EVOLUTION OF POLITICS.

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15358, 5 October 1923, Page 6

EVOLUTION OF POLITICS.

JUBILANT LABOURITES. By Telegraph.—Special to Times. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The Labour leaders are frankly Jubilant over what they call the Inevitable evolution of political parties. They persist in regarding the Liberal Party in Parliament as "down and out" and award it no place at all in the fight after the next general election. They expect, however, to obtain a large accession of strength to their own ranks from the scattered and leadlerless Liberal elements in the country, and with their increased representation in the House to present an Opposition to the Reform Government that will make it even more impotent than it is at the present time and ultimately accomplish its destruction. This is "tall talk," put about, probably, more with the idea of gaining additional adherents than with any expectation of it being justified by events; but the rank and file of the party accept it as the inspired utterance of their chosen prophets. The leaders, in their part, regard the controversy over the dairy pool merely as in incident in their progress towards the Treasury benches. They may not believe in themselves as implicitly ss their followers do, but they are quite content to march with the crowd without being too critical of the goal.