THE SHIP OF STATE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 64, 25 October 1928, Page 2

THE SHIP OF STATE

NEEDS A >EW ('HEW. MR WILKINSON’S CRJTIQISM. In opening his address at Eltham last night, Mr C. A. Wilkinson, Independent candidate for the Lgm seat, said it was several years since he had addressed an Eltham an i ence. and it was Quite a pleasure to find that he was not regarded as a back number. After having served the constituency for seven years, during very strenuous times, ho had decided to retire from Politics for Private reasons, but he ha n ,ow decided to again seek to become their representative m Par lament, as he was quite entitled to • »! have no personal disagreemen with my opponent,” said Mr Wi mson “My objection is purely poh JLI. I was your representative for seven years (1912-19), whic i period included the strike, the Gxeat War the influenza epidemic an seven trying years ot cOß.crtpt.on cl men ana money. lam on dependent candidate with an asp a, tion to see a strong new party arms wbiobwlli be capable ol good ship New Zealand mto P>os perous channels. borrowing.

.•The new United Party has yet to convince me that I can g * v ® m „ whole-hearted support. I ' Z*~. very desirous of seeingMs , party shape aud develop Rsjol.cy on lines that I ran approve ot. The new party has men who will modify ” tendency to overdo things, but I ““not support a policy of wholesale borrowing. Money, he provided to lend to settlers wo.k ers and for hachbloolt roads, and for’ what works the country is ready committed to pay tor and c J nnt i would support a _ effort to provide money for the far- " worker, and tor metalling ’ , ~'ive backhlcnk settlers acr » At present th eloan demands met tor either farmers or workers-haekroad^a«te_ p„lred..to pay UP « terest ami 3 per short term -r-sTno. good for the country. A DECAYED party, '-I must criticise the Reform Par- +, „ _, rtv of much promise but , t y_a pauy C oates’ slo- - performance. ment ean of more business 1 and less Government in business ms peer. absolutely disregarded m n STi" "y-slstoofongtoraGo- ’ J W has reached old age. v eminent, it h degen erate . lW Government must Any uov the universal and decay; that s f there is no exception. The f fstate has barnacles; In fact, ship of State .. crew is it i 8 water-legged and the not pulling ell > YDIE ion REPAIRS. “I suggest W is time the Reform f ,nto dry dock for reship was put into my « , .... A new ship and a iresn are reared. mere -only one original member fomave. With the death . 0 form's great leader, the sonl party Hod. The name in the . hut the captain and the crew a-h altogether different. -Now the Cahi altogeui with the renet faces many Bell> Mr Nostirements t Maui P°worthy. Mr Anderson S Man! V mare (a sick man) and the deatt of Mr Bollard, and then on he » ' ,iU ‘uucteslfni which “If Reform is succcssrui, „ .-cry doubtful, what sort of pon:kl timber bas Mr Coates to £ utruct a new Cabinet-very poor The country's hrst consideration m a strong, vigorous and capab e vernmenf. The next consideration is an active and powerful Oppostion; these factors do not exist t - flay It returned :I V™?™ *° ' either help form a new Government ~r to Vigorously criticise the P sint one. A