The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914. POLITICAL ALLIANCES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 70, 21 November 1914, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914. POLITICAL ALLIANCES.

(With which is incorporated The Taihapo Post ';.na Wuimarino News.)

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The arrangements entered into by the Liberal and Labour Parties are the subject of a good deal '.if discussior at the present moment, and some unnecessarily hard things are being said on both sides. The Liberals are accused of taking the Red Feds to their bosom, nad the?," .retort by pointing out, with ecme justification, that the Reform Party was ready enough to bargain for the support of Labour members three years ago, in order to oust Sir Joseph Ward. That, in certain instances, the bargain was repudiated when it came to the delivery of the goods, was unfortunate for the confiding Reformers, but. it doe s not alter the fact that it was made. At the forthcoming elections it is abundantly clear that the Liberals cannot hope to put. the Government out without the help of Labour. The Social-Democrats, en the other hand, hate,the Government with such an intensity that their whole platform has become subordinate to the err " Down with Massey." With them it i not politics, but revenge. The G. /- ernrnent resisted them during i'.ie strike where Sir Joseph Ware 1 v.- nM aaye partly given way; he hewant Mr Massey's head on : chun? and nothing else matters tor the mo ment; We do not blamo the Liberals for taking advantage of thi.i enmity

might have been able io make moi'o use of it. *s the Christehurch Sun points cut the j.oiiti the public should study is this: It is all 'very well Cor the Liberals to make a political asset cf the Social-Democrat?' hatred o!' the Reform Government, but suppose the combination is successful? After the pints arc drained and the cheer;-; die away, the Social-Demoerais become , the denrinanl factor in file If they can put Siv Joseph Ward in, they can ah c put him out. unless he dees their bidding; and the prospect of the Dominion being ruled by a combination which retains office only so long as it holds the good will of the Social-Democrats is cue that electors should consider veiy carefully. Tlierc must be many Liberals who would gladly welcome the return of their party io power, provided ihat it was strong enoug'h to be independent of any other pnrty, but will view with grave misgivings a Liberal Governi ment which is ai the mercy of the ! Red Feds.