THE PRESENT STATE OF POLITICS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 6

THE PRESENT STATE OF POLITICS.

THE -REFORM •■PARTY'S :^ROSRE^IS:

INT.EB'VJfiW WOTli ■Pβ.. SEWMAN,

In reply to a. ;qupst.ibil .bj - a. -DoiiiNioN" intei-viewdr,. Di\ .SUw.iiVan, '.M'..!';.,. w.hp'.'hns; bosxi .tiTOve.iiins a .(tooil. I'ehi; in, .'different.' pair's oi Xct /■ion, ■I'Sp.r.c.ss'ed tJIiJ. ■opiiiioft-thal'-Ahorlfe-: fci-iU jmt+y's prospects 4'tme f(!br.iiaiiy ill.iil materially improYcdV j'leliibui-i of .tl'iQ .lihr'fy :lv.id,J)ef/i^inviieU , .;(o , ;; :iiiany iu.cetr.iiKS land io tlic otiici-, aiiysyfsHMiVetiWilli^imisfi

Siaifixiiig welebiVißi;: '-Tlie, ilig'fprm l .fpartyv \v;is very ;iii(ick aliVoj .;;](pforffi : ;;l)i;a!!c!ios;| wows flpiirislviiig, .aii<t targ'B increase" .()f.,Yii.e;inli.crs!]ii(;in'...thq : ..bl(i ) ' a'iill li'feSv -piles*,.hod : beeif; : itart;pil;:- , .T1i0 .pirty ertryivlierft ; waX I ailil ias uiMViivj with jiort tinil '.I'iuly , At. r.iVa' last ele.cti.diw-;tlisreVluid. ; ,lieen-great difiioulty ii> getting iKefopn.'-VcaiKlidatra —somo'ia out pf t.os.fqcl, ;po.*)ay. (.lio",.;parj:3v;"Ka<r'(iicivj:;and jcandidafa/ ; ifoiitsidfti;' , (;ho6f 38 and. WM./ysry:'jhpi»hil;ab<>ut;;wih-. niiig iie.ii- .sc'a'tsMjiHrlc.v'ct'aJ..pf'.'tlieiii.'ViThe , pa'ty, 'Vrts !i(utoii. dis'sah'iti'ou- .ari;dV;a''%eneral;:;;.'elc'ctio%.whcri'-; over" it icoiiies,.along, Uii/iiij'vitSw'isij.last; 'yg.Ari \a\\A. wTOild/.ip'necessaryji'go^wKtli!! 1 :*ountry. o.rganised'.'ianiK;;ready? , ;?:f6r: . battle.. Jfct the.^general , ■ c'iectioif..Cthe»Ee'-., ! fpi-iii prtifty jvaa.stdrriblj'i'handicappediiby, : tite belief; that ;th.-q--'Ayiivd-''-Mimstryj:cbuld' nfit tie liea;{enV ! wli'ere|s:.ptsf'friends;:'ri'c>W' '■■ iwro itanhcli. i heft last geiierfil electioiv wft to :IS .'i'l'A'i'ji tifiit \\.a iiiAy ' .'gvja\v ■'fr^itit :33jtpll4j|a,de : cent w , gr;ki.n».;iiiaicj;it ; 'K' :: -

A s.k'cil" i\;!i« t;.. : lj'e: t!'ibug.lit>bbbut;'thb Trade Br;;: ■.Kewmaii? raid, : Sir, .jV'^rH's , Jrjs : f np.■po'iutm'e.n't' [was^hiirtful/toJ!- , New?Zealand.. 'If. lie did iilot;'pieari ; ..tb«.take / ;i.t; i ho« : should , -nccei)fed-itlieJ'offerr?aNovr. , ..Mini&-'. tlio;;'Qajv:liave'. to. huntj alxiut for., a> siiflablo"' , :. 5-' they; ih'ad;a \jp_ o.i Wcdj- a'.' cand!ida,t p.;. three'months', ago, as '.did , , -tlvS ;-;C6inmpriwealth,; '■■■ land' .'.cue , J^ni.i , ri.iqn , f^6X'rC.aiinda*' , a. , ncl^': Squttf i .A , : .up' 1 tlio,lsubjeot;:/.comeS.tb."headquarters; .o'udst;udie^^re : i.;iud..travel led; : ;throuKhJ ■JseiyZealiiijd'cilued'tiiiw'.liiinself.'aiidthcu , "gone, Jlomo; T»;e!l; .iristructed;'; ; .Tho : ,;n!.'W .:coir|.^issi.onei: , /.'W,h6;'everi;lio ,l .might be,' ,, will ,SaSV il^: '^'!F'e--f"9Sp^ , P^ r *>''-|!! , i*>l! : .vU ;, ' l ? Tl ?* o ■rusli- 6IV i(xi\. tomlotoyit? hots;h'ai>te: :r v'TliO' .A':ffst;]:aUaii,: ; EaMaian;:.iaiHli;Sputh?Afriea!u ' coiyihiissibncM .'afei'-iivtbelieve,': to." be ,; jir ■ Xciiu'oii .Mflii^.-lucntlr;/; v uVcwSZealan!!.' will, starb conference/;^ , ■ ' AVili'the GqYfriiinxyiijbKbratch'next ses"sinir?,' JJi-..Jveii-nvaitule'cliiftditos prophecy; '■ Ift'v.-eyer, lilts■ ; contmuedi!'.Uie'outU!uk'..for, a •CiiniißeV : of :GfivernHicnt:;;is'?really# : quite ;-Jniiirl.it; ' ; Thf::,Jlmisß:;.isi'so;;.iiiembsrs,,,dc-' :.:dttcHn i 'g--.tii^''Sp , eak9sShe.': i liasrn9,'..yotc' un.ilesSi'au, .J[Vl'....;is'\al;s.ent v 'nihking'.a;':;tie. Aiiy I , party; is;>tho., top dog .■.iiv'ltfte'.'.'ugh't?:?^';stand solid i.;3BV ■ good Doctoral will net ■'fe.'.dfajyiii , -:"fuHheri-except'Hlmt-tivlion I ■ieft 'on'; Thursday; niorning at the .vTaihiii>ci, : ,::!station, ,;■ he ".'certainly did -•notilioliSliko *.beaten' '*.. ' '"What; , ; J Ministry? : : w.asvnekt. askedW-j'i,'..- r! /'.-.-'- : ,„:':■'. . \,

