ELECTION SAYINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1928, Page 2

ELECTION SAYINGS

"It lias I let'll saiii,” said ,M rs Maguire, Reform landidnlc lor Auckland Fast. '' lii.it polities aiv 100 dirty for women. I lune yet to learn that 11iey are dirty ; lull it I hey lire, women w ill clean 11 1 cm 11 up.”

“ It’s <{ ll it e all right.” remarked a Sout li Island candidate, ret erri up; to a pi Tsisl en l interrupter. " ! le’s an old pupil of mine, and lie’s la kino vengeance lor the limes Ilia! I luive had to punish him. (Laughter.) II you only knew how dillieiilt it was to knock anything into his head ” I lie res! of the speaker’s -remarks were drowned in uproarious laughter.

AIR HOLLAND AND SAMOA. Miss Melvilh'. Reform candidate for ILiskill said slit' considered the eitizenh should pay very serious attention to tin 1 attitude ol Mr 11. I'.. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, towards Samoan affairs. His actions were not creditable to a man who was seeking to he first citizen in New Zealand, and the country’s representative in the eyes of the world. Tie deliberately son slit o make Party capital out of a critical situation. Tic allied himself with capitalists who ought- to he his traditional enemies. Notwithstanding the fact that the Royal Commission, the Mandates Commission of the League of Nations, and the League itself had entirely upheld the administration, practically the only criticism of the Administrator being that he was too lenient to the disturbers of Samoa. Mr Holland apparently still maintained that his judgement was correct. A man claiming to represent New Zealand Would at least* be loyal to its interests and jealous ol its reputation. IIKTTKH Rlt HIT TO-DAY. “You say you are in favour of pensions for the blind,” said a lady at Mr T. AT. Wi I ford's meeting at Lower Jliitt. ‘‘Why then did you vote against it in Parliament f’’ “] did not. If the chairman will read this copy ol ‘Hansard’ lie will see mv vote recorded lor pensions for the blind” replied Mr M illord. “fill, it pays you to change your mind.” retorted 1 he lady. “Mv dear lady.” said Air Wilford, “I'd rather he right to-day than have In'ch wrong yesterday.*’