THE GOVERNMENT CRITICISED

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 October 1911, Page 2

THE GOVERNMENT CRITICISED

j To the Editor I Sir.- Tn addition to what "AYork- • in.fr Man" says about wliflt this good j Government have done, may he kidd]od the following: 10,700,000 acres of j Now Zealand land have, hcon handed ! over to the land-p'nWber. IVtany j millions luave boon borrowed and ns|ed to build railways, incidentally, j that 1:11 o land-holder may treble the ! price of his laud at the said workin'.!; man's expense, and no attempt made to make the land-owner dis- ! ,, !f |w I>v means 'of an adequate land {tax? Tlio working man's candidate ! for the Hntt is also contributing to I tho discussion. ITo says: <f \onr ! support is solicited for the new uarjtv because Liberalism has failed in jits mission.'' Mr I'eardon commencj ed. iClected in 1890. he continued, j tiv overthrow those who were buildin"; the foundations of a landed aristocracy, the Liberal party had. not j only failed tn deal effectually with j this hut, had strengthened j them in their power and arrogance iTt:e Liberal p-art-v had fa.iled t-o eraidicate the squatter or the specnla- | tor in land; the money-lender was ! more firmly rooted in the primary industries: ihe middleman and nmnojprilist had tin 1 nrodncer mid live conj sinner in their power, and. indus- | I rial .si-rife was increasing;. The eleeiers wiio- were dissatisfied with the prr.-enl, adniiuislralioii could either snpoort ihe romnanl- of a navly thai- had been I ried and found wanliiur. or I hoy could creale a_ new pari v tilcdi/cd lo support Ihe inter-l.-.is of Ihe common people." \<>M could as snail euro a Volcano with a bread noidfiee "■< cure the nro.senf, economic social disease with "Ward s and Mas--oy's painkiller.- -I am, He. OISKftHY'ET!. j Weraroa, i!Hrd October. H'll.