A HARD-HITTER
"I am told that one of the faults I have is that I hit too hard," said Mr. R. Semple, Labour candidate for Wellington East, speaking at Miramar last evening. A voice: You don't think hard enough. j Mr. Semple: I am told that I am a little bit vindictive and a bit sarcastic. Mr. Forbes said that the member for Wellington East had the most vitriolic tongue in the House. "Good," interjected a man. Mr. Semple: If the electors of Wellington East want a man who will apologise for his political existence, then I am not that type of man. I have always made it a practice to tell them what I am thinking about in my own way—in my own unvarnished language. I have given the Speaker some trouble; and I have tried to penetrate the conscience of the man in charge of the country. If you want someone who will flatter them or apologise, then don't vote for me on November 27. because I won't do that for anybody.'1 (Applause.)
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 116, 12 November 1935, Page 7
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175A HARD-HITTER Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 116, 12 November 1935, Page 7
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