Mr. Harry Gibbs, farmer of Goudhurst, questioned upon Hops, said that W’ops were in a turrible bad way, and all. He knew his own mind. He was a practical man. He said: “Let the Government prohibit all foreign W’ops, Sussex and all, and let brewers have a law, and let ’un buy Kentish W’ops. There was old Sir Charles Gorle, there was, member of Parliament and all, and he knew for certain as that old man in his brewery never bought none but Sussex, and he’d have a law....”
Mr. Chamberlain (sternly): “Stand down.”
Witness (loudly): “Ar! I’m a plain man and not to be druv, and I tell you....”
Lord Lansdowne: “Stand down, sir!”
Witness (more loudly): “I tell you if you let these dang Sussex W’ops....”
The whole Committee here rose and in chorus ordered the witness to stand down.
Witness: “You hear me! These Sussex W’ops, they have the vly; they aren’t....”
The police here removed the witness, who struggled violently, shaking his fist over his shoulder, and shouting:
“Ar, it’s stan’ down naow!... You wait till t’election.... Ar. You see which way I voät then.... Ar!”