LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
DISFRANCHISEMENT BY MEDICAL RELIEF.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.."]
Sit,—The following incident will confirm what you say on the above subject. A few weeks ago, at a Board of Guardians in North Somerset, I moved that the relieving officers should be instructed to warn all applicants for medical or any other relief that its receipt would disqualify them from voting at the next election. To my surprise this was objected to, on the ground of it being illegal for the Board to give any such instruction. On my motion being thus ruled out of order, I moved that a letter be written to the Local Government Board to ask if such an instruction would be illegal, but with no better success. My motion was lost by a large majority. I will make no other comment than to say that the majority was led by the local Tory wire-pullers.—I am, Sir, &c.,
National Liberal Club. EDWARD STRACHEY.
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