AFTER THE BATTLE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 5, 16 December 1911, Page 5

AFTER THE BATTLE.

(hk. PEE.SS COMMENT. I: ; I! Y TE LEI. li A C H - S PI X IA f.. ’ (Own Correspondent.) : Wellington. Dec. 13. ; < -m ne nt-nr on the result of the •!r<’:on the "Evening Post" re- > "The Opposition gains have stir >ri- -d iis as tie-v mu-t have stir <ri* -d even many of the party’s sup o; \\'e congratulate Mr. Mas. -•y on a -uvcess for which lie toiled 1 ■>: renuoti-.ly, and on the temp.-rat> pone « f hi-, n -marks last night in hi- , :..r of triumph. We regret that. tin. Sir John Fimilav. Mr. • ■■'hi-,. Mr. '.!<?»ab, and Mr. Hogg, oeet: io u to the public for th* Ipir-a-in. \V»* .ire sorry too to set •si. Fiet, her and Mr. McLaren in . i • ;.'i the vanquished. Thev I'lofl' i'.i-iv m a keen hard fight, ami i tie victors had not. many votes to .•are a. (i.e end of the long day. •t-f : <i-' defeat cf men <>t -biiity lo - " vc the community well is temper, d with gladness at tin ; ' vn:’; tl of a cumber of Ministerial , i’a.’v ii.» Is." of whom the conn .. i v -■! rid. r lost, in Weion E .-t hut won in WclL-ngtor, . ~--.ith. Mr. Hindmarsh has ousted Dlr. Wright, and although wr be o’e that Mr. Wright, was well -...tiny <>f his place in the House of Itept'e- -matives we do not grudge j organised Labour il.is ' utorv. Tli i - p-;ilias captured only twoI but it has. made noble Lead i way in voting strength. Indopend 1 . nt Labour is come to play a part ;t» N— Zealand politics. The nev. I.fl> -lali'-m is to have a leaven of :ti-i -p-'tide::: Labour. Tie* operation

r tin- ' v s ( >f •■volution in this counnvy’ eolith's is easily discernible. i'Thf- mas. tr-g of i adica iism against ’ ■ .idi<-.'.ii'-it:, is .aki.z ■ iiaiv. The • .ir >s electric vrith pot -nt iaiitivs. t hie : ilv knov-s no? what the morrow may bintg forth.” • tVe'! ma. s :i. : !■ IG. An :::!icie in the .\.Z. "Timin’' • refers to the defective electoral saw i:t cunnrci with Stare par- , l ic>. and says "tiie friends cf Liberal- ' ism will find this in the analysis ol . :te i.cinu- ef trr fmt ballot rcassttr | ing v’tf-. « ; f scv.n’y l-.ei > t a ,;t. :isini-nc-i 1 r>l;v.tv<! thus :

j i,U>< rtl >*.22 p< r ci nt. Opposition ’3*>.3i, Labour and* S< Huh,-t 12.73, I ind«'pendent 2.C2. I'. < !..ii.” .<>ni< o.!2; The .strength of pnrj >• c-s : ap.ree with thir, analy- : > .- ;h- ri'i’i r-tJ>,- : < bi-owrf tire < '■ i ' t. I'ill iiiwh ’ It- ■ :i:. If we ■coix.'c .t rliiK-’ < ■' so per er nt ol | the cirri rs e.'t.ri'C‘d t he franehi-p-----’only 2*t.7> per e'-nt >-f the r; aid. •»! >«lu!t j.-e-ii’it :> n v.tcd f>Mr MP . ah .<r<i that [ s-n-h fn.iky elcctrni resides should ' ■ |><« -o.it . If ;ln nt'v lion v ;>.s j a Ftiiii if nl of the opinion of ' ■■ i'ole < ■■i-iu-. i wol-i-i I divid-, d ns ittitb. ! : I.tocral 37. t or, | s;'rent :ve 27. l.'i..th! Sormlist ■ to. Inik-i’: Tin Opposition : >. tbari the neopit a iritclo say the;/ s'nonltl !ri' ?. A . itit-thods ’.rbteh t"t:i po« .;!>!;. -ti* • ‘nieh •< Ml’ts arc < l. .>.r’.s u . < -ratio rind tttinx- I. i «• re- ->:> a- tin* <l. - ; -i-‘-f |’r,c ■ IrrN.i-ineoh-nutb. i. Pnr-'i-’-'rrpt ilsr-lf should <!<•<■:'!«• lh- .. ib- i-ei. As i- ' I ■ n>i>- profitably ' ,1 'l'?.; it r'o-iird to

