PERSONALITIES BEFORE POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 63, 24 October 1928, Page 2

PERSONALITIES BEFORE POLITICS.

'Sir, —I must confess that, probably to my loss, I do not know this Mr J, B. Richards and the only information I can get about him from those whom’ I ask is that he is “the unofficial member for Stratford.’’ Perhaps, however, people who say that are only pulling m y leg. I must say I think Mr Richards could make the point of his letter about Mr Glenn sufficiently clear for ordinary people to understand it. I for one cannot see what he is driving at and neither can many others, but’ of course it is a n attempt to discredit Mr Pblsbn. It must be. Does Mr Richards mean to imply that Mr G'lenn and Mr Poison are net friends, which rumour was circulated with extiaordinary force until Mr Poison disposed of it effectively. The letter in your paper last night was perhaps an attempt to save from discredit the local Reform rumour factory which seems to hav e gone in for mass production during the last three weeks. The fact that Mr Glenn admits, in his published letter, having given Mr Poison advice as to organisation as a personal friend shows that in spite of suggestions to the contrary, goodwill still exists between them. However, I have no doubt Mr Poison can attend to his own affairs and can make his traducers look as silly as he made them lock before. However, what do these personalities matter? Mr Richards would b e better advised to devote some attention to explaining th utterances of Mr Hawken regarding Reform putting 2d a loaf on bread, because, as Mr Hawken is reported to have said, to the Reformers in conference: “If we did not we would not get more than half of our southern members returned,” or words to that effect. This making us pay 2d a loaf more, for bread to keep Reform members in office takes some explaining, hence it must be side-tracked. Side issues may be brought in, but they will not sidetrack that issue. So if any local Reformers hav e the hope that by dragging in personalities they will make people forget a thing like Mr Hawken’s speech (to th e Reform conference, of course), the hope is a vain one. —I am, etc,, PLAIN TOM.