"CAPTURING" PARLIAMENT

NZ Truth, Issue 1197, 8 November 1928, Page 4

"CAPTURING" PARLIAMENT

ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT BALLOT BOX. When free citizens vote for the preservation of their rights and privileges m no uncertain" voice and a minority organisation tries' to bias Parliament m opposition to the ballot — it is surely flme that people awoke ro the danger and rigorously opposed all measures designed to interfere with the time-honoured traditions of their liberty.' , Such an attempt to push aside the decision of the ballot box is operative m NeAV Zealand, and unless voters understand the situation, our political life will abound, with that self-same trickery and subterfuge which is so characteristic of American politics.

Repeated majorities at the election have voted against Prohibition. Having failed m this direction to force their policy upon". the people, the New Zealand Alliance introduced the.discreditable American^ weapon of tampering with the House of Representatives, by tying members down with pledges. Electorates which cast .an overwhelming . Continuance vote will find themselves represented m Parliament'by a member, secretly pledged to betray them.. This "Super-Govern-ment," is a blot upon New Zealand political life and unless it is quickly removed, free-born New Zealanders will be the^, victims of vicious legislation, "passed m opposition to their will as expressed at the ballot box. Alliance . methods of "chaperoning" the people are not wanted m this land of liberty. Our democratic institutions are being ; assailed and unless the people protest against the encroach lment upon their liberty, their rights will be flagrantly violated ,by secret "Super-Government." -Every, rightthinking New Zealandef , will ' express disapproval of this insidious ■■•'peril' by [voting Continuance.* 6