.-aippi-e b-i- .!• < ph 'A -id uouhl d«■ *r*e : p* < j'; ( : h‘*" ! to the future <>i ’■is iH'. ic or «!>slast’-fir! to I:is sup t :<!•;<’■ ■ ; t> cor.rtkut-nciex. Coni- • ,-j r.Mrrsr irr.r-t in !•<«• end guide ■in. T’,.,. - [). > says l:tev<: ?t>; )< <>•» thi .< mto, be a ruaj »rit. ; ■ e t the f ’'terniiicnt. The Reform ■- .'opg and m’i-< <’ | di.:i<erialist;■ dentoraiisf <1 , hi M 1 v he skrtitre.u tic. < pell it d It *•< nttio to be . < * - th;--!- position. Govett.mcnt i- - Sr- .b yh V. t-.-i will d = ■ n;-; th digr.uy •..r cling cn till tb< i pessiMc tnotttf nt bv such .. ■ . ’ . < mi-.-ht pre-er.t tl. ni.-elv-- ! nd drre th< pacy i'b.<> public <•«■,> j lor all time. -Xtl* r Fui in ) . e will 1 “ t ?;.< tire for Ge a* *-n re signing or tuhi--:;; the (beer i .-■> ;■ bi.m n Fnrliamr.it ft _th< | .;vlie:st <e;ivi inert t!f<':i:t ih. lie game <4 bluff i 'ue-cefully played by Wardisni is

■ ■■■. Th. : Tic:; • iii:v»ci:i;'te<L THE CONSTITETIONAL ASPI'GT. WUAT SHOP 1.1) THE GOVERNMENT r *JS.'■'.»* IS «'l C;O< H'i • f sj> ' III H .1 ns to v.T.at course the Gnvern!'hkti wilt take in of the !><•• :- vhieh has a 1 is-ni. rind ike fol lowing ext rar’ from ainl'ciities is ; ;,, r , ....; n,■_ • • JI o« 11> i’ll (' • > n “ 111' 11 ’ o n a I • .r.--': i — .' .-ays Tod i.i his ' iu.-r.tary < Jo-.ert.tnent in BntNl’. ■ .y.Mcs.” -‘has sanrt ioneti a de

. .. , •, . :t , tin- role which forbids *,i :tj o* any other tiibunal li that of PniVameiU it <-lt to den. :t tin- fate of Mini'll i' - • P : ... i-tii the get’cral c trie .1 ’ - pvni.'pi was < cvidedly in f l ' >,.ir i.f a .Miu.stry brami al. ’*• ■I iscoro a< repine.; inert ■■■ !< i.l .pk a; tin* Stands of Parlia-... m. | ih;,.- t r < ev : ;e-i ■':> tirawHi . p.e sehn.ny 1 ! » ‘' 11 ■ a * ’ a is ihiougli Parliament that th-’ .■ -Jun -.pefk. Bnt mVtwanil i“.-o ;Im- <'■.psert a: :’-•<■ Administ ra- • ;l n<l in I< S tl <• (’da.htone Ad‘minist rat is-.., res j.-etivek . re.Mgned ’-oon after the adverse result I 1 l*’f iltll 1» 'i 1 t i"" I til" VO-iiSt ii UCIH’SC* \ ./ appai-w ’ :■ ■ lb-' Sahsbi.n ;. Ac aiiin-'H’.-iuoi’ ;u*opt .. ~i rhe obi ineihod of accepting debar in i'.n iiamt-ni. So likewise in VM-.m, np-o rb- defer.! rhe Met iillo’igf; Mi’ii'U-t. ot lne_ general elei-lioti <>! Hili May. the Vhidni-t resigned on 21st Mat. die dax j-rd i-ih t*> ~f s ]>,> .-<-w Parliament. In a h'l..*; rlw B«■•-■-¥ Ministry ns !"<>. w-gw-l ;’!**■’• a gener.il hiwin-n and wilhcri’ meeting P v iiament. and in Ca-irtda shortly oners! . b•■■■!■.« held, m . ;'ls. riel wid-di resul:- ; n >n - it.-: ar -v d Relc-ntt partx

at the hustings, the MacKenzie Admin >tration resigned and was ieplaccd by tlie Conservative administration of Sir John A. MacDonald tii»- n* w Patliameiit at about the usual period in February. l'7b.”

