DANGER OF SOCIALISM.
RESTORATION OF MAJORITY' RULE. 'MELBOURNE, August 2." At a meeting held at Ballarat -for tbo pur|>oso of formally launching a National Political League, the objects of which are to combat Social-' ism in State and Federal politics, Mr Deakin (ex-Federal Premier) uioved "That the time has arrived when it is imperative that memHwrsof the general community should take steps to preserve the Commonwealth against sectional aims and Interacts, which subordinate the public, welfare to their own." In the course, of .a speech he warmly condemned jjtoo Labour party's caucus methods. Throughout the Commonwealth a X" condition of unrest existed, which' called for serious thought by all sober-minded people. He declared tihtrt no caucus except a caucus of the Labour party could compel -a minority to vote against their judgment and; conscience because. a majority Qemandcd i€. tie urged the rallying of the elements ol the.oomwiunity to the common task of restoring; majority rule and constitutional government. Sir Alexander Peacock spoka similarly.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 180, 3 August 1904, Page 2
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