ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19758, 12 October 1938, Page 13

ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS

CANDIDATES' MEETINGS

POINTS LROM SPEECHES

"The British people have had so much freedom that it would require something approaching a miracle to

:;ct. them to submit to Socialism."—Mr i;. A. Wright, Independent candidal for Wellington West.

"It is the doctor's job to see that the people get the benefit of his medical knowledge. It is the job ot the State to see that the doctor gets paid for his services."—The Minister of Lands, the Hon. F. Langstone, at Matangi.

"The courts of justice play an important part in the preservation of the rights and liberties of the individual in every British democracy. We view with alarm the actions of the Government in taking away from individuals the traditional rights, oi appeal to our courts and substituting appeal to a Cabinet Minister," said Mr. D. P. Ilowlett, National candidate .'or Wellington South.

"Why should there be antipathy between "master and servant or between Capital and Labour," asked Mr. O. C. Ma/engarb, National candidate for Wellington Suburbs, in an address. The employer of to-day was a working artisan, and every boy apprentice n'us the prospect, under private enterprise, of becoming a master craftsman to-morrow. Labour is just as necessary to Capital as Capital is to Labour."

"We stand for the small farmer, the small trader, and the small shopkeeper," said the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. A. Hamilton, National candidate for Wallace, in a recent address. "We are out to assist them," he said. "They made New Zealand what it is to-day not the jig business man or the big trader. It "has been said that we stand for big business interests that is not true."

New evidence of prosperity was advanced by Mr. C. L. Carr. M.P., Labour candidate for Timaru, in an address. Mr. Carr stated that a woman had told him that more Of her sex had been able to qfl'ord permanent waves during the last three years. "Many working men's wives never had the pleasure 'if a 'perm' in the old days," Mr. Carr uctdod, "and the ladies tell me that it's a very great pleasure indeed."

"The destiny of New Zealand may be sealed at the coming elections," -iid the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. A. Hamilton, in one of his addresses in his own electorate. "If the Labour Parly gets endorsement for its policy of extreme action we shall see .'nine revolutionary changes in the Dominion. But if the National Party Is returned, I would say we are in 'or prosperity and for a period ol safe and sound going."

"Mr. Savage has told us that, ii the doctors will not fall into line in

.vorkuig tne soci.u security scne.ne doctors will be impelled from ovcr ' seas" said Mr. Gladstone Ward National candidate for Christchurch South, in an address at Addmgton

•'Supposing VOU had an industrial dispute say, on the Lyttelton waterfront, and the controlling authorities brought labour from Australia to work the ships—what would you call .hem?" • * * * "In all countries nowadays it is the custom for very poisonous Socialist propaganda io be put over the air just before an election," said Mr. S. G. Smith, National candidate for New Plymouth. He said that in the industrial strike of 1913 the women and children'had suffered far more than at any time during the five years of the depression, yet the Labour Party were working on the people by saying, "Look how you suffered in the depression." • * » • Reference to the manner in which Labour proposes to put its insulation theory into practice in the event of another depression was made by Mr. J W Munro, M.P., Labour candidate for Dunodin North. "We will utilise our powers through the banking system" said Mr. Munro. "Through the credits in the Reserve Bank we can largelv insulate New Zealand and protect the people from a drop in the prices of our exports. With the power Ui , people's credit behind us, we ran carry on for a certain time by the Issue of credit. I am not prepared to say for how long, but I believe we nould carry the country over five years of intense depression." a « « * "Will vou deny that one of the objects of the Labour Party is the socialisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange?" Tins question was addressed to the Minister of Lands, the Hon. F. Langstone, at a meeting at To Kowhai. "The Labour Party stands for the private ownership of private tilings and the public ownership of public utilities," replied Mr. Langstone. "I am definitely a Socialist, and I stand for Socialism. Under a socialistic Stale there is private ownership of private property. There is no such thing as freehold while local bodies can rate your land and the Government can tax your land, but land as property is a 'matter of private ownership." » • « • The inevitability of differences in individual opinions was mentioned by Mr. J. Hargcst, M.P. for Awarua. in referring to the tact that the election contest in his electorate had been straight and clean. He added that lie was opposed by a man frr whom lie every respect, and he was sure that, after the election, they would be as good friends as they had >""-•! in the nasi. "We can't all see alike." Mr. Hargest added. "If we did, we would all want to marry the <nmc Rirl, and that would lead tr 'am cut able contusion." « • * » "W" will nut abolish 'Uncle Tom' •nd his sessions, and we have no doc>re to interfere with the good work -•' the Friendly Road," said the Rt "pen. .1. G. Coates, in a reference to 1,,....,!„ :1 ,(j,, tr i n |-,i j: Auckland Tcwn Hall speech, "but we will not permit invb-vly under the ruire of religion 'i dern"-<live!v of another mar. or call his character in question, or in .-.,t twiv polities over the air under (hat guise. Prolonged apnlau.se). • i thn same lime, we snv that every religious faith should have an equal -"--'■'-'-"■.• r" staling its views."

The address was punctuated with frequent applause and the speaker was cheered several times and given musical honours. A vote of thanks was passed and the meeting recorded its confidence in Mr. Grigg as candidate.