Database of Poems
1884 Franchise Bill
1884: Representation of the People Act
Author: Ward Mills, Dundee
Publication: Dundee Evening Telegraph
Published: 20 September 1884
Publication type: Newspaper/Periodical
Featured individuals:
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898)
A full copy of this poem is available.
Banner rhyme beginning: "Ward Mills workmen all agree/ The House of Lords is 'up a tree'" accompanied by model of Gladstone with axe, and two other banner couplets.