POINTS IN POLITICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19812, 2 December 1919, Page 7

POINTS IN POLITICS.

EXTRACTS FROM SPEECHES OF CANDIDATES. The legislation favoured trusts more than consumers, and in connection with this matter there would ho sonic sparks flying in t>he House, if lie wore rev turned. Ho had beon fighting this matter since 1910, and ho had succeeded in getting a Parliamentary inquiry set up. Only one of its recommendations had been put on the Statute Book. It was.a crying disgrace that the legislators had allowed tlio trusts to creep in. They affected everyone, as they all used commodities and food. Rico was one example, the, price having gone up BO per cent Lost year because of the action of a trust. The trusts had got clothes, hoots and everything.—Mr N. D. Lysnar, independent candidate for Gisborno. He would not vote for women police as long as he lived. The only women who would bo any use as police wore those who would not accept the position.—Mr T. M. Wilford, Liberal candidate for Hutt. • " Daspito all efforts to help the ooor by granting large sums in charitablo aid, and in endeavouring to alleviate the distress of those in want of assistance, there is no doubt that a great deal of poverty still exists. There inust- bo a wider distribution of wealth. . . . It has often been asked: 'Why is there so much poverty?" T know th'at some people say that drink and extravagance are factors. But wo must endeavour to ascertain the deeper causes underlying it all. This is one of the problems which press for* solution, and I believe will won bo solved.—Dr Newman. Reform candidate for Wellington East. » » * "Organised Labour has been doing its best to kill liberty, whioh it professed to uphold. " The party wna denying other candidates the right of J'reo speech.—Mr E. I'. Rishworth, Reform candidate for Hutt. "I am quite sure that something; drastic will he done in our next Parliai raent in regard to smashing up land aggregation and speculation, tor every ■ candidate for Parliamentary honours is i having a good deal to say in this re- , gard; DUt only by judicious taxation on ■ a revaluation of all our land can thus he done."—Mr D. Sloano, Liberal candidate for Wellington Suburb*. ' • The workers went to the trenches, tho commercial classes and the squattocracy at home profiteered out of tho wives and families they left behind. It , was the Labour members of the Housu who fought for better pay for the sol- • diers. It was the commercial classes and the .squattoeracy that took advantage of the absence of 130,000 men at, the front to profiteer out of their families in New Zealand.—Mr It. I<\ Way, Labour candidate for Auckland East. When the candidate had reached that point a member of the audience rose to piotest. ".[ am a working man myself, and my sons went to the war. I don't liko yon drawing theso comparisons. We want your platform aaid not your personalities." • # At last the country was awakening to the fact that the Massey Government was supporting the big land owners, and the result would he seen at the coming elections. What was happening in the Ta.ranaki province, formerly a itefoim stronghold, hut whore it was now difficult to find candidates to carry tho Massey standard, was typical oi' what was taking place throughout Now Zealand.—Mr T. M. Wilford, liberal candidate for Hutt. • How not to do things was the policy of the administrators. Things would have to change, and they would have to find out how to do them.—Mr W. D. Lysnar, Independent candidate for Gisborno. • While having a greater leaning towards the Reform, rather than the Liberal Party, if ho were returned by the electors, ho wished to preserve his identity and not follow blindly tho lead of Mr Massey. Therefore, he would stand as an Independent. It was his earnest desire to further the interest of the electors, and to push forward matters pertaining to their welfare—Mr K. Si Williams, candidate for Bav of Plenty. Modern society seems to enrich a levc lucky people, but presses very hard"' on Tiany other people who do not appear to be to blame. This is an age of humanity when we must do everything we can for our less fortunate brethren. There are many ways in which liro could be made easier and better for the people.—Dr Newman, Reform candidate for Wellington hvast. He advocated making accident insurance a State monopoly, which, by eliminating the running expenses or numerous companies, would enable workers to draw full wages when disabled, and this without increased expense to the employer Mr H. Poland Liberal candidate for Ohinemur:. » » Tho Labour Party was against military training, but was in favour of physical training without military rontnii lucre was something m tlio Labour platiom winch demanded explanation n was a clause that advocated tho establishment of an army on a voluntary basis with a standard rate of wa-w while on duty. What did that mean'' W asi that army to be under the British ?f, II V T ¥ * cd " «ag?_Mr T. M ,u lllord, Liberal candidate for Hutt. It was manifest from the utterances of the leaders and the actions of their supporters that they had yet to acquire the attributes of self-reverence, .soltknowledge, and self-control, which won, essential to leadership and a proner spirit, or citizenship. The assumption t m. the Labour Party alone was cap able ol guiding the destinies of th\< country was ridiculous— Mr O F Ben liett Reform candidate for Auckland west. • « "So sure as tho*Al«usscy Party is Tu turned to power, you are going to hj, saddled with this Rys te.u ~f fou months training for youths in camps, bn James Allen has said that ho wil' reduce the period to two montns, Inn that is just as obnoxious. We don'want the drill sergeant in New Zealan' and wc won't have him.»-Mr H. Oat ey Browne, Liberal candidate for Wei lington North. < • • 1 He believed that the only effectivt check on profiteering was to take th< fctand which had been taken in EnJund, and make imprisonment thi penalty instead of tines—Mr H J oland, Liberal candidate for Ohine