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Description: | Concept: military personnel, politicians, political campaigns Description: whole: the title is placed across the top, in black, with the text arranged over the remainder, also in black. All set against a plain white background. image: text only. text: PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH OF ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE TO THE ELECTORS GENTLEMEN, I am honoured by the confidence which the Electors of Ashton-under-Lyne have shown in me, and I am proud to be their Parliamentary representative. Call upon in this crisis in our national history to render such service in the new Government as the Prime Ministers considers I am capable of doing, I intend to give my undivided attention to the work of the responsible office which I have the honour to fill. It will be my duty to continue the tasks which my predecessor carried on with so much energy and efficiency and to extend the work of my department to meet the growing needs of the war. It may be necessary to make new demands on the public, and to appeal to them to make great sacrifices, so that the whole civil population may co-operate to the utmost of their power in helping the new Government prosecute the war with still greater vigour. Just at the time when the enemy is feeling the strain and the sufferings of a just retribution for plunging Europe into bloodshed, and cannot much longer endure, the Allies are rising to the height of their power and see certain and unquestioned victory in the near future. I feel that I must ask the indulgence of the electors in one important matter; I am not a Parliamentarian. I joined the new Government out of a strong sense of duty, simply to give such ability as I possess to the direction of the work of the Board of Trade as a business man. In my absence the work of my department will be discharged in the House of Commons by my capable and experienced Parliamentary Secretary, but when the Prime Minister considers that my presence is necessary, either to defend the interests of my Department, or to support new measures, I shall always be in my place. The sympathetic reception which I had from the members of the Association - coming before them as i did as a complete stranger - will be an abiding encouragement to me, in carrying on the heavy responsibilities which I have undertaken, and I hope that when my war work is over I may be able to give the electors of Ashton-under-Lyne a good account of my stewardship. Believe me, Yours faithfully, A. H. STANLEY. Board of Trade, Whitehall, London, December 27th, 1916. Printed and Published by the 'HERALD' Printing and Publishing Company Limited, Ashton-under-Lyne. | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: Herald Printing and Publishing Co Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne Publisher/Sponsor: Herald Printing and Publishing Co Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2943... | Go to resource |
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