The Federalist
Oct. 23rd, 2012 09:15 pm"Let us think of the prosperity, power and prestige that union will enable the colonies to accomplish. What a charter of liberty it is---civil and religious liberty. Under such a union we have the power to accomplish all at that we can reasonably aspire to." (Deakin)
The Federalist with the motto “One people, one destiny” was issued by the Southern Tasmanian Federal League on the 11 May 1898, the month before the first referendum. (There were two referendums prior to the "Commonwealth Bill" being passed. Actually it was more complicated and interesting, as these things usually are.) Based on most of the propaganda I've read, the driving force behind the desire for Federation was the removal/reduction of tariffs and custom duties, and an increase in free trade, between the colonies. The Federalist here is less obvious about that. Most its non-advertising content is a long collection of pithy (their word) quotes from prominent people encouraging the reader to vote "Yes". So I thought I'd share some:
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The Federalist with the motto “One people, one destiny” was issued by the Southern Tasmanian Federal League on the 11 May 1898, the month before the first referendum. (There were two referendums prior to the "Commonwealth Bill" being passed. Actually it was more complicated and interesting, as these things usually are.) Based on most of the propaganda I've read, the driving force behind the desire for Federation was the removal/reduction of tariffs and custom duties, and an increase in free trade, between the colonies. The Federalist here is less obvious about that. Most its non-advertising content is a long collection of pithy (their word) quotes from prominent people encouraging the reader to vote "Yes". So I thought I'd share some:
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