The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-01-31 00:00:00

PRICE ONE PENNY.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH

OF KIDDERMINSTER.

WHEN, some months since, the influential
requisition, signed by a large portion of the
Electors, was presented to me, wishing me to offer my-
self as a Candidate at the next General Election, I ac-
quainted you that, whilst I would not than tcousidering
the time premature) become officially a Candidate, lary
Warm de,iire Was to renew our political relutioos tibia
the proper occasion arrived.
The sudden determination of the Government to agvh„,
Her klajeaty to dissolve Parliament, gives me the op.
portuuity, nu compliance eitli your further trititytioo. to
appeal to you for a renewal of the trust you hare already
once reposed in me, and to seek as I now do the high
honor of again represeutreg you in the Commons House
of Parliament... .

%%bile& 1 shall, of coarse, be prepared to eater tally
into all the questions of the day when 1 em amongst you
as 1 propose shortly to be, 1 do sot now think it neces•
oar; to enter in great detail into my political opinions.
These are well known to you by my votes in the Rouse
of Commons daring the aessions 1 represented yon,
when those important measures of Retinal were pssed
uuder the auspices of the Conservative blovernment,
woich have added so many persons to the Roll of Elec-
tors in your Borough stud throughout the Kingdom.
As you are swat's, I gave a faithful, consistent, yet
independent support to the Conservative party, as I
promised you 1 would do, when you elected me your
Itepresentettve.
. . . . .

a-
buil.: that period my opinions hare not changed as to
the wisdom OS relaluhlig, as the stay and backbobe of
our politledi system, LUC Constitution tinder which this
actuary has heroine great, 111060011, wad free.

The 'mum feature u-1 wilier', and e'v—tar-t,;-b; kept in the
foreground, is the absolute necessity uf ignoring and re-
sisting air mass leguilanuo, which conni.n, in and rmt
been as much resorted to by tee ao.callr d Liberal tarty,
by which one, and that a small part of the community,
ass been benefited, to ti.e detriment of the other and
larger pus non. .. . .

lb hilt thus retaining in the main the same political
CArlo AD %hell first known to you. 1 have of course pro.
greased alas the times with reference to many subjects
that lihve become, during the last few years, objects at
legislative action on the Fart of Parliarrierd,lllld justify
We stall more than %lila lust 1 addle:sited you in calling
Illyseit a Liberad,ConsereatiVe.
That the country is becoming dermal at the en retro
views that hint tutor with the present the, runent mei
Lae advauced LiLersi and Ittitlt.l party, has beet, 'hewn
durtug the peried of the Padisraeutury recess in the
Callus th:Cl.lollti 01/11. have
Thoughtful wen heve seen that the Lt gislation forced
on the country by the restlettmess of the Hadical party is
jecpardreing,une by sue, all the Conservative Institunoud
of
.the country.
. . • .

Unless the 'enteguar as which this country has enjoyed
so long are maintained, whilst freely modified to :uit thu
progress of the age we lire in, there is danger ahead,
trom which the nation cannot be too soon or too earnestly
warned.

Wbat then is required? To my mind a Lineral•Cou-
servettre policy, by which, I understand, the remosalof
need be, ot obsolete laws and systems Rai the creation
of intelagent ones in their place ; but, wtiilst doing tins,
is steady maintenance of those Constitutional iMegusrda
without wine° tilts country cannot retain its prissily,
lreeilum, nor even its actual safety.

Subject to Me retention of these I am the earnest ad-
vocate for the largest measure possible of civil and
religious liberty.
The manifesto of the Prime Minister to the nation on
&idiot( of toe Liberal Ouvernuieut, whilst in the form of
Ai election address to his cmstituents, seems to me not to
give the pledges necessary as to the li.uit of the changes
he couteihomes, for Ise declares " it is cut the duty of a
Cabaret to bind itself or even to mature C3liective views
on all subjects of pubhc interest."
This sevnis to me very hear saying that at the moment,
at all events, they have •• no pulv.y," a charge they hsys
often considered very .1 Imaging warn they have applied
it to the Opposition.
.•

Uudvr theftler, however, that a substitution Lir a policy
eolllcl he wade, and a rAlytog cry furuished at the sumo
time, the Penne Minister points to all lutelided repeal ot
the Income lax, and practically on this ground Celia ulon
the natant to return a inspirit/ for WS party at the com-
a.% bleciwo.
Now, stoma that on every occasion whew a repeal of
that ti has Leell tliKtiru,el mu the 11,41,e ox
the lobo:it tmovernitlent oaf UumfOrin,y uppuscl the ilea
of iwn being spared from the revenue of the et,Ulltr), the
sultieu change Ins the.. vitae Of the tiuVermtent on too
creel a limumeral Electioa„ fixed by tbhu,h Y., ,0.1.11 d
wore than extraordivar.y. •

Be that as it may, alai Lot believe it wlll serve the
purpose Use auwounceintut 441 intim led to ior if the
Liberal party has no poley, but seek to be maintained
in power by Liking credit tor tile position at the dnances
of this c mutry—which alone permits them to isms:net
whether the abolition of the Income Ashxha o,sitile—it
is evident they are taking credit for a je:sition of ulliirs
caused simply by the proipeions condoiou of ;he indus-
tries Os the eouutry—Willell tile Liliaritalive I.:own--
anent On unwilling duct ran egU thy soaks, utilize for
Vie relief of the tax-payers.
Mith reference to other in. usuies of importance, I
will briefly give you 111) View, '
Lire/oat! Vic/oaf/eta end rtihalOs re I h. pal I
need Lot ante O.) 1.11f,411i1.111 01 11141.1O111.4”, tiara 1.1
well 140411 to 31.4 ; I. lOU nut one of Owen sahaa Er-
larva into van be uaile wait r Ly Act of holism. st ,
ray on the aelf-ieri vet it.6indeird if a iiication t., in-
duce those sober In Las so I.l.4lssaiy to the social a: .1
ininal welfare of ail at.
lebiration.—At my latit election I ventured to prefab. ey
that the time would come, and Ulan early date. taco tie
educaLon of childien would tie di alt with 550* Naiieiol
questiou ; I tin glad that what at that time itioked im-
possible has to wine t at. lit bar Aso a fact. 'liar
Lieu Act, etude, ill•cousidered, and in some re pace,
1111.4.11)141.11l, is still an iustament to die peat .00
ail thinkieg nies wish, and to the ingooveuovit of Shun
L should con,rder it my duty to give avert aid.
Lucid and lialitoy I Lilt —1 shall favour the introduc•
tion of any measures from whatever pasty introduced,
that have for their object the removing of the piesuit
' anomalies in the etisting systeing.
With this brief summary of my views. I beg to assure
ynu that should it bd your pleiniure to re-elect Inc your
I Member, your best interests, local or otherwise, shall at
I all times have my earnest attention.

I au), Gentlemen,
Your Galant Servant,
ALBERT GRAN T.

41, queen's Gate Terrace,
south Kensington.
London, 28th January, 1871