MR W. F. MASSEY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10521, 9 January 1912, Page 4

MR W. F. MASSEY.

At a social tendered the defeated candidate for Kaiapoi last week, Mr J- Allen, M.P., made; tMx&ogisti/C reference to the leader of the Re-form Party. Mr Massey, he said, was a ■man in many thousands. He was a., man of indcmatabie courage, per'seI veranee, and pluck, and was a man I-of 'great abiiEty, and it was his abil- . lity that was not known as it ought Ito be. Ho (the speaker) had known !Mr Massey for a number of year®, and' was more anu more convinced ft-hat in Mr Massey the country had '-a. .patriot, who was willing to sacrifice iiiruse.y in the interests of his count ry. Mr Massey was not an office ..seeker, rfe believed Mr Massey could have had office if he panted it, but lie -could'' iiotvtake-office,-at \ tlip .price of .-Ms par ty ' 'and r 'holism-'. Mr Mity soy's one object' was to serve j hi® .party and his country, and he believed the time was '.coming when' j Mr Massey would have the opportunity of showing to the people that what he said was the truth. Mr Massey WGuld lead this party to show the people of New Zealand that wfhat had been said about him and- hi® party woukl be proved by practical experience to, be laise. That was what the party wanted. They wanted /the. opportunity to prove tio the people of New Zealand that Mr Massey and his party were not going into power except to act in .the interests of the witiole of the community. Their desire was to do the right tiling for ricsi and. pjoor. He knew »ht>w the vile' calumny was spread that the party would do that wbidh was injurious, to the poor man and the working man. He gave tihat an absolute denial. There was no eurih idea in the nvmds of any of the leaders.