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Lewisham and Dulwich. n I London has given its first declaration on the new fiscal policy, and the Cobdenitea have been routed, the Free Food League, rendered non est as a factor in present-day politics, and the strength of the Govern- ment remains undiminished. Such is the reading of th" polls at both Lewisham and Dulwich. In his congratulatory telegrams to the Conservative candidates—Major Coates and Dr Rutherfoord Harris—Mr Chamberlain dwelt emphatically upon the encouragement given to the policy or Imperial unity and tariff reforms. Naturally, THE DULWICH: CONTEST I excited most interest in Monmouthshire from the fact that Dr Harris resides in the County, and for a short time represented the Monmouth Boroughs in Parliament, and his gallant fight at Dulwich in the face of gross misrepresentation and personal attacks won for him the admiration of many outside his own political creed. Mr Penn and Sir Blundell Maple were well known to every elector in their respective consti- tuences, whereas Major Coates and Dr Harris were personally strangers there, nevertheless, the ballot boxes revealed the startling fact that on a poll of 13,740 voters the former secured a majority of 2,012, while Dr Harris on a poll of over 10,000 voters was returned by a majority of 1,437. For a week past all four candidates had been addressing large gatherings nightly Z5 0 and many eminent speakers supported each. Mr Duke, M.P., Mr Chaplin, M.P., and SIR JOSEPH LAWRENCE, M P., I who gave a vigorous address at the Atierley Town Hall on Friday last, were amongst those who supported Dr Harris, and the canvassers were busily engaged from morning until night in visiting all parts of the constituencies, with the result that in some districts as many as 80 per cent. of the electorate polled. Details of the counting appear in another column. The result was declared soon after eleven on Tuesday night and was anxiously awaited in Newport and Usk. When the figures came through, both by telegraph and telephone, there was much cheering and rejoicing, and the following morning Dr and Mrs Harris were the recipients of many congratulations. We understand that the Executive of the New- port Conservative Association have arranged to give Dr Harris a public reception on his arrival at Newport by the 6.10 train on Saturday evening.
Mr. Chamberlain at Leeds.…
Mr. Chamberlain at Leeds. I On Wednesday evening Mr Chamberlain brought to a close his first campaign in the provinces, at a densely crowded meeting in Leeds, where the right hon gentleman met with a triumphant ovation, and the Chair- man happily described him as the managing n Z5 director of John Bull, Limited. In a speech which occupied an hour and three quarters, Mr Chamberlain dealt with the Imperial Tariff scheme, as drawn up by the Tariff Reform League, and said, We have gone a long way in the direction of forming a commission—not an official, but a non- political commission of experts—to consider the condition of our trade and the remedies which are to be found for it. This Com- mission will comprise the leading repre- sentatives of every principal industry, or group of industries, and also representatives of India, the Crown Colonies, and the great self-governing Colonies." Then WHEN THE COUNTRY WAS READY I to give a mandate for their work they would be ready for it. In refutation of the argu- meat that giving a preference to our Colonies will add to the cost of living, he quoted a letter he had received that morn- ing from Mr Charles Booth, author of -1 Life and Labour in London," and probably the greatest living authority on poverty in London, in which he said: You ask for my answer to the question, Will the fiscal proposals you have laid before the country, so far as they have been elaborated, add to the cost of living of the poorest of the popu- lation?' My reply is that I do not think they would do so at all, but if to some ex- tent they should have that result, it would not affect my opinion of the merits of your proposais,since the well-being of the poorer classes, not less than that of the more regularly employed and well-to-do, ell DEPEND MUCH MORE ON THE GENERAL CONDITIONS of prosperity and the fluctuations of employ- ment than on the changes in the level of prices; and your proposals, if carried Olt with reasonable prudence and circumspec- T tion, seem to me likely to add to the national and Imperial prosperity." There was a wealth, Mr Chamberlain added, which was not welfare, and the true test of the pros- perity of the country was the condition of labour.
