THE BLACK PAMPHLET.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5773, 23 February 1912, Page 5

THE BLACK PAMPHLET.

AND TIIK SI'X'T.AIU.VN DUA(;nN

Mr (J. \Y. llussell was the next speaker. He quoted from the Public Works Kstimates to show • that tho votes di<i nol fluctuate according to election years. Tho success of the Opposition,, lie said, was largely due to shameful innuendo, slan<li'i\>us. lyinti" suggestions and wicked falsehoods studiously, circulate!! ayain.st one man. 'This campaign of calumny had begun three years ago when the sectarian cry was raised in various quarters, and pariicularly m Punedin. Following on that came (he Uluck pamphlet, fJii.s had filtered into the back blocks. aiul everywhere that C'overnment candidates had gone they had heard the charges that emanated from the Black pamphlet, lie claimed that the Prime Minister, though he hail faults. stood head and shoulders above any other man in the British Empire as a Post ma.ster-< !en"fal. He was a giant in this country. Had ihe Opposition offered a ••andidate for the nml-£-L"iven the V*o\ eminent the votes ot Sir Arthur Cuinness and Mr Wilfonl. the majority of the Opposiiion would vanish. J'.ut whatever hap[»ene<]. the (Government parry was ready to meet its opponents before the people at any time. 'l*he true Liberals of the (-'overnment jnirty did not desire to see a division from the Labour party, which had always been an integral part of the Uovernmem party". which had always worked in tlie interests of tho workers. Mr Maspey absolutely detiu,l UlJSSell's st«teuii. lit that 111? Opposition wciv np;-,, 5 , ;! To th.-a.Kanc.-to workers, ffe u ;l> the (irst uiau in the House i,, advocate it. Mi*

' Mass.n atso object';.! So lii' r i-n'iuv . |-.\.Mr K'UNsell u» the < >t'}<o--U ion t .■• : mii conneeie;i with the luacU pam- ' (,hlet. ! Air Uussell : No : 1 ..ill not, Mr -\lasy».'\ : linn \> : i;. t i < \ou i mention v ? Wb\ di:l \«ui lirintr it i »P ■• Mr llealon llho.les : Inmun.io. ! -Mr Kusseli ninlu'i- i-xpla n .1 th't ttu>ugh ho tiid i:.»t ilvatm' i\n" opposition tvith circulating the pampnlet lhe fact that it was circulated helped U> uiv.e the ()[>positioa th< j small accession <f ytrentrt-h they ha^^ gained. Mr Massev also^lenitd i-mrhaiicnl-ly Mr KussiU s siaioinent ihal it.eru was a spefch-inakiny: factory in Wcllin/iou for Cipi>osit/iou candidate? ay the last election. '1 h" " House utljourn'.'d at 11.2<"> [).m. till ~.'.U) p.m. on Ihursla;. .