MR MASSEY AT WINTON.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12615, 18 November 1911, Page 2

MR MASSEY AT WINTON.

(Per Press Association.)

' .* ' .WILTON., , ; last, iiight . ; Massey, Leader of. the Opposition, held a t meeting. at Wintpn this The building : Was 20t0 li-Siiig present and .a number were . unable .to gain' admission. Mr ilassey met with a . great reception,' ! tlie crowd cheering for several minutes! On rising tbspcaK he again received ah 'ovation. He said he Avas, . glad' iliterdst was* being takfin in politics -in Southland -at the present time. He instanced , the downfall of Premier Latun.r m ' Canada, aJid expressed the opmionvthat a. similar fate waited Sir Joseph Ward, lie said the Government had no policy, , and mentioned the piling ;up of the indebtediiess' of* the jJoin'inion by £19,000J00D in fiye v years,... a"_dV'*|„'e^, cost of 'living '.had |^>ne up:' 'Oh tlie 1 land question lie said tne I*Dominion1 * Dominion had lost eome of the pick of the population on account of the land; system.- The young; men 'had gone to other countries where they would pe better treated; Tlie Opposition had clean hands, and offered clean service. The country could not go on borrowing iiiid^iDi&f^i'q^ tax^bi6n,f as was'-b^^g .. done. v uevertuig to" . Ihe " land qites*:iori !he asked whlt*^ wafe the land policy of ■ the \t3p^t*nmenti : The Qppositioniwantjed closer settlement and ' security of j .tenure. He d^alt 'wi-Ui> ! the Govern!|ment's several J_ind Bills', and said it .was impossible for. the , poor man. to go . on )r the ; 14.nd,\ a.n^ ( oh*^in, the,, freehold. ', Th6 t deferred . pa^oherit ' system w'as, J^i}}tib^e_!;i^^;'^e^*olS. *t^r\ tW"' pu*rpos'e 'of yoto-catcftiV"^. ,^NW' 'man''' "in the' present ,Goveri*_n-feAtiiAv^ lit 'for the position of ; Minister pi .Jj^hdft.};.: ,:'J"here< IfejVel' Was ' such . a . ke^en' Jfemahd for "and^-.ai*^ at the present moment, and every" ehebui^enient should be* gi^eh. to/selttlenien-t bejtidjuise , ; *the. , 70puiif^y- , .depended on the ; agriculturai and' paistora| industries. .He "knew of endOwmeht 'laiid : TA> his dfsJ triot on. which - mfeft. . wbuld not settle owing to the insecurity o"f the renewable lease tenure., .To * find a flaw' in . thO fmejmbera^f thfe G^pcwi*_6nV'; : the Gdr |yernmentrhad. ltoi>\«o backi 'to 1904, : but j he; did-'not'-'heedt to goubackj tl-^S. v *far. J "MAyk*M_&e*y7 referred to : IMrliTsitt's statement , the", Gj^Veritnient-H---that ,th^y*yA | ire'r^t' iWAak anU vacillating, and **wre,rall opportanists, hud contends ed:;*ttoir;'MP'~'re'w^ ment* bechttbe it had ito, deipocratic pi-'.ii-ciples to sup^t}' In r-Sgard to advances to AVOrk'iers" he quoted ►.the motion moved? by him 'Jih'.HasseyjMn- 1906 in proof- 'of ' the, s*ta'tement that he! yas the first ioA nrake '* proposaL ' He was voted r ,a'gaiiiVt ; '. by -Sir ; Joseph Ward, who afterwards v^ti'bd'uce^l'.. a similar measure.. £l^*oj)o,Oo*s''iii"lli.e SayiiTgs Bank was borrowed by Hhe Goverxmient at- lower interest t^an, money was Ixjr-; rowed in Loi^dqnv . Th^s*-. n"\qi\ey v should be lent to settlei's of ihe Dominion who becgiise,,4io -gpuld rbe worse than', ''tsis px^nt f (pnfi;A Tnev C^r^s'tioii had; done its u^nipst to. causC(v the' Government to- liave thrown open for settlement^ ipejuding^ Native lands. It had almost' gbhe do*\vn 'bn*Mts kne^s to. the, .Goyernment,..'.l>ut, imforJ.una.tely it had; rfofc; 's.ueceeilea/ :\^ Aidses - SVere gVowiKir . no/ and;iji'ejqui.red 7 | „*to he re.medied. The Gdyernment.-V^s' effete,' and /had hist* pWver of m|ija,tit>n. Tlie railway service -^as seething' w ; ith dis^ content, and; the country t was bribed for voUs. • • :! Hie' ; dealt specificallv with the taxa tion j.mposfed by the. .Gpyernmelit,^ whieh hei -cohderilried* ;He "Sain! every class of tlie* community had been overtaxed] ! *more'^especially : the wording men;; wh'^ c^idd. nojt , Pjtss' it on ,' as the moneyed '-classes bouid^ • Money - - was beiiig sent. ' out of v tHe". r couritrj-: for investment, ' and '"■' when, that •ft^a's' the case, should - be retained -'for extending industries and: giving employment to tlifeir workers." ! ; ' He did. not say anything.' was- 'wrong, but* tho 7 secl'eqy bred Jsusp^ian: ' IKe gave specific instances -* w.hicjl- he -alleged- '"jirbved that the Government- wits extrava^int, and spent money) otit things thery-never shoul d havo spehto it'-bn. The public money should be spenti.for public and not for party purposes. He advocated a Local Government Aot, but .in the meantime He said not<a grant, , should be given by the Government: unless by a local body, and> tne;.districts shoukh be classified. He dealt with the Legislative .{^p-unc'l, "\Whjch * he, said :shoi"-ld. be elaqted fey tho pebpl© of the country. He advocated-- a .public service board, with^ .'. insurance against . Unemployment and sickness, •whicu-'Ehglalid was gping about, and Said, ought to^ be brought intdivogUeL; in tliis^oountr^.' ■■[ He -spoke Of Vthel^ySient of lar-isuni" of "money to Sir: ißobert tiStout,' 'iand ; protested "against thej practice of^'placing 'this "Aiid -iniilai*' "i>ayjnents on the Estimates. He condemned the giving.. of a! Dreadnought without the consent 'of Parliament.

