THE WINTON SPEECH.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 5

THE WINTON SPEECH.

' FURTHER DiSSEOT

DISAPPEARING MAM OF SItViIOSEPH;WAItB.^

Auckland, February 2,%

'.the 'Speech made by fiir Joseph' Wiiid ati Wiiifcoji Ims iiot been, taken v?tf . seriQiisly lie-re.' The fV iteraiid ,J is-fleets the opinion of it said thiss morning: ''Hie- ■ :pa.i:ty remains vvitiisti'fr .a, 'defufed ■polies', : its sole- atyjeat.is. .still the. disappeitiv ■ipg. niaiiij. of its leader,, • .Sir Joseph W.svrd. Those who csp.edted an inipoiifr- . tint tarty'.guflHUiiecijnjfiifc oniihis.ocea&km -have :liee.n gifewiiisty disa.pp&nU.ed. Unlei'tuiurto'ly icir his own, and hia party's political pnj'sppßs, Sir Joseph AVa.rd i.Sj ob.s'pss.e(l ; ifjtli the ideji that Ji.u Shqitid be priiite; ji'inister ol Sfeiv Zealand by right <rf'fore-ordinatjon. It may eonsoio . Sfr Joseph Ward to believethat Mr. .ifes£':y : te a. usurper, brit tiro electors who have .not forgotten the contest of ,2nil,....i>iicl 7 tJj.o tM ; o supeeeding sessions'b.f PAriiaweiit,I'jvovtid'1'jvovtid' kiv» I'ivqre Iwpo in the- Opposition leadership .if it. .accepted .the result .of.-a fnivivfqiiglrt eontesii.apd, strengflipp&LrXs 'iii>PWil for, .next elec.t.Jau, eaii'tpajK'tv-, In . nis defence j.iis. .polifjy., Sir Joseph. Watct tools: tlie : grojnid: : l'lia.t he Would have beeti'liable tji b^nVißiiiidcir* ; stflod 'htfd he. .raised Joans. fat ■&- svi.e- ---; ecss'o'.'i-sj Tliis Cfl.ii, be: a.Beep.ted. .as ■» ■roasonable point or' 'rieivj lint 'Sir Joseph Ward's c.ase would he nioi:o isoiwii'ieiifg had lio beciias ■sernps'loWsty. carftftd to leave his stj.e.eesso.r.s without ■feliiliti'ejj as lie was to leave,them >s:liliolit-mprl py, It ttpppflfcs tluit', 'Sir .iloseph JWard- has Hot yet realised that: 'Jfr-,. Jr'a'siey Iwd the overft'lve'lralng sopport of: tlie-'cpijii-try behind ltini in fjhe ~ meihads ■he adopted to end i'he'sti'tkej aiid tllali the discredit wl.rich' i\iif s.triko' Ijirotigiit te the Oppositioij Pliirij* fe'ijiijirtiTy d.(w to t'lveir carping eritieisin' $■ thrißte■eWnient's . flrtioii. .liirfe.r., .e.ifbiin'is'ta!.let'.s : e'nlitled it Vtlio sitppert o.f alt loyal citizens , irrespecti-ve : *f party-. Against Sir JO'sepli Wiird's pretence that, he could hare .settled, the. litfe'iur ■\\)rJieaVal iti a ihjy wo fova Sr, unliiase|l stMemW-t thiit no fedvomnTCht coiild'lvaA* saved the country fronj ■the fight, wlweli Sfr. jiasspv hti'itdletl With, i.iD'fc and .-■ dctcrn'tfna'tibn.'- ■ 'J'lio strifes is ■ Iraj)]jiiy' r;:vcrl ■-' 'It ■As! 'settled lit the only way which would have 'lieC'tt ac.eeiitahlo fhe-r eoniriiMt)!;i:ty f and Sir Joseph refepenfees to the subjec't will' cSiJy serv* t<> : strengtlieji the ,'pu"hhc j-ffiiviciiOH, il'mt had he lieeii in Mr. 'Jlnssoy's place It . : WfluM not iiav<>'been so iiWiy or ' m .f satis^etflril) 1 handled." ' .'""•■,

