THE NATIONAL PARTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 65, 18 March 1938, Page 6

THE NATIONAL PARTY.

j Having read a policy speech by the Hon. Adam Hamilton, as reported in this paper. I lam still left wondering just what his party's j intentions are. It governments are elected 011 ta policy of vagaries. fallacies and impracticable [convictions, then Mr. Hamilton's party will 'shortly be occupying the Treasury benches. 'I have never read anything so devoid of senLille criticism or constructive suggestions for I improving the Statute Book than the Leader of the Opposition's speech. His weak alternatives to the Government's legislation would be ludicrous were it not for the fact that they arc sinccrciv offered by a politician of many !years' experience. Mr. Algie. Mr. Hamilton's 11-hi.-f publicity agent, and his mystic Freedom | League, w ill no doubt correct the leader's icmbled ju-rs j-ect i\ e. and. let us hope, initiate. ;Mr. Hamilton and his party into the correct meaning of the word "freedom."* The Opposition has a rather abbreviated and jaundiced jjidca of the word, but Professor Algie has , ob- erved the people'- rea-tiou to its proper j a upli a i ion. ~o blatantly in-cribe- the word on his banner v.i;hoii\ a -u-rui *n of plagiarism. iMav I mi^jc-« I! ." t Mr. Hamilton leave the ! -Uiv-e-s or ot herwi-e of the Government's (legislation to the cle-tors ami for once give ji-ome indication of hi- party s. or Professor I Algie's. policy, whi. hover one the Nationalist Header decides upon': 1 t.KORGF. -IENKIX" 5 .