THE LIBERAL CAMPAIGN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 23, 19 May 1914, Page 3

THE LIBERAL CAMPAIGN.

MR ATMORE AT WHANCAMi' Atmore spake to a crowtleo audience in I/.: local hall on Saturday night, Mr F. JhmkTq i pi-ending. The speak*r dealt w ith the poiitica questions df the dii,V Oil t..S ihiib of his remarks at Mid'Uef t 0:1 Friday ntgni and received d splendid [lie:, log. i)ti:r ihg fiis- f’pc. , i dh, extending over tw. hours and u qilurior*, .Atmo.e iva .not'free from :uceokd(Jin,but .these luDaet in his Us'liiil'ti p.ilda liijd iOi'CO.n in a mi. r, which cppoared to meet wit., the huge d(?;igiu, of the audience, comprised as it wet,, avoiding to the opening remark■> of the (lunrniam— ol every sectim of political opinion .in tile do-. Vricti 1 ' l-ht) alcogoidoi', tie inceting was Miry (Trdcily, Bviore sittin, down Mr Atmore expressed the hop. that supporters ol tlie Liberal Para\ would work! and vote solidly lor thei. candidate at- the pail, j’p.ciying, o course, to r >.r lin wkins. wi.o, ha siiiu would let the people of trie Dominio know how the Startford electorate win it lua tfid,

Hop lying to fl.il liwfcttMi tell for a speech Mr jElir.vkius spoke (h lefly, Hot ■‘togethercf politics. ..fie issued warnings to his hearers of the methods .. .at would bo employed by the other side, Trie policy fit n hinder would urely be used, flild lie stud .he felt r.iro he, as their Liberal candidate, rould not escape being dragged in. no doubt it would be said that he was j;ice a Conservative, but he challenged uis opponents, and was giving them plenty of time, to prrive that at any time in the House he had voted for them. And, further, as that whs the test, if they could prove between now and the polling day that he had done so, he would retire 'from the contest. He certainly was opposed to the Liberal Party in the matter of the freenold question, as he was always a believer in the tenure as being in the best interests of the country. Jne of Mr Ijlawldns’ chief points in dealing with the matter of slander was that public men were rot hall careful enough of the reputation ol ;heir fellow men. And of all the politicians of the present and past lone had been so cruelly and unj a ri, blab ly slandered as the present head of the Liberal Party, Sir Joseph Ward, who was head and shoulders above any other man in the ranks. 1* Mr Hawkins was accorded a routing reception at the conclusion of lUs remarks, AHd’ three’ HGkVty' cheers wo.v fiven for him. . m , The rrilolution tbanlling Mr : Atmore .‘or his address . and expressing conidence in the Liberal Party With Sir Joseph (Ward J|^afl v ,wa ; s ijeocived with loud applause, only three, dissentients being noticeable. Heart, beers were also given for Sir Joseph ,Vard. ■ After the meeting a coffee supper was tendered to the visitors, f t which, about one hundred supporters were present, the gathtnWg dispersing about njjdnight. ~ : ,