MR-•<-■ Major Gourtenay Morgan,…
MR- <- ■ Major Gourtenay Morgan, at Raglan. I Interesting speeches at a ?3 Successful "Smoker." A very successful smoking concert was held at the Beaufort Arms Hotel, Raglan, on Friday evening last, under the auspices of the Raglan Conservative Association, the Chairman (Mr R. C. Bosanquet, J.P., of Dingestow Court), presiding. He was supported by the Conservative anti Unionist candidate for South Monmouthshire (Major Courtenay Morgan), Mr L. F. Stedman (organising secretary), Mr G. S. Baillie (vice-chairman of the Association), Mr Reginald Herbert, J.P., Cot J. A. Bradney, Mr Raglan T. H. Somerset, JI.P., Mr Pryce-Jenkius, Nlr J. Jeff reys, Mr G. Prichard, &c., the large room being crowded. A good programme of music was gone through, Mr Eric Saunders ably presiding at the pianoforte, and the following contributing items:-Messris. C. J. Saunders, C. E. Wagstaff, H. G. Powell, E. B. Haynes, J. Jeffreys, W. James, — Powell (2), R. Haggett, &c. In opening the concert, MR S. C. BOSANQUET I referred to the fiscal question, and said that, if we wished to keep our trade on a proper footing, we must have some means of deiling with foreign countries in a way different to that possible under our present fiscal system. We allowed our foreign competitors to brine their goods here free, while we were met with heavy duties upon taking our goods to foreign countries. Unless we adopted some plan of taxing the foreigner, and thereby gained a bargaining power, we must ex- pect our trade to decline. (Hear, hear.) Mr Chamberlain, on his own account, had brought this question to the front in connection with that of closer union with the Colonies—(cheers)—and this was absolutely necessary if we wished to have a great Empire. Dealing with the question of the loyalty of the Colonies to the mother-country, Mr Bosanquet referred to the magnificent way in which they came to our aid during the late war, and proceeded to urge that closer trade relation- ships with them would help to still stronger cement the bonds of union. The Colonies had shown that they were willing to meet us in this matter, and had offered us preferences. (Applause.) OUR TRADE WITH OUR COLONIES I was more important than our trade with America in consequence of the uostile tariffs on the other side of the Atlantic, and the Colonial trade was the trade we had to look forward to in the f titure. [u order to foster that trade and unite the Colonies more closely t,) ourselves, Mr Chamberlain pro- posed that we should give them a tariff preference over other nations. The G Jverument should have the power, where necessary, to put on duties against importations from the Continent and America. Thereby our trade with the Colonies would increase, and the tie between us wouH be strengthened, instead of the trade diminishing and the lie weakening as it would do if the Colonies were not met and their trade went to other couutries. He hoped the company would think the matter over, and that most of them would agree with what they would presently hear from Major Morgan, whose views they would probably find would be very much their views. (Cheers.) At all events they would htve an opportunity of hearing him, and those who had not known him before would begin that evening to make his acquaintance, and he was sure that the more they became acquainted with him the batter they would like him. (Hear, hear.) He (the speaker) thought they would feel that as they, unfortunately, could not keep Colonel Morgan any longer in the position he had so long held with such gratification to themselves, they might look forward with pleasure to his son taking his place when the time came. (Cheers.) MAJOR COURTENAY MORGAN, 1^3 I who, on rising, was received with cheers, with "one cheer more" for Colonel the Hon F. C. Morgan, M.P., and the singiug of "For he's a jolly good fellow," said that it was with more than ordinary pleasure he accepted the invitation to come there and mees them that evening. (Hear, hear.) His father had often told him of the many friends he had in the Riglan district, and of the kind and cordial welcome he always received at their hands when he visited that part of his constituency, and he (the speaker) was now more than gratified to think that they should have extended the same welcome to C)Ionel Morgan's son on his first visit to Raglan in the capacity of a candidate for their suffrages at the next election. (Cheers.) He was very glad of the opportunity of addressing a few words to them that evening. Those words would not be in the nature of an electioneering address, because he did not believe in thrusting that sort of thing upon them when no election was imminent. He thought that the present time was a time for EXCHANGING IDEAS I and for expressing one's thoughts on the principal questions of the day, although one bad to apologise for interrupting a charming musical programme in order to obtain that chance of discussing these matters. ("No, no.") Well, they were passing through a period which was a great deal more critical than a good many people thought. The people of this country had to decide whether they would continue the com- mercial system of the past sixty years, the system which was still in vogue, but which. there was unmistakable evidence to show, was far from satisfactory; or whether they would support a measure of change in our fiscal system which would enable us to hold our own in competition with foreign nations. (Hear, hear.) He thought this was a very serious question, but