POLITICAL NEWS.
THE COMING STRUGGLE.
MR GLADSTONE'S MANIFESTO,
(BY ELECTRIC] TELEGRAPH. — COPYRIGHT. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)! ..,••;•,. London, Sept. 19. Mr Gladstone, m view of the approaching- -general election, has issued a political manifesto to his constituents at Midlothian. In his address he urges the complete: withdrawal; of : British troops-from Egypt at the :earliest possible moment, and expresses himself as distinctly oppos2d to aNnexation, to setting up a protectorate, or to the indefinite occupation of that country. Speaking of Home affairs, Mr Gladstone advocates a reform of the. House of Lords and of the land laws, and the necessity existing for a readjustment of the incidence of taxation is pointed out,' as well as for the extension of the principle Jof local self-government that is compatible with the maintainence of,the supremacy of the Crown, the integrity of the Empire, and the authority of Parliament. In conclusion, Mr. Gladstone announces that he speaks as the working chief of the Liberal party. ; . ;
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1461, 22 September 1885, Page 2
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157POLITICAL NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1461, 22 September 1885, Page 2
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