"WHAT LABOUR'S GOIN' TER DO"

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 70, 17 December 1918, Page 6

"WHAT LABOUR'S GOIN' TER DO"

["Jim Labour" forwards us the following lines on Mr. Sample's election oratory. They have a wider application, however, than to the Labour candidate for Wellington South.] What's all this blanky talk, Bob, That yer layiii' on so thick? I guess yer got-me tangled, Bob; Maybe I'm far from quick! 1 know yer row's a hard one, Bob, But yer chance is two ter one. Against both Frost aud Castle, BobWho'U bo tho "also run"? What makes yer talk so loud, Bob, Of what Labour's goin' ter do To lighten up the awful load That she's.a-strugglin' thru? Guess, if yer'd stop to reason, Bob, It 'lid strike yer pretty plain That before yer cut yer eye-teeth, Bob, Thcro were others in the game! Yer ireason's sort of skew-whiff, Bob, Yer seem to calculate Yer'll cu.re poor Labour of her ills And edekate the State! Jest stop awhile and listen, Bob fl hate ter interfere), About the things that sure were done Afore yer landed hew! Have yer heard of old-age pensions, Bob? (Of cburso yer'd improve on that) — But give credit, Bob, where credit's dues And Labour don't get that! Who started life insurance, Bob. And fire insurance, too? Yer had better get a wriggle on Or there'll be nothin' left ter do! Who started State advances, Bob, And workers' homes as well? Who passed the Anti-Trust Act, BobP (Are yer still fellin' well?) Guess Lnhour'll lake a back seat, Bob— (And I'm still goin' strong)— Strikes me New Zealand went ahead Before yer come along! Who owns the lines of railways, Bob, . And runs the P. 0., too? Did Labour lend a bloomin' hand : \ Ter get these Bills put thru,? Who passed the votes fer women, Bob, And equalised the 6exes? Who but the men yer. sneer at, Bob, As undemocratic wretches! "Will yer give no honest credit, Bob, To our Health and Factory Acts? Because La'bour'nevcr lent a hand, They're none the worse for that! Have yer heard of the Shops Hours Act, Bob? N (Or have yer heard ennff?)'Cause there's no end of other things That's called Socialistic stuff! Jest listen fern moment, Bob (While I tell yer plain and true): There's honest men in rarhament, Bob, And democratic, too! 'Cause a man don't come out Labour, Bob, That's not for yer to say That he's agen the workin' man And up agen fair play! I guess in N.Z. politics, Bob. No matter what the brand, There's an honest heart beneath the coat, And every man's a man! So stop yer vanlin' speeches, Bob, On what Labour alone- 1 ao, 'Cause there's lots already done, Bob, Without a Labour crew! Yer on tho scene too late, Bob, Ter speak tho way yer do; 1 For after what's been put thru Is there such a lot ter do? Do vou think tho 1.W.W., Bob, Would improve on what s been done? But I guess I'll slop I'W ' lore - Bob, : Though I've only jest begun! JIM LABOUR.