The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-04-03 00:00:00

ELECTORS

OF TUE

WESTERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF

Gentlemen,—

SrAFFORD.

At the close of a Parliament, which has lasted six
years, I have tne pleasure f presenting mys Elf before
Till as willing to accept at your hanJa a renewal of the
t ust which in 187.1 you id me the honour of confiding
to me.

During a not inconsiderable portion of those itix years
foruormcoduepuitry ha
eswns hofadtstac udenrg:i
jeafo great
ronidl .
ithe
.cbaclntiee,
dsparising
o.
tin of our toil, the ,e,uit of bad si asoi,e. In the first
of mete niidoriutie6 (Auer cOuUtiis ii4ve suffered in a
scarcely lrirs degree than ourselves ; the e illeB6 of this
~epreslloll have rot been within the reach of legierat.ve
action ; the steady aud dotermined tittMe, h ,wtter,
of ner ijesty'6 Government, showing ilea:ave.:v/3a ready
to bring to ear, if neeessaiy, to %hole resou:ces of the
Empire to meet a common danger, undoubtedly liiited
the area of disturbing causes, and has Lrought about a
Peace waled re,tramed an Eggrcseive P,ltver, and which
has niaintaine4 England in the fore...lost Vase in the
Counciis of

The Treaty of Berlin and the a(qui.itteti that
forest in Asia Illuor which tnable, u o t.u,..1v.50 the
c.aAtitious of it ii which hela baek a iiespotie
Power, and dispaiya to a mn•governed peop,e the advant-
age of consiltutional freedom and g:)d order, are ar-
rangements whica in my juugment sic worthy of a place*
amongst the beet traditions of British rule. Th• state
of affairs in Afgheoisiau compelled us to undertake
military measures in that e.,untry ; the excsiient
conduct of these measures is brihsing hbont a re.uit
which wiP, I 'oelieve, secure tie satt:ty of our P.mvite,
mid conler peaec auki guU oraer, with their atteocislat
biessings, on I. 1106,: hJ hatto hitherto beu strangers to
them.

Ilo,t heartily can I congratu;ste tho staple trades of
my country up,ii their improved ::onditiou. For better
nArveaie we inu.t pled* cur.;onildence in a Higher Power
:u abAst our itrori3; I. risro, lioaeror, bettil erh great
view:lire the le..;iblaiion pr"posed in the tiesston that is
now cAoSiug, with tilt, übje::i uf re Louribg diLi cultic,
kv 11, iLI tLt jo, gment utikUj, ltnt the
acity of the laud, m.l mos; stuc.,:srely no 1 taus,. thht
hrighttr s%:aluits axe in ,;ore for Ohne who nave, wttk
i•ucti gallant patience borne these darker da3s.

The supporters of her Majesty's Gover.i_iraeut ni4
well point with setisfacton to tue fact ;bat ,iuriog tbe•ti
itifiicuities. of troubles a'eroad and d;nilnisbod traae at
attr linunets bye €e,ii so careluily mana,isei. that
ia ge let:vLion of our national cleibi. Las been tit cted
viitui,au thorea,e of taxation or aa uaeue prdssure on
tutare years. lugh may, I feel sure. bo accomplished
1r the ateatiy dtveloiau..ait of our ,rade by a closer
u..,ion between Engand cud her Colonies, and by our
obtaining a free anti uuresaicted commerce with the
outer iIatIOIIS of the wend. Gentiouteo, it is because I
believe that Lord Beaconsfield's Government is deter-
mined to maintain the integrity and influence of the
iiritosh Lanisiiie. and at the same time to take car:* that
ttie progres, of Gc.veromeat and th•-t opiio tuulties for
in in ui inipr,vement &alit be iii harm uy with tie
educe:iou of our fe:l.:w hubjects: that I come
U fore ti,,ga:u as ,vtiltag t.) support at G ;semi; eta.
liscru are, of course, minor matters upon which a
illember cannot hope to liad Liauself in accord with all
his Consiiturnts but so long as a Government is found
to tie promoting Peace by t)llowin.,i a firm and upright
ab:o J, and iteforin by a careful consideration of
those g ciicanattunces may require,
so Acing shall I ho fund acing with them, and so doing
I shall hope :or your support.

I have the honour to remain,
Geutleases
Your obejitnt Strvai,t,
AL' X. STAVELEY 11110 I"

Howie 1 Coihrhons, March 10th, IWO.

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