VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 June 1932, Page 5

VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY

NEW SOUTH WALES DECIDES.

HAVE CHOSEN HARD ROAD SAYS LANG. “ (By Telegraph-Press Assn-Copyright.), (Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Monday. In the course of a statement today, Mr Stevens said: “As Premier of the United Government, I am delighted -with the complete ex- - pression of confidence in our Gov- * eminent indicated by Saturday’s overwhelming victory. I consider ; it a victory for democracy. I am confident the result of this election - will be immediately felt, jboth overseas and in Australia.” Mr Lang commented: “The people have given their judgment upon the case as they saw it and because we believe that the people alone shall govern, we accept their -verdict, I sincerely hope the amount of suffering to be borne - along the road that the people have chosen to go will not be as great as I fear it will be. The Labour Party will continue to fight as tenaciously as ever, awaitin'g the hour (which will come sooner than it is expected), when the Labour Party i will again be called upon to lead our fellow Australians out of the wilderness. The policy of suppression and distortion adopted by the metropolitan press succeeded in misleading the people. Thle electors have voted for a policy without realising its frightful conse- , quencss.” i HOW THE VOTES WERE CAST. /Recived This Day, 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Monday. The total votes oast for the parties -when counting closed yesterday was as follows: — United Parties 642,973 Dang Labour 496,762 Federal Labour 53,230 Communist 10,907 Independent 21,000 • The, votes counted at the same stage of the 1930 election are as follows: Nationalist and Country Party 487,593 Labour .1 676,202 Party 24,620 Communist Independents L,120