ELECTION SPEECHES.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 283, 28 November 1919, Page 8

ELECTION SPEECHES.

; AUCKLAND CENTRAL. i ' MR. PARRY receives fair 4 HEARING. %r • 'Another crowded meeting was addressed last night by Air. \V. E. Parry, the official Labour candidate lor Auckland Central. This gathering- was held in the largest of the Nelson Street Schoolrooms, and it was crowded by supporters of the candidate. Mr. G. Pardington, chairman of the City .Schools Committee, presided. After the usual preliminaries, Sir. Parry spoke of reports that meetings in Wellington, held by opponents of Labour, had been "Hooded"' by rowdy Labour supporters. Mr. Parry explained that both he and the other Labour candidates up to fight the Auckland seats held no brief for the people who fought parliamentary campaigns in any other than straightforward and manly fashion. The Labour candidates in general, and himself in particular, would not tolerate unmanly and unfair loldinfr-up of any meetings, but he withed to make it very plain that every man had a perfect and inalienable right to criticise any platform and any candidate. In particular, every elector had. an absolute right to eritkise very closely the actions of a sitting member, and to make sure that that member was giving them a lair deal. "I am open to any question any elector may wish to ask," he said. "I invite those questions. But leave my opponents to roe. I trust I am capable of dealing with them. Question me. say what you like to me. but please leave my opponents alone. I Eay that to you, and I trust my oppolients will do ihe same by me." Mr. Parry averred that the Labour platform had never been subjected to any fair and manly criticism, although ihere was plenty of criticism of individual Labour members. The so-called ""party" fight in New Zealand was pothing more nor less than a sham. After the address a vote of thanks *£nd confidence was carried unanimously. T:y - AUCKLAND WEST. s .■; ADDRESS BY MR. SAVAGE. " t Mr. M. .T. Sav-age, the Labour candidate for Auckland West, opened his meeting in the Leys Institute last night "by a reference to what he termed a slanderous attack upon liiuiself and his party. He remarked that he wished to make Si reference to the tactics, used by one of iis opponent's canvassers. He did not mind fair criticism. He could stand it, and knew what to expect- in a political campaign. He asked no quarter from anyone. He was there to put ihe case for Labour, which had a good cause. But •when it came to a matter of slander, not lonly of himself but of the movement he 3iad been associated with for the greater part of a lifetime, he felt it a little bit. *' If anything happens on the eve of the election."' he said, "in the way of a public attack. I want you ro take it for what it is worth. I challenge my •opponents to meet me on any piatform in this country, particularly in Auckland "West, to place their record alongside of mine, and to allow the electors to be the judges."' (Applause.) Mr. Savage went on to deliver an address on general Labour 'lines, incidentally scoffing at the idea that an elective executive was going to be practicable, or give a satisfactory or democratic form of Ooverament. He criticised at length various phases of the competitive system, and spoke particularly in favour of a. review of the present hanking system, which gave the pull to the "boodler" with the biggest cr.d of tiie swag These big interests "were reflected ::i the Government of the day. notwithstanding the temporary divorce r.f tiie orthodox parties, and the mutual repudiation of charges wf leaning upon extreme Labour. Labour tlid not require any party to lean upon •it: it claimed to have a place within it for every section of the community save those who lived upon dividends. It eou'ld .Hot- simultaneously repre-ent the producer and who (attended upon ihim. The future banking system must not be run for pro'iit, bet for the benefit of the eountr. Alluding to the attempt of the other parties to draw a distinction between moderate and extreme Labour. Mr. Pavage asked who were the extreme Labourites? Some people said Semple and Holland, and proceeded to express admiration of other Labour candidates. Yet those candidates were all representative of one united federation, representing fully 22,000 workers, numerous unions, and a vast body of women. That was the "extreme"" Labour party at which their opponents pointed the finger of scorn. Replying to various questions, the candidate expressed unqualified hostility to indentured 'labour, while lie was opposed to the intermixing of the white and coloured races and the cheap competition of coloured labour, although not prepared to raise an absolute barrier! against the coloured races. Asked if the Labour party would give compensation in the event of nationalising land and shipping, the candidate declared that Labour would give value for value received. He was not in favour of confiscating- anything. One way of raising the money would be the issue of de■bentures. bearing interest, which would te redeemed out of the profits of the industry. A resolution of confidence was carried by an audience which iiad given the candidate a sympathetic and attentive (hearing. ' EX-MINISTER'S POLITICS. BARS EXTREMISTS AXD DISLOYALISTS. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") IXVERCARGILL. this day. Mr. -L A. Ilanan. ex-Minister of Educa- i tion, had a larire and enthusiastic meet- j ing of 300 committeemen and supporters. which entirely endorsed his action in ; Essertir.g a greater measure of hide- I pendente. He stated that on a no-con- ! fidenee motion after the House met he j would vote to place the Liberal party in power. He would not support any fiovernment if its existence depended on ■the votes of members whom he would r.s extremists and disloyal men. ■furthermore, the Government "must be composed of strong, able and progressive ? eil - to carry out the duties £™jnded of them. Under no eircumn'v.;: T o *"** s'TPort those he had S d^ med »« ** reactionaries. A -" «*aatta.tUm. apFr ° Tal Was carried by