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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3314, 18 October 1919, Page 6

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QUESTION; THE HOUSE.

LREFUDIATION BY MI; MASSEY.

WELLINGTON, Oct; 16.

" Th‘e atfention of tlie_Prime Minister w'as'i_*lrawn by Mr R. McCallum (Waiiau) ‘this after-1100n to cerfain statements, published in Nelson alleging 3, connection _he«tween Mr Massey’s manifesto and file campaign of the Protestant. Political Association.

Mn McCallum read "a report of a. fepeecli delivered ‘in Nelson during the ‘week-end, which stated that the Roman Cathol'.c Church would be behind the Liberal and Labour, parties at the elecgtions. Mr Massey, with the support 'of'the_ Protestant Political Association, “it was further alleged, would stand as ‘representing no political party, "but would ieceivc the support of people of all shéxdes of politic-al-0-pinion who Were at one with the aims of the Protest-_ ant Political Association, ~ Some comment from the same paper was also quoted by Mr McGallum, the pui-port of ‘which was to trace a, connection between a portion of Mr Ma.ssey’s manifesto and a speech delivered under the auspices of the Protestant Political Association.

Ml-lMcCallum said that one of his opponents in the coming election was a. Catholic, but he eertainly did not desire votes on the ground that he was a Protestant. If such questions were to "come into the publiclife of the country, r then public life would not be worth~7follov“ving at all. He" would like the Prime Minister to make a state:ment upon the matter. l _Mr Massey said he had not seen the iparagraplh in question‘, but he thought yit posiible that the sub-editor, by quvotingi a. few lines of Mr Ellio.tt’s address, nvithout giving the context, had cionveyed a Wrong ifnpression. There was not the least ground forvsuggesting that there was any collusion between him _and Mr. Howard Elliott. Outside of some twelve members of the House, there was no one who knew when his manifesto was to ‘be published. Itiwas evident that Mr Elliott did not know ltmueh about the LReform Party, fgr recent adviees from all parts “of -the coungry sl;9wc<.i. that members of‘ the Reform Party ivéié ueirer so popular’ as at the present day.‘ (Hear, hear.) As to lmixing“-up religion and politics, ‘he_ *_h=op'ed and believed that the party he ;had the honour to lead would have the support of every branch of the Christ- ’ ian Church. _ ‘

‘-Mr Wvilford (Hutt), sotto voice: He didn't repudiate it. '

Mr Ikiaséey (hotly): Mr Speaker, the hnn. plexnber_for Hutt made :1 stateinenfjust -now which he evidently meant that I should hear. . I repudiate any connection with Howafd Eliotf, or anyone connected with him. K

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