THE PAHIATUA ELECTION.

Evening Star, Issue 12261, 30 July 1904, Page 7

THE PAHIATUA ELECTION.

[SI'ECIAL TO THE SIAK.]

AUCKLAND, July 30. Speaking of the new member’s pronounced antagonism to Mr Btddon and his advanced Liberalism, the ‘Star’ proceeds :• —“It is tho natural destiny ot ail political programmes to be exaggerated and

‘ rum to death ’ by extreme enthusiasts. Democratic Liberalism, to which New Zealand owes to much, has already begun to sutler at the hands of fanatical propagan-dif-ta. When the hHory of the past'ilc cade comes to bo written it will be more clearly understood how powerfully Mn Soddon has controlled tire reckless Radical clement in Iris party, arrd how wisely he liar, cheeked tiro headlong haste of his insubordinate follower's. There is no Conservative policy before the country, and Mr Massey and iris friends have long since given up pretending that they would seriously modify the Liberal policy of the day, even if tlicv bad the power. Tire chief reason that' Mr Taylor arrd Iris friends object so strongly to Mr Scddon is that ho has steadfastly refused to lend himself .to their visionary e.v- , n '"'its in Utopian legislation, and i‘ a cry little for - the sincerity of Mr Ala.-sey’s boasted conservation that ho can ■•■•e any reason to rejoice over an addition !'> the ranks of tin? most dangerously reefei and rovoluticnaiy party in the- Rouse. ;••• Tick nothing but Mr fiedddn’s resolute ■•hr!ni-cter and siren edit of will have no fnwithin rcasoreble bounds,”