ELECTION CATCHCRIES

Evening Star, Issue 20555, 6 August 1930, Page 5

ELECTION CATCHCRIES

THRUSTS AT BOTH SIDES [Fbok Our Pakluiibntxrt Rbpobmk.] WELLINGTON, August 5. Election propaganda and catchcries were spiritedly dealt with by Mr Clinkard (Rotorua) during the Financial Debate in the House to-day. After declaring that the utterances of the late Prime Minister concerning a £70,000,000 loan had been more distorted than any other public statement. Mr Olinkard drew a full page election advertisement from his desk, and proceeded to read:—“God Save the King. ‘Put in the Man Who Gets Things Done.’ ” • Mr D. Jones _ (Mid-Canterbury): Don’t you believe in that. Mr Olinkard (looking round for Mr Coates, who was seated next to Mr Savage in the front Labour benches): By whoso authority was this printed? Is the right hon. gentleman here? Mr O’Brien (Westland); Ho has joined the Labour Party. (Laughter.) Mr Olinkard: Liston to this: “Wrap the flag round mo, boys.” ; “I do not say that the right hon. gentleman did not do his duty at the front, but ho did it in common with thousands of other boys. This side of the House is just as loyal as any other side. We on this side of the House are as loyal as the right hon. gentleman.” declared Mr Clinkard with spirit. I would like to know_ whether he authorised this publication.” Mr Coates: That is better than, the seventy millions. (Reform laughter.) Mr Clinkard: Did you authorise this statement ? “Keep it still so that we can see it,” interjected Mr J. A. Nash (Palmerston North). Mr Clinkard said he did not think Mr Coates was responsible. Mr Samuel (Thames) : Why should he not be? Mr Clinkard in my opinion, it was a discreditable publication to put out. (Reform laughter.) He added that the United members were not individually and personally responsible for all things put out at the last election. The same man who put out the statement Ive was displaying put out things on the United Party's side for which it was nob responsible. “I was never identified with any of these so-called promises put out,” Mr Clinkard concluded.