ELECTION NOTICES. , sp=— : ~ TOOL. iߣ—— =S^g(j?) The Union Jack. The Red Flag. ' .'.■■■■ . . . ■ ' ■ ' i I' The Emblem of British Liberty, The Red Symbol of Tyranny, Unity and Justice. , ■ Disloyalty, and Disorder. You see those two flags. One is the famous emblem of British Freedom, Unity and Justice; the other is the symbol of Revolt, Bloodshed, Tyranny and Intolerance. , ■ ■ V■-•'■; The beft blood of our race has been given in a spirit of supreme sacrifice to defend those splendid ideals of which one of those flags—the British flag—is the glorious emblem. For hundreds of years that flag has been the rallying point of British manhood; for hundreds of years the defenders of the right, the protestors of the weak and the oppressed, have followed the flag into battles for great causes. ' ,> ELECTORS! The Rally-is soimdiiig for you 'to-day..- v Yoisr Interests are at stake e The red flag of the Extremists has been raised in your midft by men whose declared objed is to destroy our social system e You are faced with the possibility of turmoil, disorder and insecurity. Do not treat this as an, idle threat. .* One of the leaders of the Extremists —he is trying to get into Parliament—has even dared to declare from the public platform that if they cannot gain their ends by political means they will by other means. That man is Mr. T. Blood- . worth, the "Official Labour" Candidate for PaYnell. ; , [ 1 ' ' ■ ■ ' ■'".•' "■'■ ': ' ■■> '■■'"' .''■■.■■"'■■. ' .'•■©. ' , They will not gatin their ends but they may make trouble which only a strong and united Government, backed by a united people, could satisfactorily deal with. . Eledors! The Reform Government asks you to consider what your nor the Red Extremists, who hope to profit by it, will be in a position vote may mean to the security and prosperity of your country. , to move a no-confidence motion. , It will not suffice for you, merely to vote out the Holland Party. The country requires'stable Government if it is to come through the You must vote in a Government-Strong enough to deal with all possi- troublous times ahead. \. . / ble emergencies. l , It requires a Government you can TRUST. - : Vote for the Old Flag and what it stands for. . Ask yourse l ve s-Who would you prefer to trust in an emergency? > Vote for the men who have said straight' out that in no circumstances Would it be Mr. Holland, the leader of the labour-Socialist , . will they have any dealings whatever with the Extremists. / Extremists? . . . : Mr. Massey and the Reform Government have given this pledge. Would it fee Sir Joseph Ward, whose past political record of flamboyant promises and weak performance is familiar to you* Sir Joseph Ward expefts to get the Extremists to vote with him on a . noconfidence motion againS Mr. Massey. or Wodd it be Mr. Massey who, without fu» or toter, steered the country through the most momentous crisis m history, and The Extremists have publicly announced through their leader, Mr, last session demonstrated his capacity to cope with equal sue- ' Holland, that they will do this. They have also slated that they will cess with the great tasks involved in after-war reconstruction ? • help to keep Sir Joseph Ward in office-should he ever get th'ere-so m of G6yernment ; , long as he does what they want. . bm mon of trust him< The Extremis of the Red Flag want party Strife. Sir Joseph He is a safe man; a sound leader; a practical politician ; a man , Ward's return to is.the one thing that gives them a chance... who gets things done. . ; . ' It is their opportunity. Do not let them seise it _■ r<. \™ a A\l™Hr J nr ™A ■ ir ■iJ •■ . The Reform Government has placed Unity, Industrial reace, and ■ HOW CAN YOU STOP THEM? National Security in the forefront of its policy. ■ ■'... There is only one way. Give the Reform Government so flrong a '■ . The Reform Government offers ' ■ .:. following that neither the Wardifts; who have reintroduced party strife, PROGRESS with SECURITY, *>
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 68, 13 December 1919, Page 17
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