POLITICS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 99, 25 July 1902, Page 4

POLITICS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

The Wanganui' A&s&paliaim correspondent; Sends '' ‘the ' following jclipping as a Sample bf hbw> they up ‘ to things l f m Walespplitibal circles t 1 — / - T i dis* to The 'debate bn the cehstU'b'motion* io< tjae//Legislative' j ' ‘Assemblybi dragged wearily throiighoblydbh" high’# iyOd day, ;md \vel'l,on ‘info the j fblio#ihg"eveningi.' Jhe majority bf ; the spfealeers" want pos; litical reform’, but ' Dr. Rose declared that'he would never give his vote for • ia reduction of members. - If any reduction were-'made, he said, let the number of city and suburban represent j tatives be cut dpwiV.;' . : : - : Mr llionsdu-le stated; that’ after, ;: ain elective reform of the Government he would be prepared to vote for the abolition of the ; U pper House, iand for hav in g onl y• a Lieutenant-,Gpyernpr. . Mr Power referred; to the maladministration of the , Government departments. " ,i ■ • . Mr Affleck : Wby did you, vofe for the (Government ? ,~t ■ Mr Power : Because I - wanted to keep political buccaneers, like, -you off the Treasury benches. . i ; Mr Kelly produced trouble w.heii he; , referred to some antediluvian.; period when-,, he alleged, ,Mr D., O’Connor knocked humhlv at the door of (:tradeunionism. . • • ;..i Mr O’Connor (in. a white heat) : That is damnably untrue. (Sensation). X"am a free man. My ..soul, is free. Mr. Kelly :iI don’t want your, soul. It’s 11 1 > u-e t ) ine. (Laughter ) ; { Mi- O’ Co p. nor : You ; are apol itieal slave, .although you haven’t,got a .top hat. - - -' - ' \ . Mr Kelly : I leave ; top-hats, and 'Brummagen aristocracy to such as you. Mr O Connor (solemnly) : Pardon me,, sir ;."I 'lira descended from a, Royal line.' (Loud laughter.) Mr Kelly : You may lie descended from Brian Boru other rearing lion-(laughter)—but that has nothing to d .> \v.tli the case. \Yait till next elect in: i ! Mi- O’Connor : Coine along yo'uiVelf. I'll give you such a squeeze. Ml- Kelly : You are an. adept at squeezing lemons. I leave you now to stew in vein- own fat.