THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12840, 11 December 1911, Page 4

THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

SIR JOSEPH-TCARQ INTERVIEWED . THE SAME 6tD CRY. (Per Press Association). TIMARU, Dfc. 9. Sir Joseph Ward, who was in tho best of health and spirits, when asked to-day if he cared to say anything regarding the statement of the Leader of the Opposition in the press, tliis morning, readily responded. He said there was no reason whatever for the Liberal Party to be other than iope- ' ful as to the results of the second ballots throughout the country. He had examined Hie records of the voting, and fonnd that .in electorates where second ballots ( were 'to take place that the Opposition scored 45,----182 votes less than the candidates opposedito them, and it remains to be scan .; whether that large aurnber of elector3"at the second ballot aie going to help the Opposition party to come into power. It was, in his opinion, unlikely, as such a combination represented by the votes ff the second ballot, would be unnatural. He believed the people, now they realised the possibility of being put under Conservative rule, would, be aroused to . the danger that faced them. "Though Mr Massey may find pleasure in calling the Liberal party names in his statement to the press this morning, the fact remains that our party has placed some, of the finest legislation in the world on the Statute Books, of immense benefit to the people and of enormous advantage to the workers, -farmers, traders, and women and young, children- Though we may be called extravagant by the Leader of the Opposition, there are to-day many thousands of happy homes that did not exist prior to our policy being "adopted and vigorously >. prosecuted." The record, continued Sir Joseph, was one that any party had every reason to be proud of. "Sham record" and "spurlousness" was not on the. side-of the, Government, but-was: fonnd on the side of the Opposition that had strenuously opposed some of the;..-.most"'valuable', legislation on the Statute Book, ancl who were to-day, as ever, "wolves in sheep's clothing," and were already ''crying before they, were out of the wood."'. Ho was quite, ready,..as n «V, , /always: tfad been, to "tinist tho people! '" and- would ciieerfully abide by their ; deoisib ; n next Thursday.