“CHILD OF MR. DAVEY”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 510, 13 November 1928, Page 9

“CHILD OF MR. DAVEY”

UNITED’S ORIGIN AND ORIGINALITY “The only thing that is original about the United Party is its borrowing policy,” said Mr. F. N. Bartram to Grey Lynn electors in the Adelphi Theatre last evening. The Labour speaker dealt with the Uniteds as individuals and as a party. “That party was the child of Mr A. E. Davey and represented all that was worst in Reform’s policy,” he said. The United Party had even borrowed some of the planks of Labour’s platform: yet its objective was to defeat the "Socialistic tendencies” of the Labour Party. Mr. Bartram refuted recent allegations as to the loyalty of his party. In this he was supported by Mr. J J Sullivan. Reform was indicted with votecatching for having, about a month ago, started advocating motherhood endowment and invalidity pensions. These, too. had been copied from Labour, . Sir Joseph Ward was criticised for his change of opinion, since 12 months ago, concerning the capacity of this country to stand extensive borrowing, and Mr. Veitch was described as a "political contortionist” for his change of attitude toward State banking. A unanimous resolution of thanks and confidence in Mr. Bartram was declared carried on a show of hands