FINANCE OF THE ERA.: MR, ALLEN KETIMS TO V CBAK6E,.' ■ '",.' Tho-. .manner k -in ■which Sir .Jaseliii Ward dealt with oiio ajspec'fc tor this iiatioita'l .fiiiaHfcp's. jjt. -tho' cbjirso of his EeWiit Spcepli at Wintbn was Sevfere'ly criticised by .#e Moiti Jatncs Alieit (Minister of .Fhriincc.) in .a Bta.lo'iiieiit i-n.adp tp (a. iieiiiNiON. reppr-ter .yestp-.rihjy. "Sir Jo.soph W'afd 'isrep.brtiedto feaw said in Ms Whttau- epecdi,'"' Said M*. Utew, "that t.hp;revp)viic im ■ccd.ded tlw .p'rdin.ar;v esp.eiidittire to tli« yea:i> )jy £!„3,09,?J5:., This; ilie jvdranced a:s tho result acljieVed iii -lrfj/ last year of office, and it; was'jiubltshed to'tiife. world with, fl, gt'eat'.(ioAirish- of iruinpetii by wli-ai an- eiiorniofts i.airt'py.n.t exceeded lirdifitayiieXpcnttiiMe; id litoa had to pliV-tho iistlilic right with regard to' what Sir Joseph Wiixd says ■many, times; O'tlitirAVko ihoy liiwy ho misled. Aik niattef p.f tho \m\* tipn t6; wlfiili ho referred .at -Wii.itbu is nothing ;Ou.t of tljo <irit'iifta:i-.y.. 'QaleiiIftt'i.iig on * .iflgre.. smind i'o.ptilvg., 1 aii.i stih to toil tho public that tljp.'reveiuifj for I'JISd-S -exceeded ti'm Ordinary 0%-pi'iKTitu-ro by ho less ' a suiii tifaii tl. s 4K!) s sos!j at ii5Q,@(M jnore %Ait h' i9i-ld:2, Noiv., is this iiot good liftajicii accofding -to.'-Sji' Joseph Wn-Kl? Rut J' a-iit ;iioi going to pce'tend that therij is ai-iytji.'.ii-g woiiderfui, -ahti-ut it.' ■■ P|c*sc; note thatho (Sir J.o-seph \Vard) used, tliii' Word 4-eve.i'iwV' '!-hi not .say -'■Ordii'i*-ii-ry ■r'ev'ciui.Oj' :: n-lfhp!igh he- did .say tordiitaty -expenditure,' Th.o -piihl% niiis.' 'ujuter'stan-d ■tiiat''.tlver6'i : s. a ;gr4a-t'dif' ■fe'fenco betivfion '-reve-nuQ-' ai-fd. ''or(!iii"ar'y .i'ftv'enuA.' v T.lie exefess - of..- ■-oi-dihnfv-f-ftveiHic' 'fe iOiHS \v.as,;:£692ji)S|; ijfo thte Sir Joscpii Ward lias added .jvis £'liS.-,;441,, fe.iisfejWlWin ! depdsi!; accoftjit ©IS-lfO, year 1586,463, and finely teiihifes t'iiat had ftfttWail... :a.nd been rojieifed the year; Welt, 1 aifl not add'iiicf toi'the revenue the...ia'nio.iiiit of .airy df?liu.ii:ttrros that, f rnj.'serl -.ill rny. ■fi.'s.t, year, and I ,ha : V"e jiofc. ha : d-. th> of r.eccA'iMK ais ; v tl-o.iisfciis froiii tho -fleporft .incepunt,. .. ti ~-. : ; .''And/t'lds;*'' Sflwliltf. AHon ;hv : ct!n. ■.clii'sion.,- ''is bbw-i'lit iKuig tiio .iiii.a-ueeS of-tbo 'rjouiitrj-j bciftfi'o the pjiWie '■"