THE WANGANUI SEAT
(To the Editor). Sir, —I read very carefully your report of Mr Veitch’s recent speech at the Opera House, and it reads to me as simply an ad misericordiam appeal to the electors. Shorn of all its trimmings, Mr Veitch might just as well have presented his case somewhat after this fashion:— "Dear electors, I ask you for ytur votes. I know I belong to a decadent party. We have no policy to meet present day requirements, nor do we expect to have one, but I have been your member for some years past, and in my time I have put through Parliament several small local Bills. I am good friends -with Mr Glenn next door (no word of poor Mr Corrigan) and with his assistance, if elected, I may be able to put through some more small Bills. Moreover, I am a sort of power lin the House and very friendly with all political parties there, so, as I hunt with the hare and run with the hounds, you could not have a more satisfactory member. My creed is that so long as I can look after the needs of this town, the rest of the Dominion can go hang.” When Mr Veitch was preparing that speech of his he must have been inspired by a perusal of portion of the Biglow Papers.—l am, etc., HAS BEEN. Wanganui, October 17, 1925.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19433, 20 October 1925, Page 6
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