The Reform Party Holds Good

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2324, 4 December 1914, Page 15

The Reform Party Holds Good

It Redeems Its Pledges and Never Repudiates Its Promises , * 'The Programme for the Future provides for: MOAL AM IMPEEIAL * DEFENCE A NAYiI POLICT . ' THAT WILL DEVELOP THE DOMINION'S INTEREST IN THE IMPE'IIAL NAVY AND MAINTAIN THE SUPBEMAOY OP THE BBITIBP HLAQ IN THE PACIFIC. -BEMSB WORK FOR BIHTISH WORKMEN 'SAFE FINANCE ;HND FOR THE PEOPLE ' AND PEOPLE FOE THE LAND THE SUBDIVISION & SET- * TL'EMEttT OF LARGE ESTATES' UNDER THE ' OPERATION OF THE INCREASED GRADUATED LAND TAX' " J "' ESTABPISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL BANES" THE VIGOROUS ROADING ■ OF BACK-BLOCKS TIEESTASLISffIPNTOFA BOA.RD OF TRADE AND COMMERCE THE STRENGTHENING OF - LO'CjIL INDUSTRIES ' 1 INCREASED PREFERENCE ' WITgIN THE EMPIRE * RECIPROCAL RELATION WITS AUSTRALIA M OAIpA -' THE DEVELOPMENT OF . OUR, IRON AND QH,' SUPPLIES ' ASSISTANCE FOR FISHER--1 MEN OHEAP PISH FOB THE pOPLE IRRIGATION OF-DRT AREAS FOK TEE FURTHER. DEVELOPMENT OF THE 'PASTORAL "AND FEUIT GROWING. INDUSTRIES .. i ■ f . BETTER HEALTH LAWS FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF THEPENSIONS'SYSTEI EDUCATION FOR SOUND CITIZENSHIP vs " '' <MORE LIBERAL PROVISION FOR WORKERS BY A REDUCTION IN THE COST OF LIVING-SICKNESS"AND UNEMPLOYMENT' INSUEANCE-AD-VANCEE! TO WORKERS-THE ERECTDN OF WORKERS' DWEL-LINGS-LEGISLATION AGAINST MONOPOLIES, ETC, BETTER LOCAL GOVERNMENT BETTER PROVISION FOR ROADING, ETC., ETC. ' The need d£ tho age is a. strong Administration. The country does pot want any legislation that is not absolutely noces3aryj people have enough worries without Parliament adding to them. Tho people want the affairs of the country to be safely piloted through the storm by a sound Administration. 1 The Massey Government has proved its capaoity to 'ucoessfully face adversity. It has fchown all those qualities that are requirediri' a time of crisis. rThe loyalty ; and' devotion of theMinistry have been proven.- It js for the electors to 'we 'shall : bharige' from' a 'strqng 1 ' (jOyer ninerit fo a Government of/nnjcnffjfn quality. 'Th<i piiblib" should reflec'j; upon the conditions/ of "any change that may be made." Of wKom"wbuTd the new. Ministry, consist f"' What better Ministry'can be found in" the Parliament than !that ; which' at'present ' controls the affairs' of the country? : -..■,>.,■, ■.•. ' : Vote for massey; Vote for REFOJ^I. Vote down Intrigue. Vote down the Unholy Alliance Vote for a party that is loyal upon the question of defence. Vote for the; party tjiat beljeves that the country is worth Defending. [' "■" Mo Good Administration and no Good Legislation can possibly ■emanate from the alliance which has been formed ' be? tween two parties diajnejrically opposed to each other, and with no other bond . betweepi them than that' of common hatred for a Government: that has^. fearlessly '. stood b;y the people Jurjng a tjreat National Crisisl