“A Different Mission”

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 277, 23 November 1935, Page 3

“A Different Mission”

HON. J. G. COBBE AT STANWAY Appreciation of the services to the district of Hon. J. G. Cobbe was expressed at Mr. T. Green, who took the chair at tlio Minister's meeting at Stanway on Thursday evening. The attendance at the meeting, the chairman said, was testimony to Mr. Cobbe's work and to the interest he took in the recent school jubilee celebrations. Thanking the chairman for the welcome extended, Mr. Cobbe said he was pleased to be back in Stanway again to meet the settlers. That evening, however, he was on a different mission and that mission was to show them that, urith prosperity returning to the Dominion, the country needed a continuance of tho sound and stable administration of the Government. Tho speaker dealt with many phases of tho National Government’s activities for the general good of tho people of tho Dominion and, on tho lines of previous addresses, what was underlying the planks of tho policies of tho Labour and Democrat Parties which ho severely criticised. ‘‘ I feel, ’' said Mr. Cobbe, ‘ * that the people of New Zealand can be relied on not to heed tho ‘promise-poli-cies’ of tho Labour and Democrat Parties which are shrewdly phrased in Tie effort made to hoodwink them.” A veto of thanks, moved by Mr. W. Humphries and seconded by Hr. A. Chisholm, was carried by acclamation. Effect of Legislation. Speaking later to a compact meeting with Mr. D. L, Younger in tho chair in the Makino hall, Mr. Cobbo spoke lengthily of the undertakings carried out for tlio benefit of the country by tho National ■ Government and of its future aims which, ho said, betokened the samo foresight in enterprise, care, and stability which had characterised tho administration of tho last four years. No one, he said, could deny that tbo legislation of the Government had brought down mtorcst rates which seemed to remarkably displease the Democrat Party. Tho mortgagors were now beginning to feel the pleasant effect of that legislation and to speak gratifying] y of wnat had been done to meet financial needs. Analysing the star item in Labour’s programme, guaranteed prices to producers, the speaker showed how the scheme could be carried out only by inflating tho currency. He hoped that New Zealand would never see the inflation of its money system which had proved so disastrous to the countries adopting it. One of tho serious effects of it would bo felt by the working man, because guaranteed prices automatically increased the price of goods and thus would the worker be. no better off than ho was under the present long-tried and safe system.

A very attentive hearing was given to Mr. Cobbo throughout his discourse ouy many topics and at its conclusion he was accorded a vote of thanks on a motion proposed by tho chairman and seconded by Mr. W. P. Bickers in a happy speech recalling tho election of Mr. Cobbe as the Oroua candidate seven years ago and of his first meeting of tho campaign held at Halcombe.