The Final Volleys

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 162, 29 September 1927, Page 14

The Final Volleys

Firing Line at Raglan '[■JON’T laugh. It is I who will have the laugh to-morrow night.—Mr. Taylor, confident to the end. yjtJCH heavy ammunition flew across the lines before the “Cease Fire” sounded In the Raglan electorate last night. 'T IKE most Reform Farty men, he did not stop to think,” said Mr. H. E. Holland, referring to a speech by the Hon. A. D. McLeod. ATR. PARKER is the orphan boy of "* the four families.—Mr. Walter Nash, Labour, after pointing out that the Liberal campaigners were not united among themselves. T AM not worrying about the Reform Party. The Liberals are the people who are deceiving you to-d:iy. —Mr. Walter Nash. Labour, returns the fire at Ngaruawahia. “T WAS put upon the- grub-track •*- when I was fourteen, and my education was somewhat hurried.”— Mr. C. A. Magner, a convincing speaker, nevertheless. \|R. H. E. HOLLAND, M.P., has been campaigning under difficulties. In consequence of the injury to his legs, he has had to remain seated when addressing meetings in the electorate. TP it's good enough for the Irish A Free State, it should be good enough for us.”—Mr. C. A. Magner, discussing preferential voting, voices an obvious heresy in the Orange Hall at Ngaruawahia. "THE present system of taxation is simply taxing the people according to their necessity to buy.” said Mr. C. A. Magner. "Instead, I say we should tax people according to their ability to pay.” M R - WARING will never get such an eye-opener as he gets to-nror-rcw night, when the figures from Waiuku, formerly a Reform stronghold, are posted.”—Mr. Hall Skelton. • • * “T WANT to say this to Sir Joseph Ward’s credit, when the other Liberals hauled down their flag, he reiused to be a party to it.”—Mr. H. E. Holland. fJVTEY are here, there, and everywhere. like a pack of detectives. —Mr. W. J. Taylor points out that po iticiaas helped his rivals, while bo himself, as an independent, worked entirely unaided. T-JTE never had five minutes’ administration, even in a lolly shop.— Mr. Hall Skelton asserts that the Prime Minister, whom he had kn rwn in’imateiy since boyhood, is unfit to occupy the position he holds. "THE big thunder from Wellington seems tc have got priority with alt the halls in the electorate,” said Mr. C. A. Magner, last night, referring to one of the difficulties he had encountered. “THE farmer asked for bread—they *- gave him a stone. In other w rrds. lie asked for financial assistance, and they gave him a sheet of paper.”—Mr. H. E. Holland, who was at Ng iruawahia last night. “ VTR- VEITCH claims Mr. Parker and * A Sir Joseph Ward claims Mr. I'arker. If Mr. Parker were elected, there would be a tug of war, to see whom he belonged to."—Mr. H. E. Holland, discussing Liberalism. * * * TIE'S a nice old gentleman, but that is a l you can say. The Reform Party ir trying to trade on person a,litv and popularity. In the House he would just be a figurehead, ready to take a spot with the rest of them.— Mr. Hall Skelton, on Mr. Waring. . • • (TkN his own confession Mr. Lee Martin i 3 willing to adopt a backdoor method, and take the powe - out of you r hands, in order to elim nate the liquor traffic.—Mr. W. J. T lylor lias a tilt at the Labour candidate. A voice from the back of the hall murmured “Amen.” “T THINK Mr. Poison was polit cally *• so inconvenient at that time that the Government wanted to get him oat of the way until the 1925 elections were over,” said Mr. H. E. Holland lost night:, discussing .the personnel of the Commission which investigated rural credit systems abroad. 4J PEAKING at Ngaruawahia, Mr. Hall Skelton was hitting hard. He asserted that the present Minister of Lands was the most iucompeten the country had had, and said he could band him six simple questions, dealing with political economy, and offer him ten pounds for each one correctly auswered, and still feel that his. money v.-as safe.