POLITICAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1066, 7 November 1911, Page 3

POLITICAL

THE PREMIER IN THE SOUTH. Invercargill, Nov. 6. The Premier arrived to-night and received a cordial reception from a large crowd at the railway station.

Sir Joseph Ward made a short speech from the carriage platform, in which he acknowledged the warmth of the reception. He sail 1 some people had tried to represent that coolness had grown in the electorate that he had represented for 24 years. He would undertake to make it pretty warm when he went there, and there would be no more coolness after that. For violent and abominable misrepresentation he had never heard anything to equal what had been circulated in his electorate during his absence. He was satisfied that when the other side of the question was beard he would be on top in the edd. (Applause).

MrC. A. W. Mouckton, Reform candidate, spoke at Te Horo 011 Monday night. The school house was packed, every seat being occupied. Mr E. A. Allen presided. In the course of his speech the candidate referred to the criticism of his recent speeches by the Times, the Horowhenua Chronicle and Sir Joseph Ward. The candidate was in particularly good form and as he drove each point home was loudly applauded. Mr Mouckton spoke for an hour and a half. No questions were asked. At the conclusion the following resolution was unanimously carried ou the motion of Mr Hammond Murray : That Mr Mouckton be accorded a hearty vote of thanks tor his address, aud that in the opinion of this meeting he is a fit and proper person to represent this important electorate in Parliament. The meeting closed with a vote ol thanks to tnc chair.

I am trying to avoid being a political scoM and were I dictator of New to-morrow there is very little of the legislation would be repealed, but the administration is another matter. It is administration that has corrupted our politics, disgusted honest men, and filled the House half fuli of professional politicians. Even a bad act honestly , administered might be tolerated, but the best act on the Statute Book dishonestly administered, is a menace to the well-being of a democracy, and should not be tolerated by a people who have one spark of regard for honour. —Mr Byron Brown at Gibbs’ Mill.

Mr C. A. W. Monckton, reform candidate, had a most enthusiastic meeting at Muhunoa on Saturday evening. Mr W. K. Axup was in the chair. After hearing a most interesting address Mr Webb proposed a vote of thanks and confidence in the candidate and of no confidence in the present Government. This was seconded by Mr Gorrie and carried unanimously.

“It is a popular opinion among the workers that when a candidate declares in opposition to the Ward Government, he must be a Conservative. Nothing could be more fallacious or misleading. No man can claim to be democratic who follows the so-called Eiberal Government, and though there are admittedly Conservatives in Opposition, they will in the near future be replaced by patriotic men whose sole aim will be to persue a national police of advance, pandering to no class, knowing no party, but conscientiously working tor the greatest good to the greatest number.” —Mr Byron Brown to the flaxmill workers at Gibbs’ Mill.

Mr W. H. Field has actively commenced his campaign to retain the representation of the Otaki seat. He spoke at Waikauae last night, and will address meetings at Otaki to-night, Shannon ou Wednesday, and Foxtou ou Thursday. He hopes to be able to visit all the centres in his constituency before the election.