POLITICAL POSITION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 July 1924, Page 8

POLITICAL POSITION.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—ln reply to Mr. Brown’s letter. I do not think I have changed my opinion except on one point, and tliat is that Mr. Wilford is not fit to be leader of this country; and T would ask Mr. Brown not to forget that what *is right to-dav might be wrong tomorrow. This letter brings up some interesting points, one of which, is that the A.S.R.S., which joined the Alliance of Labour, thought’that they had made a mistake, and broke away after the strike; they changed their mind, as ii evidently the freezing workers are ! doing. Do not' attribute my letter to any influence of the Liberal Party. I cannot see a great difference, and I thought it better to state so’ in the press, so that there would be no' misunderstanding. I have not ceased to o© a Liberal. X remember hearing Sir James Carroll, at one of his meetings when contesting the Waiapu election, say. that Mr. Massey fin issuing his policy had taken the whole Liberal outfit, and had , not even left them with their socks. That must be 18 years ago, and he i s wearing the outfit still, with a few patches. I do not think that Mr. Wilford is unfit to run a dephrtment, because there is no doubt that he made a success of his job as Minister for Justice. There is one erroi- in what Mr. Brown quotes. It is not his error, but is no doubt due to' my bad writing. “I have not filard anyone yet with greater ability than he has say that he could not.” ‘ What I have said regarding Mr. Massey is not a change of front. I stated that neither he nor Mr. Wilford would lead the fusion party. I attribute the financial position of this country to the increased /production, mainly of the dairy farmer and enforced economy of the whole community. As regards Mr, Massey standing higher in financial circles than amleader in Australasia, I gathered that from one of Australia’s leading financiers, and the only conclusion I could draw was that as most of the State Governments either had been or were Labour, in his eyes even Mr. Massev wa s better than Labour. Why Liberal hypocrisy? Why not say straight out Socialistic hypocrisy? Mv. Brown’s saying that his party represents 'Labour is like giving a man a bitter pill covered with sugar. They think that it they called themselves the New Zealand Socialist Party it would be too bitter to swallow. What hapoened to Watson, Fisher, and Hughes, the three outstanding .Australian leaders? Were they hypocrites, or did responsibility give them reason? Mr. Brown should not forget that the home is the foundation of the State, and that until a party can govern itself it is not fit to govern other people. A well-ordered home must balance its accounts no matter how small, just as a State must. I do not think that the fight is hetween Labour and anti-Labour ; I think the best way to put it would be between the thrifty and unthrifty. I am quite aware that Mr Brown’s Party has been trying to .kill the Liberal Paity for the last six years, because they think that if they can get rid of the. Liberal Party, by fusion or other means, they will be able to command a lot of votes which now go. to tlie Liberals. I do not think this will happen, as. the thrifty will always be in the majority, no matter what one calls them.—l am, etc., W. R, MORPHY. Patea.