POLITICAL AMENITIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 65, 27 February 1911, Page 7

POLITICAL AMENITIES.

DR. FINDLAY AND MR. MASSEY.

Auckland, Feb. 22.

An exchange of political pleasi antries between the Leader of the I Opposition and the Attorney-Gen-eral is narrated by the Star’s Hikurangi correspondent, who writes:— “In his speech on Monday evening the Hon. Dr. Findlay created much diversion by an addition he made to a story told by Mr. Massey in the course of an' address during the recent visit of the Leader of the Opposition to the far north. Mr. Massey, said the Attorney-General, in addressing his audience illustrated the contempt he had for an elector in the northern territory who voted for the Government by saying that someone, presumably a friend of Mr. Massey, added Dr. Findlay, amidst laughter, had got into hell and was being shown round the future home of most politicians and all lawyers by a guide. He observed hanging on a wall a number of bodies, and on being asked who they were, was told they were North of Auckland supporters of the present Government, who were too green to burn. ‘I think,’ said Dr. Findlay, ‘it’s a pity Mr. Massey did not tell the rest of the story, which, I think, is the best of it. I will give it,’ he continued. ‘ln the lower regions Mr. Massey’s friend said, “I suppose you have no supporters of the Opposition here?” “Oh, yes,” was the reply, “most of ’em are here, but they are not in this department. We don’s waste fuel on ’em, they are in the hpt regions, they rot away; they don’t burn. Away down here they are everlastingly attempting to continue the dry-rot of the party they supports ed.” That,’ said the Minister, /is the true and complete conclusion of I Mr. Massey’s story.’ ”