THE POLITICAL SITUATION

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 15, 18 January 1924, Page 5

THE POLITICAL SITUATION

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™-nir.r~^ e!7 uOOn n°WNew Zealand ■wUI be in the throes of political discoid and judging by the state of things hi Great Britain, I should- think it hiijh time to call a halt to this party system and endeavour to govern on honest principles. No one party can exist here or at Home en the present system, so it should be possible to send men to govern, who were elected with only one motive ir'View-™., to legislate for the good of New Zealand. ■ If ordinary life were conducted in the same spirit as-politics, how very unpleasant 'it would become. Suppose business rivals spoke of each other at public dinners in the same manner as rival politicians, what'would become of business? Suppose society leaders rot up in their .drawing rooms and denounced- other society leaders, what would becorrie of society? Such happenings could be endlessly enlarged, and the esuit would be total chaos. The convention of political icontroversy allows things which the convention of any other walk in life' would not allow. Why should there be one contention of politeness for politics and another for everything else? The bitte-I spirit of political discussion is caused by the fact that so many men are proieasional politicians. There are some who are honestly trying to place general interest before party. A short time ago the National Liberal Club cona>ned portraits of two prominent men fry the cellar; now they are back in dining rooms, and shortly they will be in the attic. Why not apply this .to private and social life.; it would be a delicate way of showing our feelings.—l am, etc POLITICAL HONESTY.