THE LIBERAL "RALLY."

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 285, 8 December 1914, Page 6

THE LIBERAL "RALLY."

[Published by Arrangement-.]. [to the editor.] „. Sir, —I notice in your columns to- ' night an advertisement calling the '■ people together for a. Liberal "rally for Wednesday night-next, and in a few lines would just', like to refer to ' the speakers. I see that .Mr McArtaey Vis to hold forth.; A.fortnight ago,, in proposing a vote of thanks and coiifidenoe in our sitting Member, I heard the would-be M.P. proceeding something like this: "Ladies and gentlemen, I rise to propose a motion,'' etc. -j and in (the course of the proposition the proposer, almost moved to tears, asked: "Why did not you people tell me that you: were not going {'to put me in? Why did you not tell | me?" ■etc. But, Sir. the people did j (tell our would-be M.P. sit the proper j place—the ballot-box. Then we have |Mr A. "Wiffen, another aspirant to j political honors, who during his I political campaign was very bitter, | j and expressed in no uncertain manner ' j his thorough disgust with and dis- j j trust of Mr Mr.Callnm, using the j .' public platform to \vW the people j ! wliai n political hmnbrl.l; Mr- McOalI ]v.*v> really w:\s. 'Why thi< changp?-----i Now wo onm^ to i^p Mombrr fov i } "\Viir.'.!i. T-'« is on ;r <y n^xt ' frnivr to *?rt n-itb : C]l "P-liti^l ! - Li:-.1' 'VjII !"-;ir, ::■. <:ly? ZL?'

MeCallum will deal most exhaustively with his own speeches, and I am sare , that he could spend one or two 'hoim dealing with his. own political fabrications. (2) "Gross Misrepresentation." Will Mr' MeCallum include the strike settlement, taxation, and a.'hundred misrepresentations <>f his own? "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones." (3) "Syndicalism and Masseyism." Well, Sir, according to Pears's Cyclopoedia, Syndicalism is a new form of Labor movement about which very li|ttle is at present known. I for one, who take an interest in the Hew words connected with the Labor movement, will be pleased indeed to hear our Member's explanation of the term. Masseyism, we all know, stands for progress. (4) "Results of Massey Land Legislation." I hope he will explain what caused Sir Joseph Ward to allow.of the introduction of that clause in the Act which allowed the large land-owners to put practically their own valuation on their own estates, and thus make the land so, much dearer for settlement purposes, and also why so many Liberals (excuse the fake application of the term | "Liberal) voted for the freehold. I (5) "Re&ults of the Massey Landij Speculation Act." "Massey land speculation/.' as far as Massey is con- t cerned m Marlboroagh, hate been excellent, as witness HiUerftdeii, the' Wither Run, and workers' homes. (6) "Red Feds and Lawlessness." I do hope the Member will tell us plainly iv&ere he stands; for in his ad,dress on Monday week, he was decidedly on the rail, and in a political nutter, first with the "Red Feds.," then against them. (7) "Lloyd George and Teschemaker-Shute." I will leave these •it wo gentlemen totake care of I themselves. •

Mr MeCallum is "not a twister"— oh;*no; but lie is a political acrobat. "We know his policy." Do we?g Hdw^ long since? He has not had a policy before the electors at any time; we do not know his policy. He is "nojt a political shuffler" ; oh, no. He does not shuflEU—not a littel bit. What about tho Wairau Harbor movement, etc? He "does not pander to certain emotional electors." We'l, the faqt is he is the biggest political ■ "smoodger" in any •electoral district in New Zealand-^-a champion himself in emotionalism. 'He "stands forpro--gress, -etc,', in Now, Zealand.**' WUat about the strike, etc? He "does not advocaite placing a duty on conl." No; he would let Japs and Chinese and others supply, our coal duty free and our miners (Starve, as the wages paid the colored races are not l-20th of what our miners receive.. He "has not twisted on educational matters." I submit that as far as educational matters in Marlborough go Mr John Duncan AA'as instrumental in getting our secondary school started here, and is in favor of the poorer classes receiving full advantage of secondary education, with,full , assistance from tlie State. Then Mr | Duncan is strpngly in favor of aided schools receiving fuller support than at present. . ' > t . BONiAMI. Blenheim, TDec. o, 1914. >