DAY BY DAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11220, 11 December 1911, Page 4

DAY BY DAY.

Power of MoneyMinisters are continually stating (observes an exchange) that capitalists are on tlie Opposition side in New Zealand politics, an assertion Mr Massey has frequently denied, and facts which have come to light in connection with tho Wellington Central election prove that tho Leader of tlie Opposition has good grounds for his contention. There were three candidates for Wellington Central-Mr Fisher (Opposition), Mr Fletcher (Government), : and Mr Young (Labour) Mr Fisher topped the poll, Mr Fletcher being a close second. In thanking tho electors for the support accorded him, Mr Young made the following statemeht. -which is an eyc-oponer as to the influence exercised to defeat Mr Fisher and the speaker :- . "That day ho had seen and witnessed the power of money so far as Liberalism was concerned, and he was going to demonstrate tho fact before the second ballot. He had witnessed the engagement of every motor year m this city, and every cab, on behalf of the Liberal Party, and he registered a most emphatic protest , against the manner in which money had been utilised to defeat the ends ot

democracy. There would bo a meeting of supporters of the Labour Party on the following evening, andat that meeting it would be decided which candidate Labour would be ad,yised toy.vote for in the second ballot. He ventured to, say that.,ijhese votes would not h6'Ca'st/,.l'or;;'tlißvCaiifli , -' date who had securest every 'motorcar and cab in the city to bring electors to the poll that day. ' He liked straight fighting, and he could take a beating with any man, but he liked fair play."