MR SYKES AND WEALTH.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10491, 30 November 1911, Page 5

MR SYKES AND WEALTH.

ITo The Editor.}

Sir, — In your sub-leader of Monday Jtust, under the heading of "The Fat Mom," you state that Mr G. R. Syko«, in. a recent address in the Blush district, dealt effectual'}- with, tihat class of people who, because a candidate supported the Reform Party, regards that individual .solely as the representative of the weailthy section! of the community. Yiou further stated that Mr Sykes, !:>. opposing that contention, showed deadly that there was absolutely no connection between the wealthy classes and the Reform Party, and that 5t was utter nonsense to suggest that wealth. was arrayed against labour in the present contest. Now, Mr Editor, I do not intend going 'at amy Icfagtib. into tihe merits or demerits of eitihU er poliitk-a] party whose rcpresentatives im- this electorate «re appealing to the intelligent, voters, for support. What I would like.Mr. Sykes> t& expib^i& s ;iiO'W'he reconeri&s hils aibove statements! with facta. jWlmj tbr one moment canr beJlfeve. tiiat tire .pasrtjp witt Which Mr Sykes ife identified is desirous of* seeing labour improving it* position? CfcnfempJajfce the attitude assumied by tbose prominent ; meimberß of the Reform Party wfcb have been representatives of the people, on) ail' pollical questions of a democratac character, and it will be | found' that whenever legislation of & beneficial nature to; the majority of the people has- been> introduced it ha* been- assailed 1 with strenuous, opposition. It. is as well' you'noted tihe fact that ,thei sentiments you- state V Mr Sykes' expressed were delivered in a Bush distract, for! there there'is a possibility of ithas flapdoodle being imbibed by the buoofldo minds of Sua audience, but I aim of opintion' that a repetition of the above mentioned Utterances to the industrial dtassete of Mastei-tori 'will' be accepted with, the proverbial grain of tjailt.' There is one question; whSen.maighjt be asked which, may assist iri strengthening Mr Sykeis' contentions, and prtove of interest to t£e eJectoiriS'. That is, who were the gentlemen * tho. were present at tlie meeting when Mr-Sykes, was selected a.s tne Reform candidate? If '-Dame Humour',' be not a "lying jade," six* of those genttle-;-. - men who endorsed Mr Sykes' seleo i tfoh. represented in- eorajbdnied wealfth about a quarter off a iniUion. , There fa no. evidence of any of those gentlemen.'exercising hi&. wealth or voice im the interest of the class thsAi .-Me ■ Sykes claamb the) Reform. Parity aire in' no way antagonistic to. The 1 nan> 66' of those gemtlemeni have been, conepteuoius by their absence fin donnteo- ! toon wilfcib. MrSykeß' candidature; but pnobahttly'ithey aire occupying a simiIcar position to that described by am eminent edncatfionftst, a« tto. tihe plait ttie> great, finaneuait intetStivtionls play |in international warfare; that is," I tihey exercise an' immense influence I and yet remain; was "Unseen. Poweir." —I am, etc., | 'NOT TO KE BLUFFED.