political opponents did not seem to think it was serious. We were losing our foreign trade, we were petting kicked out of all the foreign markets, our home trade was slowly, but surely, being taken from us, our iron and steel works were gradually being closed. and the agricultural industry was languish- ing. Yet this appeared to be a matter of no concern to their opponents. They treated it as a matter for jokes, for funny personalities, and seemed to think it was of no importance at all. But that was not his view of the situation. (Hear, hear.) He thought it was a very serio,is thing, but, at the same time, he did not despair of the situation. He thought that there were REMEDIES FORTHCOMING I which might help them along, and he was strongly of opinion that a thorough reform in our com- mercial system was absolutely necessary—(hear, hear)—and that this would have to be very caretully thought out and considered by everyone. (Hear, hear.) It was not a matter that could be taken up at once and dealt with off-hand; it most, be duly thought out, and he believed there wouli be lots of time to do it in. Now, in his wanderings through the cons'ituency, he had vi-ited all the manufacturing districts, and he made it his duty— and a very interesting duty it was—:o ask and and out. exactly what was the statH of all the local industries; hpw they were affected by foreign competition, and in what direction they needed tariff reform. (Hear, hear) He could give them a number of instances of works which should be in full Mvitig, but which were now idle: and of others still working, which would very probably have to close before long. but he did not think it necessary as they would themselves have a knowledge of them. But dealing with the fiscal question from an entirely agricultural point of view, he would ask thom as agriculturists to consider for a moment how that depression in the manufacturing districts affected them, and in whit way fiscal reform would leave its mark upon the agricuHutal industry. Agriculturists at the I present time were—should he say?—just scraping along. There was a sympathy between every branch of trade, so that if one were prosperous its prosperity was shared to some extent by other branches, and if one were depressed it helped to depress other branches. Each was dependent on the other. (Hear, hear.) The agriculturists of Monmouthshire were fortunate in one way, namely, in that they were situated on the fringe of a large industrial population, who had to be fed, and WHOM: THB FABMBBS VOVLTr SUPPLY with. more or less, the necessary articles of food. (Hear, bear.) But it was of no use the farmer being able to produce good baef and mutton and poultry and all that sort of thing if the inhabitants of that industrial portion of the County were not working at full time, earning good wages, and able to purchase the thing" with which the farmer could supply them. (Hear, hear.) They would, therefore, see that the prosperity of the commercial and mannfacturing interests was closely bound up with their own. The prosperity, that money brought into a place percolated through from trade to trade and from one society to another. (Cheers.) They could not change the fortunes of one particular trade, either for good or for bad, without the effect being felt in the other trades. He supposed that there was hardly an industry that needed so much assistance and so much encouragement as the agricultural industry, and he would gladly support anything that would assist it in auv shape or form. (Cheers.) A question much discussed amongst farmers in every part of England at the present time was that relating to compensation for tuberculose animals which were compulsorily slaughtered. He must say that he thought farmers should be compensated in such cases out of public funds—(cheers)—in the same way as they were now compensated for losses under the Swine Fever Act. They must remember that compulsory slaughter of affected animals was necessary in order to protect human life, and he thought the Board of Agriculture should-and would-take a favourable view of the question, look after their iute est., and satis. factorily deal with the matter before long. (Cheers.) The AGRICULTURAL RATING ACT had been benefioial to farmers, relieving thim of the payment of half their rates upon agricultural land. They must not forget that that Act was introduced by the Unionist Government, who had renewed it periodically. (Cheers.) He trusted thf Government might see their way clear to making the Act permanent. (Cheers ) But while, as he had said, that Act had been of great benefit to the farmer, it was not by such relief alone he could be assisted. It was with agricultural as with every other industry, markets must be found for the farmer's produce, where he might place his goods at a profit. (Hear, hear.) Ic was because he thought that fiscal reform, if carried out in the proper way, would assist him that he was ready to favour it by every means in his power. (Hear, hear.) The question was so absorbing and of so much interest that it almost overshadowed a great many other questions that were before the people at the present-, time, and which were, in their sphere, of great importance, too. One was the education question. He thought it was to be regretted that the education of our children should become so much a matter of religious controversy. No doubt religion itself would be seriously injured and educatiodal progress would be very much hampered by it. (Hear, hear.) He felt bound to admit