Mr. T. A. F»-i i-man , the * prr-ei limit s as introducing a new principle into the unwritten const-t ution of England by means <4 ••■i-.ii h the direct, action of th ii ciors at tinT i,oiling booths e •ilit'J-le of eiiccting a change of linistrv v ilhout the intervention of he Ho-iw. while deprecating this ;.,n-l departure from .--neient con■it at ional usage he considers dies , ■i cent cases as ‘’lndicating Hi< .;r e whi* li. in ail pt-.-baLiliiy, «-!• .*■ generally followed hereafter inm:i miliar condi!ion.-.. ’ ■ Tiie result s of the uenrraJ e!< <:■ ir.n," s-r. Raven in his "'Parlia a. ntary ili-'.nv of Engl-- -I.” « BH fnvotirab’e to Lm d D* rby’s MinIt was comp’.ued that there re*ni-m-d t<> the new Parln■icist l.ibc-rais and about ■> t ~ (.'oiisorvat ivi s. Lord Derby ibil ,ot ieiiiicdiatclv resign and Pariiamnt -I.bhd on du' :,i-; M -y. )i th*' address. Lord ll.irii.-'i 11.0 I*l an addition v.-hicii. in ffi’i-ri, -.•;:s a vot - of want <>f confidence, •ml it was carried against the Miniers by a majority of I!. and th*’

•-ig-.t’-.t i*»:i -if Lon! Dt i-L\’s Cal iti*-, ,1! iwr-d.

AT KIX V)X GOV ERX ME XT S DEFEAT IX lrt>ti ].

THE PIG it EDI' ii I ADOPTEJ

it is iut cri ■’ hm to ri ; -iil v. l'-:; m.k place after the general election f D*-> ember lefiu when the Atkin son Govcnimi nt was wrecked at thr *cll‘*. Tin- elect mil took -y,! ;e? on *- !i Deei ruber, but it was !!•■; mit ! : s;h Dc*-< r.dx-r tli.'tt aft*-:- si.me ’■ill'.U-; I ." Jh- I- mst it .-t i .’tl-.1l pod ■ i-..:i < d-imt d;--idi-d that I'r.ri.-’.-ur ut fbotild he sunimom-d. t<> meet" >n fie' 23rd .Ju.-tmiry. W Ti:-.- rc- ■ ult <f the cleetimi. nt chr.-Vi-led n ■lie -Pi.-t” *i’ -Ji D. t r-rn’o-'-r. M!-fi. '.ns Mini-.e.-bi! a‘j, Opp*-*-itii. n 37. letibtful I". VJini the Jluusr- ;mt ’. divi-Vii w.i; taken *in the questmn that Mr. AV. Rolleslou be elected -peak'-'- This w.-m def-'-t* il by :<•’•( »i vol*>s. t lie figures being: A.Mgs _m, i:m s. 3ti. This w-is taken at n lest q-ie>; ><>:i on vjiich the Govcr!’•I'e’it ’.’.'is b'.-.t.ii and on the same day it was ninmuneed that the Gcrrnm< ni had !'f-->c-m d. bt w:w i.n be 27th J ::>'-.-iy. I'DL dm Mr. Waner- -ti'iicninecd in llie House of Ileprc'selitut i vcth'- format i-.->1 l '>f his (It:■v:-i-ti::i' i.l '■■misting of Alcssr.-; J. S' 'ld.. >. v. . p. Ree--* J. Mr - Ki .-.-ic. J. G. V ;>;ii ami P. A.

