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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 24, 15 December 1919, Page 3

51 S 3 i,V VJUg ar / § y'y m:\ t&A.r’’ To-day you stand at the Cross-roads ■ is for You to Make or Mar your Future! Liberalism and “Reform” and Labour have laid before you their plans and purposes V v i ' —CHOOSE ‘NOW BETWEEN THEM! YOU Itnow what Liberalism has meant in the past—“GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE.” “THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE NUMBER.” '■■■■’ . • You know that Liberalism has striven for the common welfare, for the uplifting of the masses, for. the upholding of Democratic Freedom. To-day Liberalism puts before you once more a programme which, carrying on the great traditions of the past, provides ample scope for the development of your country, the utilisation of its vast natural resources, the destruction of the land monopoly, the settlement of the land, the lapid progress of the people, and the promotion of their prosperity and happiness ■ The MTisseyites can deny none of (hose things. For they know what Liberalism has done for you already against theii will and in the face of their fiercest resistance. Now, when the New Liberalism - reveals to you these possibilities of growth and progress, wide-spread and far-reaching, what do the “Reformers” say? They tell you that our Leader is “irresponsible,” that his : projects are “incredible,” “fantastic,”, “ruinous.” 1 ' . ■ ELECTORS OF NEW ZEALAND: The future lies not with Conservatism, slow and 'unenterprising, but with the men of■ force and insight, the men of cleai* vision and resolute will, the men who can conceive gieat plans and venture boldly to ensure their accomplishment. : • LIBERALISM has faith in you anilUm jypj?r.country; but the Masseyites, the party of reaction and stagnation, haMiug nb'icOhfldence in themselves or the destinies of the people, hesitate and Yet what has Masseyism to offer in exchange? Do you not know that almost every “plank’*-in the Masseyite platform is stolen from the Liberals?—while Masseyism for eight years has been administering laws and institutions given to yon by Liberalism, which the “Reformers” once opposed and reviled, but which the Masseyites when in office dared not repeal or destroy. For' Masseyism to-day is but the Conservatism of old showing through a a thin disguise, v “Would Conservatives act like this?” they ask —pointing to what they have done under Liberal pressure, and what they promise to do for the future. ■ Give them your answer —“To gain office Masseyism would promise anything and; everything— 1 L but will not keep its word.” Remember the Masseyite promises of the past—to reduce borrowing, to .reduce taxation, to reduce ■ expenditure, to reduce cost of living, to give us industrial peace. ;i *L ‘ t -L' ”, * j . ‘ , ; How many of IpleclgKu have they fulfilled? NOT ONE. - .. . , , : ' !*• clivnd nf ovldpnpi il ,i -Think bf the r .Lapd :Mdndht>iy-rhthh Cpnstam A aggreg„ VOfr ,r----slow advance; tff high prices extorted"by--flic? landow 'from the soldiers) Svfiq! have risked, thgi.rial-1 fofjus * tha ilandotmers dire “hand .and glove” With the leaders of Reform. • ; • A geuei’htidn ago, Mr. Massey and his Conservative friends fought fiercely Against; the Land for Settlement;Act. f h A -generation ago, Mr. Massed and. his Conservative friends denounced J,‘State interference” because it conflicted- with- "(he sacred lights-of-the individual.” To-day. the Masseyites stand firm in defence of the Land Monopolytheir “drastic land legislation” never has been, and never will be, carried into effect. To-day Mr. Massey tolls us that he is in favour of Nationalisation “only so far as it docs not conflict with ‘Private Enterprise’ ” that, you know, means NEVER. 1 Is not this enough to prove that Masseyism and Liberalism arc “far as the poles apart?” Is not this enough to justify the action of the Liberals and their Leader in withdrawing from the Coalition as soon as the war vas over? It suits the Masseyites now to clamour for “unity” and to denounce the Liberals for refusing to join hands with “Reform.” What is the meaning of this new-found enthusiasm for the abolition of party strife? They tell us that thd State is in danger, that in the face of the Bolshevik menace all patriotic men and women must stand together to resist the common peril. Have you forgotten that eight years ago we continually heard liorn the “Reformers” these same “-‘wild and whirling words,-” those warnings about “Red Feds.” and anarchistfjtwßut in those days the Masseyites had not realised the beauties of “unity”—they did not offer to join the Liberals in forming, a National Government to defend our liberties against the “Red Fed.” peril. But more than this, so eager for office were the “Reformers” that far from helping the Liberals to form a Coalition Government, they .used every conceivable device -to unseat (hem, and they even turned for aid to, those very “incendiaries” and “anarchists” whom they were then so furiously denouncing. These are the men who, having obeyed the “Reform” leader’s famous Otaki message by supporting the Red Feds, at the Second Ballot to oust the Liberals, now go round the country preaching the joys of “unity” and denouncing the Liberals for “deserting” and "betraying” the Coalition. Remember 1 that the Masseyites have never yet, represented a majority of the people. If they tell you that they wish to abolish Party Government, ASK THEM NOW, in proof of their sincerity, to form a Coalition with Sir Joseph Ward at its head and a majority of Liberal Ministers in the Cabinet • what would their answer be? ■ .Is it not clear that, when the Masseyites plead for the abolition of party, all that they mean is the extinction of the Liberal Party and the permanent establishment of “Reform” in power? MEN AND WOMEN OF NEW ZEALAND! The Liberals left the Coalition for the best of all reasons —they could not honourably slay. To help win tho war Liberalism .for the time was willing to sacrifice itself in (he nation’s cause; but the Liberal Leader was careful to make tho compact only for the “duration of the war,” and when peace came the Liberals could not hesitate. Liberalism would have been false to its duty unci to the most sacred principles of its faith, if it. had continued to maintain this “unholy alliance,” when once the necessity for it had ceased, r Think of- the‘“offer” that the “Reformers” made to (he Liberals to induce them to -maintain- the Coalition Liberals were to combine with Masseyites to “inculcate, the principles of Democracy.” How could tho Masseyites “inculcate Democratic principles?”