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Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1925, Page 2

Tun (pinion expressed by Sir Joseph Ward in regard to fusion co-ordinates with that stated by many Reformers and Liehrals since the matter lirst clinic to the surface as a political sublet. Sir Joseph, as was natural, took the sen-iMe view of the matter, and believes in the maintenance of sane government. Sir Joseph has no personal ambitions in the matter. lievoml the’ desire to serve his country. We knowhow well he did that in the past, yet lie was misunderstood by many. An attitude entirely foreign to bis nature or political life, was attributed to him. and so energetically insisted upon, that despite his record of statesmans)]ip he has been eclipsed for a time. The expression of his views now. hi- recital

of facts. |>i-rli:ij)-, lime I'nrynUen in sonic mi mis. all tend to slum Innv ycniiiiie and earnest lie is in tlie desire to serve New Zealand further in a walk where lie can do ino.'t eood, as one who knows hv oNperienee there is not an"l her u 1 111 could take hi- place a- effectively as n ,l it iI• or advik'T in rey'ai d to the Ii: i ; 11 1 (e S of the coiinlry lie is an authority, too, on the trend of humanitarian ley islat ion, and the dire - lion of social depart incuts such as the railways and postal services. When in - the <arly future lusion conics to pass "e arc soic the I’rinic .Minister will Imd in Sir Joseph Ward a man alter In- oa n heart. cue v. lo so judgment ami vi -ion will lie cl the yreate-t help towards that progressive eoliditiou of allairs wliieli Mr t'oa’.c- Ini' shown siii ll e:: me-1 ne-s aml desi re to attain. It i' not to.i much In -ay that in Sir Joseph Ward the I’rinic Minister would have that deyree of help so necessary to assist shape to success the many -cheines in mind to lift New ' , to the forefront and keep it there. t ... . U It notice that various anonymous writers in the "(Ire \ liiver A rj'ii'" repea!fill\ 1-eter to t lie “(toardian" in tlmir retereii'-cs to the present political ! coiile.-t, J in- latest emit nl.liter ecu <-!- I !1 i Ills e! i 0- ; I distort iollist . We do not know what prompts all this animus aynim-t thi- pater, cm ept it he that um- to!!-, tec! the paper is proviny 100 s-eaud an advocate (or the cause it e-- ■ I ■are., to tie elciyril, of the ela-s ~f writer- ie 1 erred In. h, Woln -day's issue ef the "A runs" a writer “llelused to |’,c mulled." ae lisps the paper (or the edi lan of not plat iny lie ya nm ! Antony oiler thiipys we are eliai yed with sendiny ■ ' the eleiJorale “seandal memyer-. with tie' dirt.t stories of lliinys too stored to mention, ofe." jWe do not know w lull is referred to. and we need lutrdh ask our readers |n disite!iet e sin h a o'Hmeliun. We have keen a I eve anvthiny umler-liand in all the eleetioii contests the paper has keen enmiecicd with. hot us recall the fact that this paper rmn i In* out M*t I t:iKrxom| jinonvnmus cMnvspondvncv* on election matters. ],, iliat way we did not permit anyone to yive a stub in the hack, throuyh these columns. II anyone load any eunnneiit In pass it was done ill tile lendilly enlntiiMs of the paper in the usual way. or over the signal iiiv m the letter writer. We are alraiil some of the opponents of constitutional ynvernment are Insiny their heads, .and are disposed to sav anv. t hilly in the hope ot retiaevme- (if thev earn a cause already lost. The ‘tit:rdi.au” has nothiny to he ashamed of or to withdraw in reyard to its stand on 'deetion matters since the time when it lirst took II)) the cause of Xew Zealand s yreaiest I’l'etuier. when he was I’hiiil h. J. Sedihui. then hut little know n as a iiyiuv in Xew Zealand p„lities. rudeed the ’'Guardian'’ i- prcie! of its political record, and has ahvavs m vietorv or defeat heeu nothiny hill chivalrous to those