ANOTHER INDEPENDENT LIBERAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 215, 7 September 1912, Page 4

ANOTHER INDEPENDENT LIBERAL.

ant MTXBS' POSITION. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter)\VEIiINGTOK jV &i» ' day% Mr. Arthur M. Myere;." ; Nrfco •*&» Minister of Finance. Defence and Rail, ways in the Mackenzie Cabinet,, hag been the subject of some interesting .r!mro nrs regarding his political attitude!' tt view of this, he gave to your represent* tire a definite -statement, indicating that he must be classed as a Liberal-Inde-pendent. \ . "I. made- it perfectly- clear in my election campaigns," said Mr. Myers, "that so long as the Government maintained what 1 regarded as the true Liberal i policy, and introduced Liberal.-measures II would support it: otherwise.l.' left an'self free to act a≤ I thought in the interests of my constituents -and the people generally. I supported Ward Government, and took office in the Mackenzie Government because I*'believed they fulfilled these requirements. .. \ off a.' certain combination of cir<siai3tances has placed the . present :-adnnjustratioa in power, a"nd they have adopted .nearly the whole of the proposals 'Subscribed to by the Mackenzie administration, of which 1 woe a member.' ,1 frankly confess that I did uoi believe thatr.the Beform party would bring down the advanced and democratic .policy to which the present Government have -definitely committed themselves. If the gentlemen who now occupy the Twwary benches prove themselves- as sincerei in their intention as were the members of the Mackenzie Ministry to , see s that these measures are' placed "oh . tie Statute Book, and thus follow in tin foot«tepe_of the. founders of Liberalism in Xew Zealand, I for one will give these measures my support. As an. Independ-ent-Liberal, I will vote acceding to my judgment on all measures'wkicli.cam* before this House." •■ - : ■";,"- Mr.- Myers, upon being aekeif i{ Sis position hadßee'ri reconei'acted'' s ß}nce the election of the present Opppaitioji: executive, replied: "No; I informed; party that I intended to revert to;mj-old position as an Independent-Xjiberjl' -Before that election took place." ■**-%, .'