A CHANCE OF FEELING.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13808, 23 August 1913, Page 4

A CHANCE OF FEELING.

VIEWS OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION. ]

(Special to '*The Colonist.")

. ■;,;■• ■ rW^Hfngtoh, Aug. 22. •■ "I »am «j;ia<l: to t>9© Sir Jpsepii "Ward back in his place," said ;Mr ; AixnoreV Nelson's Liberal l»<3oj}eiKte»fcy-speaking, in the House this afternoon. "-'?Wi&F& ever I go throughout tie colony arid get into touch with the people'," •ho continued, '"thoy Bay they trero deliberately mis.cd by the old Opposition, the present Government. They thought that if they put the Reformers into office for a few months thoy coukl «cc tho pigeon holes. Tho fact that nothing, has come out of the pigeon holes to damage the former Gorerament's imputation has convinced tho people that they did not change for the better." Mr. Atmore referred t-o Sir Joseph Ward's recent travels in New Zealand as a triumphal procession, not only •gratifying -to Sir Joseph Ward, bat to the Liberals, as a tribute to the great achievements of the party during the last 20 years." Soon afterwards..,.in the course of .his speech in the Budget dobate, the Prime Minister gavo his particular view of the state of public feeling in tho country on the political question. The members on the other side, he eaid, wore. very glib about the country being already tired of the Reform party. ■What was tho .best and moat relia-b.e criterion concerning .public opinion on this question ha asfcod. "Was it hot; illustrated by the result <jf feye-elec-tions and: what did- the bye-*lcctk>nß sine© the last gener-al election show H In one bye-elvction the Opposition can- '! didato had not won, and at another : bye-election tho Opposition lost a seat.- < '^1 think bye^elections afford a good 1 indication of the state of political i feeling,* added Mr. Massey, amid cries -i of "Oh, oh" from members. The ] Premier then went on to say "that-he had received a telegram that day convoying. intelligence of a resolution passed" on -th? West Coast of tjie South I«- ; land, expressing appreciation of the < work being done by the Government. < Mr. MeCallnna:."Your tirganiser. Mr. i Jones, -whipped tho meeting tip. (Op- < position laughter:) < No -man, declared 'the Premier, had < 'been more' straightforward and up- ] right in connection with an election \ than had Mr. Jones at tho Grey elec- 1 tion. "I believe the time will com© ( when Mr. Jones will com© into tho ( Parliament of this country," he added, j Mi*. Buxton: He would come in-aa a < Literal if he oonld. (OugoaJtiojs Hear. >< h&vc, -and Jaßgfcter.J ._."_* M