—these men who do not know what Democracy means, and have spent their lives obstructing and withstanding it. ■' Between “Reform” and Liberalism there is a great gulf fixed. Between them there could be no permanent alliance. What the Masseyites call “desertion” and “betrayal” was Liberalism’s assertion .of its right to freedom and independence, and Us solemn repudiation of Masseyism ami ajl Reworks and ways. So much for Masseyism !—— What about the Labour Programme? Here is no room for dkmbt or uncertainty—-so far as the Labour Party and the Labour Platform are represented by the “extremists,” the handful; of inepndiary agitators who are ruining the cause of Labour, Liberalism can have no dealings with them. For Liberalism stands for Liberty—and the Extremist stands for Tyranny—the despotic rule of one class over all others and the internal despotism of the “class-®conscious minority ” over all alike. To him Liberalism carries no message, and makes no appea. But to Moderate Labour—the men hnd women who might have fought side by side with’ BaUance and Seddon’.in Liberalism’s palmy .flays whose sons and'daughters reap the fruits of their victories —the men and women who feel that what the world needs most to set it right is not Revolution but •Evolution; not Destruction but Construction; and-, who know in their hearth' 1 ' that"the ends’df Right and Justice can never be' secured by Force and Tyranny—l<> sane and rational Labour, Libera-l----y jsnffhas; always and ally!; . and" if the moderate Labourites are wise -they will ■ stand •side by side.with the Liberals now. v* - ■; v; . : ’ v " ::v- ---' For much that they need they will find in the Liberal -programme; and for the"rest, if they attempt to.stand alone, they will find thgt they must wait a long and weary time before by their own unaided strength they can mould the legislation and the economic life of this country to their will. Why should Moderate Labour waste time and opportunity by striving,, for.,, the unattainable, when such solid material, advantages as? Liberalism offers lie now within-' its reach? Why should it lose the substance % gi'iisying at; the shadow? r Blit Av'itli “Reform,” Labour, whether moderate or, extremist, can have no friendly dealings. For Conservatism has no faith in the masses, and therefore can never sympathise with them’or* conciliate them. As the greatest of Liberals has said: “The principle of Liberalism is trust in the people qualified by prudence; the principle of Conservatism is mistrust of the people qualified by fear.” And so, because Conservatism fears the people, therefore as another great Liberal has told us, parties of the “Reform” or Masseyite type are always inclined to believe that “social peace can be secured only by force.” “Reform,” dreading revolution and anarchy, and seeing no way of bridging the gap and healing the'-strife between the warring classes, groups ali Labour together and confuses the_ moderate ■with, the extremist,the sane and rational Labourite with the Anarchist. But there is another reason for this confusion —the anxiety of the “Reformers” to make party capital out of the opposing policy has induced them to interpret the sympathetic attitude of Liberalism toward Moderate Labour as a sign and proof of fellow-feeling for Revolution. MEHtAND. WOMEN OF NEW ZEALAND! The leaders of Liberalism have again and again emphatically and earnestly that they have no understanding with the extremist agitators, and that they will'not deal with them or accept their support to gain or retain office. : Yct it suits-the purpose of the Masseyites to disregard these protests—even to pretend that they do not believe them. Yet hotv could such an alliance be a possibility? Liberalism means Freedom and Bolshevism; means Tyranny. The Leader of the Liberals is a proved patriot, an ardent Imperialist, a constructive statesman of tried ability—is it conceivable that Sir Joseph Ward, who gave the Dreadnought to the Navy, who established our national defence system, who has represented New Zealand at so many Imperial Conferences, would now commit political suicide by surrendering himself and his party to a handful of incendiaries, pledged to destroy everything that bis political life and energies have been devoted to maintain? To imagine this is to conceive the impossible and the incredible, il The Masseyite assertion of an actual alliance between the Liberals and the Anarchists is a crude and meaningless he. Even the suggestion of sympathy between the Liberals and the Labour “ extremists should not impose upon the intelligence of a child. Let it be consigned to oblivion, along with the countless and baseless evil insinuations, suppressions of truth, distortions or fact and gross and flagrant misrepresentations in which these self-styled “ Reformers ” have indulged during their campaign or calumny ” to an exleht never equalled in our political history before, it .* MSN AND WOMEN,OF NEW ZEALAND! Liberalism has long given pi-oof of its honest Enthusiasm for that “common good”’ which its democratic, principles have always taught it to promote. Its record is before yon 10-day, and with it the promise of even more splendid, and successful service in the future. Liberalism cannot join hands with Conservatism, because the first articles of its' own creed arc Freedom and Progress. It will not join hands with Bolshevism, because the Democracy which Liberalism upholds is based on Liberty and Bight and Justice. But to the great mass of our people-who have been reared on democratic traditions and have grown to manhood and womanhood under the beneficent influence of democratic institutions and laws. Liberalism turns with complete confidence, and with the assured faith that, on the eventful coming day, the struggle will close for it in decisive and overwhelming victory. * .. . . . . ■ r,. ... ) ..... Men and Women of New Zealand, rally round the Liberal Flag once more! PROGRESS AND FREEDOM t r Libera

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