' His . speech throughout , ( was 4ibe ( rally : irit¥i-sperp¥d;.wr^i[{ applause', ''dttdy at^ th^ conclusiqji'; the 'cl^eering* pasted for seyer_l • •minuses.- W: answe'r' ;td 'y question's M§ 'M-feseX'sald 7 : r he'''did' nisi favott the. i*4nto*v*aT W i^itidfif^ifv^ i-e^*rd- : to 1 lettoi& r, iO' Tattersall*s:' ( ' Hi^' \-?ould Ve-| in-My'^: the' ,v gn^ya.nf!e^'. < of ,*rail\wi.y^n , en'; ! aft^-'-'Was. in '^i\^"*of i Hlie re'orjfefns„tion of *"tm)^^ •mam^mehCo^the I&H^y' ; De_ p-^irfeni;- 'If pihe; ;.'^^f^jW^waj, going ?: oti- ' a^'thß-t pf^nt^-r^te^yas 1 pe^ day , w was l^tl-4iP^Q*SMh^'"f or ;.^a f :"nnih* -io' keepj'^jtil-ifo^a^^'^ ■-•He "*vas : not in favor of ',Sjiate i.jcontrol of the liquor traffic. ■'• V'E«r&ry- union now had power, to. cai*ioel>reKisti'atio». - Xfrifc;wereol"he*£vjse -4t> ; WflHhj. : )\ 9 - -au mtf rf erence| Wij-h tjijb* .liper^ ) .0^ the V^Uhj ect.- % ' A Art att^mpty wa^r^ij^e^ r^h^Vyjea^s (.ago,.. $><£. form a "coalition Ministry, "and he;, was one 7.qf> _the ; ; mep^ . jv^hose [ name ' wa s * includedr*" "* "'(■.""'"•

The following motion, was carried- by : a large majority: ''That a v vote of thanks be accorded to Mr -Massey,^and tliat f "this.- meetiriff;. is of: opinkSM) t"h*at: -the jtime Lha^v;a_.^sse^ ivfcen' Should bfl\ nwdei to «9n}ijve v S]* e - Ward I _k>vemmert.t._|^pi), .Office." v I There a*"*^ a big Ward following present, but Mr Massey had a Lirger ma-' •jority for hirir.-r -Mr"-;Massey was cheered; and ''FdWHels ft-'^ly Good'Fellow"- w«s _ung.'- ; *■ > -A •■'•'■. 1 i « •' : -•'■-.!