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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 251, 26 November 1914, Page 6

'At his meeting last- evening, the versatile Dr Thacker unearthed a new scandal which intensifies his antagonism for Reform administration. It seems 'that the - Government handled the small-pox outbreak, in a shamelessly slovenly way, according to what was in Dr Thacker's mind, though he did not make it very clear in his narration of the details. This incoherence and ambiguity may be due to the fact that the candidate is not a born, raconteur, though it is also possible that there was little in the '.scandal ' worth repeating. However, Dr Thacker's conscience is clear on this matter, and the electors of Christchurch East are now saddled with what responsibility there is attaching to it. Another grave indictment laid by the candidate against the Government is that "the public health has not been kept up-to-date since the Massey Go-, vernment came in." ,As a medical man Dr Thacker should know something about the health of the people, but we think he is inclined to overstate the case. Still, one never knows to what a depraved GoA'ernment will stoop when it is desperate. This candidate has aspirations: he wants "to get wider," and longs to become a political doctor. He has an excellent chance of being asked to conduct at least one postmortem 'on Friday, December 11.