FEDERAL POLITICS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14202, 26 October 1906, Page 7

FEDERAL POLITICS.

MR DBAKIN’S REPLY TO MR REID. United Press Association—By Electric / Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE,' October 25. Mr Deakin characterises Mr Reid’s manifesto as a graceful avoidance of definiteness and. a cheerful evasion of the practical issues. THE IVESTERN AUSTRALIAN GRIEVANCE. PERTH, October 25. Sir John Forrest, speaking at the Mayoral reception, regretted very much the movement which was expressive of so much dissatisfaction against Federation. Those who raised the cry of “The Bill, and nothing but the Bill,” met with so much success that it was impossible to withstand them. The reason why Federation had not been more successful was the way ihey had been treated. It mad© one’s blood boil to think that they had been hoodwinked and regularly fooled into federation by promises that were held out, but were as yet unfulfilled. At the coming elections people might like to return ten men belonging to what they termed the Labour Party. If this were the case, and he himself were re-elected, he would take very little interest in going back to the Federal Parliament. Ho bad become tired of this sort of thing. It did not suit him, and he did not see how he could properly do his duty if the people of the State returned ten men of a different way of thinking to himself. If the people could only see the danger which lay before them and see the good they might accomplish by being properly represented they would not hesitate to attend the poll and record their votes.