LIBERAL’S SUCCESSOR
THE REFORM GOVERNMENT m. f. ADEANE’S CONTENTION ‘Wohard Seddon commenced some the finest humanitarian legislation the coantry and when the Liberal Pwty died the Reform Party took his !>toee and that humanitarian legislate* was carried on,” said Mr. Frank Adeane, Reform candidate for Auck•&ad West, at his meeting In the Church Christ Hall, Ponsonby Road, last evening. The hail was packed, and except for a few persistent interjectors the candidate was given a good hearing. Mr. L B. Johnston presided. “1 want. to see every working man his own home. When a man has brought up a family I want him in his iecliiung years to have something left or himself,” said Mr. Adeai*e. “He was a strong advocate of the freehold policy the Government. At the present time it seemed the ‘'Orrect thing for people to blame the for unemployment. The Government was not to blame and the Government’s of other countries were being blamed in the same way. candidate said he was willing to Vor k night and day to alleviate unemployment. “I was bom w r ith a heart m body, and I can fairly claim to ove my fellow men.’ * ® the employers and employees •ould get together in real trust and a*Btry a lot of money which at prest was going into other channels go into more plant and machinin’ openings for boys as Wentices The candidate predicted that the Government would go back as a s ever, and, amid cries of disot, asked where was a Liberal Cabor Labour Cabinet coming from, ne Government during a time of stress had had to work oi omic tines. New Zealand was sufZr*? from the aftermath of the boom the country bad ever 4 **own. JJ® Prime Minister had had to do J ttings v.hich went against his '■ilar7 nty ' and he had dome many * w hich he could have avoided Hr n chos<?n to take the easy road, ■jj “ oa tes, said Mr. Adeane, could be 'it h t po * >ular man in New Zealand, , e w °uld not do anything against conflict with the prin--4: 8 of business ethics. The Prime ter could have borrowed money U scattered it round the country ~nitr ation bUt h ® thousht of the risins "MJ v? 1118 to questions Mr. Adeane 'tde* * n av °tir of the harbour "?* but be would not pledge himonce demand that it be Regarding pi*ohibition he l r C
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