GENERAL ELECTION

Wairarapa Age, 18 November 1919, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTION

MR. HORNSBY AT TENUI. On. Saturday night there was a very large attendance at the Temii .nail, Mr Harold Bennett occupying the chair. ,Quite a large number of lad:es graced the attendance. Air Bennett, in introducing the candidate, spoke in appreciative terms of the work done by their member. Ho referred to his long service and his success in dealing with the needs ot his constituents, but, above all, the devotion with -.eh he had applied himself to the task of helping on the work of the country curing the most trying time they had ever passed through. (Applause.)

Mr Hornsby, who was in good form, then held his audience deeply interested durmg the whole of his address, in which he dealt with nationalisation and co-operation as n moans to end of doing away with the increasing industrial unrest. One notable sentence was (.and there was a-good deal of applause): "We shall never reach an abiding industrial peace until we have bo planned our Ui-lißtrral life x nt\x, all the men and woSen who live by labour —whether of hand or brain—are given a legitimate share of that wealth which their 1 labour goes to create. We have to lay asTde our prejudices and our preconceived ideas; we have to forget the evil ways of the past, and seek a way to reconciliation—as pointed out by that gallant gentleman and splendid soldier, General Russell. (Applause.) It is no use «uir talking of bludgeoning men — shat will - -do no good. What we have to do is -o find a way, and I believe that that way is to be found along she two converging roads of cooperation and nationalisation." (Applause.) . , _ A number of* questions were asked. Mr Kelly asked if the candidate favoured proportional representation and perferential voting? Mr Hornsby said he had always advocated doing away with the "first-past-the-post" .method, a? under it, where there were many candidates, the man returned was almost certain to be a minority representative. He believed in proportional representation, because then whoever was returned must carry a majority of the electors. Preferential voting enabled the peo-; pie to eprexss their preferences, so that failing their first choice they could indicate a second or even i third. • 'lnere was this additional advantage : that every section, of the community could and would under proportional representation and preferential. voting, have their fair re-J presentation in "Parliament. Mr Sutton moved a very hearty vote of thanks to the speaker, 'for his eloquent, very able, andT instructive address. This was -seconded by Mr Tuckett, and carried amidst great applause. Mr Hornby, in thanking them for Seir appreciation,* expresed hi? warmest thanks for the splendid meeting they had giyen him, and then moved a vo£e of thanks to the cnairman, which was carried by acclamation.

WELLINGTON SUBURBS. —"I 1 "". ■■. .fTy **Uegraph—Press Association) . WELLINGTON, Last Night. Mr R. A. Wrighfc,' Reform candidate for Wellington Suburbs*, opened his campaign to-night at Karori. He said he .stood for stable government, sorer finance, and steady progress. The war had, left a great tTvrrden of .iebt, and Iffmsfers who had charge of the national finance must be caucreased. TVr Wright was accorded an unanimous vote of thanks'" and confidence.