an utter and ignominious failure. (Cheers.) What was the very pillar and cornerstone of their eastern foreigu policy? It was to maintain the integrity and independence of the Turkish Empire. It was a preposterous pretension under any circumstances. Talk of the integrity of a thing like the Turkish Empire, that was eaten through and through with corruption like a house that had the dry rot in it! But those were the words of Lord Beaconsfield uttered ia the celebrated braggadacio speech of his at the Guildhall. (Cheers.) But instead of maintaining the integrity and independence of the Turkish Empire at Berlin, they actually broke up the Turkish Empire into bits and fragments, and handed it among themselves. (Cheers.) They gave a piece to Russia, another to Austria, another to Servia, another to Roumania, another to Mon- tenegro, another to Greece, another to Bulgaria, another to Persia, and then they had the irrepres- sible meacness of taking a part of the plunder themselves by grasping at Cyprus. (" Shame and great cheering.) He remembered that Mr Lowe, in reference to this affair, re- marked that the Government claimed to be the good Samaritan, who took compassion upon the inau who hadffallen famong thieves. The real gooi Samaritan in Scripture, when he found the poor man, took him to the inn and poured oil in his sores, aud said he would come again and pay for him. But what did we do with him ? We fouDd the man who had fallen among thieves, and twe came with a vreflt stick in our hands, and we said. "Have Iyou got haf-a-crown a!o t you?" (Loud laughter, and prolonged cheers.) And that was what Lord Beaconsfield called con- centrating. (Laughter.) When he was charged with partitioning Turkey, "No," he said, "we were concentrating Turkey. (Laughter.) 1. They cut from the man his arms and legs, and this was the way they concentrated him. (Laughter and cheers.) Thea were to destroy the influence of Russia. But have they done that ? He contended that they had added tenfold to it, not only by the giving up of Besarabia, whiell has brought them again toethe control of the Danube, not only in the surrender of Cars, Ardahan, the port of Batoum, but still more by allowing Russia to figure before the world as the protector and champion of the millions of oppressed nationalities of Chris- tian Europe, whereas we have appeared as siding with their oppressors. Look at the Anelo-Turkish convention. Was that a proof of success ? They committed this country without our IcnowI«lge, I and without our consent, and with- out asking the leave of the House of Commons, to enormous responsibilities in Asiatic Turkey, by undertaking to protect the whole frontier of Asiatic Turkey, in order that they might be able to regenerate Turkey. They had sent Mr Valentine Baker there-(laughter)-to civilize and moralise them—(laughter and hisses) -by his influence and good example. (Laughter and cheers.) But beyond that nothing bad been cone. Asiatic Turkey was at this moment worse than it was before the war, whereas as respects corruption, anarchy, oppression, and the appealing cries of t'ie people of Armenia, calling for our assistance and succour, our Government turned a deaf ear to the cries of the oppressed, ("Shame.") Well, I about Cyprus—that magnificent acquisition— (laughter)—of the British Empire on which the sun never sets. He did not know if they had observed in rending the history o £ the Apostle Paul, that he said, when we discovered Cyprus, Paul, that he said, when we discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand." (Loud laughter and cheers.) Lord Beaconsfield told us that Cyprus was to be a great place of arms, to de- fend the Turkish frontier, notwithstanding the fact that it was about 1,000 miles away from anv place. (Laughter.) But this great place of ours was now garrisoned by 135 soldiers and 13 doctors, at a cost of £ 26,000 a year. (Shame.) He then criticised the Treaty of Ber- lin, and pointed out that our representatives went to Berlin with a secret agreement in one pocket with Turkey and another with Russia, and had previously objected to Russia making finy secret treaty with Europe. By the Treaty of Berlin I Bulgaria was divided into three parts — iiortu Euiggcia* with .WT3.QGQ people i was made over to Eastern Roumania, 740,500 i people in Macedonia and South-western '"J- j garia, and a million and a-half pee: are enslaved and hunted back again to the dominion of Turkey; and this was the saddest of the whole business, yet they come bacK, and the Jingoes shouted about peace with honour. (Cheers.) '¡¡ A resolution was passed in favour of the candi- dature of Messrs Brodrick and Warmington, and the meeting broke up. -s -1

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