HOWLING DOWN IS NOT ARGUMENT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 253, 28 November 1914, Page 8

HOWLING DOWN IS NOT ARGUMENT.

To tlw Editor of Tin: \suft. '':'■■- ■•■..--•• Sir,—l was present at Mr Eussell's meeting at "-the Gloucester Street last night, and wished to take exception- capital Mr Eussell sought to make put of the Huntly disaster. : I endeavoured' to ask him Mr -Ei.slier 's pertinent question, ' * Why, If. Mr. Eussell .blamed the Massey Government for not passing, mining legislation during their comparatively short term of office, did he not' Warne the Liberal Administration, for waiting sixteen years after { the Bruriner disaster' before introducing any measures to improve the conditions* of safety in mining?!' but I was; literally howled, down by; Mr Eussell, -and my; voice drowned against his,, with the evident intention of preventing, it being heard by the meeting. ■ Now this howling down is not argument; ; nor good political de* fence, and I venture to assert Mr Eussell will lose votes by his action rather than gain them by his cheap triumph. He may fool some of the people, some of the.time. . He may fool some of the people all the time, as was evidenced by the political servitude of many of his followers last night, but he cannot fool all the electors of Avon all the time. The polling day will show his elusive e/asions have been noted, and his cleverly, hidden half truth exposed to the sunlight of discovery.—l am, etc., AN AVON ELECTOE. November 27.