POLITICAL CHAOS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 300, 17 December 1914, Page 4

POLITICAL CHAOS.

The result of (he re-eomit of the Hawke’s Bay seat is certainly an unfortunate one for the country. The position was bad enough before this upset, but there was then at least some reasonable possibility of the Go. comment carrying on the business of the country even if it was greatly hampered in doing so. If also, as stated Tan Henaro, who headed the Northern Maori poll is not a support-

er of the Government then matters become more complicated. Of course another appeal may be made to the country, but there is no certainty as what the result would be and in the present temper of the country we might simply continue this foolish and costly Party game. One thing is abundantly "'ear, and that is that though the Government is in a tight corner, Sir Joseph Ward would have no chance whatever of carrying on, even with the ragged tail of SocialDemocrats to make up his team. With these gentlemen as his frail support, confusion would be worse confounded. The whole muddle is another beautiful example of what our wretched Party system may lead to.