■They/.prpfbssy-"sai'dvDrij;Newman,; to' W : very;.pleaedd;''\viUvs.Uieir.J : meetin.js.'>! ■ They .state!:tKatiipUieyi'^ould^bnly)get 'to the 'country , "they&ivpuld^swoep.in-a ..victory, ; Aycim-whcii'lireyfget "to .the ■ country-: they. vuj'tlieroV" tbo.;.:Brroin ■ what I : ,caii and'P have'*tried'to find nut ■tho .fiictsj: JliereTis; no enthusiasm for the : t!ibw,:isX:- The , country: is ■■Bjstting- .■■di?justed:' v witli ,: ;;Ministers ■ sky■■larkmg/p.leasurcrtounr.ff/rfand^wants . a ijlinisti-y: fa'tlsr.i»iprK.f.Tliqi otlicr.'day: four wayHp Anck■lnii(l -<o'. : .opeii-:a-;titiyi- railway^ , station; , :.Ono ;^ilin'isl:er : v:r!;aycHcarfii.;ioiig ; f\vay. to.. iopen?aip'itetSpffi(-e: ; ;t;!iat ; :had ..been opened ffivci a new .Ministn^ ito'Mslick:-to :~ tlieirAofccea, Bad Sprk":hard.fij?get. t!ip;,truo. hang, of .their diiliS^nnd::: the'. vny ■i>limstcrs:'nre7Boihg: iir?. -;i:!ieii ;f, -.pbli('y,?.-.SI?-.cannot?,-iind ■ ony'tluny niivC ;ilr>;M'Dp"nnl(l>:;in:. a-.spcech .cliiijncdr'-th'a-- siip,pVi't:sp^!iisil)ooplp,. ; n»■paronHv s :'oiv that, theyvUi-pii ■fe; -e'atl* qiim/yJ'lßu'oK-JunU""? "~J i ™- Tlio'- us ■a. ■■•VblicyV--speech^- aWPpundw. Its , inaiiv ,,, i)teik;>cciincdltpinic.: , .tp ; be that ■ii& Would. <rhnsaet:;-'-.{lifi:-Vflrpliaiinß«s>?.oi -.Great KritiVur^anH ■■bringi-out'jbatches^of. ;us clsewhew that ; -]fc ; speech il«Suse W -"«:dul<i';i.Ke■::rivertV to. shreds. ■■bpviiiee ,; . , -if!- / gp , ddiviio;-critici.sm-j.could liurt 'ifi." i A-jrr>.'.Sryers.-di(H.-juinp--.into a oertam ■autduiit : ;df<pdpularity;jby: his:speeches, on ■:thViD?fenco , :;Act,. ; -,but-:ihiß. -colleagues are ■■ It is ; the Mackenzie get; the . genuine ■■■■fWpport' tveifcbfv party.; alany (Jj'flieiKberaV^t.l'/svsupport it? jnth tue. ■VeejVeH ircliictnriceVnnd'jwoultt , not siittt a , of ih«' , JlfmsiTvi , doft'nqt-;arous6,.tl«) smallest ~ so -■■ilii:illmßi-foV: ,, nirii)yi-yenrs.;as.s 1 tlicy.;nre,.to. -diiv 5 tlie ■■EcivcTal- 1 people Wl!cv4lhbuld::-PC ; ■iy;il!uiccu : V "Hiat-iany-vJliniitrj-iislioiiid liavo Mtterwork. i if itliad : ;vir' , i)iaip>ity%i::; , .s.wstei\rt , i oF. U 1 >j?ls;: cbut.tiijv?e ; e.u in'- thw, but I too HfeH6usqWe«l3/.-tlier.e: } will.vlie;a ! sharp ■ short settle »abwSathp:piirposfttheywerpprectpd^OT-. tho.coun- , 'frf "T~feaaii»S ; this^couutry.neDtls,the ■ best-interests; of,; the; House :, 'ttfiitep^party:iiwranglin^and;;to_uso,tlip ; problems 'Wr6':4srV'*inuclvrrcarßOod;,«wk.-..tq«.1)0 ' (lone :, 'iui* y the Icoimtryi ■ r.ightjlo; cx■.ftc^lWttc^thiiißsSthhnSparty^ngiinß k?c^fms4eeS?d:.,fs-.the■refo i -.n:;;pD ho, pro-fVc'ddui-i our \cbiHc:d' ; :thO: ; T l roced)ireSof.:;tli^'Ho.iso. : of E tiit? Dark' :; IThe ,Houi=e;,of,Xomiuoiis, VfiM -rsojiwykat ■•alwut ••\.qSOJ:; i (tliroiigh : i'ts.-3«irlt;-T)eUcK ami :quicker ;I t!ian : ; ; ddS Wit 'House: . lia'S;iromtttnne^tp;M!!iio; ; : eraWd lite ■nil^.and^thcTeior^.dpeSf^s ■ ivijiik ™prV , effieichtly.i''x v ;;; , ':- , ":■ 'y;'-'\\ ~; ' 'X7