Sir J. Ward's Address

Thames Star, Volume LIII, Issue 14070, 18 December 1919, Page 2

Sir J. Ward's Address

REGRETS PARTY DEFEAT.

BIDS AU» REVOIR.

(Press Asisooiatuwi.)

WEIXINCTON, This Day it a late hour-Sir Joseph Ward addressed a ekvwd from the balcony o' tli© * "New Zealand Times!" - v .. At the outset he "was greeted with sporadic cheers and huots but these soon subsided, and ho was permitted to speak without interruption. Sir Joseph expressed regret at the defeat of his Party, and went on to say tjhat as far as lids own defeat was concerned ne viewe<l the matter philosophically as man should do. He personally- had no regrets, and he was not gding to complain of .his reverse. • . At the same time; however^ ;u

.reviewing whole election, he could not cpmpKmenfc bis opponents on th© me%ods tJiey Lad employed 'i n order to- gain then* victory. He hjad «exved a very long, time in public life of the Domindor^ and ,ie ! wished to> tender hi^ deep thanks to. the people who hadv Vood by hinn

:- "I want to 7 arnre jou," he conthmed lt^ throughout the whofe time j haye teen in !puMio lifeii whether p^r»l c think so or not, that S^ 7 *t pie'.•right'thing. There are thoss "wilio do not see eye to eye in politics^ who are disposed to take the j-vorst Tfienv of a map's efiForts m public. That i# one of the worst features in public life in this couri- -%^ Sir Joseph expressed keen re|et <^ the number of s old havm^ "gon e down _in the Hyeferred particularly to Sir James Carrol, whose service nnld fin^ .personality h? eulogised. He (Sir Joseph Ward) expected that all others who like himself, had

been defeated, would take the position like sportsmen should do. Personally lie took it as sush—-(applause and ci-ies of "good oM Joe"). i&eers were then acwrdeA Sir Joseph who. in acknowledging these, extended to all the compliments' of the season, and concl.uded ™*' ihTwash you au revoir and good-night, and best of good luck to you all."