More Muddlement.
It Occurs to Me
M R COATES is possessed by further misgivings. “ A gre‘at danger to the country,” he says, “ is the floating vote; that is, the vote that goes here, there and everywhere.” Unfortunately, although Mr Coates has a firm hand upon his metaphors, he is just about as mixed in his ideas' as the grammarian’s favourite politician, who exclaimed: “Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him hovering in the air before me; but, mark my words. I will yet nip him in the bud.” So long as men have an open mind the “ floating vote ” will still have to be reckoned with. It is a constant reminder of the forces that Mayors, Prime Ministers and politicians are subject to. They would do well to consider the rooster —here to-day, a feather duster to-morrow. For the people whose Votes wander from one candidate to another are not thoughtlessly stupid. It is a weary business following some politicians’ curves. They, too, wander here, there and everywhere. For instance, who is to know where Mr Coates stands on the question of unemployment? It is a dead secret that strenuous search will not uncover. B.E.S.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 164, 13 July 1931, Page 6
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197More Muddlement. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 164, 13 July 1931, Page 6
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