ROWBDIES AT POLITICAL MEETINGS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2116, 6 April 1914, Page 5

ROWBDIES AT POLITICAL MEETINGS.

THE TOWN HALL AFFAIR.

INSPIRED KOODI/UMISM,

MR JIASSEY HITS OUT,

The disgraceful disorder which .Ims ■BDefl so iiwirked a feature at : a number of political ini (uinjis InU'l.v' i'vas li.L'iitiwied to the .l'rinie' Minister;. by a Ditsrxiox reporter, oii Saturday mid ,Mr. Ma.ssey ex|ircssse(l liiijisulf:' iihijii tfo SttO'' jeei in plain urn] vigorous terms, ''It is quite. evident i'rem what has taken place tlwing the last lew weeks, ' ami especially at Mr. fisher's tneetSaid, "that §11 the lioadiyii'is and rowdies in tho community, fortunately pot 9. very tiitjiiiirous...section., iirc Associated int);' the sefetylied iiberai I'lirty in opposition is tlio C-iflyer.niiieiit. I have no teita'4i®i fn ■saying "tliai-'ijho eoudnct of o, mimlier tif individiijlls" at Mr. _ Ms-hcr's Wellington ni.ee,t.ings waft a disgrace to ilio Dominion <ii New Zealand. Oiift ; ! .esnlt is quite ccrtain i that ill consequence of what has' tekpii place, tlie lino of cjiojvago bcitweeu tlio Gjovcrnijacnt and the parties in Oiinos'w iion has ten drawn iworo distinctly Ihfiii over before. Jfa decent jij-aix or decent woniafl civu coSinieiuiuse. or approve of the blackpafdly behaviour of |!iOSfi ivlm did thoir best to prevent tilts speaker beinc; heard at Friday night's ■meeting; still Joss can they approve of the hypocrisy .of those others W-liO; by hint .and suggestion), by newspaper articles .and other more- objectionable liietliods, gucoiiniijed ail onMbiii.on of which all right-thinking Sew Zealandei'S are heartily ashantotl,, _ "That sUfi'li stnnid and ooiiaidly tnc--ties on the pa.rt of their opponents; liolp tho Government, and repel oil those) who (iso tljem is :t certainty ivl.iie.li will fctvc practical denw«sts avion before the year, comes to an end, I trust (hero Will bi? no attempt at retaliation on the part of tlvo ffis'iids <u tlie. Governmentj every mail i-s eMtitief]. to a. fai? atid those who, disn-ppfflte <:f his oninimls can stay away or express tlioir disapproval Uv votlnß against him. We pride onr«elv<;':. nn being JiFfiiidi,, flnd jet lis accord nritkli fiViv jilay ti> ponents, hmvover despicr.bie tiie tactics may be which they flap ioiyatds us. 1 '