The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-06
The DISSOLUTION or PARLIAMENT
Mr.. GIadst0ne's Address to tho
Electors Of Greenwich.


L1BERAL1S4 vs.. CONSERVATlS1.
The London newspapers OF the Gath ult contain
MT. Gladstone's manifesto. OF which the iollowl~y
is o synopsis "t HHlA
Mr.. Gladstone has issued an address to the cleo
tors OF Greenwich which fla more than three COL
umns OF the Times. Having stated that Her
Majesty has been ADVISED 70 dissolve Parliament
ton. Mr.. Gladstone holds that tSe Welfare Of sSs
sa which not WITH
authority" and says:-
That authority. which was in isde amply ceunded By
now sunk below the point Tor the defence
20 o. and ps ecy restored an ~ an
peal to she people who their reply 70 such appeal
s P%has tsss think Of The which the
es' &
s a%a sSS 80 0'"''"'u'" ''' 'A'
The right honorable gentleman does not attempt
to set out null the causes which have convinced
tue government that the time mas now come for
appealing TO the country but refers to such Of
them as embrace matters OF fact rather than OF
opinion. He enlarges upon the dit1culty Ia which
the government were placed bv Mr. Disraelra re-
ON The sS Bill and 10
clus,on that 'tae question whether Ministers ought
to retain or to abandon Office should be decided By
a general election, with the opportunity which 1t
affords for broad declarations OF policy and issues
truly NATIONAL as tt cannot De satisfactorily solved
greater degree dependent on close discipline and
f. to st sss's say whs a A.
Goes not dwell on snch and ever
amnr ST tse 1enerai neace OF the rSts OF All
classes. OF nsuar securty:" "but will state"
ne says nas "" onr ,orecn uolicy mon ""
raao,ntion n ask from foreign Powers
nothing but what in like, circumstances we
snoct tne NV roSts as we would tenacousy uphold
speoS .n1w 'S" snn .,toutaa xyar Wwa Sha;i ors
~ Nv ne w n. ~nv -, mace mt or
,r,endshin with the AsnSntees and we snail. I
hope. SEEK to draw from what has happened q les
oe 1e 90 aud
s Gem sS1as e and We shsT
early asts ana on good terms from the conflict"
Inc address proceeds:-- ,u,.,
snd sSd is the union M
ssos saa q NV sasIss WE
point where they seem tor the present 70 DEFY al efforts
10 To-, y" xerx IN m tte
OF local and subordinate authority which, under the un-
questioned control OF rar ia h woua enu 70 shtcn
It's aoora and to expedite .ns pubic ',, business
doubt. with regard 70 zone er two points caicS;;
70 their real Or
Will discover the means OF their accommodation"
more np 1Ss
ITS conferred ny the Gniyersittes Of Oxiord ana
Camerdge are 20 es dealt with and the laws re-
ton Of the land; the laws respecting game. the
laws respecting the sale Of spirituous liquors, the
laws affecting the relations between employer ana
ment are Mr. says t aOaE sne 1c
Parl;amert ExoressnS his satisfacton at the rise
Of at wages in ths agricultural districts which he
regards as "a new guarantee for the STABILITY OF
me Throne anS ~ Se cnnsSeraon M tne
county ssv irancSi sss' He says "N"''' -
v s my ' y a 10 st.
Counties generally that extended franchise which has
nc n o to As
az netting i that sSq
the hope 81 NO
os[ ssM
BY general consent
lug hSAI suolect ucaic Win 10 nnanCe' on "uiCu
MI nnCn >" Of
are enabled to state that Notwithstanding the purchase
OF the ieiegrapns iof sum exceeaing Lne ns
hap bt haye been
or abolished tover and above any amount imposed) to
the extent OF fi 5000; that during the present yer
the Aabama indemnity has been paid and the charge Of
the Asha1tee war viii be met out OF revenue Id that
t we snd nov Tow f Sn 70 NO. 1 So hc
charge 10 con tinue as il was xed during
the last session. do tear to anticipate the
probable BALANCE surplus exceeding rather than falling
short OF fSO0o,UW
What is to be done with this In the first place
there Is be relief but ''relief c.upled with
FORM" OF local taxation. Next, the income tax is
to be abolished -
According IN the o,lcr financial tradition the
tax was q war tax For such PURPOSE IT is inyauabe
Men willing to sacrifice much, not only oil their
means, but Of their privacy, time and comfort at the
can OF PasriouSm IN ~. the income tax was employed
on int ~ so utef ~ mo
in the direction tree trade need not dwell on the
great work Of liberation which has been accomplished
by its aid Mainly perhaps this account II bee
borne with exemplary patience. But no government
has been able to make 1t perpetual like
In general even obtain its renewal for any very
long years Since 1850 has granted by
annual net During long time for reasons ON which
necessary TO dwell. country cher
ished together with the desire the expectntion or
drawn from 1t formed SO heavy an item in the
grown unmanageabe II has, however, been the happy
a. ana then from ID to 3d. in the pound The