P- u-kby. nail f- day-, a.iln-wi!'!: t w.--. .-oHicunced that Mr. A. J. Vidm-in b'*d nr-ccptcd a seat hi the ’■ ■ At tbe beginning of -hat. . - .on ti.*- Hon. John Biur-e. member for ASa-kato. hid br-i-n eii-.-ie.'l !,< idir <>f the Oppositn-n (as the \tk '>- Pat.'. 1 nd linn bee me;, i. I■■ ;.!< ( | fr< m th*- 11-iii-r and fri-.m ptibiie life iin.-ing the session i-ig to th- pa.- -ig -i a ’h'-tu n im-’.l-.’li'F censure tor Hit- use. dtii'ing ,’drbate in the Ih-a-:. of the ex-prr'oio-i -Thr' Pr'-niicr ought to be il.-riied -• i’-.i” iii. Air. W.R ctoi sui *l’o*llll Mr. Biy-e r.- '< r-dcr of tin- Opposition Pnriy. ri.-.t si-s-ioii of Pai-liairicn: ' nly -1 ;’*>r 'I "k adjourned id 1 ilth -I line ’ii order to enable tin- nev !:■.-.* rniiir-iii to formul it e H- p.Juy.

MASSEY'S PROMISES. reform will gu\p.d the PEOPLE'S INTERESTS.

[ PER PP.::.sS esseici.vnoN J

Auckland, Dec. 15.

The fo'i.-wk’g letiir to th*: electors hi- bent b.-mdfd to the Frets Association by Mr. Mas.-.ej “I desire to tender mv most cordial thanks to the nrople of X<w Zealand for th*- splendid testimony they have accorded the Rcfcrin party by giving •t a majority at the chctions. The electors have emphatically rh-eulo 1 that there must be a change in the administration of the affairs of the Dominion, ami they have expressed -i’e’r nfi'lem-c that I Lave the honour to leadsnnd that has served their interest' faithfully ano well for many vi -ti -. The Reform j arty ha' won its proud position in a fair and open fight, and against the whole strength of the Government, which, entrenched in office. 1 ad rnniinaml of resources and organism ion denied to us. Much laboured effort and much, paper and ink will no doubt he wasted in ;.p rmiemour to explain away the tfioisivr' defeat of flic Government, r.nd to belittle the victory of the Reform party, bin I ask the electors to estimate such effnsious at their true worth, mid to rest assured that the Reform party will do its duty tinflinchingiy ; that it is solidly united m the inierrsts of the people as '. whole : and that it will act when Hetime comes. The people, ami all the people can m-cept. together with iny thanks, my assurance' that the Reform p-i-’iv is "ii.-irding their best interests. and that it will be found the true friend, not of one. but of al! s(«-t:rms of tl)*' community. The electors. Lv so -:d>-r->r: i.-il rndorse-

• o. ->t of our piilicv. have indicated their desire to pi.ace the* st ewnniship of the commonwealth in the hands cf Ref-. in p-iti v. and ti i- h ; gh tni«t will be ;n-eepted in fill! consciousness of it - honour and its responsibility. T i I*, form party is guided by high r and high idenis tor the ndvanrenicnt of the Dominion on true d r >•< r.ntic lin<■>. and will., when oppothinity comes. ;•;>■■•>■ itself the true Liberal party. It > not c<>netrned with vain boasts and foolish tnisrcprcM iitautm indulged m by its opponents. The answer will come by d-eds .not ttonk. There have bi en many rumours ami suggestions made with reference to the Reform party's C-l.met. I Hie not ye: arrived at ti i' Cabinct-rnakino si age. IHien I i'i-ive 1 sliali take care that all sections supporting the party arc p.-oper!.- represented. Xo hasty or it’-aonsidered ‘trp- will be taken by t? e men the ‘ eat rust rd v,’th the d.uty cf reforming the nd:iciiistration of national affairs. The R* form party trusted the people, tie-p'-ude m.r. tnt-t the Reform party.

We will not hesitate when the time comes to proceed with the policy outlined in our platform. It ’s a sound, progressive, and self-reliant policy. The electors may take tiie assurance of the party that it will be carried through. It makes for economy of administration, a sound and sensible land settlement and development programme, the reduction of taxation in the fiscal system whenever possible in order to lessen the cost of living, a Legislative Council representative of the people. the proper and efficient control of the civil service, better local government and social and industrial legis latiun with democratic principles, together with a wider and higher opportunity for the people anil the advancement of all forms of industrial activity. Again I thank the electors on behalf of my party as well as on rny own behalf for the confidence repo; ed in us and for the emphatic answer to the misrepresentation we have had to fight against. The Reform party will do its duty fearlessly, confident in the trust of the people.”