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LIBERAL MEETING AT RHYL

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LIBERAL MEETING AT RHYL On Thursday evening, a meeting of Liberals took place in the Town Hall Rhyl, upon which occasion addresses were delivered by Mr S. Smith, M.P., for the County of Flint; and by Mr John Roberts, M.P., for the borough. Mr W R. Williams presided over a numerous assemblage. The others present on the platform were Alderman Dr. Easterby (St Asaph), the Rev. Thos. Rippon, the Rev. J. V. Jones, the Rev. John Williams, the Rev T. S Ross, J. Ll. R. Browne, Esq, solicitor. The Chairman said that they were all very glad to see Mr Samuel Smith present. They could wish to see him more frequently. They would be verv glad if he could come and reside permanently among the people whom he represented (applause), because the more he saw of the Flintshire people the more he would like them. Mr John Roberts, M.P. on rising to speak, was cordially received. He said he was exceedingly glad to have Mr S. Smith as his colleague. They had always been at one on every important point. One of them might have been a Gladstonian and the other a Liberal Unionist, but he was glad thati was not so, because he would almost rather have a Conservative for a colleague:than a Liberal Unionist. (Applause). Referring to Welsh subjects, he said that this session they would have brought before Parliament questions of great interest to the Welsh people. Mr Dillwyn would on Tuesday fortnight bring forward his motion with regard to the Established Church in Wales (applause) as an anomaly that ought to be removed. It was very likely that they might be defeated this time, but it was a question which was growing and which in the near future would, he was sure, be carried because it was a crying injustice that the poor farmers of Wales should be compelled to pay for the support of the Church of the few, the Church of the rich, and also contribute their own freewill offerings for the maintenances of the chapels and the ministers from whose services they were alone receiving spiritual instructions. Referring to his own Sunday Closing Bill. Mr Roberts said it was again about to come under the notice of the public A commission would be nominated to consider the working of the Act. This had been asked for by the publicans and those interested in opposing the Act. The promoters of the bill, however, rejoiced in the prospect of an inquiry into it, believing that, if fairly conducted, as no doubt it would be, it would demonstrate the success of the measure, and show at the same time what were its admitted weaknesses, such as the bonafide traveller clause. He felt certain that if they could get the working classes' opinion regarding the measure, it would be as unanimously in favour of the Sunday closing principle as when the Act was passed (applause). The Rev. Thos. Rinnon moved a resolution declaring that the Sunday Closing Act had been a success, Ac. The Rev. J. V. Jones, in seconding, felt assured that the commission would result in the triumph of the Act. Alderman Dr Easterby, in supporting the motion, said he had watched the operation of the Act carefully, and if anything had done good to Wales during the last century, it was the Sun- Closing Act of Mr John Roberts (applause). The motion was carried with acclamation. Mr S. Smith, M.P., was received with loud cheers on rising to address the meeting. Speak- ing in reference to the resolution of the meeting on Sunday closing, Mr Smith said it was a very gratifying fact that Parliament a short time ago had passed the second reading of the English Sunday Closing Bill by a majority of twenty two (applause). It marked a great advance in public opinion in the cause of temperance, and he thought that they in Wales might be proud that they had set the example to their much larger sister. (Applause). It was within his own knowledge that there were multitudes of clubs in all large towns, as well as London, nomi- nally political clubs, but in which drinking went on day and night, week-day and Sunday, and in many cases associated with gambling. He had within the last few weeks received letters telling him of mournful cases of young men who had been ruined, who had embezzled their employers' funds, and fallen into hopelessly wasted lives in consequence of having joined these political clubs. It was high time that attention should be called to the matter. He insisted that there was no effectual remedy for this evil but that ot putting these clubs under the same restrictions as public- houses (hear hear, and applause). He hoi-ed. therefore that the Liberal party of Wales would insist that the clubs opened for Liberal party purposes should be carried on upon temperance principles (applause).

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