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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17731, 3 December 1919, Page 8

Why should you vote 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? • Because Masseyism is the creed of Conservative* and Monopolists: [ It is the gospel of the old enemies of Democratic Progress: . It is the last refuge of llioae who once "cornered" the political rights and privileges of 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 Long and Glorious History Thirty years ago when Liberalism began its great work for the people the Masseyites of those days (remember, Massey himself was amongst them) denounced Ballance and Seddon and their col- E leagues as "The Seven Devils of Socialism." What were | the deeds of those "dangerous fanatics"—those "revolutionary I anarchists" who fought under the standard of Liberalism then ? j Here are the "Seven Deadly Sins" of Liberalism: j 1 Democratic suffrage—"one mm. one 5 Advances to Settler* and Worker* j vote," and Female Franchise. —cheap money for small farmer* I 2 Abolition of Property Tax—transfer- and wage earnen, ring burdens from poor to rich. 6 Old Age Pentioni, 3 Land Tax and Lnnd-for-Selllement 7 Arbitration System—abolishing . —breaking down land monopoly. sweating and opening a way for 4 Workers' Compensation 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 » stolen horse 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 many of these promisee have the main "planks" of the Liberal "platform" Masseyites fulfilled ? Not one!. for electioneering purposes; they have "Look first on this picture, then on "been to a feast of Liberalism that"—Contrast these seven Masseyite and stolen the scraps. "promises" with the performances of Decked out in the trappings of Liberalism—the " Seven deadly Liberalism, eight years ago the Mas- sins"—and draw your own conseyites gained office on the strength of elusions. a long list of baseless charges and their' why should you give up the tubstance solemn promises to legislate and govern f or t \ xe shadow? on Liberal lines. W j B j lou y ac t lJie aMuranee But between promise and perform- of Mr M / , hat F |he mßßlle . o | ance there is a great gulf fixed. Bailance and Seddon has fallen on Here are the .even chief Mas.eyite his ihouldcr , and lh , t he ig « more promise* seicalist than the socialists " to-day ? 1. To reduce Borrowing. _. ~ , ~ ." . 2. To reduce Taxation. Do you "?* .reallse. «h» » only 3. To reduce Expenditure. °"c more bld for Poht\ cf Power? 4. To reduce Cost of Living. Do you not see the old Conservatism 5. To promote Closer Settlement. showing through this thin disguise ? 6. To substitute "something better" Do you not recognise the Massey of for the Second Ballot. the "nineties" behind the Massey of 7. To promote Industrial Peace, 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 there is no difference between Matseyism and Liberalism— Remember the words of Gladstone: "The Principle of Liberalism is Trait in the People qualified by Prud~ •nee j The Principle of Coniervatism is Miatrast of the People qualified by Fear." IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS AND FREEDOM, Vote for Liberalism! .(Published by arrangement.) *"-lA

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