On the Hustings

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 158, 24 September 1927, Page 1

On the Hustings

Sidelights from Raglan

fl''HE Liberal Party has won the last live by-elections in Britain.—Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.P., sees a hopeful sign.

“COME of the unoccupied land would not feed a grasshopper.”—Mr. W. J. Taylor strikes an effective comparison.

TUCK a man with an independent spirit, even if he has not got au Independent purse.—Mr. W. J. Taylor, Independent Reform.

“fT'HE cry to-day should be ‘back to the land.’’ The old order, 60, per cent, on the land, and 40 per cent, in the towns, has now been reversed.”— Mr. T. Parker, Liberal.

"Vf Y advice is—whether you vote for me or not —vote to put the Reform Government out.”-—Mr. T. Parker, addressing workers at the Hopu Hop i military camp.

T ABOUR’S progress, as seen by Mr. Peter Fraser: In 1905 only onj Labour candidate did not forfeit his deposit. The first candidate was elected in 1908. In 1925 the party polled 190,000 votes.

A LONG-WINDED Scot such as l am can say a lot, and do a devil of a lot of damage, in eight minutes.— Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.P., working against the clock at the Hopu Hopr camp.

A S Huntly is the second largest revenue station in the Dominion, would you see that all the expresses are stopped at Huntly?—A poser for Mr. W. J. Taylor, who replied: “It sounds very nice.” He thought the second express should stop at Huntly if it stopped at Mercer.

TNTEREST in the electorate itself is quickening, particularly as the fight is conceded, by all political parties, to be of paramount importance. Sir Joseph Ward has to return to Wellington on Monday night, and his meeting at Huntly will therefore be held early in the evening.