PARTY POLITICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13992, 25 August 1909, Page 4

PARTY POLITICS.

Fortunately for his race the reverend gentleman appears so far to have remained outside the domain of politics. Whatever influence the other leaders of (he party might have acquired in educating their people, had/ they remained outside' the political arena, has been lost for want of indei>endent action. Like .Lazarus of old, they sit expectant of the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table. Their aspirations, even their inclinations, must remain subservient to the politics of the political party they have attached themselves to'» and their sphere of usefulness to their people is minimised thereby. As a ease in point, it may be mentioned that, about the time the reverend gentleman was demonstrating in favour of no-Hoense in Christchnrch, his confreres, the Hon. A.-.T. Ngata and Te Rangihiroa, were silent in Parliament, while the Pakeha in and out of Parliament %ere drawing public attention to ft&tomeful yay in which the Governmatat had recently broken faith with the Maoris, in permitting licenses to be granted for the sale of liquor in tho King Country.,