POLITICAL ADDRESSES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2206, 11 June 1896, Page 55

POLITICAL ADDRESS ES.

CAPTAIN RUSSELL AT CHRISTCHURCH. Christchouch, June 4-. Captain Ra j se!l was well received on appear* ing' to address a large meeting at the Opera House this ereniog. He described himself as being a star who had been puwued all' over the c )louy by a posse of Mioistwra for the jmrooge of refubing anything he might say to the 0. efc sment of tha Ministry, the whole business being 1 set aside whilst Ministers were travelling the country instead of preparing to meet Parliament). He experienced considerable opposition when he endeavoured to attack Ministers, and declared that no one was at the present time governing the. country. He declared Ministers i had had to go back 30 years in ordee to be able to throw mud at him, and the Minister for Lands had stated what he delibe- i rnfcely knew ta be nntrue about the Russell military land grant, and he chillenged Ministers to make the statement in the House, He averred that Ministers had not got a shrdd of policy,, and had worked out every idea they had in creation, therefore they wanted the Opposition to bring down a policy in ordisc that they might collar it. The Government) had lived almost entirely on the frugality of previous Ministers, and would hsye to borrow openly as they had been doing piivately. They had' done nothing but humbug the people. He claimed that tbe.Oppoaition wished nothing, for themselves, bflfe bad done a Btlf-aaeuQcing work in opposing the sycophants and parasites who were now in office. The unemployed dif- ' ffcully was attributable to the action of tha present Government, and the Premier in particular. The Piemier was self - appointed to a seat an the 1 Aesets' Realisation Board. This' was a oneman Government, and the Government were i meroly pawns for tho Premier to move about as he liked. He cl-iimt d that the National Association had done glorious work for New Zta« land at the last bye-elecbion when« they returned Mr Lewis, who was exactly the class of man who should ba sent to Parliament. His claim to be a Liberal wa« received with cries of derision. He went on to speak in favour of the National Association, which is endeavouring to bring about purer adniin^tration and mere self-reli-ance amongst the people, which tho present Government were endeavouring, to undermine and stop. He charged the Treasurer with haviug concealed returns to prevent Parliament knowing the. true state into which the colony had. fallen, and Ministerahad suppressed evary return possible. It was quite probable tbat a mandamus would be i«sued agam&t the Treasurer to compel him to have the accounts for tbe previous year published. He charged the Government with trying to bay the newspapers by giving the largest share of the advertisements 1 'to those who supported it. He claimed that 1 thra Conservatives had introduced all the liberal measures which had passed Parliament, including tbe ballob, manhood suffrage, and female suffrage. At this stage cheers were given for Mr S addon and the Liberal Government. He declared that Liberalism of the present Government was all sham, and they had collared all the good things for their friends. The captain paused for some time, and the " Dead march " was whisUed by the audience, which the speaker declared was the burial of the Seddon Government. Ho proceeded to blame the Premier for taking a seat on the AngloGerman Gold Mining Company whilst he was Minister for Mines, to act as a sort of decoy duck to the company to induce? people to puti their capital into it. He said the loan for advances to settlers wai the worst 3 per cent, ever floated for any of tho colonies, and there had been a loss of over £50,000 in the admiuistration of the loan for the ffrub year. Ec then went cm to discredit the adminialrAtion of tha Minister for Lands, and contended that daring the time he (the speaker) was in office there had been better laud settlement than under the present Government. He next referred to the customs tariff, which he said was only a means to raise more revenue, and concluded by expressing his conviction, that if self-reliance anaoogst tha people had not been killed by Government interference the colony would again be the modi) prosperous in Australasia-. A vote of thanks was moved, followed by an. amendment expressing that the Legislation of the Liberal Government; had beea in the beetr iuterests of the oolony. On the amendment; berug put the voices were about equal. A show of hands was called for, and the chairman declared it lost. The motion was then, carried on the voices, and the meeting' broke up. with three oheers- for Mr Seddon. Throughout the speeoh there was » good deal , of good-huinotired interruption.

Napier,. Jane 4-. Sir Robert Stout addressed a crowded meeting at the Primes Theatre, Hashing-?. He contended' that wh&t the colony wanted was a free Parliament, a jußt Government, pure administration, and obedience to law. He contended that the present Administration did not fulfil these conditions — Ministers, making laws, but considering themselves nob amenable to them. His speech was an indictment of the Ministry on the same lines as his addresses elsewhere. At the close a vote of thanks was moved. An amendment was proposed — "That the people of Hastings have no confidence in. a professional politician and lawyer, but have confidence in the Government." About* half a dozen hands were* held np for the amendment. The motion was carried by a large vote. Sir Robert had a good! reception throughout. Napier, June 5. < Sir R. Stoat addressed a densely packed meeting at the Theabre Rjyal to-nighC He was well received, though two or three mdt>vjdusls kept up occasional interruption. Hia speech was on the came lines aathntat Hastings, with the exception of same personal explanations, in the course of which he stated that he never denounced honours or titles to colonists' for services rendered- His denunciations- were of hereditary titles', wbich he held were inconsistent; with, democratic institutions. A vote of thanks was passed without opposition, after which three cheers were called forMr Seddon, to which A section of the audience responded.

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