POLITICAL

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 18 July 1917, Page 5

POLITICAL

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY PICKINGS, v * Mr. Mander, M.P., tlflnks that since Sir Joseph Ward joined the Cabinejt he has acted like a statesman, a patriot, and a gentleman. Ts Mr. Mander of opinion that Sir Jose ; ph Ward, bs- s fore he joined the f abinjpt. did, not acfc like a statesman, a'patriot, and a gentleman? Some people pay doubtful

compliments. Mr. Glover, M.P., objects to Wellington assuming it is the hub of the Dominion. It is rumoured that the Member for with the Hon. G. W. Russell campaign to secure reversion to Provincial Go-? vernment. With'" only ptfe Government there is not room fdr the display of the legislative", brains of which there is a glut. in; ffie Parliament. -? : -'* r -''■•!.s&?*':' .! f

Mr.. Craigie is against patriotic loans, as they tend to.;rnake the rich richer, and the poor: poorer. He advocates a levy on'wealth ranging from l' per cent, on a .capital of £25,000 to 20 per cent on a capital of £200,000. This, he says, would produce £30,000, 000.

Mr.'•" Wilkinson, M.F., says that if the Government continue to refuse to give straight answers Parliament will have to take steps to compel them.

.Mr. Glover, in the Address-in-Reply debate, advocated "a scheme to give Ideal bodies money to spend in roading the winterle'ss' North. Why not advocate a scheme to enable settlers to free themselves from'focal governing shackles which cpmpels them to rate themselves to the extent of hundreds of pounds, to be spent by other bodies, in which They cannot benefit? Attention has been * drawn to the number of Ms.P. wh6 have: access to Bellamy's, and the various Clubs of Wellington who favour shutting others out at six o'clock. '• iSOme do not trust the soldier at all, they urge six O'clock closing, and will not hear of wet canteens. They are all "good Liberals — fy themselyes. \