LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 287, 30 August 1919, Page 8

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

4 -• END OF THE LIBERAL PARTY, A NEW NAME WANTED.. ' Sir—The Ward party way think-they> tvo done a clever thing by sending in leir resignations, as tliey have done, nt they liavo not. It is the greatest ml uncalled-tor ease of political ratt.ug 1 tho history of the party, or of New enlnnd. My authorities are Wingrove, ooke, and Todd. Their proper course, nil plain duty, was to have , given An. lassey notice that tho Coalition would 0 severed at tho end of the coming ssion j and helped him, during the se»--on, to clear up the aftermath of 'war. t must have taken months for Si: oseph Ward to have prepared his recent lamfes'to; which was lioc right for him 1 have done during the CoaJition. Hit having been tfaid for l:y the public, : is now. freely ftt Ml 1 ? Massey's service, » make use 'of as he''pleases. 1 tun wry for Sir Joseph WiU'd, but tho cales of justice (must be evenly held. l lie public never submits to. purely sel.sh action. His party has in the matei' quite stultified the name of Liberal;m. I have never belonged to thoso 'ho "all are for their party, and none ir the State"; my desire being always o act for the public good. The great rror committed has to ho punished, and his will bo its punishment: 1. Their Name.—Having acted so iliberally, tlieiv name, in future, must be -(so long as thev act as one party)— hat of *'Th& Batting l'arty." . 2. Absolute •Inactivity.— I Tue public will lot stand any motions of waht of confilence,- or even much hostile commein rom them.. Mr. Massey has a free hand o bring down any neeesary legislation n the public interest; controversial egislation to be left over for the new Parliament. Of their own free will and elfisliness tho Ward party has condemn<l itself to absolute inactivity during ;iie present session. 3. Defeat.—As a party, they will hnd ;hemselves absolutely defeated at the jolls. The public has paid them to act n the public interests, and they have •hosen to act purely for themselves, fhey have made a terrible mistake, and ivust tako their punishment now like rum.—l am, etc., JUSTICE. Wellington,, August 27, 1919.