▁and ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁They ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁win ▁seats ▁in ▁state ▁parliament s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁party ▁led ▁by ▁William ▁Mc Will iams ▁from ▁Tas mania . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁speech ▁as ▁leader , ▁Mc Will iams ▁laid ▁out ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁party , ▁stating ▁" we ▁cra ve ▁no ▁al liance , ▁we ▁sp urn ▁no ▁support ▁but ▁we ▁intend ▁dr astic ▁action ▁to ▁secure ▁closer ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁primary ▁produ cers " ▁Mc Will iams ▁was ▁de posed ▁as ▁party ▁leader ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Dr ▁Ear le ▁Page ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁following ▁instances ▁where ▁Mc Will iams ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁party ▁line . ▁Mc Will iams ▁would ▁later ▁leave ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁to ▁sit ▁as ▁an ▁Independent . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁historian ▁B . ▁D . ▁Graham ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁the ▁gra zi ers ▁who ▁operated ▁the ▁sheep ▁stations ▁were ▁polit ically ▁conserv ative . ▁They ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party , ▁which ▁represented ▁their ▁workers , ▁and ▁fe ared ▁that ▁Labor ▁govern ments ▁would ▁pass ▁unf avor able ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁listen ▁to ▁foreign ers ▁and ▁commun ists . ▁The ▁gra zi ers ▁were ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁market ing ▁organisation ▁of ▁their ▁industry , ▁opposed ▁any ▁change ▁in ▁land ▁ten ure ▁and ▁labour ▁relations , ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁lower ▁tar iffs , ▁low ▁fre ight ▁rates , ▁and ▁low ▁tax es . ▁On ▁the ▁other