HAVES AND HAVE NOTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 76, 23 December 1907, Page 8

HAVES AND HAVE NOTS.

'■■ : -r: - ] '•■■ ....''■ ' .;»7r —->'-Y■':'!';' \ •'jok'.-' hab;dl\g"he'fore' kaipara-- ■... . '..V--;electobs; ~'. •■' •' , (BT TE'IEGEASH—SPECIAL .1 COBRESrOXDENT.) ' ,-.. .--i Auckland, December 21. Mr. A.,E. Harding,-who was defeated at last, election'by Mr. J^Stallwortby.'.for the Kaipara seat,, addressing thb electors-of'-the named last night.-said ho had never considered' himself 'defeated. He remarked;, ■ "Indeed,'T am quite suro that tho majority of the permanent Kaipara electors were in .favour-: of ..W: candidature, andmshed lhe to "represent them in Wellington.' Without egotism, l'.iuay.say ; that:l befiovo■ that lam tho man who is most likely to ; .win,.this seat from tho present holder of it. Against Mr. Staliworthy : I-shall riot say on 6 word, but 1 am convinced that it would" ho in tho true interests of.tho.district.if I ivcro;clect«d as 'your.. ropresentativo." (Applai;so>) ; -. Referring to the immodiat'o 'political outlook,' Mr.i hoarding said: "Tho great tiig-of-war in which New Zealand, will Boon.bc engaged is,.Socialism,. Tho. coming fight.-.how-cver, will not bo. so-much between 1 .-tho 'haves' and .'havoriiots': as. between thoso who 'havo' through thqir.-thrift,, andand thp'sd;who. don't want .to havo except th,dy '.oan liiyo ,-without working,.- and can gpt.a Bharo,o'f: the possession -of others by noisy'agitation—in fact,, those .who win npithor work thoinsolves nor' allow others. to work. This class" is growing in strongth.and is .organising, 'ancl -unless tho pooplc ; iin\to to .---chock, thom, their influence will: Ji'icr easb —not that'l believe tho country will ovor bo permanently dominatod by. a ,fow iioisy; agitators, fpr : Lh'pld'wjth Carlylo.-.that.wo' may always-dopprid,upon that great body df.quict reasonable folk—who form' : tho majority, of ovory 'community; and who aro not : oasily led aslriy—to ' ultimately prevail - by, virtue ■of their sound common bomo." •.''■;;":. Passmg on to 'othor, mattprs, Mr! Harding said that while in I'arliaihoht: ho'.h'ad' :do'no all in'hispbwor to; worthily the','honour of- Kaipara, .and if : ho w,as foturned a* tlio, next election, he'would continue -'to-da. SJ3 f -, ', ■ -,'■■.. ,-■ .-,■■< -i'v;