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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 10 December 1914, Page 4

THE PATEA SEAT. difficulty in choosing to-day between Mr G V. Pcarce, the sitting mcr and Mr W Morrison, the Liberal candidate. Mr Pearce poses as the friend of the small man, especially the small farmer, but he has as yet given no tangible evidence of his regard for their welfare, and certainly none for the uorking man, all of whom lie dubs as Tied Feds." Anyone that di'rew from lateas arrogant member, for that matter, is a "Red Fed," and therefore a menace to the peace and f..'curity of this fair land But people are not so easily deluded as to believe this. Mr learce was able to obtain a big proportion of the small farmers' and workers' votes at last election on the strength of his general charges of maladministration—and worse—of the Liberal Government and his prodigal promises of what his party would do when it got into r ower. But those ..barges I htfve fallen to the ground; these promises have yet to be translated into performances. At heart, Mr Pearce has no sympathy with the small man; he has never had, and never will have, for the simple reason that his interests lie with the big landed and wealthy classes. A man can be wealthy himself, associate with wealth, and still have sympathy with those not h o fortunately placed in the .ifliif*»».*»* vi.;.,... -•*•«