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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19812, 2 December 1919, Page 3

Why should you vote for Liberalism? Because Liberalism is true Democracy. Liberalism is "Government by the people for the people." Liberalism works for "the greatest good of the greatest possible number." Why should you vote against Masseyism? Masseyism is the creed of Conservatives and Monopolists : It is the gospel of the old enemies of Democratic Progress ; • It is the last refuge of those who once "cornered" the political rights and privileges o the people, who still largely monopolise the land, and who now hope by deluding and misleading you to regain their old ascendancy. Liberalism in New Zealand has a Thirty years ago when Liberalism began its great work for the people the Masseyites of those days (remember Massey himself was among them) denounced Ballance and Seddon and their colleagues as "The Seven Devih of Socialism. What were the deeds of those "dangerous fanatics "-those revolutionary anarchists who fought under the standard of Liberalism then? Here are the "Seven Deadly Sins" of Liberalism: 1 Democratic Suffrage—"one man, one vote," and Female Franchise. 2 Abolition of Property Tax—transferring burdens from poor to rich. 3 Land Tax and Land-for-Settlement—-breaking down land monopoly. 4 Workers' Compensation, 5 Advances to Settlers and Workerscheap money for small farmers and wage earners. 6 Old Age Pensions. 7 Arbitration System—abolishing sweating and opening a way for industrial peace. Such were the "crimes" of Liberalism a generation ago. What has Masseyism to set against them ? Masseyism has no History—for the same reason that a stolen hone has no pedigree. Without any guiding principle but Conservatism—the policy of negation and obstruction and stagnation—Masseyism has been forced to disguise itself as Liberalism. The Masseyites have " borrowed " the How manv of riim* nr n m ;.*. ]»«» fU main "planks" of the Liberal "platform" for electioneering purposes; they have "been to a feast of Liberalism :and stolen the scraps." r\--l 1 -—«. • il_ _ i • r Liberalism, eight years ago the Masseyites gained office on the strength of a long list of baseless charges and their solemn promise to legislate and govern on Liberal lines. But between promise and performance there is "a great gulf fixed." LI _ _ t l 1 • t U promises—1. To reduce Borrowing. 2. To reduce Taxation. 3. To reduce Expenditure. . 4. To reduce Cost of Living. 5. To promote Closer Settlement. 6. To substitute "something better" for the Second Ballot. 7. To promote Industrial Peace. How many of these promises have the Masseyites fulfilled ? Not one! "Look first on this picture, then on that"— Contrast these seven Masseyite "promisea" with thp n/>r(nrmanc»« nt T tUo "5 own conclusions. Why should you give up the substance for the shadow ? Why should you accept the assurance of Mr. Massey that the mantle of Ballance and Seddon has fallen on his than the socialists" to-day? Do you not realise that this is only one more bid for political power ? Do you not see the old Conservatism showing through this thin disguise ? Do you not recognise the Massey of the "nineties" behind the Massey of to-day? They ( tell you that Masseyism is following in the train of Liberalism—" a long way after"—for the best of all reasons —it must. But when they say that there is no difference between Masseyism and LiberalismRemember the words of Gladstone: — " The Principle of Liberalism is Trust in the People qualified by Prudence; The Principle of Conservatism is Mistrust of the People, qualified by Fear." IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS AND FREEDOM,

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