MR. HINDMARSH BOTHERED

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1309, 12 December 1911, Page 6

MR. HINDMARSH BOTHERED

THE NO-CONFIDENCE QUESTION. At Brooklyn last night, Mr. A. H. Hindmarsh..(Labour candidate ior Wellington South) was asked by an elector if ho would vote against the Government on a no-confidenco motion. Mr. Hindmarsh: "I will thoroughly-ex-plain myself. I belong to a Labour party, and, supposing four, men, or ax men. or whatever the number, get into the House, my particujar view would be determined by the majority of the Labour party. . .<• We are a separate party absolutely independent of both tho other parties.' What wo will do on a no-con-fidence motion must of necessity be decided by the circumstances of the time. What my party will do I cannot ,say. As one of tho party I cannot say the party will do this or do that. In all these occasions of life you must be guided by the circumstances of tho time. ... lo such a . question yon cannot give a straighUmt Yes or No. We are not goto" to lend ourselves, to .either party unless' wo can get something out of them, I can tell yon." ~ Tho elector: "Aro you on the same platform iis Mr. M'Laren? He said today- he would support the Government. : Mr. : Hindmarsh: "Mr. M'Laren must have'.qualifiedit." r i -The elector replied that Mr. M Laren had'not.qualified tho statement. . 'Mr. , Hindmarsh: "He could not have said that, as he ■• is one of a party, ' and it is' the party who will determine it. Mr. M'Laren will bo bound by tho party cause.' Ho can't get out of it. And he does not attempt to get out of it. When he said that he was " A voice: "Quibbling! Mr. Hindmarsh: ,r No; he was speaking as a private citizen." (Laughter.) One. of the audience: "I think ho was answering the question you havo failed, to, answer." ■ .'-■■"' Mr.' Hindmarsh: "Have I not answered The same voice: "No." Mr. Hindmarsh: "You ask me the question', and I will , answer it again."The elector: "Very well; would' you voto-against the Ward Government on a no-confidence -* = —"

Mr. Hindmarsh: "I have answered that "

The elector: "Wait a minute—l will finish—supposing you wore the only Labour member in the House?"

Mr. Hindmarsh: "I should be entirely guided by the circumstances of tho time. ... .'This is a most difficult situation for a member of a third party, and it is being absolutely, made uso of by Tiiß Dominiox to injure, not me, because I hayo always been.'consistent on it, but they are'getting' at Mr.' M'Laren arid Mr. Moore."