MR W. F. MASSEY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 1049, 9 December 1911, Page 5

MR W. F. MASSEY

SANGUINE OF SUCCESS,

(By Telegraph—Special to the Age.)

- AUCKLAND, Last Mglht. The of the Opposition . is,, well aatisfied with tne results ;o£ i'hte first ballot, and is confident'that toe prospects of the iparty of securing a majority at the second baWot are very briglit. The result® of the elections', so far as> they have gone, are of course very satisfactory to the R/dfo>rm Party. Mr iMasisey said this afternooni: "I notice that Minlilsters aaid the journalistic supporters of the Government are ttlrying to explain away tlhe fact that the Ward ■Ministry is engaged in a Ife and.' cknth struggjb, and tliat up to the present honours a<re certainly witli ti»e Opposition. The fact is that tlhe jKople of Xew Zealand ante heartily tired of the .spurious. Ldiberalismn, iJiam democracy, and improper and extravagant methods of the present ■ adlmkistttiat/iton, and. in *Jiei.r desire for a sane and honest policy and an energetic adbnilniistration, are turniarug tlo the men who for jea's past Jjav© coniscientiousily done their duty on th© Opposition; side of the House. Two. of our men. have gone down in the figfolt. On*, Ma-: Huirdy, had lost Jiis seat on account of a local' squabble over a Water Bitf, which was before Parliament last session, and. the other (Mi - Dive) because he waisi not a'bte to make so I many prcnuiiscs ae. his opponent, thie j 31iiiii?3ter for Agriculture. But the I Gtoverroment had lo'St Auckland West, i Waikato, Tauir.ara.roui, Oamarui, and | Waliponva, and has l fiiißed to secure tlio new seat of Raglan. "It is ■ quite safe to predict tfliat it will k>«e | many more (seats at the second baft- I Jiot on Thursday. 1 am --jry strong- j Jy of opinion that we shall secure j a majority of thie seats- for vvhis-h j tine representation has not yet been deckled, and that, there will' be more surprises next week than there Aveae yesterday. I aon not in> the habit' of boasting, but; the handwriting Ib> on thte Wall, and I am convinced that tlhe Mifniistrv has received notice to quit. In all directions, and (from (M seotifons of the community, I have iheard the opinion expressed that thf. GHovteimmenit has- been in office tod long, and that a change woulld be m the best intercut;, cf the couniti-y. I ibe'lieve tlbat c.liange is- coming. Yesterday's polling shows that the 'new evangel' is mot worth discussing."