THE UPPER HOUSE
Sir, —It has been well said that whatever we write, we write ourselves, i.e., that our thoughts 011 paper are a true reflex of our cliaracter. Throughout his political career, the Hon. Mr. Bloodworth has been noted for his emphatic gestures toward the red band of the political spectrum, but has always pulled up suddenly, and remained at the "pink." Mr. Bloodworth tells us that one of the reasons he accepted appointment was that if the House was to be abolished, it would have to bo done from the inside. Why then did he not move for its abolition?
We are all aware that politics is a prolific breeding ground for the chameleon. And it is certainly a straining of the amenities when we find a legislator remaining in an institution which he has publicly classified as useless and whose justification for existence is not warranted.
To join an institution for the purpose of helping on its abolition is as logical as a Prohibitionist taking charge of a brewery for the purpose of abolishing the drink traffic. HIiRftERT MULVIHITJ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24102, 22 October 1941, Page 4
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