THE REFORM PARTY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 4

THE REFORM PARTY.

The Opposition,party is to be known a3 the Opposition no longer.'-.'-Mr.i Mas-. set at North on' Wednesday night made -the announcement thai in future: :hq: and -his following "will bo known'as the Eeform Party;,: The'name is staking one,-andthe're can be. no room r doubt thafe there is ample, scope for a party of Reform: in tho politics .of the country.: We do not suppose that;'the. change of ■name .will moan, any, change of. policy, on , the parfc ; of the Opposition.'E]or ;some years'past it has' cried aloud: for reform in .various.''direction's,'- but until: re-: cently its appeals;to' the' country- have re,- , ' ■ceived.scant attention. Railway Reform,: CiviL Service Refprml' Local Government; ■Reform, Financial, Heforni, Reform :in the system;, of .carrying, on public works, have -all been amongst the •planks .of Vits political platform,' , which have been- ady6 : ; cated,in and;out^of<Parliament, ancl'at the General Eleotion ;, :.wero. : .-giv;en : special ■prominence.:. ■ There:■ are.'■; many! members of /the. House who ■;., may ; not agree; with;-MKV , ; , MAssEi :; on : question"but,whoi^villj;be : . in : tHorough. accprdiwiih:his desire> 1 to.'see reforms in-, stituted. in r the - administrative; methods bf..the.',Government,.and particularly re- ; form in;its;financial:ißcthods/;Mr;T.; ; E; Tayloe and Me. EiSHEß,':straight-out In-. • dependents, "and -Me. R.-.,'A,':Wr'i(3ht, In- : dependent.;Opposition,-member-- for Wellington ..South; - are,; ; 'for..: -instance, : 'all; ; strong.advocates of;Refo7m;v : ;These; : mem- ; i : .berß';:and.-,o'therß;. ; ]will' no!, doubt be:fpundfighting side by sidewith; Me. MASSKY : an,d |: the-Roform' Party on many ; : occasions'^ '.during:;thejp'resent ;V:P a rliament} 7''The\ ■ title :of : ; the -party" , should 'at;.'least 1 , a ; good; purpose!:.in. keeping.:; con-: stahtly-'before,, the 'countryvthe- great'need' \ which;exists for the; methods; ; of;.-government,"the , eyilveffects, of ■.which',tho^^ublic/are ;only'now'.beginbing- to'. :-fully ; r ". ; .; >:I , ' : : ' ; 'j^vv