ELECTION JOTTINGS

Patea Mail, 3 October 1938, Page 2

ELECTION JOTTINGS

iA. description of Socialism! as nonappreciation of freedom was given byMr. E. P. Anderson, National candidate for Dunedin South, in a campaign speech. Mr. Lloyd George, he said, had stated that Socialism ended in ;.he suppression of the individual, while Sir John Simon had .descrijbeid it as “intellectual measles." Both intellectual ,and religious measles, Mr. Anderson added, would go overboard, in New Zealand after October 15.

‘ ‘ There was no greater individualist than the late Mr, Richard John Seddou,’ ’ said Mr. S. G. Smith. M.P., at his meeting in New Plymouth recently, when referring to the ■Socialists’ attempt to fasten themselves on to him as a great Socialist whose mantle had fallen, on them, “That was for the purpose of trying to swing the vote of the great Liberal Party of the country in their favour, ’’ he added.

As soon as an Opposition member of the House rose to speak when Parliament was on the air, Labour members suddenly developed fits of asthimatical and tubercular coughing and fits of sneezing, and there was a lot of loudvoiced conversation on th|at side of the House,’’ said Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., at his Empire Theatre meeting in New Plymouth. “They were not rude, oh no,’’ he added. “They did it deliberately, to interfere with tjio broadcast. But there was coughing or sneezing when a Labour member rose to speak.”

“When you hear that lady, with her constant interruption, you can perhaps understand why some mien leave nome,” said Mr. S. G. Smith, when a feminine voice persisted in interjections. ’ ; |

A ready retort came from Mr. W. L. Barker, National candidate for "Wellington East, against the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. when an interjector at one of his meetings offered to lay odds of ten to one against (Ms chances of electibn. “Ah, well,” said Mr. Barker, “an ass and his assets are soon parted, ” \

“Mr. Nash is going down in history as the only New Zealand Minister of Finance who has been able to reduce the public debt by increasing it.”— Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., at the.,Empire Theatre, New Plymouth.

, “I have listened to this controversy, and with regard to the question of the cost of living I would like ifcomake one remark. X have lived under two Labour Governments, and in c(ach case the cost of living has gone up double. ,y 'Phis statement was mode by a woman member of the audieucie at the Parnell Library, when a meeting was addressed by Mr. Barry Merritt, National candidate for Auckland East.

“If 'the candidate is returned to Parliament, will ho endeavour to promote a liar’s club?’' was a question asked at Mr. R. V. Wright’s meeting at Kelburn. Mr. Wright said he could not undertake 'to do that in 'tike House because the Speaker would rule the word "liar” out of order. The ohly way to get round the matter would ibe to call it a terminological inexactitude club.