BLISTERING WORDS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 5

BLISTERING WORDS.

AT A HABBOUE BOAED MEETING., MEMBERS AFFEONT EACH OTHEE " ißy.'.tfelesrttph.—Special -Oorreaooddexit-I '• ' Chriitchurfh. September 15. -• . Tho conduct'of debates.at tho Xiyttelton HarV v ;^='i,-'i.6onr.'3oatd's-iaeetliig3'"noWdays'iß':inai l li;ea by frequent "personalities and heated passages-at-arms. Tho whole trouble has ..arisen v Since ' . the canal-question came to the. fore, and the ... :• pro-canal members .who -woro returned at the ■ ' '- y advanced theiricausein ■" public ■ estimation. by tho manner in whioh . ... . theyspeak .- of their ' opponents..; At somewhat intervals .during'this': morning's' : meeting; J)r. Thacker .'interrupted-':) speakers, and,.';towards. the rend of the,meeting, inter'.■■■•:i '.rupted the. chairman (Mr; H. Friedlander),' by ;■ - . . remarking'that he (the'ehairman) had:made.a :; s .German sausago, of some of. Sir. J. L. Scott's figures .''Loot;here," said,tho chairman/to his intor- ;.' v; '. rnpterj'.. "you. havevbeeiiinsiiltiog, eTnery." time you-have openodr your mouth, and I should • . advise you to think..first-before speaking.', 'I .... was born a. German; and I am'not ashamed of: it,..but.l.'am.a. naturalised .British sub-:,-"jectj. and''l 'have'quite ■.as.:muoh,:right.-'as:'auy- . ..■i '".:. one to consideration." " . . ' ', A -by' Mr.'.ljaurenson'brought 'a:ftowk,''frpm;:the';Jchairman':that^ Was feU':: v .;/v grettablß.;that.':a.;ina : n'.of^education';should £eep ■ : ;V--'-"i:'oh' 'interrupting'■'in * theVvulgat y and insulting ■:, y.' maimer;;in; .which' pr.',Tfiacket; ; wasdoing, - ; 'i . ' Liter^/oniiAtrJi'R^vMoore!'a former member , :the. , - last '..election, , remarked [that ;: there had':been. a gbod^.'deal.'of'political: jugglery over .the'whole r : had political :men\.as it had not been v!(:-'■;:ttblo'!to conduct: its 'business' properly.. '. ; Mr. ~G.i 'W.- Eiissell: ;\Yhy, .aro ■ you: not a' >\';:'i ; the Sectors'', won't have you. , ' j ;:.;;<i. Air, .Moore.,(resuming- Kis►seat): -'IS dici,' not : ' talk; Pecksnihlan pitilo .to ;th-em, .or .otherwise' I-couldShave ;had their, support. .. . •' "Eaiapoi's i Dtr-AThac- . apparently .this ; own rejection by;, Lyttelton., '-. .• /'.-.Vi*'•, <■' ■ :•'. There, is no'lovo lost between, the'dootor and ■ .Hi. Laurenson, M.P., who .is also ■ ai. member ■W■ i;; of the'board,'and in the course.-qf\a spcech - to-day, -Mr; (Laurenson referred to -his one-time ;■ . political'opponent... as ''Mr." Thacker, - which tV;'V::«roiight-forth Vfromiithe^medicalVmahytlid'correction, "Dr." , Vi :''D6 ; :yon ; ask.-it ; in.courtesy;;or ai a right?" ask«d Mr. Laurenson. . i' • „t.. Dr.; Thacker .-topliod . that' ho asked ■ it. ■as : a • 'matter of'courtesy. -.. ; Mr. Lauren son: Well, as a matter of. courtesy, 'I .will, give, it .to you. . I will call you duke if you.like-as a,-matter of. courtesy,-out you have;no.'right!to;be addressed "Dr; as a \ : r 'v..! ' ;'i.At, a'.' later stage,; -making ;;;. ,r. , a somewhat lengthy: personal explanation, when . Dr. Thacker aske.d: "Is this a -speech ; or','a . _ -personal explanation?" • . . :Mr.;:;tanrenson! '-it was,' a', per- . ' :. .sonal'explanation. • 'J ". . . -."IVell, finish: .it,";said ; the .doctor,""and sit down, i Wo have heard enough from you."; ..