Liberals and Labour.
- TO THE BUITOn. ■ Sir, —There appears in your issue of the 4th inst. a letter over the nom de plume of “Plain Bill,” criticising Mr Veitch’s replies to questions and the Labour Party.' Sir, if “Plain Bill” had, taken the precaution to make inquiry ho would learn that Mr Vcitch is not the direct nominee of the Labour Party, 1 but the elected candidate of the workers of the Wanganui electorate, and that he has adopted the platform: of the-Labour Party as ; bis policy. Mr Vcitch is and always lias been prepared to Conform to the conditions of the platform of the Labour Party, but has at no time been asked or refused to-sign the pledge of that party, which goes to show that there is no substance in the argument put forth by “Plain Bill” in his reckless criticism of Mr Yeitch and the Labour Party.. “Plain Bill” in particular takes exception to Mr Yeiteh’s reply to a-question of a no-confidencc motion, and. refers to Mr Yeitch as a railsitter. I would like to ask would he con-" sider it fair to;ask a man to commit himself by declaring for cither party until the nature and circumstances of the motion were clearly ’defined?. I think Mr, YeitchV answer should at least he taken as satisfactory, viz., that it would depend on circumstances, but be would support the party nearest to • the principles ‘of Democracy and the party he stood or fell with—the Labour Party; “Plain'Bill” further: suggests that Mr Yeitch, must know that few,lf any, of the party with, •which he has identified himself will be elected. Truly,‘ bile might ask the question, Who made “Plain Bill” so wise a prophet? We can only accept .this as assumption and bamsurmise on his part, and when the elections are, oyer .he will in allfpr6bability.be forced to iadmit- tnat his predictions:-have been- very: wide, of the mark. He also asserts that he cannot understand why Mi- Yeitch has come forward to ;oppoao- the sitting member, who, he ’Says, has quite as advanced a platform as himself. The answer is, at the request of the "workers of the Wanganui electorate, who recognise that the so-called Liberals 1 in- power have grabbed most of the planks of the .Labour Party’s policy, "and that in the best interests of the community of this Dominion ‘the Treasury benches in the House of Representatives should b© occupied by nien whose principles are in accordance with true Democracy, something the Labour Party's policy can honestly lay claim to. Thanking you m anticipation.—l am, etc., ' DEMOCRAT.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13525, 6 November 1911, Page 8
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431Liberals and Labour. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13525, 6 November 1911, Page 8
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