POLITICAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2510, 25 November 1922, Page 2

POLITICAL

A Hulls correspondent writes: — ••Alter Mr 11. T. Plveer’s meeting el Hulls closed u gentleman and a New Zeulander who has travelled round the world for a number of' rears came up and shook hands with the candidate and said: ‘Although 1 heckled you on many of the important ipieslion-, answered and only one wa- I dissatisfied with. You fought a good tight, for our young nation. Your friendly eriti-ei-m of the Mini-Jars’ policy I admired, and how practically you defended the Auckland waterside worker- and your powerful speech on trade, commerce and finance could not help but (a: appreciated by all, no matter what their politics he. Jl was a great speech and for the Dominion’s sake 1 want to sec you at the top of the poll.’ Not had coming from an absolute stranger and a much travelled one at that.”

Mr H. T. Flyger, the Liberal Labour candidate for the Mannwatu seat addressed a well attended meeting in the Town Hall, Bulls, on Thursday evening. Mr ■). E. Walker, chairman of the Town Board, presided. The candidate received a. very attentive hearing. A large number of questions were put to the candidate and answered satisfactorily. At the conclusion of the meeting a vote 1 of thanks was carried by hearty applause.

Mr Forsyth, one of the Wellington candidates, has no time for Extreme Labour, and is not afraid to sav so. This is how ho talks concerning the shipping hold-up: “Can anyone in tills room say that it is the result of the seamen exercising their own free-will? No. Jt is due to executive oflicers and Labour leaders who are well paid and who arc attempting a little experiment siunl* on their own. 1 understand llmt it came off a little prematurely hut I urn mu responsible for the truth of that .-lory. But, lie that as il may, I venture to say that if children are properly educated and taught to think for themselves, when they grow up. they will not obey the dictates of one or two men —men like Harry Holland, Peter Fraser, or W ; . T. Young, who are lenders of the extreme Labour I’ar-

Mr .). Linklater addressed a packed hull at Shannon on Thursday night and met with an excellent and must Mattering reception. He was listened to very attentively throughout and at the conclusion answered a great many questions. A vote of thank.- was carried after an amendment of no confidence in the Reform Government was easily defeated. Mr Murdoch, the Mayor of Shannon occupied the chair and said how much pleasure it gave hint to introduce Mr Linklater who came to Shannon as a stranger hut with “a reputation which was beyond all doubt and was a .jolly good fellow and as straight as an arrow.’ Mr Murdoch also moved a very hearty vote of thanks to Mr Newman for what he had done for Shannon whilst representing the electorate, which was carried by acclamation. Mr .). Linklater, Reform candidate. will address the electors at Arapeti camp on Monday, Rongotea Tuesday, Moutoa Thursday, Bainesse Friday and Taikorea Saturday, all meetings at 8 p.m.

Mr H. T. Flyger. Liberal candidate for the Manawatu seat at the forthcoming general election, will address the elec-tars of Foxton in the Town Hall on Thursday evening next, 30th inst., at S p.ui. Mr Flyger was for a number <>f years a member of the Ivairanga County Council. Manawatu Road Board and was a member of the first Manawatu Drainage Board. He was the promotor of the Birmingham Small Farm Association and promoter and managing director of the Awahuri Dairy Co. He engaged in farming pursuits for seventeen years and passed through all the hardships of pioneering farming. “This, being the country of my birth, I am coming out wholly in its intere-t-. and at my own expense ami to keep my mind engaged in the i9tere-1 and advancement of the Dominion.” Mr Flyger will place his views at length before the electors on Thursday night.

Mr F. D. Whibley, the Labour candidate, will speak in the Town Hall on Tuesday tiiglu. Extreme Labour supporters are sometimes candid in their views. At Mr A. B. Sievwright’s Liberal meeting at Wellington on Wednesday (he candidate was interrupted when lie was speaking in reference to the war. "Did you go to the war/” a.-ked the candidate of the inter-,jet-tor. "No,” came the reply, “1 was over age. but if I hadn't been 1 would not have gone." Mr Sievwright observed that he was sorry to think that the interjector would not tight for the country he earned his living in. "Existing in.” replied Die interjector. The candidate: Yon tire free to get out if you want to." (Applause.)

“As set out in its platform, the policy of the Labour Party is perfectly clear,” declared Mr A. B. Sievwright in bis address at Wellington. "It is quite prepared to destroy freedom of the individual.” (Uproar.) Mr Sievwright said that the Revolutionary Socialist Pa'rty did not represent the average working man in this country. (Hear, hear, and applause.) “The average working man in New Zealand desires to obtain for himself, for his wife, and his family a home of

Ids own,” said the candidate, “hut immediately lie does that what do we find? We find that he is damned by the Revolutionary Socialist Party as a capitalist. That form of the Labour Party aims at preventing the private ownership of land and the working man his home. Persistent interruption was made by one individual at Mr Sievwright’s meeting at Wellington on Wednesday night. “This gentleman reminds me of a Biblical story, said Mr Sievvvright. “It is that of Saul, the son of Kish, seeking his father’s asses. Behold, I have found one of them.” (Loud laughter and the complete discomfiture of the interject or.)