POLITICAL.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 97, 22 October 1908, Page 3

POLITICAL.

**' - ,''i : . .'•■'. . ■-■.'• [PRESS . ASSOCTATION.] WKI.LINGitON, last, night. : Mr Cicorj-i' awrites to the Post: "Seeing a -very serious statement in coiineetion . xyith the finances of tho colony in your report of theproceedings at my nioethig-.-at ltoser neail <m Mojulay nightj also that the. . Premier has referred to them at his Feilding meeting, I take, this early opporiunity . of , stating eriipTiatically that the statement was never' utered by me, and the statement with regard to the finance was entirely the remarks of the cnairniaitj antlno one was more surprised than, myself to hear such a serious statement made public. N Had I such informiation on, financial .matters I certainly wpuldi be rery cautious before uttering it, as ii would be very injurious> to;.':niy own interest a$ well as all. citizens "While regretting :the>statement. has been" made^"at my. . ■^^mee'tiiig '">I : am pleased, to. hear the .assuranbe "of' the^ Premier (and I am sure it will do a lot o#. good) to find that the local fitriiig^iicy in financial, matters will be* '*» soon. . cleared .. away. V I;; telegraphed to the Premier to -the-.iibove effect early this morningi'.';"; : ASHBURTON, last night. ; JfeJ] p^.^Gobbej ; Laboxir Candidate for^ jfehbur'ton seat, deliyeVied an address in-the -Od^fello.wsVf ifefall . this eyenft4;>>in, which -he generally denounced the policy and administration, of the: present Government as inimical to' the best-intereste of the workers. He 'specially protested «gaijitst tie. present' immigratioil- pfo-' lieyj,.4n<i>vfxpenditwr,e. , ... He thouglii . tlie Arbitration Act. was going" .to cause a-lot of tro,uble and that it would prbije^to ' bfci unwbx&ible. He f^H th^r<iplni^]^yC;.^t^i%atif>n wo'nld work. -. -He^bjectedto the con-i "^ stitntion of ; the Arbi'tiratiQjiiCoxir'b and: complained of the draughtsmanshipof ■ bills." He favoured Mr Jjaurensbn's . idea for a new capital site and beliered in complete nationalisation of tlfe' lands of the dcHmTnibrir^ „ / ■^ ''"■'.' . \VXJJOSiN, last, nigbjt.; , W -■ W, .Flemmiiigj candidate ; for D.uuecjvn ;a : a^ressed''th6;ete'dtors. in /'South Dunedin v to-night. v He stated he was a candidate in the-. -in- > terefts of Labour and . was* a strong ; supporter .of the Government. ; He • advocateU-Tthe' freehold tenure of land and said he .was opposed to monopolies ot all kinds. Mr Flemming advo-^ cated an increase in the number of Ministers. -At the request of the candidate no vote was taken. " ■ TIMARU, last night. ,Mr W. ■ Jefferies, Opposition Camdi- 1 da^rfor Geraldine, who was among the at the last election, ad- ' dreissing the electors at Temuka tonight, said he was a keen follower of Mr jklassey." This was the one item, in his address to which Mr" Jefferies ►gave eulogistic appreciation. • Mtr G! • Koller,- : working carpenter, aiuT Ppljticjir I^d^^ dat-e,. addressed ab<3;tii ;SOO electors tot, nighty : chiefly workers^l^xe : wet night p^robably kept down the atteridahoe. He reiidithe.' League's -platform and p'T<)c€ied«id bf i&ny' fo expand, its oon- " tents ip.. a quite .methedicai way, arid an^wer^ed; numerous, .questions^- > arid was^ frequently:; applauded. >i. A ;vote "of th>iks r was parried' by : .acclamation.