THE GENERAL ELECTION
CAMPAIGN POINTS.
NEWS NOTES AND ADDRESSES
AND PRESS COMMENTS.
CANDIDATES' PROSPECTS REVIEWED.
■■' Before last election the other side said that if we. got into power things would all go to pieces. We were going to play "Old Harry." We were going to be the bull in the china shop. But when they found we. wore doing nothing except good, their anger knew no bounds. — (Applause.)'—Dr. A. K. Newman, at Clyde Quay last evening. ' " -. :
There is no greater tribute to Mr* Massey's character, to his ideals and to his methods, than the loyalty of his neighbours and the esteem of his friends.—Auckland "Herald." '
Mr. J. P. Luke was asked at Berhampore last evening .if; he favoured Germane and Austrians being disallowed employment. He 6aid this matter required to be approached very carefully. (Applause.) ' A number of' Austrians and Germans Lad been 6ent to him.on the employment question. It was he, in Wellington, and not the Government, who had to deal with such matters. He was going to do something soon in this connection, in which he would'seek the co-operation of the people: But meanwhile don't let them be too hasty. (Applause.)
Mr. Sykes has been responsible for the' cutting up of more land in his electorate for closer settlement purposes in three years than was ever before recorded in the history of Maßterton. : — "Wairarapa: Daily Times." i
I came out last with the object of helping to turn out a bad Government and an, inefficient Administration; to-day. ( I am out with the one object of helping 'to keep in a. good Government and keep out a bad Opposition.—Dr. A. K. Newman, '. Reform candidate for Wellington East, at Clyde Quay laßt evening.'
The anxiety of the Red Feds, to create pandtemonium at the meetings of their political opponents _is only equalled ,by their intense desire for perfect decorum when one of :their own party happens to- hold -the, platform. - This was finely' illustrated at ! the . meeting addressed last evening by Mr.'Holland, the Social Democratic'candidate for Wellington North. When he had been speaking for. about twenty minutes a number of people'got'up and left the hall.' Except for Mr. Holland's words perfect stillness reigned, and the-drop-ping of a i pin could have been heard As they went out oil tiptoe the departing electors were met by the ushers at the door with uplifted ; fingers, and warning "hushes" conveyed in an earnest whisper. This is the' sort of treatment Red Feds, expect from other people.'. The' sort of treatment they ac,cord to other people is known to anyone who'has'-hear.d them yelling at the. full, pitch of their lungs and. Stamping with both feet when Mr. Fisher or some other Government speaker has been addressing a-public meeting. ...■
In ropiy to one of the "Herald's" pleas .that Sir James Carroll made a big impression pri King George when he -was in New.. Zealand (6ays our Gisborne correspondent), his opponent (Mr. Dc Lautbur) says'that if he is successful, and the King is displeased at Sir Janies Carroll's defeat, he (Mr. De Lautour) would resign. ' ,
In his Timaru speech the : Hon. , J,/ Allen made brief .reference to.the strike,, •the Minister 'explaining that it-was* ,a: mistake for the strikers to suppose that the Government did not j want to help theta." They were quite willing .and anxious to help all classes, and particularly ' the. workers, but constitutional, government must be .upheld, and the Government had upheld'it. ."
Mr: Wilkinson, Reform candidate for Egmont, returned to. Eltham at the.ber ginning of. the week after a, most successful tour round the coast. He had splendid • hearings at the whole of'; his meetings, .votes of thanks and confidence being':the order of the;day.; At_ his meeting at ,he v;as specially thanked for his service's on = behalf of the West Coast ./lessees,' arid also fol his work' in, Parliament. Special reference was made on many occasions to the fact that Mr. Wilkinson had proved himself a live and able representative, and that more had been done in the way_ of pushing tho Egmont electorate during the past two and a half years than had previously been done for many years.— Ha'wera "Star.'-' ■, ; ■' ■~'•.--,
i There is nothing .which will make for "the prosperity of Wellington so much as the. opening up. of' the back '■; country, and the Government's policy, is going to have a great effect'for good .on the settlement of 'rural New Zealand.—Dr. A. K.Newman, at Clyde Quay, last evening.' ;■
'Mr. P. Fraser, National SecretaryTreasurer of the , Social Democratio Party, writes: "Mr. F.-M. B. Fisher is repprtedi to have said in St. Peter's Schoolroom on Monday night that at the time of the strike the Social-Democrats approached:him with a view to an• alliance. This statement is simply not true, i Mr. Fisher was never approached by anyone on behalf of the Social-De-mocratic Party for that or any other purpose. Mr. Fisher, if he made the statement in good faith, might"furnish the names of the person or persons who approached him."
