"WE NEVER ABUSE."
THE PRIME MINISTER'S ATTITUDE. [By TELEGiiAr-H.— Special to Trie P&st ] AUCKLAND, This Day. "We never abuse our opponents," said Sir Joseph Ward, in Speaking at the "social" given to Mr. F. Lawry, M.P., at Newmarket. "Whilst, however, we never descend to the level of regarding abuso as a substitute" for arciiment, we do not follow the Biblical injunction to turn the other cheek when one cheek is smitton "This command. "' ho said, might be and ought to bo followed in private life, but in politics when a man hits you very hard in one eye your business is to hit him slap bang in the other." (Laughter). "I have never," he added, "descended to abuse and I hope I never will, but sometimes ono has to take the gloves off. If we aro hit hard we must hit hard in return, particularly if we are in the forefront of the fight."
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1908, Page 7
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