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The curse of Parliament is the party hack, and party hacks are recruited from the ranks of those who find in Parliament a poor living, and who are, more or lesy for sale to the highest bidder (states the Manawatu Times). The problems of the future will he numeroi;; and vexing If our only method of dealing with them is to exhaust our energies in factional political struggles, New Zealand is in a fair way to get a setback Unfortunately the government of the country has become so centralised that, instead of the electors holding the mastery of the politicians, they are becoming more and more fawning sychophants to the Ministry of the day. What New Zealand needs mos.t in her politics is a few outstanding, independent men to give a lead to the electorates and set a new standard of political life. These can only be obtained by increasing the stakes and making the occupation worth while. The old game of blind man's buff and beggar my neighbor merely serves to bring polities into contempt, and the newspapers of the country are doing New Zealand a positive disservice wl>«n they advocate its nercetiiatkm.

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1919, Page 11

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Tapeke kupu
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Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1919, Page 11

Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1919, Page 11

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