Political Dodgery
In the last want-of-confidence debate Mr W. F. Buckland, the member for | Franklin North, uttered a few plain truths. He said:— When I came down here I knew very little about Parliament tary life and doings. I knew a great deal about elections. I hare fought a great many elections. .Among my constituents and in other constituencies, 1 have met with a great deal of what I may call dodgery and scheming of all sorts \ and I may safely say that the House represents the concentrated essence of that. I trust, Mr Speaker,! have not exceeded the bounds of moderation. I look upon it with the eyes of a young member; hare now been three weeks here, and I nerer put in three such weeks before'. I haTe been used to activity , but during these three weeks the small try have been simply loafing. We hare been watching the scheming of the older members, and I hare nerer before seen such a lot of dodging ; and must admit that I have a rery poor opinion of the older politician* of the Colony."
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 42, 20 September 1884, Page 2
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184Political Dodgery Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 42, 20 September 1884, Page 2
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