AN OUTSPOKEN MEMBER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10571, 18 January 1896, Page 6

AN OUTSPOKEN MEMBER.

There was some eleotricity in the air at Romah&pa (says the correspondent of the Clutha Leader), caused by Mr Ferrar selecting that retired spot for questioning our member instead of Balclutha, where the promises were said to h&ve been given. As the proceedings developed there were strong indications that the Highland blood was roused. After a time it was clear that the meeting was full up of licensing matters, as the chairman's remarks showed. At one stage Mr Ferrar had considerable difficulty in getting a keatiog. After putting various questions, he tben wanted to know if Mr Msckeuzie had promised at Bilclutha to support prohibition ou a bare majority. The reply was "No." Then he wanted to know if Mr Mackenzie had moved to recommit the bill to insert "bare majority." Mr Mackenzie said it appearad that the questioner was a student of Hansard, and he would find no such motioa there. At this point Mr Mackenzie inquired if the questioner disapproved of his action in voting that three-fifths be necßß»ary ta carry prohibition. Mr Perrar said he did. After come altercation, Mr Mackenzie said that the questioner was the most untruthful and unreliable persoa it had been his misfortune to meet during his whola political experience; that he had through deceiving the convention and the speaker caused aunoyanee and trouble; that ha could not oven beam his letter without an untruth. Mr Mackenzie proceeding said: You stated that I had admitted making the procaisa I was charged by the Clinton convention with breaking; no such admiiaion is made in my letter. Mr Ferrar: "Yes there is. You said regarding Mr Gue3t's reply, ' I yotetf in that direction in Parliament.' " Mr Mackenzie : " Does it follow that because I tell you I voted in that direction in Parliament, you were justified in bagiuniug your letter by saying that I admitted m-.king the promise to Mr Guest? Now as to the accuracy of your statement that I did not so vote, when yon quote Hansard No. Zi, page 110, your a°sertion is untrue, aud I now submit to tha chairman the Hanßatd3 to prove that you are wrong. You also say that I voted against Sir Robert Stout and Mr G. J. Smith oa that p"»ge. Now ~ Sir R. Stout and Mr G. J. Smith both mosed motions on that page on the question of bare majority, and tbe chairman will testify tbat I voted with Sir R. Stout.—(The Churman, aftsr examining Haonard, said that was so.) Mr l'arrar : " I did not3&y you voted against both motions; I said you voted against both meu." Mr Mackenzie: " But I have shown that t-iese two meu were the authors of th» motions, and th»t I votfid against Smith and v. ith Stout." Mr Fecrar: '^Butldid not mean the motion." Mr MackeDzie : " Then whnt you did mean, aud why did you n&me the authors of the motions Smith and Stout ? " Mr Ferrar: " Becnuse they were temperance men." Mr Mackenzie: "Were not all the men who vofed with Smith temperance men—Bell. Button, Carnell, Eatoshaw, HaVl-Jone1", J. W. Kelly, Dr Newman, Maslin, Piraiii, Fiatmau, M'Nab, and others ? Your only reason for naming Smith and Stout was to deceive the electors by conf aning them, Then you proceed to say, 'And of course, general election day now being tbe d*y on which liceDse poll is taken, I leave the matter with the CluKia electors tt> say whether yon voted as you promised or not.' What cunning deception ! What subterfuge ! You know, sir, that whou I so voted tha day of general election had been struck out, and it was not rainstated until wfwka afterwards, and that according to Mr Guest's question was the pivot of the promise; and nintk you, Mr Clir.trmini, this was all explained to my accuser at my own house, where I gave him every information and confidence.—To Mr Porrar: You aaid you had Mr Malcolm's authority for continuing the correspondence ?"—Mr Ferrar : Yes.— Have you that authority io writing ?—Yea.— Have you it with you ?—Yts.—Kindly produce it.—l tmve not got it, buii I cau get it.—You have not got it! Yes, of course you can yet it. — After a vote of thanks and confidence hud been carried, Mr M&oltanzie explained at some length what he had snid to Mr Guest on the occasion of the general election. He had been asked if Ihe was in favour of restoring the licensing districts—namely, boroughs nnd ridings, and he had replied tbat be was, adding that if that was done he would go further in the direction !of a bare majority. He was willing to place bis whole work on tbe question, including the alleged promise to Mr Gueat.before a judge of i the Supreme Court, and abide by the decision.

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