MR MASSEY AT FEILDING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 27 October 1908, Page 5

MR MASSEY AT FEILDING.

FEILDING, October 27^ r - X Mr Massey outlined the policy of the ' Government here as in former speeches, and concluded: "Support the Government candidate if you believe in thd leasehold and Maori landlordism ; if you believe in single tax (putting all the taxation on the land). Remember that single tax is represented in the Cabin net. Support the Government if you believe in taxation. Dairy farmers, xq» member the proposed dairy regulations. If you want the drift towards the' worst form of (socialism to continue, support i the Government-^-remember the state- , ments of Sir Joseph Ward and Dr Find- '. lay,' Support the Government if you believe in waste and extravagance in the expenditure of public money. Think of the scheme for rebuilding Parliament . Buildings and other similar schemes. Support the Government if you believe* in taxing appliances for agriculture and mining purposes,* if you believe in the Second Ballot Bill, with its gag clause and its underlying' principle of allowing majorities to tyrannise over, minorities and preventing minorities from -having any representation in the Parliament of the country.^ On the other hand, if you want satisfactory, legislation and clean and economical administration; if you want Parliament as a whole to be made directly, representative of the people; if you 'want the native lands leased with satisfac- : tion to both races ; if you want to have ° private, enterprise and individual efforts encouraged; if you want a better system of local government; if you want , to see volunteering encouraged and the defences of the colony placed on a satisfactory footing ; 'if you want to see the country prosperous and every man given a fair chance of improving bis position in life— -vote for the Opposition candidate." . He concluded a two hours' speech in a perfect furore of applause, and con- • fidence in the Opposition was carried by a large majority.