The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, March 23, 1912. NOTES AND COMMENTS.
A number of our contemporaries urged that because Messrs Payue and Robertson broke their election pledges not only did they bring dishonour upon themselves, but would do enormous harm to the cause of Labour. Professor Mills, writing in the Voice of Labour, sets out that these members were not of the Labour Party. He says: “The complaint because certain pledges have been broken does not interest me. Neither Mr Robertson nor Mr Payue were the candidates of the Labour party. The pledges made by them were not made to the Labour party. They never made any pledges to the Labour party. They have no Labour party pledges to break, and they have broken none. But all the Labour party candidates were pledged to independent action and to the best possible service on behalf of certain measures. Ido not want these pledges broken. They must not be broken. I do not believe there is any intention of breaking them.’’ According to Professor Mills, a pledge is only a pledge insofar as it affects the Labour party. Other people view pledges from a moral rather than a party point of view.
Mu. J. T. M. Hornsby, ex-M.P., for Wairarapa, was presented at Carterton one night this week with an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns by the citizens as a mark of esteem. In acknowledging the gift, he had something to say to the young men. “ Give me the youug men,” said Mr Hornsby, “and I don’t care so much about the old fellows, they can take care of themselves.” If he could only impress upon the youug men that they had a beautiful country belonging to them, the future of which lay iu their hands. That was the important thing. There was sweeping over the world a wave that was going to bring out the very worst iu men. Let them resolve to do all that iu them lay to check that oncoming force. Did they realise what was happening in this country now, and what was going on in the Home Country ? It was enough to make men shudder, and the wave was sweeping on in this country, where they had many more advantages than they had at Home. It was the building up of the minds of the young men which was all important, aud temperance reformers should realise that if they closed the hotels tney must have some other places of resort for the youug fellows to gather in, aud something to interest and broaden them. He had done his best iu this direction. 1
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1022, 23 March 1912, Page 2
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