CONSISTENT INCONSISTENCY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 14 May 1907, Page 2

CONSISTENT INCONSISTENCY.

Thi: Tiiniiiaki Herald holds strong poll tical views. In 18(12 it gave indent sup port to tlic' candidature of .Mr. Okoy giving reason* for not .supporting tin then member, Mr. ]•;. ?,1. Smith', am pointing out lu.w desirable a change ii the representative of the elcctorate'was In V.m the Herald, going to the othe extreme, was quite unreserved in' it: support, of the same Mr. K. il Smith staling, in connection with Mr. (Smith': candidature, that "the colony had en joyed marked prosperity, and was stil i enjoying prosperity, contributed to ii no small measure by thrs legislation o the Liberal Government," ami ipiotiir , tlit- Advance-, to Settlers' Act. Lands to Selllement Act, I lid A-e Pensions Ac!

etc., in support of tlio good work of Uic ilovonimciil. Further the Herald said: "rutting all personal coiHiileratiuin

in- the seal, 11U ,| t l»<it tile risk of losing the scat lay in a splitting of votes!

. . . The fact of .Mr. Smith bt'iny recognised hv tin- (loverninent should'turn the scale of doubt." In l!l!l7, last week to lie precise, our consistent contempor-

ary, executes another soincrwinU, mid j has nothing hut ill to say of a Oovcrnmeiit in whose praise it was so lavish but eighteen months ago. '|'» tako an excerpt from its editorial on Friday: "Tin! .Ministers, however, are far too old offenders to be reformed. , . . and

the only hope of effecting a change is liv strcngthening the Opposition. . . '.

sending In Wellington a supporlers of Mr. -Masscy." It is not surprising that the Herald's politics are not taken seriously by those who ;ue aware of its '•ratting'' propensities. C-juiinent concerning the Herald's frequent changes of front is quite superfluous; the consistent inconsistencies and want of sincerity shown in the statements quoted abovciirp so amazingly obvious and speak; too eloquently to need any words id' ev.';.