The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1905. JUDGED BY RESULTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7972, 8 November 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1905. JUDGED BY RESULTS.

; \ iiu.sti.,,, iliai often occur, to those ! .iilli.t.il witli an diftiuiring inrn m ! i b.d t.- : Ho eleitors as « rub- trine i , b- lo arrive at an intelligent ;md lo | g.cal conclusion on political mailer- • . s a uui.Tr to lhe exerciv,. of th. i r.iucbi... .' We fear thai tin- ansu.i j must undoubtedly be in tile negative ; lio'ably many voters have no lea :jidilir»l conviction*, and their clinic | .c a i-ainililille is ariect-ll purely by j :.ecnl,-l,tal circumsi.llices nr I heir ill 1 tei.-t in ii mo .ii,r\ i:u\. uih.-i,- ' !..11..w the ]ioiit„ : .l I, anir.gr of ibeii | f Ih.-rs. while sum,- are i.iberals. oi M'.m.eiViitiMs. or supp.irleis of any i ib-r pnity m.-relj m ' j <\v-W snuoimilmes. It i- lb- lew i'.vi .. lien polities wiib the sain.- ai u iiini ..i ihoiielitnil care aiideimsidj .;..!;. i. iliai is bestowed by I. inline ! I >l,in,-s iil-.1l l.eofession.ll men on lb--».•.-,ghty iilTairs relating to their mvn | . 'ocati. i.,. ,\t a time like the pre.. ; -nt there is a lery strong n-iison I v. ii\ i1i....|.-.,-i.-rs of this Colony shoni.-, j vvigi, well lhe merits or demerits oi j Me IWo gleill pill ties who ill,-' hid- ) i in; for , their votes. To do Ihii I ll.y innsl. with honesty of purpose. I 1..0k the poliii.al situation fairly and | * i.unvly in the face, not judging by jpiomises or mere verbal pn un.v----1 mei.ts. but by actual ivsulls. Eook*j ing buck to lifteen years ne... |,,,f,ii-,. "| Me- |.r,-seut. Adminisliation wascallI cd upon to guide lhe destines of the I Cob n>. we Ibid a slate of alinirs that 1 . i- vastly different from llml which [ .-Nisls to-day. People then w.re 1.-nv

: ili;: these shores. for'slaKlinl ii>n and pirti-rly were rniii|>aMt, industries uviv lnugiiishini;. money was painfully sraue. and the iilTairs hi'llii' Colony .'.-iti-i;iU\- were nl a \i-r\ ion ebb. Ii ri"|iiirpfl rni-ii or mure Mian ordinari [ nbilili awl nriginaliiy In undertake Hi,- -iiidamv iif the ship uf slate at. I siirh a juncture, hut. furl until i-ly fur j Mi,' inuntry. 11l n pre-eminent ly I iii < nl fur 1 In- task wore .11 hail,l, and j „nr.' piiniii" thi'ir hand.- 1,1 the pluiieh Hi,-.,. have gone stoadih forward.each furr.ov inrn.'il liringiujr. itirn-iisi'il prosper itv tilth., i-oimliy . mi.l ailih-il nun- 1 fniti ami iiappliios- In tli,' pcupli'. ( only need* In cluneal thr |pa-1 islalion or llii' lasi d.cndo to arrive al a just appr.-'intinn of I hj„ work • ■I" ill.- S.-ilili.n Movornuienl.. VI i\ if noi iii.-i-.-i.v 0,1 Ih,, nin s ol'thcj Slatut.' books lhat llli-ir success may be v-aimed l-'.oiially. ii not lo a -r, a.'i ,-\i.i,i. shoiilii ih„i,' claim lo the ronf-deiio" uf ih,- prop!,. 1,,. bused on Hi,, .n.-rtivo nil; in uhii.li ih,' departincuts of 111,- Stale have brill admin-i-1,-ii.l Ih,- ilniiiiiiaiii pnlicv of th,, p,o-e„l Molornm.lll lias l.een. ami is. the pro.i'Oiio,, „r th,' happiness an.l Ir-M-elllA ~l rile pie e,.„,.,,,||, I j in.Wsir.-s. rhe .level,., ~r ,„' 1 1„. i i est ~-,.,„,,- ,1 ,l„. C 1,.,,.. ,|„, „i.,l ~l'iiiitn tor t li.-i.i improved r„u- -'"•■"■- "i l»<»X- "l"i '- iliewniim I, r- the hnltle of life allll |.r, ,\ id i In; („:,.!,, i- for 111,i5,, ulin have arrived «l an a;- when M.rv nc i| iv-i from the iinrdor, and heal until,, .lay. It is i-.v m-liiex in- -mil as I lies,, | thai i.i--liiy \e«- /.eaianil stainl.- in 111.- l'v. lit lank of -.1,,'.—0il colon,,* fllir eleli! helll". d. !.■!■ the IVOl'kel's is Iritis: i'. imln r.-i .:. ■<; I-..-.- eon,,, riewh„:-,- if u.i- Hole,- .1i.'.m.l ~f. ~ur I iin.v of other i-oiinlrie- who 5i,,,i11,l j 1,,, re ha, I then, M, operation rout line* |:,e,, That which. In.uev.-r. ha- prnv.".l on,- of llie .1 ~1.-l 1,,.,.i,s is 111,VlValX,- lo S, Itl.'l : \.t ll VS.I- of lltlle ll Ml.: (.'ovellllrlit '.hi,," all 111 Ih.-ir pow.-r m place i p|e ,■„ ,l„. !,,l„l to to,I that 111,' im.ll.'.v leillli-l mmhl -'.'P ill aiiil I'ol. ilt-Mrur-eline; —tiifi's ol the ii-nil of 111, ir labour, or! -,p i h.-ni under a vol..- thai rjr.nv heaM.T \-.ir li> Veil'. NoW it I- possible for an;, har.l wurKiii" fntnilv lo win their nay I , iiulepenijeiire. "'' V " '"'" •"'"""'" , sM ,. and il IS l'v 5...-I. licelileli, tn ,,,„„es that the Muvernmetil .-I 1.1 ~,. hi.1.,,1. In our own .lisl.irt the ■ nrr.ss of the ilairvinu 'uidusl r.v is i r,.,i.1er..l by llie Covernttieni ami its expert si all.Much has been saiil nl,<li\'.' In tJi-j ii,';iia-e in Un Ci'loin's

ciplit, hut Jit must not be forgotten that uvrr 'hall of the sixty millions ' lioirowi.ll is interest producing. Moil-- , over the cry has been, ami for some i years will l)e, for more money to he spent on public works, si ml the <!oVermneiit may he relied on to pursii,. : the same policy of progress in the future as has so significantly heen Biliilil.il in I hi- past. Judged by tliei: actions the Ministry have an overwhelming claim io ill,- support anil confidence of the country. Thai this is, .instilled is proved by the Leader of the Opposition, who opposed mri only ill,- Advances in Set tiers Act, lint also the Lend for 'Settlements Act a leu short years ago. and now acknowhdges t lutl "taking ii all immd the lands for settlements system has keen a success." What have the Opposition to oiler V I-radically n-uhing -hut tin- freehold, and I hat is only an t-lecl iomering cry. The <',,,- \eminent has the interests of our settlers at heart and may well he trusted to do what is best in .this as in other matters. AH we 'suggest is thai electors should \ iew the political situation in the same May as they uoijlil their own business affairs, and we are confident that there would be a consensus of opiuion in favour of trusting- to those who have been pnivnl and tried, rather than in making a leap in the dark that may prove disastrous to the Colony. There is lietle fear of such a catastrophe, and certainly no danger of its eventuating.