that in a number of cases the agitation had a false ring in it, and that it was encouraged more for party political reasons than in the interests of education itself. (Hear, hear.) He had no hesitation whatever in saying that he supported the educational policy of the present Government. (Cheers.) He thought that the recent Education Act was a step in the right direction; he did not think that it was final. nor that it was complete, but that it had freed education from the old system of led-fape to a great extent, that it had localised educational effort, and that it had placed the interests of the children in the hands of local, popularly-elected bodies. (Hear, hear.) Those bodies were in closer touch with, and better able to judge of the interests of, the children themselves, but in the interests of the children he would favour an amendment of the Act which would get rid of THE 3)ELI170US CONTROVERSY. (Hear, hear.) Of course those schools that had been builo ani maintained by denominations—it mattered not whether Church, Catholic, or Noticotiformist-mus6 be allowed to retain their right of religious instruction. ( Jheers.) Outside that, however, he saw no reason why secular education should not be controlled in as public and as popular a manner as possible. All these things had to be worked, more or less, under the law of compromise—the Act of 1870 was a compromise— but he sincerely thought that the sooner they could have done with the absolutely useless quarrel the better. (Cheers.) To all, with the exception of those who used the dispute for political purposes, he would say, Let us try and combine together to advance education in every possible way, or wa shall find ourselves very much behind the foreigner, and, I am afraid, very much in arrear of the progress of the world." (Cheers.) As the President wished to leave early, Mr L. F- Stedman, just after the candidate's speech, proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Bosanquet for the part he had taken in the evening's 7 proceedings, and this was enthusiastically accorded. In response, Mr Bosanquet said he was always glad to do all he could in the way of helping forward the good cause, and he would on no account have missed Major Courtenay Alorgan's first appearance in Raglan. He should have felt that he was shirking his duty. It had been a pleasure to him to ba present to meet the company and hear the candidate, whom, he hoped, they would have the pleasure of hearing there very often. (Cheers.) Mr Bosanquet then asked Mr Reginald Herbert to take the chair, and left amid cheers. Subsequently COLONEL BRADNEY addressed the comp my. He said he was pleased tab have an opportaaitv of hearing an excellent speech, from the gentleman who, he was sure, would in thee future be their member of Parliament. (Cheers). Major Courtenay Morgin was a most excellent candidate, and he would remind them that he was the son of one who had been their excellent member' durin the last 30 years-oue who had represented the division in a wav chat he was sure very few ;{,P's had represented their respective divisions. Never wis a man so well beloved as he, not only by his supporters but by his political opponents as well., (Cheers.) H.) (the speaker) knew that there were several voters in South Monmouth who, though their principles might bcj of a Liberal turn, never could fiud it in their hearts to vote against a., Morgan and there were others, he was sure, who were too strong Liberals not to vote against him, and yet, when Colonel Morgan was returned time afrer time, were, secretly, very glad to have it ao. (Cheers.) Now, he believed that the feelings which had animated them 1111 during the last 30,years with regard to the father, would continue to animate them with regard to the son. and thaf. he would. with equal success, rarry on the work and fulfil it, (Cheers.) M«jor Courtenay Morgan had that even- ing made a good speech. He had not indulged in those I FOOLISH RECRIMINATIONS which marked some utterances on the ocher side, but had dealt with the principal questions of the day in plain, simple language, which appealed to every- one, and which w,is far more valuable than an in- dulgence in foolish jokes and personalities. (Hear, hear.) Major Morgan had hud a good dial of experience. They did not, know him as well as they would have liked to have had the opportunity of know- ing him, becau-e he had been about the world, He had fought in South Africa and distinguished himself in no small decree, (Cheers.) He (the speaker) had had the privilege of knowing Major Morgan for many years—in fact since he was a boy-and he could tell them that he was in every way the most suitable man that could possibly have been chosen to be their candidate- when th i next election ca'116. (Cheers.) Certainly they were very sorry indeed when they heard that Col. the Hon F. 0. Morgan wa" not likely to be able to represent them ago iin, and more than sorry that the reason was ill-he^th. (Hear, hear.) But if anyone had asked him (Col. Br,dney) who was the proper man to succeed him he should have said his old friend Major Morg n. (Cheers.) When they heard him talk he was say much LIKE HIS FATHER. (Cheers and" voice, 11 Yes he is.") And when Major Mo'gan was th-ir member they would lmc think thai no wa., his father --(I-ii ghLer and cheers) —if he might, sav f", meaning it as a compliment (Hear, hear.) There were only two points of which. they thought nowadays. There were several items
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