POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 260, 27 October 1908, Page 2

POLITICAL.

THE TARANAIU SEAT. Mr. C. K. Bellringer addressed the electors at Hurford Road on .Monday evening, when there was a good alten.l- - Mr. A. Wood occupied the chair. Mr. Bellringer dealt fully with the leading political issues, expounding and defending the Government policy, and was accorded a good hearing. A vote of thanks was unanimously given the candidate and the chairman. .Mr. Okey .speaks at Koru to-night, and at Upper Kent ltoad to-morrow. Mr. Bellringer addresses the Waiongona electors to-night, and those of Mangorei on Wednesday Mr. Malone's meetings to-day are—--8.30 a.m., Warea Road creamery; 8 p.m., Oakura. He speaks at Omata the next night.

THE TAUMARUNUI SEAT. The meetings held by Mr. Jennings in the South Auckland portion of the Taumarunui electorate have been as successful as those held in the North Wellington portion. At Mangarehi and Te Kuiti the candidate received votes o* thanks and confidence, with ringing cheers. Owing .to the constaut rain of lato tho roads urg in some places terribly hard to get over, and roadwork eannot be proceeded withi

THE EGMONT SEAT. Mr. Wilkinson speaks at Raliotu tonight and at Pungarchu on, Wednesday. THE STRATFORD SEAT. The candidates' meetings for to-nig'-it are—Mr. fiymes, Pembroke road; Mr. Hinc, Tututawa.

' CANDIDATE*- ADDRESSES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. Mr. T. 11. Davcy, candidate lor Christ, church East, ojiuncil liis campaign tonigUt. At the close of the meeting he ■ was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. tiore, Last Night. To-morrow a deputation of Oppositionists will wait upon Mr. E. l\ Anderson, editor of the Mataura Ensign, to formally ask him to contest Malaum against the Hon. It. MeXab. The acceptance of the requisition is assured. Napier, Last Night. Mr. A. Dillon, M.l'., addressed a'large meeting of Hawke's liay electors in Hastings to-night, and spoke in support of the government. At the conclusion of his address he received a vote <-f thanks and confidence. Dannevirke, Last Night. A meeting of Opposition supporter", held at Dannevirke to-night, unanimously selected Mr. Ooorge Hunter to contest the Waipawa -eat. A coniniitl;e ' was formed to as-isf the candidate, l'almerston N., Last Night. Mr. 1). iiuick, Opposition candidate for the Palmerston seat, addressed a crowded meeting to-night. At lite conclusion of his address he was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. Wellington, Last Night. The Hon. T. W. Itislop (Mayor of Wellington), who is a candidate for Wellington Central against Mr. i<\ M. B. Fisher, commenced his campaign tonight. Speaking to an overflowing audience, iiis remarks were lar-'elv in support of Ihe Liberal administration and policy, and in answer to a question Mr. Hislon said lie would not support; a uo-canfidencc motion which would' .put tile reactionary party in power. A unanimous vote of thanks and confidence were passed. Christchurch, Last Night. Sir. H. G. Ell, who is seeking re-elec-tion for Cliristclmrch South, addressed his first meeting to-night, and was accorded a good hearing. He received a vote of thanks and confidence. Timaru, Last Night. Mr. W. D. Campbell, Opposition candidate for the Timaru scat, addressed a crowded meeting this evening. lie had quite a good reception. At the close a hearty vote of thaaks was carried with applause,

Same of our (JppoHitioii contemporaries, says an exchange, in hypocritical fashion, are jircU-mliiift to bewail the departure of the Liberal Administration from John, Ballance's "self relianl' policy." Those of our readers who nmoniber John Jlallance's administration will also remember thill the Opposition journals of the day never guve John Balhinco any credit for self-rcliane". They were just as bitter against him and liis policy as they have since been against „Mr. Scddon's and fSir Joseph Ward's piilicy. To endeavour (o insinuate now that they admired John J!:iihince's linaiieial policy is sheer hypocrisy, and is based on a presumption Hint the electors have very short memories, ill'. George Hutchison, 'who, as member for l'atea, was a conspicuous figure in politic* .some years ago, and who lias now settled in Wanganui. in the eourve of his preliminary speech, said: "f stand for the maintenance of die insiitutions of private property and freedom of contract, as the foundations of all real commercial and political prosperil;. And yet these terms are not to be taken absolutely. There is no truer sayi'ig than that property has its responsibly | ties as well as its privileges, and it is I no less true that contract must be ' founded on equity. Our aim in admims-1 tration and legislation should be ecpui- , ily of opportunity. There should be no ] attempt at forcing equality of reward.-' (