THE STRATFORD BY-ELECTION

Taranaki Daily News, 22 April 1920, Page 6

THE STRATFORD BY-ELECTION

MR. MASTERS' CAMPAIGN. The following has been supplied: That this meeting of settlers expresses its confidence in the undoubted ability of Mr. Masters to represent this district in Parliament, and pledges itself to use every endeavor to increase the majority of 2 to 1 given to Mr. Masters in Kaimiro last election. Such was the resolution moved by Mr. Patterson and seconded by Mr. J flopperth and passed unanimously on Tuesday evening in the. Kaimiro Fall, which was well filled to hear the Liberal and Labor candidate. Mr. Masters, in the course of his address. compared the statement made by Mr. Iline on the llltli inst and that of August 19th, 191 !>. relative to the shipping combine and the necessity for acquiring a merchant fleet, showing that in August, Wli), Mr. [line expressed the opinion that (lie Government would have to step in and get g fleet of insulated steamers and colliers, as they must not remain at tlte mercv of shipping com-' panics, while on the 13th April Mr. Iline said that to carry out the public works necessary New Zealand will have to borrow on her own resources. ould it be better to chock our internal resources or, buy State shipping? The ships can be obtained by paying the freight, hilt tjic development, of the country would not be there- It must he patent to everyone tliat all money possible should be obtained in Ihe country for our industries. Develop the country first and the shipping will come to the best market every time. Mr. Masters added: ''lf ever a man stood on n floating platform, surely such contradictory statements as these constituted such. And again." continued Mr. Masters, "was ever such an insult made to the farmers of this electorate a" that of Mr. Hine's statement at Inglewoou as follows: 'This is an appeal to (he greedy passions. The interrupter cannot i-:ec beyond his own pocket and does not know what is in tiie country's interests. You listen to a man appealing to -your greed and forget you are men: it is appealing to men with a mingy mind.'" This statement was made ■when referring to Mr. Masters' statement that the producers had to pay the freights charged bv the shiuping combines indirectly in the low prices received for our produce. It was for the electors to judge -.vTiether Sir .Tames Wilson, A. 0. Hawkins, or W. J. Lysnar were men nf mingy minds and greedy passions. A fine meeting concluded with three rousing cheers for the speaker. A committee of 27 members was formed, considerably more fhan the total number of votes polled in the candidate's favor' in that district last election.