MANCHESTER ELECTION

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2172, 23 April 1908, Page 2

MANCHESTER ELECTION

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE AT MANCHESTER.

SOCIAL REFORM AND FREETRADE. United Press Association—Copyright (Received April 22, 9.14 p.m.) LONDON, April 22. Air. L-loyd-George, speaking at Alancliester, predicted there would be old age pensions within twelve months. He denied that tlie Liberals were .abandoning their programme to advance social reform in older to win back, according to a suggestion which had been made, the confidence of the country. If they did that, they would win the contempt of the country. He did not believe that Alancliester was standing on the great principles of 1906, and lie would tell them in 1908 that the defeat of Air. Churchill would be a blow to freetrade. He added that freetrade was the Alpha and not the Omega of tlie Liberal policy, which could then be built on. They must be careful not to remove the foundation. He emphasised the need of courage to combat the monopoly of privilege and the obstructiveness and vested interest with regard to the education question or the liquor trade.

MR. BALFOUR PREDICTS CONSERVATIVE VICTORY.

RESTORATION OF UNIONIST PRINCIPLES.

(Received April 22, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, April 22. Mr. Balfour, in a -letter to Mr. Hicks, predicts be will win. He says the fact that the President of the Board of Trade should find his ownpowers insufficient to defend his seat, * and that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer should be driven to come to his assistance, is an unwilling tribute to Mr. Hicks’ eloquence and his party’s, enthusiasm, which any candidate might envy. The more members of the Government explain their use of political power the less likely they are to retain, it. „ Commenting on the attitude of tho freetraders, lie adds that such divisions are wasting maladies to great organisations, and the evil they are

doing is increased by any attempt to disguise the vast majority of the'party resolved to deal with the 'fiscal question. “My hopes as to the complete unity of the Unionists is based upon a growing conviction that tliev all will ultimately see the fiscal system broken down at every standpom t, including Peel’s and Gladstone s. Then alternative proposals "ill have a fair hearing from small •sections of the Unionists wh 0 are still dieading the change, though these may meanwhile stand aloof/’ He is confident that Mr. Hicks will begin by restoration to the Unionists of the principles of the great comnAinity winch once was and again will be the ca'usof * 1 glory of tlle Unionist THE NATIONALIST VOTE. THE HOME RULE PLANK. United Press Association—Copyright (Received April 23, 12,47 a m ) The Sh r L °NUOX, April 22. r ® tandlll e Committee of the mended TNpy r l l Britain recomlncnded Nationalists to vote for Mr httei C deel° n ] th ° that the tWRv d f d tr 0n * lr - As q«ith’s autlioiitj, that Home Rule in accord-v-md M th Redmond's resolution would be submitted to the electors by elect' o veinmont at the next general

T ~T ! i er Standiu S Committee of tho !;! l sll . League at Dublin communicated this instruction to the Standing Com-nut-LCe of the League in Britain be--010 the latter issued the -above recommendation, which was signed by -'ir. Redmond and Mr. T. p O’Connor. ■