THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
AN ELECTION PLEASANTRY
A witty retort by Mr Forbes to the Reform candidate may be commended to. the notice of those who complain of the slowness of the Government. Mr Endean had likened the Government to a bullock team struggling through the mud, with Mr Holland as driver.. Mr Forbes did not content himself with rebutting the charge that the Labour Party controlled the Government; he asked who made the mud. The reply to this question does not have to be stated. The United Party /entered into a barren inheritance, 'mere was a deficit in the Treasury. There was no land policy. Advances to settlers were heavily in arrears. There was no serious attempt to grapple with unemployment.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1930, Page 4
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122THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1930, Page 4
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