TE KAPUA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3350, 1 December 1919, Page 5

TE KAPUA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) One of the most notable speeches ever heard was made in the Timukawa school by Mr F. P. Brady in labour interests on Friday evening last. There is no doubt much of it will be already known tothe public by pre. vious delivcrances by that gentleman, and {it is worthy -of special “notice by elec.tors. Briefly reported, Mr Brady said he represented Liberalism-line ally descended from the great Liberalism of the Hon. John Ballance, and Hon. Richard Seddon, the true Liberal policy which died with Mr Seddon. He had no respect for Ward or Massey, and hotly denounced several of their blunders, chief of which were: Conscizipting lads for the war to be forced into horrors at 5/ per day, while their appointed stop-at-home Arbitration Court. Commissioners received 42/ a day, without conscripting wealth; young men forced to sell their farms at ;a. low price, and those coming back, when w-an't.:ing_ their places again, forced out-, while the greedy speculator ifilched in wealth at the _unfortunates’ expense; the filthy -merchant who robbed the Women and children of their ifood and clothing until, by their ex‘tortion'a,te prices, people struggle hard to live, and unless a -drastic change soon comes he.-assured the audience matters will -be worse; the trumpery issue of the Liiquor Bill, whereby on the three issues (Prohibition, State Control, and Continuance). it was shown that 49 in every 100 -voted for Prohibition, and 47 for_State Control, and 4 for Continuance, Continuance tvould be carried; the Union Shipping Company could have been bought for £1,000,000, but negotiations lapsed; during the war the company took from ;.New Zealand no less than £6,000,000, and the Government do not own a funnel. He was in favour of free higher education, and free Government maternity homes; a. State Bank—'—but to create one , not to buy out the l3a.nk of New Zealand at -an extortionate figure; to abodish the “House of Fos~

sils” (the Legislative Council), who acted as -a clog to the measures passed by the representative of the people. He believed that member elected by the people should adhere to the principles on which they were returned, and any of .thenl neglecting their instructions as representatives. that the constituen'ts should have them removed—to sack them- as any privat'é”person would serve a. defaulting employee, a.nd to straightway appoint another man——‘to have a government elected by the people for the people, to be governed by the people.| These were the principal planks the Labour. Party are putting before the electors, and they hoped to be in as strong power after the elections as the old Liberttls were after the‘ Atkinson Government. Mr Brady concluded an able address amidst «applause, and after two or three small questions were answered, the gentleman retired with a hearty vote of thanks, and all departed feeling sure that. they had heard a most able and stirring speech.