"LIBERAL" TACTICS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1295, 25 November 1911, Page 5

"LIBERAL" TACTICS.

MR. MASSEY AND MR. T. E. TAYLOR. The Leader of the Opposition inado a telling reply to a question in regard to the late Mr. T. E. Taylor at tho Opera llousa in Palmerstoii on Wednesday night. He was asked why ho waited until the death of Mr. Taylor to deny tho statements tho latter had made in tho House. Mr. Masscy replied that Mr. Taylor had passed away, and that whatever differences ho may have had with him, time differences oeasod when ho passed away. Thero was nothing more to be said except good for tho man who was gone. (Loud applause.) Ho bad to admit that at tho end of the session, before tho last one there had been a bitter quarrel botweon himself and Mr. Taylor in regard to tho Hino charges. Ho was sorry now to say that both of thom said things they had finco regretted. It was a pieasnro to him to think, however, that when ho was last in Christchurch—and lie made the statement for the first timo-he took the opportunity, in the presenco of another gentleman, of shaking hands with Mr. Taylo:, and botK expressed tho opin. ion that they only wanted to have iivo minutes' conversation to como to an understanding. Ho had not referral lo this statement previously, becauso such a cowardly and contemptible! question had never been asked him. (Applause.) Ho did not know whether tho questioner was tho gentleman who had written a letter appearing in that day's issuo of the Palnierstou morning paper. The questioner stated ho was not. Continuing, Mr. Massey said ho was glad of it, for in his opinion tho writer of that letter—who had asked a tinoslion similar to that put by Mr. questioner in tho building—was a coward and a traitor. Mr. Massey : Will tho man who wrote that letter sfand up, as (hero is no doubt he is in the audience? I challenge him to como forward and let tho audience see who ho is. There was a brief interval, and the writer of the letter, not lmving sufficient courogo to accent the challenge, Mr. Mnssey airnin described him us a coward and rv traitor, and raid ho would not stand before him for two minutes. Continuine , . lin mi id his time would 1» fully nrcunipd ]v>tween now a.nd Tlecemlw>r U, but lie lind a collection nf tlieso tliinirs. iuid us there was kucli a thing as cnniiniil libel, he interned, when tho election was over, to consult his solicitor.