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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2328, 9 December 1914, Page 4

Mr. J. R. Hamilton, 'iyho three years ago secured heavy suppqrt in a contest for the Awarua seat against Sir Joseph Ward, and; obtained a majority of the votes at a number pf the polling booths, is reported to lie doing 'exceptionally w«ll iii this year's campaign in Awarua. Reformers are recalling tlie statement by Mr. R. M'Kenzie, made wlieu a member of t'hfj Ward Government, at Opiihafee m 1911. The Hawera "Stags'' repqrtof the Minister's, statement, made in answer to a request for a railway, is as follows -,Trr . "If you do not support us, you must go without your railway.' 'If you belpng to the stagnatipn party' you must go without your railway, repplo who vote lor/üß,'! am with them. ! - Nor is there, anything in the- manifesto issued by Sir Joseph Ward to suggest that -his Teturn- to office. will be signalised by any notable or valuable legislative achievements ,-rJ 'Sun.'' The Government put down the strike to save the country.'. The men who, for a time,-' successfully usurped- con= trol of the Wellington. wharv*s, are now in alliance with the ''Liberal" Party, by whose aid they hope to punish the Government which took up the stand that there can be only ono riilp in New pf constitutionally formed authorities.—Timaru^'Herald."

' Had the Government done nothing snore than the 'Bed Feds/that a strong, and- honest Government, determined to .defqjkl. the people against syndicalist _ attacks on public liberty, can, and will,-crush crime and disorder, it would have rendered the nation an inestimable service.. But' the Government c)id more. It introduced a Bill v/lijoh pi'ipvidcs machiiiory whereby "tie workers can protpct ilieni.selyes ."against the machinations of professional striker: makers, and whereby labour disputes will be ended by the judgment ot tluj public in favour of whichever party to the dispute has right oil its sida.rChrisjxihurch "Press." '