DUNE DIN'S SENIOR MEMBER.
the result of the elections were! known the Opposition claimed Mr' Btdford, the senior member fo:- Dune-' din, as in opposition to tho Government. This was disputed by the Ministerial' press, which claimed him an a Liberal. Mr tied ford has now cleared tfao matter tip, as a l'enur.t issue of the Duaedin <Sto/'Bayu"Both the Opposition ptri:y avid fcH« press have deluded thonwelws v-'iih (ho idea that Mr Bedford will ho oc-ts of themselves. What a shock must it be lo thfir feelings when they Irani, per thn medium of tkeFosl interviewer! that Dunklin's senior latmbir will !io t bo iucludul in their mo&s. Ho is noi f anxious to play David to JsL .'jddori's | Goliath, and though he will sit on tho ; eross benches of the Howe and take
up. an absolutely independent attitude, he is mora in sympathy with the Government policy than with that of ! the Opposition, At the same time, though he will not aim to slay the Premier with his sling, he is likely to tilt a larce frequently at the burly Leader of the House. ' I eouid not serve with the Opposition pirty,' said
Mr Bedford, ' for I am democratic, and , I must nympathiso with the social and labor legislation which has t e:n passed !by the Government. I shall also take lup a firm attitude against the Opposition oa the land question, for I am absolutely opposed ro the proposal for granting the freehold to individuals.' Mr Budford will j )in the pirl.y of temperacce reformers in the new House, and he will be fouDd a powerful opponent to the brewing interests. Mr Bedford would not say anything abou' the cjtaiug session. As a s'ranger in a strange placo, he said, he must await events, and ho vtould have to deal with things as they happened, and along broad lines, which he bad laid down when he placed his views before the electors."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 49, 25 February 1903, Page 2
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324DUNE DIN'S SENIOR MEMBER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 49, 25 February 1903, Page 2
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