THE POLITICAL QUESTION.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2341, 24 December 1914, Page 7

THE POLITICAL QUESTION.

Sir,— "Full many a flower is horn to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the de6ert air. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark, unfathomed cares of oceans bear their lot forbad." Mr. Massey, from his oasis of the desert, struggling for many years on the camel's back, came forth as a "gem of purest ray serene" and fathomed the dark cares of strikes and war—his lot is "forbad." Was it because he was destined to bo a flower to blush unseen, and "wasto his sweetness on the desert air"? After two and a half years of true Liberalism ? What causes this crisis? Nothing causes this crisis but the "game of Life" I "When diamonds chance to rule the pack, Then players stake their gold, For heavy sums are lost and won By players young and old. Each one intent upon the games Dcth. watch with eager eye That he may see his neighbour's cards And cheat him on the sly." Lest wo forget the strike and the Red Feds; and what will happen if Red Feds get to power?—vide Ward-Red Fed. alliance. Let us have the "game of clubs" as Red Feds, want: "When clubs are trumps look out for war 1 On ocean or on land! For awful deeds of blood are done When clubs are held in hand! Then lives are staked instead of gold, The dogs of war are freed! And sad it is for any land When clubs once get the lead." It is now for the electors of the country to seriously think whether they will consent to the diamonds of the socalled Liberals, allied with their friends the clubs, or stick to tho oasis of the true "game of life":

"When Hearts are trumps we play for Love, And Pleasure rules tho hour." No thought of sorrow checks our joy In beauty's rosy bower. Wo laugh! We sing! Sweet verses write! Our cards at random play! And whilst the Heart remains on top Our life's one holiday." There is another point that the electors in this present crisis should seriously consider, and apart from the opportunists or diamond lookers or clubs, viz., strike agitators, it is this: We are only on the earth for a short 6pace, and the foregoing asks to play the game of Hearts —for the last game of all is when the spade is turned by the hand of time.

He waits for the end of the players' game in every age and clime No matter how much each one wins or each ono sav.es. The spade will finish up the game And dig tlie player's grave." I am, etc, HONEST POLICY.