FEDERAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81869, 19 October 1906, Page 3

FEDERAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

MR. DEAKIN S POLICY'. LIBERAL PROTECTIONIST. Melbourne, October 18. Mr Deakin, speaking at Balterat, announced that he appeared as a Liberal Protectionist. His party had now resumed the position of an absolutely independent pari'y. lie «u.ogiied Mr Watson for the support accorded the Ministerial programme ; n the last Parliament. With the men in Parliament it had been possible fo work, but with the machine outside it was not possible. The difficulty arose not with the men who handled th« public affairs, but with tho6e who wanted to handle them. The gplicy of his party would be a progressive attack on Mr Reid's anti-Socialistic party. I; was intended to advance the iron industry to bounties, duties or other means. The measures to be fTObmiited included a naviga ion Hill, ■ and banking and insurance laws. Efforts would be made to induce immigration if the States would give the land. Generally speaking, hi- policy of 1903. which was repeated in 1905. was to be carried out. The Government made no proposal to impose land taxation in addition to that already existing in the States. The latter were entitled to exhaust all their powers, and although he uou'.d welcome ime Federalized tax h<- saw no possibility nj its achievement. In answer to * question, he affirmed that members of tk>* Labour pariy were under the control oI organisations, which he believed was a •«ager t i the community. POLLING DAY FIXED. Received 18th. 1.5 a.m. Melbourne, October 18. Federal polling day has been fixed for December 12th. Parliament will b« dissolved on November Bth.