THE Kaipara Advertiser. AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11,1914. FULL SPEED AHEAD.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 11 February 1914, Page 2

THE Kaipara Advertiser. AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11,1914. FULL SPEED AHEAD.

Throwing over the Captain. So Keep Your Weather-Eye Open.

Ten months from now and there will be stirring times all over the Dominion, and as strikers are over, Avars and rumours of wars are all off, and there is little prospect of sensationatism to fill the newspapers, the press is managing to fill the columns of space on behalf of Messrs Massey —who is already politically dead and buried, according to his opponents —and Ward, whose straggling paity are apparently waking up to the fact that they have some up-hill work-before them. But there is a lot of fun intermixed with bitter chagrin to experience by the end of November next, and the thoughtful and studious

elector who looks on and around, has much of the fun on the quiet. The game of politics is a fine art, involving strategy, scheming, unblushing lying and cringing deceit. Of course pro-1 mises, blow and bombast go a long in the matter of votecatching, of which both sides can dispense a liberal dose. It was ever thus : The Ins wasnt to keep in, and the Outs have had enough of such cold weather. Sir Joseph Ward, especially, is decidediy out of place, whice must be galling to him, but'then, be it remembered, he can thank himself and his friends(?) for this. Himself too prone for baubles and silk stockings, and Master of Arts in " self and certainty," or he never would have had so many

ratters

But, peradventure, " give Massey a turn " was the cry of the Country and "some '' of N the Opposition; and now after a few months' tenure, a hue and cry has already set in that Masseydom is not the administration promised or expected, therefore the Liberal Opposition must be w' at them and turn them out next election. Easier said than done. The Liberal party is practically broken up and it means money,new men .aid influence to bring it back to its old ■ standard. One thing we may feel quite certain about—unless Sir Joseph Ward gets into power again next election, and we have our doubts (very strong), he will soon shake the dust of the Dominion off his shoes. As for " giving Massey a a turn/ though. " great expectations " have not been realised, what has he and his Cabinet done to be so ruthlessly thrust aside ? Why a dog would be given a better, chance than what the so-called Liberals would give him. — However, Massey has a stout heart and its needs not our advice to tell him to " cheer up !" In some respects, we are like the Irishman, always l'agin" the Government," because any Government wairts watching for the good of the Country.