MAGNA CHARTA FLOUTED.
WARNING TO ELECTORS
When a minority organisation, extorts pledges from members of Parliament to support that organisation and to place biased legislation on the statute books against the will of tive people—then the principles of British justice founded on Alngna (liarta are in extreme • jeopardy. 8- come as a surprise to many landers to know that fetich a exists to-day—that ijp. orgis at. work^ il'niit against the attempt to force“ f prohibition upon a law-abidin® British community. The ballot hoi? has shown conclusively that New Zealanders are opposed to tyrannical restriction of the'r personal liberty. ~ Not content with such decided expression of opinion, the New Zealand Alliance has sought to thwart the electors hy extorting secret pledges from members ot the House of Representatives. This is not government —not the British ideal ot government at any rate! This is “Super - Government,” which throttles parliament—a fanaticism which, if not curbed, will seriously dislocate the mechanism of politics. You can express your disapproval of these tactics by voting Continuance at the forthcoming elections.***
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10733, 2 November 1928, Page 7
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174MAGNA CHARTA FLOUTED. Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10733, 2 November 1928, Page 7
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