CAMPAIGN SPARKS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 29 October 1925, Page 8

CAMPAIGN SPARKS.

The Labour Party’s laud, policy hacl been taken from the political workshop about three times for lepaiis during the last year or two. —Hon. A D. McLeod, Minister of Lauds.

Enumerating the reforms that the Prime Minister had made in railway management, Mr. Dunbar Sloane at Wellington happened to mention the “Limited” and a similar daylight express which was promised. Voice: “Yes, for the business men.!’ The candidate: “No, for you-and me.” ’ , , £ Voice: “What chance have we of getting to Auckland on the basic wage?” •

“You put Mr. Massey in,” called out an interjeotor at Mr. W. G. Veitch’s meeting at Petone. “That is not true.” retorted Mr. Veitch. “Some people are making misstatements about me. They do not come here to say them, but they get silly fellows to come here and do it for them.”

“Do you think the overseas “material” in evidence at your meeting earlier this week should be imported into this country at the Government’s expense?? was a question put to Miss Melville at her meeting at K-ingsland. “Well, I am glad to say that that particular type is in the minority,” replied the candidate. “The great majority of the people who are coming here are of an excellent type, and if you get a few bad ones in the bag, you can’t complain, so long as the rest'are worth having.”

Mr. J. S. Dickson, M.P., Government candidate for Parnell, had quoted Savings Bank figures to “show the prosperity of the workers.” A lady came forward and faced the audience. ‘T am- the .district nurse, she announced. “Yes?” queried Mr. Dickson “I have visited 200 homes in the Parnell, electorate,” she announced, ‘ ‘and I can definitely state that not ten working men have a hanking account of even £5.”

“We are told by the Labour Party wo should give free this and free 1 that, but where is the money coming | from ?” asked Mr. T. Forsyth, Reform candidate at Kilbirnie. ‘ (Taxation,” came a. reply. I “If you .overtax any land you will put it out of existence,” replied, the ! candidate. . . , ~ . Mr. Forsyth stated that the surplus ! last year was one and a quarter million pounds ‘‘lf you .trust the Reform Party'l believe the, finances of the country can be maintained,” he added. • ,

“I am a believer in thrift. Thrift is the bridge over which labour passes to become capital. Every man and woman who has a bank account in the Post Office has by thrift saved labour, and all saved labour is capital. That is the way all people lay the foundation of. independence.” —Mr. A. B. Sievwright at Berhampore.

Mt. Mcllvride had informed his audience that the Labour Party was following the policy of the late Richard John Seddon. Seddon, said. Mr. J. Mason"; (Government candidate at Napier) was .a great .statesman and -.one of the greatest Imperialists who ever lived ' He Was the first to offer troops to the- Mother Country when waxbroke out in South Africa. He did not think that any Labour members supported the country in that way during the Great .War,

“I’m independent,” announced Mr. W D. Lysnar (Reform candidate for Gisborne) during one of his meetings in reference to his attitude 1 towards the parties ‘‘Perhaps you are, ’ interrupted a voice. “But not through hard work.”

“There are aTeas in our cities,” said the Prime Minister on Friday at Te Aroha, “which I would not live in, and you would not live m.’ We ll never ask anyone to live where we would not i live ourselves. We propose to clean up those areas.”

A striking instance of the “retort courteous” was recently during the address given by Mr. YV. J. Jordan, Labour candidate for Manukau. An interjector had, been asking numerous questions, and after one reply that did not seem to suit him, he said: 1 would suggest that Jordan would suit his purpose better if he were a centipede—he would crawl better.” The remark, drew forth a storm ol protest" and cries of “Shame! ’ Eirt. but Mr. Jordan, with a beaming smile, turned to the man and said - “If I am a centipede, my friend, I would be down in the dirt where you are speaking from.”

- “Why did the Liberals change their name ” was a question put to Mr. McGrath at his Northland meet--111 “I don’t know; I wasn’t in Parliament,” replied the candidate. “But, they’re like a rose —any other name would smell as sweet.”

Mr R McKeen, M.P., Labour candidate for Wellington South, speaking at Yogeltown, said: “I wish you to understand definitely that X dont stand for the policy of ‘to hell with agreements,’ neither does the party to which 1 belong. The workers oi this Dominion know that any .agreement or understanding entered into by the Labour Party will be loyally carried out. That is more than can be said for many of our opponents.”

“That bulk of our indirect taxation falls on luxuries, and the poor man — the level-headed worker, at any rate does not indulge in luxuries. He pays, therefore, very little in Customs duties,” said Mr. Forsyth at-Newtown. “The Labour* Party tells you that Customs taxation has gone up by 'two millions, but the bulk of the ' increase has. been got from luxuries, such ias motor-cars, wines, spirits, expensive clothing, and so forth. If the Labour men don’t want to pay Customs taxes let them buy local manufactures. The remedy is in their own hands.”

Some of Miss Melville’s audience in Auckland tired of asking questions which the candidate easily answered. A man who probably thought be was 'making a killing shot by asking the candidate if she was in favour of the Singapore Base,' got the shock of his life. “Yes. I am in favour of the Singapore Base,” promptly said Miss Melville. “As a matter of a. fact. I visited Singapore last year, and made some personal observations. ’’

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