What The Candidates Are Saying

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28443, 25 November 1957, Page 14

What The Candidates Are Saying

Baby-Farming “This extraordinary proposal of Labour will give the opportunity to evil-minded people to promote new methods of baby-farming.” —The Minister of Health (Mr J. R. Hanan), commenting on the Labour Party’s proposal to pay the family allowance in advance toward the cost of a home. Home For Baby “We are not mortgaging the baby; we are getting it a home.” —The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Nash). Law To Learning “The importance of education is recognised by all. Many of the very fine recruits entering the Police Force could, I think, be encouraged to join the teaching profession when a Social Credit economy is in operation.”—Mr R. R. Allan (Social Credit, Heretaunga). Big Money "Mr Nash has forgotten more about finance that Mr Holyoake ever knew; and Mr Nash has not forgotten much.”—Mr A. H. Nordmeyer (Labour, Island Bay). Small Change “Mr Nash can talk in millions, but what does he know about £ s d, the stuff you and I have to live on?”—Mr A. S. Goldsmith (National, Island Bay). Book Money “There is only one kind of money, that which has no existence except as figures in a book or as pieces of paper.”—Dr. D. S. Milne (Social Credit, Hutt). Single Interest Who better than himsglf, a bachelor, should be sent to Parliament to look after the interests of bachelors and spinsters? Mr A. S. Goldsmith (National, Island Bay) asked an election meeting. Barter So dear were potatoes in a North Island centre that a man went into a hotel, threw a "decent-sized spud” on the bar, and received three beers and 6d change.—Mr W, A. Fox (Labour, Miramar), speaking in Oamaru.

Occupational Hazard “Any man who accepts Cabinet rank almost certainly agrees to shorten his life. You prejudice your good health in those duties.” —Mr J. Rae, Minister of Housing. Rewards “Cabinet Ministers get a good living, and if they pass their duties to boards or corporations it is because they are incapable ot thinking for themselves, afraid to take responsibility, or lazy. . . . Ministers of the Crown must accept the dignity of their office. They travel in planes and ride round in Jaguar cars. It is up to them to behave with dignity.” —Mr P. N. Holloway (Labour, Heretaunga). Recalls ‘‘A plank in Social Credit’s po’licy is the right of recall of members of Parliament. The leader of the Social Credit Party in Alberta, Dr. Aberhart, advocated that in 1935, and actually passed a Recall Act. Needless to say, he repealed the act when his own constituents tried to recall him.”—Mr H. R. Lake (National, Lyttelton). Statistics Statisticians lived in a world of their own, said Mr W. A. Fox (Labour, Miramar) in Oamaru. He said a young statistician was told by his wife that “little Johnny” had put on 3oz in a day. Her husband thought for a while, and then exclaimed: “Wonderful. That means he will weigh a ton when he is 21.” Thoughts “You’ve got to think to know Social Credit. You’ve got to think about everything.”—Mr D. G. Long (Social Credit, Petone). Quorum “The biggest job they’ve ever had is to get a full meeting of the Cabinet. They talked about us. but they’re always wandering around the world on some excuse.”—Mr M. Moohan (Labour, Petone). Promises “If, as Mr Walsh says, our promises are going to put the country under water, then we’ll be swamped by the Socialists’ promises.”—Mr A. McCready (National, Heretaunga).