NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5028, 17 May 1895, Page 2

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

STRONG LANGUAGE FROM MR JIKID. llmiml, Miii/17, 11.10 tun, Svd.vky, May 17.

In tho Legislative Assembly, Mr Reid, in replying to Sir 11. Parkes, in the debate on Parkes' hostile motion, said the hitter's alliance with Sir G Dibbs, was an unholy one. Sir H. Parkes sat in the House] on Monday, in silence, until ho saw there was a chance of disturbing the political situation and pirating liimbelf back to power, otherwise liis duties us a member had no claims upon him. He was a traitor to Freetrade, and was dragging Federation from its high National level, into tho miro of party politics, and making it a bone of contention. The true National issue at present, was the placing of a portion of the public burdens on Hie accumulated wealth of the by direct taxation. Federation would be dealt with at the proper time, and in a true national spirit. All venerable Conservatives had banded together to destroy tho Government because their proposal, meant: direct taxatiou.

Sir G. ttibte said he was sanguine of Federation .boing carried, 0 and i ponding the decision of Federation I Australia s taviif must remain un* altered. Sweeping it away meant ! tho lessening of work and wages, and 'the closing of industries. He demanded a policy of reciprocity with other colonies. His speech was a general attack on the policy of the Government. The House then adjourned. The latest estimates of the strength of the parties made by the lTcraltl gives the Government a majority of 20 or 30.