POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 119, 10 November 1911, Page 7

POLITICAL.

MK. FURiJKiS, Mr. VC. Forbes addressed the electors a- at Bell Block on Wednesday evening, of Mr. lloisup being voted to the chair, ly The candidate bad an excellent bearing. se is MK. 111X1'. AT TAIiATA. •'e An audience of settlers and ladies lo 0- the nugiber of a bunilrul gathered in ill | the 'farata Hall on Wednesday cvenie in» for tin l purpose of hearing Mr. Mine's I, political views, Mr, lline took similar s- jinis as he did on previous occasions, "<■ and the meeting was a most < nlhusiastic ig one throughout. A motion was moved, i - thanking Air, lline for his address and <t expressing renewed eonlidenee in him ir as their representative, and no eonlidenee 'S in the present administration. The mo- -- t ion was carried n n.; nijnoiisl v, with !• cheers and acclamation, after which the y call for three cheers for Mr. [line was 11 responded to right royalh. After the i- meeting over forty set tier- voluntarily s olfered to form a committee to further -. in everv possible way Mr. nine's candii dature. rl e THE I'ATKA SKAT, .. | .Mr. O'Dea lias had very good ineete ings at. Wcstinere and Brunswick at . the southern end of I lie electorate. At - both places he formed strong commits tucs/at ft'csl'mcriv with Mr. ltrether- [■ ton as chairman, and n't Brunswick with s Mr. 1). lloss (who'hail been previously >' • nnotmcnl.as a. Liberal landiilatc) as r . hairman. At Westnicre. when speakr 'lg oil old age pensions. Mr. O'Dea rc- - i.rred to the fact that Mr. Massev, who l j iio'.v posed as the supporter of old age 1 i pensions, bad on the second reading of J i ( the Old Age Pensions Bill character-' . i.sed the scheme as "another system of charitable aid.'' Mr. Kitchie (chairman i of the Wnngiinui Charitable Aid Board) f ; interrupted with, "So it is." The candi- ; date said there were evidently a few i of tin," old-timers left who had the cour-1 i age to stick to their opinions, ; KOMOXT'S MESSACK. . leading Opposition Journal I Wellington Post), in » leader which you published on Wednesday (above iMr. ■lv'kld.'s' letter) has so directly and completely refuted that gentleman's somewhat scattered ideas about the Minister ! for Agriculture's connection with dairy- I in« that it leaves me almost nothing to ! say. Anything I might sav could not I come, up to the final sentence in the ■ Post's article, viz., ''llis policy, which ■ can he supported l>v evidence, is to ill ! / crease (he quantity and quality of this ; country's produce. Such a worker is j Wi.-l], worth a place in anv New Zealand Hut. Sir. with your kind perj mission. 1 want to assure Mr. Field ( that, .[. never dreamt of including him | .aiiifiniisf .life lip-to-date fanners who are . . '^oing r "!M'u'l<en?;ii I ,' But the trouble that ,'is 'Weighing''so heavily'on poor Mr. , Kiel'd's'soul is caused bv tlie wholesale , flocking of Oppositionists to the Mackenzie colors. 1 have had some small ex-'j i perieiice in elections. lmt-1 never saw! ' anything like it. Take Pungarchu. for | instance': Flill Trail: chairman asks all .' ii Mvor itf ITim.'T. M. to remain. ITow I y many 'went out?' A Voice which spoke .1 for the crowd replied. "We are all Mac- ,| ken/.ie licre." And again there nrc r seven brot'heik 1 owning and milking on I I eleven farms. Lust election six voted i ' Opposition.'ilnd one (".'overnment. The j ! wiuile sevin are now active Mackenzie ; j 'The matter was put very, j' eleai'lv' yesterdiiy by a' tioniinator of j | the late member. "Those who vote j agaiii'st MiM'keiizie are voting against |J I The' raitwiiv', against progress in dairy- ] r ing.'nnd against white men being allowed ]. rtii "loittiniip 'ilt tTi'e expiration of tlieiri | f lea'sc's in heeiipation of Maori hinds.'' I ij r hope, 'Sir', -vOif Will' specially deal in your , strong! iVlde manner -with this question ' rtf' \Vysi : Cofist: leases. Although a large' ! fi't'l'liobler myself. T don't want to see < 'liiy less 'fortunately : situated brother J kettlcrs; ; vivo have : slave'd for 45 or 30 j Sfarfc;; i|«il. Wnt : of their -holdiitgs. Hon.' | ' lias proposed a commission, , >■ whose : d«i.sfon he will hind the Maoris > to accept. Everything "depends on who '' l:he commissioners are. whether hundreds '1 hf the .-finest, settlers on the Coast go 'I oirt and. their lands get occupied by j loafing Mtiriris', 01' they j remain to in-' :| crea.se the colony's exports. Xow, Sir, jj I don't want to detract from Njr, Pivc's ability;; T. fully recognise it. But to I put up Mr. Dive iigainst. Hons. Carroll ' and N'gata over the- selection of this i commission! would be Jike putting a boy I'w;ho had just left the primary school I to argue intricate law points against Messrs. Skerrett and JeHieoe. Tt wants not only it strong man dint. ,a _ Minister who. is .familiarwith the .questions to ; get » friendlv commission.., I,lon. Mackftn/.it) ,i>i.;tb^t.,«i'V";..;ii! 1(1 J. s i lvfull responsibility, Uiat tlimugh, him fl\.e 'freehold' of the; native lafids is within measurable distance. Straws, show the way the wind blows, and .tl|e pronounced bottoni-bas-.fallen,-opt-of:tbe.-nnirket look that,is now visible oil the fi|ces of those I wliO; ;opp()so the rajhw . «H<l progress ] in dairying. i(nd who would like to see j the Wfst. Coast lessees lose their farms, i ! indicates very clearly that they now :n j recognise they.ar.e not. oil a good wicket. —I a til. etc.,- . i j'p , : . W. Py WRICHT. ( Pabotji,. , , | . \ i • : ~ . : „ . .