THE TAMMANY CHARGES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 September 1910, Page 2

THE TAMMANY CHARGES.

The Southland Times, in a leader on the Hine charges, says:—One of the worst features of the present session has ibeen the amount of time wasted in perfectly futile and needlessly acrimonious discussions of what have come to be knows as Mr Hme's Tammany charges. 'Every now and again some indiscreet or mischievous member fans the smouldering embers of controversy. The slightest breath is sufficient to set them ablaze, and straightway, tho House is regaled' with the old vague, formless allegations of Mr Hine and the reiterated challenges of tho Iremier that Mr ne should give names. It is all very useless ami ?i m i ?; . <\ lr Massev appoara to thinkthat Mr Hino "has put a stop to what has been going on," and that he "deserves the thanks of the community." We differ from Mi Jr v?' In t,,ie first l >lace wliat <l°<«> Mr Massey mean by the phrase what has been going on." Mr Mine has alleged .in effect that certain members of \ arliament, -past or present, acted as agents in the sale of private properties to the Government and received commissions for their services. That is a veiled statement to winch any fair-mind-ed person cannot attach the slightest weigh of importance in the absence of specific devils. It is certainly npt, sufficient in itself to establish the fact that "something wasfS, 0 "'" No «ie can entertain a charge-totally unsupported ;by evidence, more especially when the person making the charge preserves sil fJom all sides of the House. So ong as Mr Hine chooses to wrap bimself ,n the mantle of mystery which he ha. so fa,r elected to W? ■he cannot expect the country to bond'i?L aanyth ing.ng " i 6 BoinV on/' ?!??+ f C ? UI1 - try Mnno * M^ Mr Mine still calls for a Jloval Com »"ss.on. Before a itoyal CorS define its oDjects, and the Prime J] n'ster hae promised that if Mr Hme will put hi. charges into clea , SIHS? f ° rm - a «> m wil off . X*? °squ,res qu,re in *° th em- No mnlf • aC ? ept Jt Te " dej - S it Still cna.iges. If Mr Hne has facte in her sitting in.the House I STbitterness nm d,so,,SSIOn ' PereonaJ and the country profits nothing. '