THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 4

THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME.

POLICY SPEECH PROMISED. By Telegraph.—Prea* Association. (ireymouth, Thursday. . A ;»ri'a,t number of followers of tlio Ulieral I'aity met Sir Joseph Ward at ,a eo.iijilinieiitii!'}" banquet lust night. ■Over Sua were present. Mr. G. K. Parkin* (tli« Mayor) presided. . Sir Joseph received a'most Mattering mrpiimi. in the course of a brilliant ailiirt! ■, lie gaw an outline of the doing# .01" flu- Liberal I'nrty. lie pointed out t:lu> (lill'eri'iit progressive measures placed on I in l Statute Hook by that party .anil slated that lliey were not as prons .to 11011 fulfilment of pronrisi-s aa wore .the pivsuit .Ministry. It« drew a can.parison between Liberalism and progreg-sivene.-s with Reformism and so-called progTcssiveiicss. Prior to last election, Uii! present Itowmment had made several promises which it had never carTied out. Sir Joseph made feeling re Terence to t.hc late member for tJie disSir Arthur Guinness, said said he hoped that Mr. Webb, his successor, would do as much for the district and the Dominion as a whole as tlic laitft member had. He announced that, at ! an early date, lw would deliver a policy speech in of the cities, and would tlit-re indicate the Liberal programme. In conclusion. Sir Joseph said that lie sincerely trusted t'lmit the upholders of Liberalism would keep together and not become divided 1 in their ideas, and that, .if this were done, the Libwal banner would come into prominence very soon.