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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 203, 1 October 1914, Page 6

A good deal is being said' about broken political promises. Mr Banks, at Lobufn, took exception last night to the terin/and pointed out that it would be fairer: to; .use the word , '' unfulfilled." Mr Banks' is, perhaps,.happily for Jliis peace of,mind, still a.novice at the political gajne, otherwise he would . know that it is the first duty* of a fcarty politician in Opposition to work tooth and nail to prevent the..Government putting I its .nieasures on the Statute Book. Then,

if these tactics are successful, the Government can be effectively assailed for breaking its promises. But the thing cuts both ways. If the present Government's failure to give effect to all its pious aspirations amount to so many broken promises, then the whole weird collection of wonders their predecessors announced their intention of performing before being thrown out are also broken promises, and the aceOunt-balances up pretty eA-enly. Why cannot public men and their newspaper critics concern themselves with actualities and things done, instead of hurling pointless accusations against each other, and-wrang-ling over things that don't matter twopence to anyone? ;