POLITICAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13423, 10 July 1911, Page 8

POLITICAL.

MR. MASSEY AND MR. TAYLOR

The Seddon Voucher incident.

(Per United Press Association.! CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. Mr Massey, leader of the Opposition, arrived Doin' Wellington this morning. In conversation with a reporter. Air Alansoy -|X)kc confidently of the prospects of the Opposition party at the polls in the North Island. Referring to the meeting addressed by him in Wellington on Thursday night, Air Massev said it was one of the larg-mt aud most successful that lie had over addressed. Air Aiasscy courteously declined to be interviewed on the subject of his difference with Air 'Taylor. ALB. Asked whether "Mr Taylor would bo asked to preside at his meeting oa Tuesday night in view of the recent happenings. Air Massey said that the matter had nothing to do with him. -- was in the hands of tic? committee. The committee had very properly asked the .Mayor to preside is Mayor, aud had nothing to do with .lie squabbles of two members of Parliament. Air Alassev was then asked if on Tuos- ' day evening lie would deal with the question raised by Air Taylor. Air Ma-scy intimated that lie did not do,ire to reply ts the question. Replying in the House on December 30 to au indictment by Air Taylor of Opposition tactics. Air Alu-s.-.y asked, AVere Air Taylor's band- clean.- He (Mr Alas-cy) was behind the scenes years ago iu connection with a famous lawsuit which took place iu Christchurch. He thanked God lie had nothing to do with it ' If it c - .e>fell to hi- lot to tell what happened, K would cause some people a little concern Air Taylor: 1 challenge you to say anything you know about that case, it is uu absolutely mean insinuation. I give you a free hand. Air Ala—cv: If 1 ir-cd it, there would Is an end to the lion, gentleman politically. Air Taylor; A'oil cannot end me politically. Aly word ! If you could have done so. you would have done it before to-day ! Mr Speaker: If the member lor Christchurch does not cease interrupting, I shall have to name him Mr Taylor asked (he Speaker to see that the leader of the Opposition did not continue the irritating practice of addressing him ]K-r-onaliy. Mr Ma-scy replied that he would ad-drt-ss the chair aud remind the House of a pamphlet which Mr Taylor wrote, it was circulated alt over the country, sold at a shilling, and was called "Tin- Shadow of Tammauyism.'' it afteked the late Air Seddon Air Iaylor: Aon attack a dead man. I attacked him when he was alive, and fought him to his face. Air 'iaylor, in personal explanation, said the leader of the Opposition had referred to some Christchurch case of five years ago, which he presumed was some litigation lie had in connection with Captain Seddon. M Massey: That is so. Air Taylor; ilc suggested that if he were fiec lie could tell the House or the country ol cert am things 1 was responsible tor in connection with that case (hat would lie to my di-ciedit. 1 wish to give him most ab-olutc- freedom. It was a piece of vain boasting. I am perfectly sure I neither -aid nor did anything in connection with that east- was not absolutely i" accord with the rules of all pame--: fair and above board. It was a .-fit! light, and 1 fought almost entirely alone, and as far as I know every action of mine was clean, aud I give him a free hand; the proof of his vain boasting v. *ll l>e ihat he cannot do what he savs. It i- ali of a piece with his politics.

THE OTAKI SEAT. PALMKRsTOX X., July P. At tie.' :e.,'vst “f I lie Maaawata I'a.x----worker-.' t Mr .1. Robertson. of Palmerston. ; retary of the Taranaki Dairy \\oikeis’ Lnion, etc., has deeided to contest the Dtaki ehetora.te in tin- i.atmnr in terests.

AN HONEST MAN, BUT

Mr. Taylor's Estimate of Mr. Massey

"I believe Mr .Massey, from a nidi mo:;!ary standpointsaid Mr T. K.-Taylor. at Kielnr.oiul last week, "is a pretty’ honest man. I tidnl: he is juM aland as lit to lead the country in its future policy as in; w to lake a position as a nui seiy'gove;ucos; ha would be in-.i alaeat as success: M m the one capacity a, the oilier, i think it is to-night or to-morrow night the Oppo-i----tion is going to trair.e a noliey in Wellington. 1 have luard of some speeics of birdr. in which lx>th male and female assist in hatching out the eggs; well, at any rale, il tha Opposition intends to hatch a policy on these lines, it will he a preitv thing to look at. Whatever Mr Massey may desire, he is the victim of his environment, and he Mauds ao the mouthpiece of every movement in Xew Zealand that is conservative and hostile to the progress of democracy.’’