The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-20 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF

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Ournixor,
BEG respectfully to inform you that I
intend again offering myself as a Candidate for
your suffrages at the approaching Election.
The proceedings of the Parliament now about to be
dissolved have been of more than usual Importance.
Measure' effecting great changes in the governing power
of the country have been paned, if not with the
hearty so-operation. at least with the general concur-
rence, of all parties. They were, I freely admit, of a
more extensive character than I bad previously con-
sidered desirable; but the difficulty of Ending any
resting plus short of that which has been establish*
and a drops sense of the damage which must aurae
to the State from • mitt ant agitation for further changes,
led me to believe that on the whole Her Majesty's
Government were right in proposing those runlations
for the representation of the people which, with some
alterations, bus now become law.
The new Parliament will have matters of no lase
weight and magnitude to deal with.
Questions affect:ng the connection of the Church and
State have always, and that most justly, called forth
the strongest expression of opinion and feeling from all
classes of the community. Whatever may be the effect
on the Roman Catholic population of Ireland, it cannot
be denied that the abolition of the Irish Branch of the
National Church as by law established will be a severe
Injury and discouragement to the Protestant inhabitants
of that part of the Kingdom. On that account, and
because the change would be • eontradiction to some at
least of the principles on which the National Chun*
Mill in England. I shall oppose to the utmost all such
measures of subversion.
In this, an in other matters o grave political
importance,. I believe that the action of the present
Government will be more in seeoroanee with the true
Interests of the sountry than any that oan be substituted
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I:Yoder its passim the position of England, In
regard to the Continental Powers, as well as in its
important relations to the great Transatlantic Republic,
his been materially rained. The services by land and
sea base been advaneed in efficiency ; and, if this result
has not been attained without some increase of expendi-
ture. it is fair to observe that no additional taxation
has been incurred in oonsequente, and that the legitimate
question for discussion is whether the oost has been
greater than the value of the improvements in the two
great branches of national defence.
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My efforts will be directed, is in former Parliament.,
to moist any attempte to increase, by additional burdens,
the taxation ..elusively of real propeity, to remove from
It all such charges es IWO rather of general than special
obligation, and to enlarge the heals of assessments as
fares may be corm... Mot with the preservation of lacel
management.
On the grounds above mentioned, if I bare the honour,
as I emilldently trust, to be *pig pkpied, is your
representative in the House of Commons, I propose to
give the present Ministry an independent but cordial
=Mit
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient and faithful Servants
JOHN PLOYILFL.
Stafford, October 14,11868.

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