MR. MASSEY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1307, 9 December 1911, Page 5

MR. MASSEY.

OPINION ON POLL FIGURES. WA.RDISM MUST GO. Bj MerraDh.-Preti Aewclation.l un „ t j Auckland, December 8. w « LGadc . p of tho Opposition, Mr. W. i'lt ?% I™ 11 KltiEu ° d with the re suits of tho first ballot, and is confident that tho prospects of tho party of securing |a iflamnty at tho second ballot are very bright. 'Die results of tho elections, eo fur os they lmvo gone, are of course -V 6a , t '^ aoU>l 'y to (Jio Koform party. Mr. Jlnssoy said this afternoon: "I. noticed that Ministers and the jourmilistie, supporters of tho Government nro trying to explain awny tho fact that tho Ward Ministry is engaged in a life mid "Win struggle, and that, up to tho'present, tho-honours aro certainly with tho Opposition. Tho fact i s that the people 01 JNCW Zealand art heartily tired of this spurious Liberalism, sham democracy, I V lO , ""Proper and extravagant methodsot the present Administration and in their dcs.ro for a «a UO and honest policy and au energetic Administration are turninff to men who, for years past, have conscioutiously done their duly on tho Onposition side of the House * tl'JZ°M°» OHr ,. ,ncll 'iavo gono down in m fc ii' , 00I ; tnnuc d Mr. Massev. "One 7f , r, ii l i!i' lly ~ h Si S . lost his °° a °«""'t nl ft ,?S al -W'>blo over tho Water Supf«cf o • wl " ch j w ?f hKhro Parliament last session, and the other-Mr. Divebecausc ho was not able to make so many K^catt 8 ° PPOnCBt ' iU Uini6tc? inl'? Ut " 10 , Gov «rnment has lost Anckand West Waikato, Tauinarunui, ?„ a f Y?t a,ld Wa 'P a «-a- '"id has failed to eecuro the new sent of Haglan. It is quite sale to predict that it will lose many "i™ «??• * a, V* ry 6tron s'y of opinion that wo shall secure a majority of seats lor which tho representation has not yet been decided, and that thero win „„,? 0r V u > l,nscs T next ,wk than there were ywtcrdav. I am no.t in tho habit of boasting, but the handwriting is on Mf«iS'i and ra ™ evinced that tho Ministry has received notice to quit. In all directions, and from all sections of he community I have heard tho opin,°,L e - Xprf £ Scd , t,la , t the leen in office too long, and that a change would be in the best Interests of the count coding." hCV ° that that cllM ff« « What of the New Evangel? losterdav's polling," Mr. Massev m.