"One of the planks in my platform is the bursting, np of big estates," declared Mr- L. M. Isitt in Christchuroh on' Saturday night. "Mind you, I quarrel with the Liberals for not having done enough in this direction." A voice: And they never ivill do enough. Mr.: Isitt:,Yes, they will in the future. Tho voice:.l doubt it. The "Press" states that 'at a subsequent meeting of Mr. Isitt's, a questioner wanted to know why the Liberal Government had nob tackled tho land question more' strongly during its term of office. "I admit that it did not do enough in that'direction," admitted the candidate, "but it promised to do more just when it went out of office."
Excellently put! We all do it on our death-beds. ■'.•'■■•-
" The splendid manner in which he has carried on the great work'of Reform, in the face of extraordinary' difficulties and in spite of unprecedented and unforeseen disturbances, has been intensely gratifying to the electors of Franklin, whoso confidence enables him to fight the' political campaign' throughout tho Dominion without troubling himself over Opposition attacks at home.—Contemporary's opinion of the'. Right Hon. W. F. Massey.
Mr. Brown, tho Opposition candidate for Napier, musthave suddenly awakju*+A v *m imminent danger Bo is ia
of losing the seat. He . remembers that his opponent of nine years .ago was over-confident till the last moment, and is now himself beginning to feel the ground slipping beneath his own feet.—"Hawkes Bay Tribune." '
People say to me: "Send me tickets when there is a 'scrap' coming on in the House. . As a matter of fact I don't know when a 'scrap' is coming on —they come on haphazard. And in the second place I think people should be desirous of attending the House when there is a debate on an important sub-■ject."-7-Dr. A. K. Newman, Reform candidate for Wellington' East.
The Political Combine is in further trouble. It had two candidates contesting the Eden seat —Messrs. Wesley Richards and W. R. Tuck—and hoped to induce Mr. Richards, who is a Socialist, to stand down at the eloventh hour. Mr. Richards's committee objected, and both Oppositionists will go to the poll. As an additional discomfort, the Opposition are fully aware that everyone in Auckland regards the seat as; a certainty for Mr. C. J. Parr, the Reform candidate.
Mr. J. H. -Escott, the. Reform' candidate for the Pahiatua seat, addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting in the King's Theatre on Monday'evening, says our. Pahiatua correspondent. The Mayor, Mr. J. D. 0. Crewe, presided. Mr. Escott received an attentive hearing and was frequently;applauded. On the motion ci Captain C. E. Clifton, seconded by Mr. H. S. Morrison (Ngaturi), a heart; vote of thanks for his able and manly address was accorded to Mr. Escott; The motion, which included a vote of confidence in theMassey Government, was carried by a very large majority, and amid considerable applause. .',■'''..
"The girls of the Government Printing Office wish to i convey their hearty thanks, and gratitudo for the manner in, which you have in eyery way promoted their welfare, May your reign be a long one, is the sincere wish of all."—-This message was sent to the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, when the Public Service Commissioners took over control of the Printing Office staff.
When a shrill voice inquired of Mr. A M, Samuel at his' meeting at Petone last night: "What about ostriches?" Mr.' Samuel replied: "The comments I hear upon these ostriches are most emu-sing. (Laughter and cheers.)
"Unless things aro not what they seem, both Chalmers and Dunedin. West seats will ipass over to Reform." This is the opinion of the "Star,"-the Dunedin Opposition journal, which adds:— It is a pity for Mr. Johnson (Opposition candidate for, Dunedin West), who should have withstood the persuasive advice of the party managers, and have fought at Chalmers on the ground where he had twice been defeated honourably. Why the Liberal Party were tempted to manoeuvre into a position that'courts a double defeat, rather than even a single victory,'is the business of tho Liberal leaders, but it is difficult for.those who have noted tho promising ;' work of Mr. Johnson during the past six years to understand their muddling strategy.
■.Men of the stamp of Messrs. Holland and Semple are : the worst foes of Labour. 'Their wild, barbario utterances alienate public' sympathy. . One is terrified at the prospect of;the chaos, into which they v would reduce society were they placed in a position of power. Labour must jihrow these riders who are spurring l it'to the precipice.—Dunedin "Star."' ' '
■'_ The'. Christchurch "Press" has published figures which . the Canterbury "Liberals":.have, allowed the'publio to recognise as 'their expectation of the election Tesult —a "Liberal" .group of 34, who, with the aid of eight Red Feds (making 42), will defeat a Reform representation of 38. The- Red Fed group -would in such a case control the situation. .
. The Hon. W. .Eraser had a very successful meeting at Queenstown on Monday night and has been very well received right throughout, the. district.' The only question remaining, says v i a Queenstown correspondent, is what his majority will be.
The main question at the. present moment is what the '.'Liberals" have to offer that is better than the legislation and administration being provided by the Reform Party.—"Sun.'/'
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