“UNTIDY POLITICIANS”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 508, 10 November 1928, Page 11

“UNTIDY POLITICIANS”

LABOUR ATTACKS UNITED MR. ANDERTON’S MESSAGE It is immaterial personally to Mr. W. T. Anderton, Labour candidate in Eden, what the electors do at the ballot box. He is there merely to deliver the message of the party, which he says is going to retrieve the Dominion from its economic and industrial troubles. This assurance he gave to an audience at the corner of Valley Road and Dominion Road last evening, when he sketched briefly the many figures in the election contest. The United Party personnel, lie said, were untidy politicians—a body Jt political odds and ends —and unworthy of the consideration of the electors. Mr. Anderton was freely interrupted by an ardent supporter of the United Party, who defended Sir Joseph Ward from the depths of the crowd. “What business man would conduct his business on lines such as these?” Mr. Anderton asked, when referring to the United Party’s borrowing proposals. *T would/’ came the ready response. “Who would think of getting their goods years in advance?” queried Mr. Anderton again. “If I got them at the right price, I would,” rejoined the United supporter. Mr. Anderton attacked the principle of sending out a circular such as that which he said had been circulated by his opponent, Mr. A. J. Stallworthy, and which contained something damaging to thq Labour Party. This announcement caused a stir in the crowd. “He denied it,” one interjector. asserted. "Yes,” replied Mr. Anderton. “A man who would deny that would deny anything.” Mr. Anderton dealt extensively with his United opponent in the electorate, and said Mr. Stall worthy claimed to be a Liberal with a Liberal policy. He assured the people, however, that the United policy was a Tory policy, and differed in no essential from .that of the Reform Party. Liberalism died with Richard John Seddon, and now the people were left with three parties and two He left it in the electors’ hands to decide which they favoured—Toryism or Labour. “It is immaterial to me personally wliat you do,” Mr. Anderton concluded “because I am here merely to deliver the message of Labour and tell you what it will mean to you if you have the good judgment to put the party into power.”