THE TREND OF FEELING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1209, 18 August 1911, Page 6

THE TREND OF FEELING.

MR. MASSEY'S IDEALS. ; The trend of political feeling ia th& Masterton olecloralo is indicated by the , comments which tho "Wairarapa, Daily , Times"—not a party journal—makes upon , Mr. Maswy's recent visit to Masterton. . After noting the splendid reception accorded to llio Lender of tho Reform Party \ and tho excellence of his address, tho "Daily Times" remarks: —"Tho things that Sir. Massey advocated were tho I tilings that this country really needs— . more settlement, lcss_ borrowing, more economical administration, improved facilities for transport, properly applied taxa--1 lion—and Mr, Massey's ideals were demoI cratic ideals, and his policy was obvious- ; ly conceived in a liberal and progressive 1 spirit. If of timo prevented Mr. Mafscy from doing more than outlining 1 an argument, liis earnestness made up ■ lor tho defieioacy, and his thorough ae- ■ quaintnnce with every phase of New Zealand politics, and tho readiness with which lie handled the most difficult questions of politics and economies, compelled admiration and confidence. Jlr. Mussev, and tho members of Mr. Money's party claim that they are the' true Libarals of Aew Zealand; and those people who liavo heard Jlr. Massey expound his principles . ami explain his policy must acknowledge , that that claim is not unjustified. . . [ "The reception given Mr. Massey and . the impression he created personally and by his speech, will counteract and kill tho innuendo <if o stalomoat that is bcin" 1 circulated by tlio Ministerial papers—that ' Jlr. Hall, the Opposition candidate in tho ! Christchurch by-election, will not associate himself with Mr. Massey's partv, and . that Mr. Massey is not generally desired o.s a leader. This is a lie that'bears its origin on the face if it. There was never a Parliamentary party more lov.nl to its leader than the present Opposition, and there was seldom, in Parliament, a man better qualified than Mr. Massey to act as a leader."