The Fiscal Issue.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 11 February 1905, Page 2

The Fiscal Issue.

A Liberal Kuifeslo. (Iteceived Feb. 10, U. 17 .. I.ONIX>N, Feb. H\ Karl Hivncer has issued a manifesto in the shape of a letter to Mr Lorrle Orant, Wcjulkt for Itugbv in connection with political uwetin™ in Warwickshire, in which he muvs that 11 though the Government still has a. najority it ought to recognise that ' .ts position in the county is very I liferent. The great t„pi c ' of eform dominate. the rttuution. ami every class und hilereHt. Ah ong as tt remains a matter of trong platform controversy a aerl>2 «'"oum Of anxiety douTrt 0 Win"?". ,radl • and uMtmil ! r,V IB 111 an < v way he' 1" I ,os ti«)nlng an appeal to »f tiu n r'-V ieh alon «' !L' V 1K '° rest " nd willing the I iot es'' \|T 'i*t"/f I * o ,nanMo,,to then H Bords «* Hhef. iold regarding laNation for revenue, ISO his words that the evil* of tha jxation of food within narrow Um"'o exaggvrated beyond what roa«!l and logic Justify, « •■Tiles,.," continued the writer, "are 1 the Views Of a genuine free trad- • • he danger is increased by one l*Hml proposal made both fov Mr ' la Hour and Mr Chau.berlain. Kvcrvody is agreed that colonial confetntes at projier timos and on proper • übjeets, are admirahk-but ' nu onrarence can settle the ilscat <|uusion until the country ha« pronouncd upon it. To essay whether wo ivour ,a' conference simultaneously >'ith the question of whether we u|h 'rove the so-called fiscal reform coiiuses it be issue. The constituencies hum answer the latter question first. The miinifesto concludes by emhasising the Liberals' views on ducation. the incidance of taxation • nd rating, and the necessity of cm* i the settlnncnt of South Africa on lie basis of the promotion of reresentative responsible Rovermnoat ithftiit mennwhilo continuing the » rsteiu of indenturod labour bevond lie obligations of existing contract* L proposes to enlarge the powers of V°?L tn ßland. the extontin at the proper moment of theanication of the. principle of nil- v mTnmont to livlnotl, the comMocw • ' tion /of Iratlu unions, law tafaniL