A POLITICAL SOMERSAULT.
Journalism in New Zeahnd has been hurt within its own circle, injured in its own house by one of its own memberg, remarks the "Feilding Star." It would hava been bad enough for any politician to "reneg" on such an important, fiosely-contested matter as the "gag" clause of the Second Ballot Bill, but for an old, honoured, experienced, and democratic journalist like the Hon. R. A. Loughnan, one-time editor of the "Lyttelton Times," and the "New Zealand Times" to "turn dog" on the anti"gag" agitation is as distressful as the injustices of Ireland. Just fancy the position: There was an opportunity to get the objectionable "gag" removed wbibt the Bill was passing through the Legislative Council. Amongst the leaders of the attack against it (Clauses 19) was Mr Loughnan; but when the division was taken, the ex-editor voted for (not against) the clause, the division being 16 to 15. Had he votad as he spoke, th& Bill would have come again before the Council, and there is no doubt the "gag" would have been withdrawn from the Press during the week or fortnight that will elapse between the first and second ballot. ,
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3002, 26 September 1908, Page 4
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195A POLITICAL SOMERSAULT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3002, 26 September 1908, Page 4
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