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… economy. These are the themes of the victors of 1890 – the Liberals proposed to make depression tolerable by helping … farmer, becoming significant. After these changes, the Liberals turned to the more agreeable duty of administering … events, just before the election, assisted the cause of the Liberals among the poorer townsmen. The “sweating” scandals …
… Town and country property had not always been averse to Liberals; it had become so by 1911, largely because the … had become disturbed, and it became plausible to link the Liberals with the cause of this discontent. After 1906 a … groups, strong enough to return four M.P.s in 1911. The Liberals were traditionally of the left, even if not in …
… life in the towns, and an increased number of jobs. The Liberals began by legislating for adversity, but their work … for Ward who returned to office in 1899. He dominated the Liberals in the House and the party machine in the country, … – substantial men in town and country were turning from the Liberals, but not until after 1908 in electorally …
… the Nationalists, under G. W. Forbes, and a small group of Liberals, under W. A. Veitch. After the 1925 election the … to recast the old urban-rural alliance which had kept the Liberals in power from 1890 to 1911, and which had been …
… to rouse the electorate against the “socialism” of the Liberals, and to put forward Opposition candidates. Massey … leader in place of Russell, and partly to entice dissident Liberals from Seddon's crowded ranks. The manoeuvre was a … and wait for the electorate to drift away from the Liberals. The turn of the tide came more quickly than many …
… upon to the full, was much more apparent than real. The Liberals: Electorate Organisation (1890–99) The Liberal … eliminated a small group who called themselves “Independent Liberals”. Development of the Party's Central Organisation … page. Other signs revealed no less clearly that the Liberals were losing touch with the public and with certain …
… “Conservative” name and party-image fastened on him by the Liberals. By the 1911 election, the parliamentary party and … briefly, to correct the alleged maladministration of the Liberals and to put forward and support parliamentary … protracted negotiations were carried on with the weakened Liberals, but Massey was lukewarm, and Coates, confident of …
… in the alliance and a contender for the leadership of the Liberals. Stout introduced a Bill in 1893 to extend the …
… in 1893, more, however, due to the pressure of backbench Liberals with Opposition support than to the Ministry …
… harmed the movement. Its tactics finally united the Liberals against such extreme demands. It helped Seddon, for …