THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 7, 9 January 1912, Page 3

THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — Since writing you on the 30th lilt, that the Ward Ministry would resign in favour of a, Cabinet to b& formed by Mr. Millar or Sir James Carroll, it has been decided to vary this programme in favour of Mr. Massey, by allowing him to form a Ministry when Sir J. G. Ward resigns, which Cabinet the Liberal and Independent Labour, Party will promptly dismibs from office when> Parliament assembles, so that, the Governor can then ask Mr. Millar" to_ form a Government. The Opposition journal)) are so clamorous for Mr. Magsey'B party that th« Liberals havo decided to let this party go through the 'farce of forming a Minis; try in order to prove to the country that; , despite everything fcaid and written by rabid and biased partieann, Mr. Massey has not sufficient supporters in the House

to hold tho ruins of Government when put in his hands. The process of defeating Mr. Massoy before forming a Liberal - Labour Government will, it ie assumed, add to the stability of tho latter to iuoh an extent that an early appeal to tho electors, because no side is strong enough to govern, will be u.voidod. When Mr. MasW iis de/epted. the Liberal-Labour cunibhiutiou "will bring down nu nut-uud'Out radical policy. 'Tho joy and delight of the Reform Party will then change into its old order of chagrin and despair, and it will havo to content itself in vainly calling for an appeal to tho electors which it will not be strongenough to Eucce^fu.ly d<nn«nd. — I am, etc. F. T. MOORE. Johnsonville, 6th January.