THE ELECTIONS.

Shannon News, 10 November 1922, Page 3

THE ELECTIONS.

MR LINKLATER AT TOKOMARU

Speaking at Tokomaru on Monday night, Mr J. Linklater addressed a large and attentive audience. The speaker hit straight out and condemned the Bolshevistic and Extremistic ideals as propounded by the Leader of the Labour Party, pointing out, that Mr Holland gleaned nearly all his ideals from foreign sources, where already they had proved a fail- 1 ure and ruinous to the country Allowing them. Their land policy as expressed and exposed by Mr Rod. Ross clearly indicated that it was nothing mor© than a cloak to catch the innocent farmers’ vote.

Various charges against the Government were dealt with, and Mr Linklater finished off a vigorous speech by proving how liberal the Reform Government was in its legislation, and how Mr Massey was the truest exponent of Liberalism as expressed to-day, quoting Sir John Findlay as his authority.

Several questions were a'sked the candidate, which were answered satisfactorily, and at the conclusion a vote of confidence, proposed by Mr Hume and seconded by Mr Williams, was carried with no dissentients.

Mr J. R. Whyte occupied the chair, and in introducing the candidate referred to the active part he had taken in local affairs, and how efficiently he had carried out his duties in connection with them.

MR WHIBLEY’S CAMPAIGN

Mr F. D. Whibldy, Labour candl-

j date for the Mamawatu seat, addressed a meeting 1 of electors at Oroua Downs on Monday night. There \Vas a good attendance, and Mr Ferguson occupied the chair. The candidate, who was attentively listened to throughput, said that the fight in December was between the Reform Party, representing as it did the Tories of old, vested interests, the large landholders, combines, shipping arid banking rings, and the Labour Party, representing as it did the old Liberal Party, the workers, small farmers and useful people generally. The Liberal Party to-day could not be compared with that virile and progressive party led by the late John Ballance and Richard John Seddon, and the speaker said that the Labour Party to-day was building on the foundations laid down by these two great statesmen. He dealt with some of the legislation placed on the Statute Book by the Reform Party, and pointed out thait the trend of the legislation of this Party was in the direction of relieving the taxation from the wealthy classes and placing further burdens on the shoulders of the rest of the community. Mr Whibley ex-

plained at some length the main planks of the Labour Party’s platform, dealing particularly with the question of proportional representa.-

tion, State bank and the party’s land policy. At the conclusion of his address, which occupied an hour and ahalf, a number of questions were answered, and the candidate was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks.