MR CLAYTON AT MANGAPAPA

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10732, 1 November 1928, Page 3

MR CLAYTON AT MANGAPAPA

(To The Editor)

Sir, —Mr. Clayton’s speech is certainly amusing when he lets himself go. He says: “I do not believe in this fetish of party. I have never been a strong party man and I never intend to be.” Now, Sir, I have, in firmer years, attended a good many meetings of the Reform party of vvh ch Mr. Clayton was looked upon as a strong party man (this was before he ratted). He says. ‘‘l believe in keeping true to the ’ aims and ideals of a party but should these run counter* to * patriotism then I say ‘hang the party’.” 1 would ‘like to" know what lias patriotism got to do with the present election. The pink Social st- party has thrown the Red Flag overboard and our local candidate sings “God Save the King” quite as well as he used to sing the “Red Flag.” Mr. Clayton then goes on to say. “I must support a party and my party is the United party,” so he believes in party after ad. He then changes the subject, forgetting to tell us what are the objects of his party, which has had no existence as yet. He then goes off to tell us about a company that is being formed to farm rabbits with £47,000 capital, by a brother of a man lie is opposing. As he has got the prospectus, I suppose he wil] be sending particulars to Ins clients to take shares. It ought to be a good spec, for, let me tell Mr. Clayton rabbit skins are fetching nearly as much as sheepskins land they breed' -about four times a year.

Mr. Clayton then gets on to S:r Joseph WarJ smi d h»« borrowing scheme ami tells us that mortgagee under the Land transfer Act amount to £240,000,000 and*, if Sir Joseph could borrow £<3OXOO,OOO this could bn used in liquidating the £240,000,000. Sir Joseph must be a juggler to carry this out but. perhaps, lie will have a printing press to help him. ~ _ ~ L presume the “Yellow Press’- Mr. Clayton alludes to are our local papers. I am nut aware that they refuse' the right of reply to correspondents. His closing about his opponents are beneath contempt and I have no doubt, but that the party referred to will deal with him on that subject. Mr Clayton has about as much ediance of being returned for this district as I have of winning a Tattersall s sweep in which I have not even got a ticket. I am, your.