FROM THE HUSTINGS.

Northland Age, Volume 25, Issue 27, 22 October 1925, Page 7

FROM THE HUSTINGS.

THE REFORM GOAT. This Reform goat is 34 years old,” said Mr. Way at Purnell, On each occasion when ihe Labour candidates come forward to attack the party that has enriched the big financial interests and the squatters, Reform trots out this old goat. Last election it wis lab-lied Bolshevism; now it is labelled Communism and Socialism. But ip spite of the old Communism, which was hurled at Seddon 34 years ago, history is

; repeating itself.” Right down those years Reform fought legislation for the people. It fought old-age pensions and 01 her humane legislation introduced by Seddon. It fought the Advances to Settlers Bill as the “seven devils of Socialism” and accused Seddon of being in league with the So ialists to ruin the c uniry. But the people knew bette', jnst is tuey now know the Refo r m Government as the friend ot the big combine and profiteer. LABOUR AND COMMUNISTS j Despite the “scare” bung ivork- ! ed up by the Reform Pany, the j heart of the British woiker f s i sound. The English Labourccnj terence rejected an attempt to I admit Communists into the party j by 2.870,000 votes to 321,000 This 's sound definite talk and shows a healthy spirit in British Trades Unionism. The leading speaker said that the policy of applying methods of force in a highly developed capitalistic State was too years behind the times. SAME OLD FIRM

And now we have a brand new Prime Minister, fresh as paint, fresh from the papermill,” said Mr. F. N. Bartram at Auckland Personally, Mr. Coates is a very estimable character; he certain y does not deserve the fulsome, sickening adulation being poured over him by the newspapersof the country.” Mr. Coates continued Mr. Bartram was by no means a political infant to gush and croon over He was not overdurdened with tact,but he was a great bluffer. Hestrucksomeas beingdomineering, but Mr. Bartram preferred,,to think that impression was conveyed by nervousness. The new Prime Minister, from a Labour point of view, was just as dangerous as the list. The very fact that he was adopted with a desire to give him a sh iw enabled him to get away with tmngs which another man would n it have done The burden placed on the working class by the p ,st adm nistration ot Reform would not b - hg item d by the new. Mr. Coates is working for the sail e old firm.

The Reform Government to-day stands convicted of panderirg to the moneyed interests. Tne working farmer is the victim of the Government’s wealthy cl ss legislation. Therefore Mr, F ir; - er, send your own man to P nlament and demand the consideration to which you are entitled. Don’t return a candid ,te attaced to a party an wh > «'-in be whipped into the lobby under ihe Party whip. Return an Imlei-uj. dent who will be free to work in your interests.” ThnsMr. B Hat last, lection when he was opposing the Reform candidate. '1 _- day lie is call ng another’ll ie. If the R term P rtv goes u uL-r t the polls what gur,;. ntee have wo that Mr. Bell will not j n un with the “Extreme Lab iur Pirty.” Li T 922 he w-s just as loud in his denunc ation ot tin Reform P Tty as he is to-day ol (lie Libmr Party. Small farmers in the Dirr.inion have supported the Reform P„rtv in anticipation of a fair deal. They expected bread an 1 have been given a stone. How mmh longer are the *arm rs ay. a t * allow the'.., ' jUj. Vi'S ? Speak ng oi K ii. !()n i 12th inst Vlr R It i v *, > w , s those who! , o tx i- m.V of pr-v.tege: mte .vayoi . hi- . - penions. Yet when a move was made in 1923 10 extend these pensions to help old-age pensioners. Mr.Beil voted against i-' Mr. Bell in Parliament and M Bell on the Stump aTe different personalities.