DIFFERENCE TOLD

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 500, 1 November 1928, Page 6

DIFFERENCE TOLD

REFORM AND UNITED MR. STALLWORTHY EXPLAINS A general attack on Reform, its policy, or alleged lack of policy, formed the principal part of an address by Mr. A. J. Stall worthy, United Party, last evening at Dominion Road. The Rev. A, S. YVilson presided. The candidate referred to Reform’s “dog-in-the-manger attitude concerning its nomination, at the last hour, of a Reform representative in the Grey Lynn electorate.” He. challenged anyone present to find in Mr. Coates’s Town Hall speech one sentence of •constructive politics. In expounding the United Party’s policy, Mr. Stallworthy claimed credit for his party for the Motuihi marine reserve plan, and also for starting the harbour bridge agitation as an issue in local Reform's policy. Reform opposition was said to have ridiculed the suggestions of prison reform put forward by Mr. Stallworthy’s party. There was no better plan than

that of putting convicted persons not inside grey walls, but on the gulf island where they could live domestic lives close to Nature. This applied specially to women. The audience was reminded of the humanitarian schemes instituted by Mr. Seddon, and were assured of improved and increased facilities for recreation if the Uniteds became the Government party. The Reform Government, in protecting its South Island seats by maintaining the heavy wheat duty, must face the writing on the wall. In reply to questions, Mr. Stallworthy said he was free to be able to vote in favour of nonsectarian religious instruction in schols, and in favour of Prohibition. He was accorded a unajiimous vote of confidence and thanks.